Duke Welcomes Saint Joseph’s for Noon Tilt Saturday

Saturday, February 17

Durham, N.C.

12 p.m.

Duke University

Saint Joseph's

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Duke Welcomes Saint Joseph’s for Noon Tilt Saturday

2/16/2024 12:15:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

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The Opening Faceoff

Duke returns home for a four-game homestand this Saturday, Feb. 17 against Saint Joseph's. The Blue Devils have won 12 straight at home dating back to 2022.
The Blue Devils are 3-0 all-time against the Hawks, including last year's 12-9 victory in Philadelphia. Duke also beat Saint Joseph's in 2007 (18-4) and 2017 (16-3).
Saint Joseph's is 0-1 and hasn't played since a 14-10 season-opening loss to Boston University Feb. 6. The Hawks were picked to finish second in the Atlantic 10 and placed five on the preseason all-conference squad. Coached by former Blue Devil Taylor Wray, Saint Joseph's returns its top three scorers in Carter Page, Levi Anderson and Matt Bohmer.
The Blue Devils are coming off another commanding performance at High Point, beating the Panthers, 21-9. The attack trio of Brennan O'Neill, Dyson Williams and Josh Zawada had a combined 18 points, while freshman goalie Patrick Jameison made 14 saves in a superb effort between the pipes. He stopped six of seven shots on cage in the third quarter. Duke used a 4-0 run in the first quarter and a 7-0 spurt in the third to come away with the win.

Duke by the Numbers
818 - Career faceoffs won by Jake Naso - a Duke record and 13th most in NCAA Division I men's lacrosse history
37 – Points scored by Duke's starting attack unit of Brennan O'Neill, Dyson Williams and Josh Zawada
15 – Goals Brennan O'Neill and Dyson Williams need to score to move into the top 30 on the all-time NCAA career list
241 – Career points for Brennan O'Neill, ranking sixth in Duke history and 59 from becoming the fourth Blue Devil to 300
102 – Career assists for Josh Zawada, after he registered eight in the first two games of the season
10 - Average margin of victory for Duke in its three meetings with Saint Joseph's
20.50 - Goals per game average for Duke after two games - the second time the Blue Devils have registered consecutive 20-goal games in a season
149 - Points last season for Saint Joseph's top scoring trio of Carter Page, Levi Anderson and Matt Bohmer
12 – Home game win streak for the Blue Devils, dating back to the 2022 season
60 - Percent success rate for Duke's man-up offense, scoring three goals on five chances

Series History

Duke and Saint Joseph's are meeting for the third time in the programs' histories. The Blue Devils are 3-0, including last year's 12-9 triumph in Philadelphia.
The Blue Devils' three wins have come by an average of 10 goals with last year's three-goal victory being the closest of the games. Duke is averaging 15.3 goals per game overall against the Hawks with two of the wins coming against the current head coach Taylor Wray.

Last Time We Met

Brennan O'Neill scored three goals and added three assists and the Blue Devil defense locked down the Saint Joseph's offense to come away a 12-9 victory last year in Philadelphia. Andrew McAdorey had two goals and an assist as the Blue Devils had nine different goal scorers in the win.
Wilson Stephenson and Kenny Brower anchored the Duke close defense with phenomenal performances. Stephenson had six ground balls and three caused turnovers, while Brower had two caused turnovers and a season-high five ground balls while holding Saint Joseph's top scorer Levi Anderson scoreless.

A Win Over Saint Joseph's Would...

Be head coach John Danowski's 462nd career win
Be Danowski's 243rd win at Duke
Be the program's 632nd overall victory

Duke's High Powered Offense

Duke scored at least 20 goals in consecutive games to start the 2024 season. It is just the sixth time in program history the Blue Devils have registered back-to-back 20-goal games. Duke has had 63 20-goal games in its history and multiple times in 19 seasons.
The Blue Devils hit 20 goals in four different games in 1999 with the fourth coming against St. Andrews - an NAIA program.

Milestones to Watch
There are a host of milestones to keep an eye on for 2024.

Brennan O'Neill | A | Senior
241 career points to rank sixth in program history
> 59 shy of becoming the fourth player in Duke history and 20th in
NCAA history to reach 300
159 goals to rank eighth in program history
> 41 away from 200
> 54 shy of breaking the Duke record held by Justin Guterding
82 assists to rank 13th in Duke history
> 18 from 100 to become only seventh Blue Devil to have 100 goals and 100 assists in his career

Dyson Williams | A | Graduate Student
180 career points – 23rd in program history
> 20 from 200 – the 16th Blue Devil to reach the milestone
159 career goals – eighth in program history
> 41 away from 200
> 54 away from breaking the Duke record held by Guterding

Jake Naso | FO | Senior
818 career faceoff wins
> Ranks 13th in NCAA history
456 career ground balls
> 18 away from breaking Brendan Fowler's Duke record
> 44 away from becoming only 11th player in NCAA history to have 500
1,352 faceoffs taken
> 148 away from 1,500 - only eighth player in NCAA history to do so

Josh Zawada | A | Graduate Student
227 carer points
> 23 away from 250
125 career goals
> 25 shy of 150

Tyler Carpenter | LSM | Graduate Student
65 career caused turnovers
> 15 away from becoming third Blue Devil to reach 80
> 25 shy of breaking JT Giles-Harris' Duke record

Up Next

Duke continues its four-game home streak Friday, Feb. 23 against Jacksonville. Faceoff is set for 6 p.m., at Koskinen Stadium.

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