Recapping the 2015 Duke Men's Lacrosse Season

Headlines from 2015

• Duke concluded the 2015 season with a 12-6 overall record and ranked eighth in the final Inside Lacrosse poll

• The Blue Devils finished as the runner-up at the ACC Tournament, losing to Syracuse 15-14

• Duke played 12 top 20 opponents during the season, including four No. 1s ... The Blue Devils went 6-6 against ranked foes

• The Blue Devils earned the No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, marking the 17th time in the 19 appearances Duke had been seeded

• Head coach John Danowski became the fourth coach in college lacrosse and second Division I coach all-time to win 350 games with a 16-6 win over Mercer

• Myles Jones became just the second midfielder in Duke history to record 40 goals in a season, joining Robert Rotanz's 40 goals in 2012

• Senior Tanner Scott had a strong senior season, contributing 18 goals and five assists for 23 points ... Scott had six points in his previous three seasons combined

• Duke had 38 of its 46 players (83 percent) finish with at least a 3.0 GPA during the year ... The 38 representatives are the most under head coach John Danowski

Duke by the Numbers

41.9 - Percent of Duke's points (169-of-403) that were scored by the attacking trio of Justin Guterding, Jack Bruckner and Case Matheis - all of whom will return for the 2016 season

70 – Points scored by rookie Justin Guterding, tied for 14th on the Duke single-season list and two shy of matching Zack Greer's rookie record of 72

2 – First team All-Americans for the Blue Devils in 2015 – Will Haus and Myles Jones – the third straight year to have two first-team representatives and the eighth time overall

77 – Points scored by Myles Jones in 2015, the most of any midfielder in Duke history and the 11th most in single season history overall

161 – Career points for Myles Jones, besting Jim Gonnella's Duke record for points by a midfielder and ranking 21st in Blue Devil history

.544 – Faceoff win percentage (179-of-329) for senior Jack Rowe after taking just 49 faceoffs in his previous three seasons combined

14.3 – Goals scored per game by the Blue Devils, ranking fourth among Division I programs in 2015

359 – Wins for head coach John Danowski, one of three Division I coaches and five overall to reach the 350-win benchmark

57 – Ground balls by senior shortstick middie Will Haus, 13 more than he had in his 20 games in 2014

27 - Starts made by the 2015 rookie class on a young team, compared to just five starting assignments made by the 2014 freshmen

46 – Ground balls by senior Brian Dailey in his 12 games this season, 18 more than he had in 20 games in 2014

2015 Award Recipients

Lt. j.g. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award (National Midfielder of the Year)

Myles Jones

USILA All-America: Will Haus (1st), Myles Jones (1st), Deemer Class (2nd)

Tewaaraton Finalist: Myles Jones

USILA Scholar All-America: Will Haus

ACC Rookie of the Year: Justin Guterding

ALL-ACC: Deemer Class, Will Haus, Myles Jones

ACC All-Tournament: Jack Bruckner, Myles Jones, Case Matheis, Kyle Rowe

ACC Offensive Player of the Week: Jack Bruckner (April 13)

ACC Defensive Player of the Week: Danny Fowler (April 13), Ian Yanulis (April 20)

All-ACC Academic: Deemer Class, Brian Dailey, Brian Dunne, Justin Guterding, Will Haus, Kyle Rowe, Tanner Scott, Ian Yanulis, Thomas Zenker

Championship Weekend Streak Ends

Duke fell to Ohio State 16-11 in the first round to end its championship weekend appearances streak at eight ... The Blue Devils' eight runs to the final weekend of the season are the second most of any program since 2000 with Syracuse besting Duke by one, while the eight straight are the most consecutive appearances by a team this century ... Head coach John Danowski is the lone coach in NCAA Division I history to advance to eight consecutive NCAA semifinals in his first eight seasons at the helm. In addition, Duke's three NCAA titles are tied for the second most since 2000 with Syracuse leading the way with four and Virginia with three.

Home Sweet Home for the Blue Devils

Duke will begin the 2016 season looking to restart a home win streak ... Duke's 21-game win streak, spanning from a March 8, 2013 win over Loyola through the March 7, 2015 victory against the Greyhounds, was tied for the longest in program history ... The Blue Devils are 83-12 all-time under Danowski in Durham.

Duke Attack Trio Stands Out

Duke's trio of attackmen Jack Bruckner, Justin Guterding and Case Matheis combined for just 169 points – 41.9 percent of the team's total – in 2015 ... Guterding led the way with 70 points, while Bruckner contributed 60 and Matheis added 39 in an injury-plagued season for the junior ... All three will return in 2016 with a full season of playing together under their belts.

Duke Lacrosse Drew the Fans

Duke brought out the big crowds week in and week out in 2015 ... The Blue Devils played Syracuse in front of 11,408 in the Carrier Dome ... It marked the ninth-largest crowd to witness a regular-season game at the Carrier Dome and the most fans for a Syracuse men's lacrosse game since March 4, 2011 versus Virginia (14,340) ... Nearly 4,000 came to see Duke vs. North Carolina and just under 5,000 fans were in attendance at both Stony Brook and Marquette ... 7,300 fans came to see the ACC Championship game between Duke and Syracuse ... Overall, Duke played in front of an average of nearly 3,000 fans this season.

Updating the Duke Records Book

The Duke career and single season records book needed updating after strong seasons from a selection of Blue Devils ... Juniors Deemer Class, Case Matheis and Myles Jones all joined the century club this season with 100 career points ... Jones' 161 career points are the most by a Duke midfielder in program history ... Jones also etched his name on the single season lists ranking seventh in assists with 37 and 11th in points with 77 ... Freshman Justin Guterding had a standout rookie campaign at attack with 70 points from 52 goals and 18 assists ... His 52 goals rank ninth in Duke single season history and were five shy of matching Zack Greer's freshman goals record, while the 70 points were tied for 14th at Duke and two short of matching Greer's rookie record ... In his first year at attack, Bruckner finished with 47 goals, which is 14th on the Duke single season list.

Career Points
21	Myles Jones	93	68	161*
28	Deemer Class	84	54	137
31	Case Matheis	71	62	133

Single Season Goals
9	Justin Guterding	52
14	Jack Bruckner	47

Single Season Assists
7	Myles Jones	37*

Single Season Points
11	Myles Jones	77 *
14	Justin Guterding	70

* Denotes a Duke midfield record

Jack Rowe Steps Up At The X

Jack Rowe, after sitting behind CJ Costabile and Brendan Fowler in his first three seasons, stepped up well at the faceoff X ... Rowe took 329 faceoffs overall in 2015 after taking just 49 draws his first three seasons combined ... The senior captain won 54 percent of his restarts overall and won at least 50 percent in 12 of the 18 games.

Kyle Rowe Finishes Strong at The X

Kyle Rowe, joining the Blue Devils after a stellar rookie season at Stony Brook, was outstanding at the faceoff X in the final six games of the year ... After off-season knee surgery, Rowe took just 55 faceoffs in the first nine games before taking over as the primary faceoff specialist ... In the final six games of the season, the sophomore took 129 and won 85 of them for a .659 win percentage.

Opponent	Won-Taken	Pct.
Stony Brook	18-20	0.9
Marquette	14-18	0.777
Notre Dame	14-19	0.737
Syracuse	19-30	0.633
Boston University	8-21	0.381
Ohio State	12-21	0.571
Total	85-129	0.659

Brian Dailey Played on Different Level

Senior Brian Dailey took his game to a different level in 2015 ... After missing the first six games, Dailey finished with a career-best 46 ground balls, 13 more than he had in 20 games last season ... Dailey's 18 caused turnovers were double what he had last season.

Fowler Debuts Between the Pipes

Redshirt freshman Danny Fowler made his debut in goal this season ... He started each of the final nine games and averaging 10.88 saves per game, a .500 save percentage and an 11.08 goals against average ... He was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week after making a career-high 18 saves in Duke's 15-8 win over Virginia ... The Wantagh, N.Y., native has made double digit saves in six of his eight starting assignments, including 12 in the ACC semifinal victory over No. 1 Notre Dame.

Danowski Joins 350-Win Club

With a 16-6 win over Mercer, John Danowski became the fourth lacrosse coach across all three divisions to win at least 350 games ... Dom Starsia of Virginia, Denver's Bill Tierney and Danowski are the lone Division I coaches to reach the benchmark ... He ranks fourth among active coaches in career victories.

	Coach, School	W	L
1	Jim Berkman, Salisbury	464	54
2	Hank Janczyk, Gettysburg	402	129
3	Dom Starsia, Virginia	368	141
4	John Danowski, Duke	359	178
5	Bill Tierney, Denver	355	118

Bold denotes Division I coaches

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