Completed Event: Men's Lacrosse versus Georgetown on May 10, 2025 , Loss , 12, to, 16
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Saturday, March 15
Richmond, Va.
12 p,m,
Duke University
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Photo by: Duke Athletics
No. 6 Duke Set for Road Test at No. 14 Richmond Saturday
3/14/2025 10:03:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Gameday Details
By the Numbers
6 - Goals for Mac Christmas this season, the most by a Duke LSM since CJ Costabile had seven goals in 2012. Mason Poli, an LSM at Bryant, registered 19 goals in 2012
160 - Career points for senior captain Andrew McAdorey (100g, 60a) - 30th in Duke history
5 - Man-up goals for both Eric Malever and Luke Grayum, leading the ACC and second nationally
4.88 - Average margin of victory in Duke's seven wins against Richmond with three being decided by one goal
44 - Career caused turnovers for Aidan Maguire, the most by a Duke shortstick midfielder in school history
12.13 – Goals per game average for Duke against Richmond in the eight matchups
8.00 – Goals allowed per game average by Duke in the series with the Spiders
108 - Career points for Luke Grayum in his four seasons at Richmond
8 - Goals needed by Luke Grayum to reach the 100-goal benchmark,
85-49 - Duke is outshooting their opponents in the third quarter - 17 fewer shots than the Blue Devils allow in any of the other quarters
3 – Blue Devil defensemen ranked in the top eight in the ACC in caused turnovers per game - Johnson, Maguire, Gray
Series History
A Win Over Richmond Would ...
Duke on the Road
What Gives
Last Time We Met
The Dangerous Duo of the EMO
Aidan [Magoo] Maguire
Up Next
- Duke hits the road for the first time in a month to take on No. 14 Richmond. Faceoff is at 12 p.m., and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
- Duke moved to 7-1 following its 16-10 midweek win over Providence. Max Sloat paced the balanced offensive effort with five goals and an assists while Luke Grayum had three extra-man goals. Eight differeing Blue Devils scored a goal and 11 had at least one point. Defensively, Duke held Providence scoreless for 17:57 to build a 7-1 lead en route to the 16-10 win.
- Richmond welcomes Duke to Robins Stadium with a 5-2 overall record and 3-1 mark at home. The Spiders' two losses are to current No. 1 Maryland (12-7) and No. 7 Cornell (12-11). They beat Virginia in Charlottesville and are coming off a 14-8 win versus UMBC. The trio of Lucas Littlejohn (15g, 6a), Max Merkinger (14, 7) and Aidan O'Neill (14, 6) lead the offense that is averaging 13.4 goals per game. Defensively, Richmond is holding opponents to 28.6 shots per game and to .275 shooting percentage. The Spiders have given up 10 goals in three games and are allowing just 7.86 goals per game.
- Duke and Richmond meet for the t0thime with three of Duke's seven wins coming by a single goal and Richmond's lone victory being a two-goal win. The other four Duke wins have come by an average of 7.2 goals.
By the Numbers
6 - Goals for Mac Christmas this season, the most by a Duke LSM since CJ Costabile had seven goals in 2012. Mason Poli, an LSM at Bryant, registered 19 goals in 2012
160 - Career points for senior captain Andrew McAdorey (100g, 60a) - 30th in Duke history
5 - Man-up goals for both Eric Malever and Luke Grayum, leading the ACC and second nationally
4.88 - Average margin of victory in Duke's seven wins against Richmond with three being decided by one goal
44 - Career caused turnovers for Aidan Maguire, the most by a Duke shortstick midfielder in school history
12.13 – Goals per game average for Duke against Richmond in the eight matchups
8.00 – Goals allowed per game average by Duke in the series with the Spiders
108 - Career points for Luke Grayum in his four seasons at Richmond
8 - Goals needed by Luke Grayum to reach the 100-goal benchmark,
85-49 - Duke is outshooting their opponents in the third quarter - 17 fewer shots than the Blue Devils allow in any of the other quarters
3 – Blue Devil defensemen ranked in the top eight in the ACC in caused turnovers per game - Johnson, Maguire, Gray
Series History
- Duke and Richmond square off for the ninth time. The Blue Devils are 7-1 all-time against the Spiders and have won seven straight. Three of the seven wins have come by a single goal while the other four victories were by an average of 7.5 goals, including last year's nine-goal margin.
- The past two games have been commanding victories for Duke as the Blue Devils held Richmond to just six and three goals, respectively.
A Win Over Richmond Would ...
- Be head coach John Danowski's 480th career win
- Be Danowski's 261st win at Duke
- Make Duke 2-0 on the road this season
- Be Duke's third top 20 win this season
Duke on the Road
- The Blue Devils are 1-0 in true road games this season. Duke is 61-26 in road matchups under head coach John Danowski. Since 2007, Duke has gone unbeaten in away games just twice - 2009 and 2010. Duke is unbeaten at Robins Stadium in Richmond.
What Gives
- Saturday's matchup features two solid offenses and defenses. Both squads are holding their opponents to under 30 percent shooting. On the opposite side of the ball, Duke and Richmond both are shooting over 31 percent.
| UR GPG | DU GAA | UR Shot% | DU Opp. Shot% |
| 11.75 | 9.25 | 0.311 | 0.294 |
| DU GPG | UR GAA | DU Shot% | UR Opp. Shot% |
| 14.5 | 7.86 | 0.365 | 0.275 |
| UR CLEAR% | DU OPP CL% | DU EMO | UR MAN-DOWN |
| 0.906 | 0.828 | 0.515 | 0.9 |
Last Time We Met
- Patrick Jameison made 12 saves as the third-ranked Blue Devils held No. 16 Richmond to just three goals in a 12-3 victory in men's at Robins Stadium last year.
- Brennan O'Neill paced the offense with three goals and two assists, while Josh Zawada had two goals and two assists for four points. Defensively, the Blue Devils held Richmond to scoreless stretches of 17:53 and 31:56. Tyler Carpenter was outstanding on defense with three caused turnovers and five ground balls.
The Dangerous Duo of the EMO
- Graduate students Eric Malever and Luke Grayum are proving to be difficult to handle on extra man this season. Both have five man-up goals apiece, leading the ACC and ranking second nationally. Grayum recently had three against Providence, marking the first time a Blue Devil had three EMO tallies since Max Quinzani did so against Yale in 2009.
Aidan [Magoo] Maguire
- Nicknamed Magoo by his teammates, Aidan Maguire is having a career year. The junior shortstick middie leads all Blue Devils with 19 caused turnovers and 30 ground balls.
- He has multiple caused turnovers in seven of eight games this season and has recorded three in three out of the past four outings. He has also picked up at least three ground balls in seven of eight games. He is at the top of the ACC and eighth nationally in caused turnovers per game and is fifth in the ACC in ground balls per game (3.75). With 44 career caused turnovers, Maguire is 10th on the Duke career chart. The single-season record is 37 held by LSM Luke Duprey. He is on track to become the first Blue Devil SSDM to have 20 caused turnovers in a season and just the seventh in NCAA history to have at least 25.
| Single-Season Caused Turnovers Records by SSDM (official NCAA stat since 2010) | |||
| Player, School | CTs | CT/GM | Year |
| Charlie Hayes, Detroit Mercy | 34 | 2.13 | 2018 |
| Pat Laconi, Loyola | 34 | 2 | 2014 |
| Christian Lowd, Stony Brook | 30 | 1.88 | 2022 |
| Chase Yager, Virginia | 29 | 1.61 | 2024 |
| Payton Rezanka, Loyola | 26 | 1.73 | 2022 |
| Patrick Aslanian, Georgetown | 26 | 1.44 | 2019 |
Up Next
- Duke heads to Dallas, Texas to play Denver in a neutral site game. Faceoff is set for 8 p.m. (ET).
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