Johnston and Jameison Overtime Heroics Lift Duke Over Virginia, 10-9

Saturday, April 26

Charlottesville, Va.

3 p.m.

Duke University

11-4, 2-2ACC

Virginia

6-8, 0-4ACC

Duke University

Virginia

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Johnston and Jameison Overtime Heroics Lift Duke Over Virginia, 10-9

4/26/2025 6:36:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Duke sophomore midfielder Benn Johnston scored with 27 seconds left in overtime to lift the ninth-ranked Blue Devils to a 10-9 overtime victory at Virginia in ACC men's lacrosse action Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore Mac Christmas forced a turnover at midfield as Virginia attempted to clear the ball with 40 seconds to play. Aidan Maguire scooped up the loose ball and found Andrew McAdorey on the left. The senior captain looked up to see Johnston wide open for the step-down winner.

Patrick Jameison was unbelievable in the net for Duke (11-4, 2-2), matching his career-high 14 saves, including two stellar stops in overtime and four in the fourth quarter.

The Blue Devils advance to the ACC Championship next weekend in Charlotte and will play either Syracuse or North Carolina.

How it Happened

Duke jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first 1:50, getting three goals from three different players in just 49 seconds.
Andrew McAdorey opened scoring for the Blue Devils after a scrappy play off the ground forced Virginia into a turnover. Max Sloat caused the turnover and fed a wide open McAdorey on the crease for the 1-0 lead.
Sophomore Tomas Delgado got the bench going for the Blue Devils with his first goal of the season on the ensuing possession. Luke Engelke ramped up the energy nine seconds later following another faceoff violation by the Cavaliers.
Virginia responded with the next two markers to make it a 3-2 game, but Eric Malever ended Duke's scoring drought at the 5:06 mark to bring it back to a two-goal contest. The ACC rivals traded goals in the final two minutes, leaving the Blue Devils with a 5-3 edge after 15 minutes.
With Duke leading 6-4 early in the second quarter, Graham Blake got in on the action with a roll dodge and score to extend the advantage back to three, 7-4. Virginia added an extra-man goal to make it 7-5 at the 8:42 mark. Neither team scored again as Duke went without a goal for the final 9:51 but still held a 7-5 lead at the break.
Patrick Jameison, following his six saves in the first half, started the second half seeing the ball well with saves on consecutive Virginia possessions.
However, Duke's offensive struggles continued throughout the third quarter and Virginia took advantage with three unanswered scores to take an 8-7 lead after 45 minutes of action.
The Blue Devils fired just eight shots in the third stanza and turned the ball over three times while Virginia had nine and six, respectively.
Duke's man-down defense came up with a huge stop to start the fourth quarter and forced a fourth shot clock violation on Virginia's second possession to stay within one. The defense left its mark on the offensive end as Keith Boyer tied the game at eight with 11:16 on the clock, ending Duke's scoring skid at 28:35.
Truitt Sunderland responded for the Cavalier, putting Virginia back in front, 9-8, with 8:09 to play. Delgado struck again for the Blue Devils nearly four minutes later to make it a 9-9 contest with 4:30 to play.
Jameison and Duke's defense continued to stand tall, forcing the Cavaliers into consecutive turnovers. The Blue Devils, gaining possession with 1:02 remaining, called a timeout to set up a final look.
The Blue Devils were unable to convert, sending Duke to overtime for the third time this season.
Luke Engelke won 10-of-21 faceoffs and picked up six ground balls.

Team Notes

Duke is 97-78 in games decided by one goal in program history and 38-24 in one-goal contests since 2007.
Duke is 34-23-1 all-time in overtime games, 20-7 under John Danowski and 4-2 against Virginia.
Duke improves to 25-2 against Virginia since 2005 and has won 20 consecutive regular-season games.
The Blue Devils held Virginia scoreless for 13:52 over the second and third quarters, marking the 19th time Duke has held an opponent without a goal for at least 10 minutes.
Duke forced Virginia in 19 turnovers – the sixth time this season an opponent has had at least 19.

Individual Notes

Sophomore Tomas Delgado registered a career-high two goals – his first tallies of the 2025 campaign. He had one his rookie season.
Freshman Liam Kershis notched a pair of goals, matching his career high set at Jacksonville Feb. 8.
Senior longstick midfielder Keith Boyer scored his first goal of the season and his first since his rookie campaign in 2022.
Patrick Jameison made 14 saves to mark his ninth double-digit saves performance this season and the 21st in his career.