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Monday, March 20
Durham, N.C.
7 p.m.
Duke University
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Photo by: Duke Athletics
Duke Wraps Up Homestand with Air Force Monday Night
3/19/2023 5:06:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Military Appreciation Monday Night
The Blue Devils close out their home March slate with Air Force, March 20 at 7 p.m. Monday's game will be Military Appreciation Day. Active and retired military and first responders will receive one complimentary ticket with their guests getting a $5 discounted ticket when purchasing tickets online. Tickets also can be purchased at the stadium with a valid military or first responder ID at the box office on game day! Click here to purchase your tickets at GoDuke.com
The Opening Faceoff
By the Numbers
604 – Career faceoff wins by Jake Naso, just the second player in Duke history to reach the 600-win mark
.648 - Jake Naso's faceoff win percentage in 2023, sixth nationally
.360 - Air Force's faceoff percentage of its top two specialists - Braden Gaab and Dylan Frankhouser
13 – Goals in 2023 for Garrett Leadmon - a career high - and four fewer than his previous three seasons combined
33 – Points from the Duke midfield in the past three games
43 – Points from the Duke midfield in the first five games
17 – Games Brennan O'Neill has registered at least five points in his 40 career games
3.38 – Ground balls per game for Tyler Carpenter this season, the most of any non-faceoff specialist in the ACC
.385 – Duke's shot percentage against North Carolina - 15 goals on 39 shots - the second highest this season
.211 – North Carolina's opponent shot percentage heading into the ACC contest last Friday night
5 – Quarters Duke has held an opponent with a goal this season
23 - Games Duke goaltender William Helm has posted at least a .500 save percentage as the starting backstop
About Air Force
In Common
A Win Over Air Force Would...
Series History
Opposite Ends Of The Spectrum
Home Sweet Home
Up Next
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The Blue Devils close out their home March slate with Air Force, March 20 at 7 p.m. Monday's game will be Military Appreciation Day. Active and retired military and first responders will receive one complimentary ticket with their guests getting a $5 discounted ticket when purchasing tickets online. Tickets also can be purchased at the stadium with a valid military or first responder ID at the box office on game day! Click here to purchase your tickets at GoDuke.com
The Opening Faceoff
- Duke, 7-1 on the year, is ranked fourth nationally and have won five straight. The Blue Devils close their three-game homestand against Air Force.
- Air Force comes to Durham with a 5-2 overall record following an 18-6 win at Queens University. The Falcons also own a win over Air Force, while their losses are to Stony Brook and Ohio State.
- The attack unit of Andrew McAdorey, Brennan O'Neill and Dyson Williams have paced the Blue Devils. The trio has combined for 104 of the team's 191 points with all three having at least 29 points to their names. Duke has gotten goals from 20 different players this season.
- Duke's defense has been solid, holding teams to just .279 shooting and to 10.30 goals per game. The Blue Devils have allowed six man-up goals on 29 man-down situations for a .793 success rate.
- Graduate student transfer William Helm is solid in the cage, averaging 11.43 saves per game and sporting a .547 save percentage. Air Force's Jason Rose is averaging 10.60 saves per game and has a 10.05 goals against average and .525 save percentage.
- Junior faceoff specialist Jake Naso sports a .648 win percentage at the dot to rank sixth nationally. He is tied for the most faceoffs taken of any draw man in the country (210).
By the Numbers
604 – Career faceoff wins by Jake Naso, just the second player in Duke history to reach the 600-win mark
.648 - Jake Naso's faceoff win percentage in 2023, sixth nationally
.360 - Air Force's faceoff percentage of its top two specialists - Braden Gaab and Dylan Frankhouser
13 – Goals in 2023 for Garrett Leadmon - a career high - and four fewer than his previous three seasons combined
33 – Points from the Duke midfield in the past three games
43 – Points from the Duke midfield in the first five games
17 – Games Brennan O'Neill has registered at least five points in his 40 career games
3.38 – Ground balls per game for Tyler Carpenter this season, the most of any non-faceoff specialist in the ACC
.385 – Duke's shot percentage against North Carolina - 15 goals on 39 shots - the second highest this season
.211 – North Carolina's opponent shot percentage heading into the ACC contest last Friday night
5 – Quarters Duke has held an opponent with a goal this season
23 - Games Duke goaltender William Helm has posted at least a .500 save percentage as the starting backstop
About Air Force
- Air Force closes out its North Carolina trip against the fourth-ranked Blue Devils Monday. The Falcons defeated Atlantic Sun foe Queens 18-6 Saturday to improve to 5-2 overall and 2-0 in the league.
- Brandon Dodd paces the offense with 17 goals and five assists for 22 points. Ethan Grandolfo has 16 points and Aidan Tolen rounds out the top three with 15. Air Force is averaging 11.57 goals per game and nearly 36 shots per game.
- Defensively, Chris Bardak is the top takeaway artist with 13 caused turnovers and 20 ground balls. James Chastain is the anchor on close defense, forcing seven turnovers and collecting nine ground balls. The Falcons are allowing 10.00 goals per game and 31 shots per game.
- Braden Gaab and Dylan Frankhouser split faceoff duties, combining to go 51-of-131 (.389). In goal, Jason Rose has started all seven contests and sports a 10.05 goals against average and a .525 save percentage. He is making 10.6 saves per game.
In Common
- Duke and Air Force share just one common opponent in Denver. Both squads defeated the Pioneers. The Blue Devils garnered a 14-13 overtime win, while the Falcons defeated Denver the week prior, 12-10.
A Win Over Air Force Would...
- Be head coach John Danowski's 451st career win
- Be Danowski's 232nd win at Duke
- Be the program's 621st overall victory
Series History
- Duke and Air Force are meeting for the 14th time since the first matchup in 1968. This is the ninth time since 2007 and the seventh since 2014. The Blue Devils are 8-5 overall against the Falcons and 5-3 under head coach John Danowski.
- Duke last lost in the 2020 season opener. Air Force is 3-2 in the past five matchups against the Blue Devils. The Falcons held Duke to just nine goals in the 2016 matchup - one of 13 times since that season to keep Duke under 10 goals in a game.
Opposite Ends Of The Spectrum
- Duke and Air Force have met eight times under head coach John Danowski, going 5-3 in those games. The contests have ended in either convincing victories or narrow setbacks with no in between.
- In the five Blue Devil victories, the average margin of victory is 10.8 with three of them coming by at least 13 goals. In the three setbacks, Duke has lost by a total of three goals, including a 10-9 overtime loss in 2016.
Home Sweet Home
- Duke had its 14-game win streak snapped last season against Jacksonville, but the Blue Devils have fared well at home overall.
- Duke is 137-25 (.846) in games in Durham under head coach John Danowski. The Blue Devils have gone unbeaten at home three times since 2007.
Up Next
- The Blue Devils hit the road to the City of Brotherly Love for a second time to take on St. Joseph's, March 25. Faceoff is set for 12 p.m. Duke resumes ACC play March 31 at No. 1 Virginia and visits No. 2 Notre Dame April 8.
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