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Four Blue Devils Earn All-ACC Recognition
4/28/2026 6:25:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
CHARLOTTE, N.C.— Duke landed four players on the 2026 Men's Lacrosse All-ACC Team as voted by the league's five head coaches. The trio of Charlie Johnson, Benn Johnston and Aidan Maguire garnered All-ACC honors for a second consecutive year and senior Max Sloat picked up his first All-ACC award of his career.
Duke's four selections tied for the most with Notre Dame and Virginia. The 18-player team features seven attackmen, three defensemen, four midfielders and one longstick midfielder, a short stick defensive midfielder, a faceoff specialist and goaltender. Duke has placed a close defenseman on the All-ACC team every year since 2017.
Johnson, this week's ACC Defensive Player of the Week, and Maguire anchor Duke's stalwart defense. The dynamic duo has combined for 30 caused turnovers and 57 ground balls while leading a defensive unit that is holding its opponents to just 8.69 goals per game. The Blue Devils hold teams to 26-percent shooting for the year and keep foes to just 18 shots on goal per game.
A two-year starter on close defense, Johnson has a team-best 17 caused turnovers and has picked up 25 ground balls. He draws the opponent's top attackman and most recently held North Carolina's top scorer to just two goals – both of which came in the final two minutes of the game. He also registered his first career goal in the win over the Tar Heels. Johnson has started 31 of his 36 career games and has forced 50 turnovers to rank 11th Duke history.
Maguire, the top pick in the 2026 PLL College Draft, is a generational defensive midfielder for the Blue Devils and has left an indelible mark on the Duke program and the Blue Devil record book. The Hingham, Massachusetts native has led Duke's rope unit throughout his time in Durham, earning consensus All-America first team recognition last season. The 2025 Lt. Donald MacLaughlin National Midfielder of the Year and ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Maguire is a true two-way player as one of the top takeaway artists in lacrosse and an incredible threat in transition.
Last season, Maguire recorded 26 caused turnovers to tie for fifth among SSDM's in NCAA single-season history and seventh overall in Blue Devil lore. Maguire has added 13 caused turnovers to his career total this season, helping anchor one of the nation's best defenses. In 69 career games, Maguire has 64 caused turnovers – the most of any defensive midfielder in program history and sixth overall at Duke. He is a threat in the transition game and has 17 goals and 15 assists for 32 points.
Johnston, an All-ACC pick as a midfielder last season, garners the recognition for a second time after moving down to attack. He paces the offense with 35 goals, registering multiple points in 12 of the 13 games and a hat trick in seven contests. The Lake Forest, Illinois native tallied a career-high six goals and seven points in a win over Vermont and notched three goals against Syracuse. In four ACC games this year, the three-year starter has seven goals and two assists for nine points. Johnston has scored a goal in 17 consecutive games and has a point in all but three of his 50 career games. With 84 goals and 23 assists, Johnston ranks 48th in Duke history with 107 career points.
Sloat is having one of the most notable seasons as a midfielder with 32 goals and six assists for 38 points. His 32 tallies are the most by a full-time Blue Devil midfielder since Deemer Class had 50 in 2016. He is one of five Duke midfielders under John Danowski to score at least 30 goals in a season.
This season, the San Mateo, California native has scored multiple goals in 10 games, including scoring four in the win at No. 3 North Carolina. He leads all midfielders in the ACC and ranks fourth nationally among middies with 2.46 goals per game.
The Blue Devils finished the regular season with a 9-4 overall record. Duke has a top five victory over North Carolina, while its four losses came against current top 10 teams in the USILA rankings. All four setbacks came by a total of eight goals.
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