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Giles-Harris Wins Major Award; Duke Lands 8 on All-America Teams
5/27/2021 2:19:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
DURHAM – Duke men's lacrosse graduate student JT Giles-Harris has been named the William C. Schmeisser Defensive Player of the Year as announced by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association this afternoon.
Giles-Harris, a first team All-America choice as well, headlines the Blue Devils' eight All-America selections. Joining Giles-Harris on the first team are attackman Michael Sowers and midfielder Nakeie Montgomery. Goaltender Mike Adler and longstick midfielder Tyler Carpenter both were voted to the third team, while Jake Naso, Brennan O'Neill and Joe Robertson received honorable mention recognition.
Duke's three first-team choices are the most for any school, while the five named across the other teams are third behind Maryland and North Carolina who both garnered six. The eighth overall are fourth among all teams.
Giles-Harris becomes the third Blue Devil to garner the award as the nation's top defenseman, joining Tyler Hardy (1996) and Nick O'Hara (2008). He is the 10th different Blue Devil to win a USILA major award and the sixth under head coach John Danowski. Since 2007, Duke has won one of the four major awards seven times.
This is the second first team All-America honor for Giles-Harris as he also landed first team recognition in 2019. A three-time All-American overall, Giles-Harris is the anchor to Duke's defense with 18 caused turnovers and 28 ground balls. He garnered his second career All-ACC award earlier this season and most recently recorded three caused turnovers against Loyola to tie the Duke career record of 88. The 2019 ACC Defensive Player of the Year is one shy of breaking the record held by Luke Duprey. A starter in 79 of his 80 career games, he is second among non-faceoff specialists with 28 ground balls this season and has 141 ground balls throughout his Blue Devil tenure.
Giles-Harris, Duke's best communicator on defense, is a major key to the team possessing the ACC's No. 2 defense. He has at least one ground ball in 15 games and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week after helping Duke to victory at Virginia with two ground balls, one caused turnover and a game-changing assist.
Sowers, Duke's leader at attack, earned his second first team All-America nod and his fourth overall USILA All-America honor. The Dresher, Pa., native paces the Duke offense with 35 goals and 44 assists for 79 points. He has scored at least four points in 12 of the 16 games and has tallied five-plus 10 times. His 44 assists this season rank seventh in Duke history, while his 79 points are 12th on the Duke single-season chart. Sowers earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week praise three times this season en route to collecting All-ACC recognition.
Joining the Blue Devils after four seasons at Princeton, Sowers has scored at least one point in all 63 games of his career and has 381 to his name. He currently ranks second in NCAA history in career points and assists (225). Sowers is one of five players in NCAA history to record 200 career assists and is six shy of the record held by Pat Spencer. His career scoring average of 6.05 ranks fifth all-time.
An All-ACC pick, Montgomery becomes the 11th offensive midfielder to collect All-America first team honors. He currently ranks fourth on the team in points with 36 (15g, 21a) and is one of four Blue Devils to have double-digit goals and assists this season. Possessing great vision, Montgomery has dished out multiple assists in six games and had a season-best four at Notre Dame. The Dallas, Texas, native owns three hat tricks on the year, including one in Duke's improbable comeback victory over Notre Dame in Durham.
Playing in 57 career games, Montgomery has 58 goals and 47 assists for 105 points. He is one of 48 Blue Devils in program history to record 100 career points.
Garnering his first career All-America award, Adler has been stellar between the pipes in his first season at Duke. He currently sports a 9.88 goals against average and a .537 save percentage. He averaged nearly 13 saves per game in ACC play to help Duke win a share of the league crown and earn All-ACC recognition.
A starter in 15 of the 16 games this season, Adler has made 10-plus saves nine times and had a season-best 17 in the win over North Carolina in Durham. He garnered his first ACC Defensive Player of the Week award after making eight saves and allowing just two goals at Towson. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native picked up two more awards with phenomenal outings against Richmond and UNC.
Adler has played 51 career games, has made 577 saves, and owns a 9.51 goals against average and a .560 save percentage.
Carpenter, Duke's top longstick midfielder, has been stellar for the Blue Devils this season. He leads all Duke non-faceoff specialists with 70 ground balls and has a team-best 21 caused turnovers. The native of Durham, N.C., has picked up at least four ground balls in 13 of the 16 outings and has recorded five in both of Duke's NCAA tournament wins.
Against Loyola, Carpenter plucked the ball out of the air in the final faceoff in the fourth quarter to help Duke force overtime and then made the interception that led to Duke's winning possession against the Greyhounds. He is Duke's first LSM to earn All-America recognition since Duprey was honored as a third team pick in 2014.
One of the nation's top faceoff specialists, Naso has been stellar at the faceoff dot for Duke. He currently leads the ACC and ranks seventh nationally in faceoff win percentage (.637) and ground balls per game (8.25). He has won at least 50 percent of his restarts in 14 of the 16 games he has played. He is the most successful rookie draw man in Duke history with 223 faceoff wins.
O'Neill, Duke's top goal scorer, has not missed a beat as a freshman this season. He owns 44 goals in his 16 games to rank 15th nationally at 2.75 per contest. He has scored at least two goals in 14 of the 16 games and has nine hat tricks. The 2021 ACC Freshman of the Year, O'Neill leads all true freshmen nationally in goals and is sixth in points. He has hit his stride down the stretch, averaging 3.8 points per game over the past five contests. He most recently had four goals and an assist, including the game tying score, in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Loyola. He ranks second nationally with nine man-up goals.
Duke's go-to man in overtime, Robertson earns his first career All-America nod. He is tied for second on the team with 54 points from 36 goals and 18 assists and has scored at least one point in 43 consecutive games. Robertson was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week after he registered seven points, including the game-winning goal, against North Carolina in Durham. The Salem, Va., native has six hat tricks this season and has scored the winning goal in three of Duke's four overtime wins this season. A starter in 51 of his 52 outings, Robertson has 126 goals and 47 assists for 173 points to rank 22nd on the Duke career scoring chart.
The second-seeded Blue Devils will make their 13th appearance in Championship Weekend Saturday when they take on No. 3 seed Maryland in the semifinals at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. Faceoff is set for 2:30 p.m., on ESPN2.
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Giles-Harris, a first team All-America choice as well, headlines the Blue Devils' eight All-America selections. Joining Giles-Harris on the first team are attackman Michael Sowers and midfielder Nakeie Montgomery. Goaltender Mike Adler and longstick midfielder Tyler Carpenter both were voted to the third team, while Jake Naso, Brennan O'Neill and Joe Robertson received honorable mention recognition.
Duke's three first-team choices are the most for any school, while the five named across the other teams are third behind Maryland and North Carolina who both garnered six. The eighth overall are fourth among all teams.
Giles-Harris becomes the third Blue Devil to garner the award as the nation's top defenseman, joining Tyler Hardy (1996) and Nick O'Hara (2008). He is the 10th different Blue Devil to win a USILA major award and the sixth under head coach John Danowski. Since 2007, Duke has won one of the four major awards seven times.
This is the second first team All-America honor for Giles-Harris as he also landed first team recognition in 2019. A three-time All-American overall, Giles-Harris is the anchor to Duke's defense with 18 caused turnovers and 28 ground balls. He garnered his second career All-ACC award earlier this season and most recently recorded three caused turnovers against Loyola to tie the Duke career record of 88. The 2019 ACC Defensive Player of the Year is one shy of breaking the record held by Luke Duprey. A starter in 79 of his 80 career games, he is second among non-faceoff specialists with 28 ground balls this season and has 141 ground balls throughout his Blue Devil tenure.
Giles-Harris, Duke's best communicator on defense, is a major key to the team possessing the ACC's No. 2 defense. He has at least one ground ball in 15 games and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week after helping Duke to victory at Virginia with two ground balls, one caused turnover and a game-changing assist.
Sowers, Duke's leader at attack, earned his second first team All-America nod and his fourth overall USILA All-America honor. The Dresher, Pa., native paces the Duke offense with 35 goals and 44 assists for 79 points. He has scored at least four points in 12 of the 16 games and has tallied five-plus 10 times. His 44 assists this season rank seventh in Duke history, while his 79 points are 12th on the Duke single-season chart. Sowers earned ACC Offensive Player of the Week praise three times this season en route to collecting All-ACC recognition.
Joining the Blue Devils after four seasons at Princeton, Sowers has scored at least one point in all 63 games of his career and has 381 to his name. He currently ranks second in NCAA history in career points and assists (225). Sowers is one of five players in NCAA history to record 200 career assists and is six shy of the record held by Pat Spencer. His career scoring average of 6.05 ranks fifth all-time.
An All-ACC pick, Montgomery becomes the 11th offensive midfielder to collect All-America first team honors. He currently ranks fourth on the team in points with 36 (15g, 21a) and is one of four Blue Devils to have double-digit goals and assists this season. Possessing great vision, Montgomery has dished out multiple assists in six games and had a season-best four at Notre Dame. The Dallas, Texas, native owns three hat tricks on the year, including one in Duke's improbable comeback victory over Notre Dame in Durham.
Playing in 57 career games, Montgomery has 58 goals and 47 assists for 105 points. He is one of 48 Blue Devils in program history to record 100 career points.
Garnering his first career All-America award, Adler has been stellar between the pipes in his first season at Duke. He currently sports a 9.88 goals against average and a .537 save percentage. He averaged nearly 13 saves per game in ACC play to help Duke win a share of the league crown and earn All-ACC recognition.
A starter in 15 of the 16 games this season, Adler has made 10-plus saves nine times and had a season-best 17 in the win over North Carolina in Durham. He garnered his first ACC Defensive Player of the Week award after making eight saves and allowing just two goals at Towson. The Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native picked up two more awards with phenomenal outings against Richmond and UNC.
Adler has played 51 career games, has made 577 saves, and owns a 9.51 goals against average and a .560 save percentage.
Carpenter, Duke's top longstick midfielder, has been stellar for the Blue Devils this season. He leads all Duke non-faceoff specialists with 70 ground balls and has a team-best 21 caused turnovers. The native of Durham, N.C., has picked up at least four ground balls in 13 of the 16 outings and has recorded five in both of Duke's NCAA tournament wins.
Against Loyola, Carpenter plucked the ball out of the air in the final faceoff in the fourth quarter to help Duke force overtime and then made the interception that led to Duke's winning possession against the Greyhounds. He is Duke's first LSM to earn All-America recognition since Duprey was honored as a third team pick in 2014.
One of the nation's top faceoff specialists, Naso has been stellar at the faceoff dot for Duke. He currently leads the ACC and ranks seventh nationally in faceoff win percentage (.637) and ground balls per game (8.25). He has won at least 50 percent of his restarts in 14 of the 16 games he has played. He is the most successful rookie draw man in Duke history with 223 faceoff wins.
O'Neill, Duke's top goal scorer, has not missed a beat as a freshman this season. He owns 44 goals in his 16 games to rank 15th nationally at 2.75 per contest. He has scored at least two goals in 14 of the 16 games and has nine hat tricks. The 2021 ACC Freshman of the Year, O'Neill leads all true freshmen nationally in goals and is sixth in points. He has hit his stride down the stretch, averaging 3.8 points per game over the past five contests. He most recently had four goals and an assist, including the game tying score, in the NCAA quarterfinal win over Loyola. He ranks second nationally with nine man-up goals.
Duke's go-to man in overtime, Robertson earns his first career All-America nod. He is tied for second on the team with 54 points from 36 goals and 18 assists and has scored at least one point in 43 consecutive games. Robertson was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week after he registered seven points, including the game-winning goal, against North Carolina in Durham. The Salem, Va., native has six hat tricks this season and has scored the winning goal in three of Duke's four overtime wins this season. A starter in 51 of his 52 outings, Robertson has 126 goals and 47 assists for 173 points to rank 22nd on the Duke career scoring chart.
The second-seeded Blue Devils will make their 13th appearance in Championship Weekend Saturday when they take on No. 3 seed Maryland in the semifinals at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. Faceoff is set for 2:30 p.m., on ESPN2.
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