Down two goals with four minutes left in the game, McAdorey scored back-to-back to send the game to overtime, then scored the game-winner to push No. 7 Duke past No. 21 Michigan 8-7. The result, which looked in serious jeopardy for most of Saturday afternoon at Koskinen Stadium, was the Blue Devils’ first ranked win of the season.
During the winter season, The Chronicle is polling its readers every week via its Sportswrap newsletter to highlight one Blue Devil athlete’s outstanding performance. This week, the spotlight is on Mac Christmas of Duke men's lacrosse.
The eighth-ranked Blue Devils kicked off their six-game homestand with a tight 11-9 win against Saint Joseph’s. Overcoming a game-long battle to clear the ball and find an offensive rhythm, a hat trick from senior midfielder Andrew McAdorey, a career-best game for sophomore long-stick midfielder Mac Christmas and a commanding effort at the faceoff by junior Luke Engelke powered a game that left their undefeated record intact.
No. 7 Duke shook off a difficult first half to take down the Dolphins 14-9 on the road. Luke Grayum and Jack Pappendick led the way with three goals apiece, while the defense improved drastically from a leaky first half to only allow three goals in the final 30 minutes of play.
The key contributors to the most recent era of Duke lacrosse — Brennan O’Neill, Jake Naso, Dyson Williams and Kenny Brower, to name a few — are all gone, replaced by a mix of freshmen and transfers, just as new to Durham as each other. Some units, like the defense and midfield, are more established, but Danowski made clear there’s room for adjustment in those areas too.
Crystal Mangum, the woman who falsely accused three Duke men’s lacrosse players of rape in 2006, admitted she lied about the allegations and asked for David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann’s forgiveness.
After a rocky season that ended prematurely in the second round of the NCAA tournament against Maryland, Duke lacrosse retooled in the transfer portal. The Chronicle is here to recap some of the key additions, as well as Charles Balsamo, who left the program.
While the Blue Devils came up short in the NCAA tournament, Duke men's lacrosse had another impressive season. The Chronicle is here to recap it and analyze the highs and lows.
Ten years on, Dyson — a recent graduate of Duke’s men’s lacrosse team from Ontario, Canada — has tried his best to emulate Tucker’s ability to say “what’s next” and find peace in his passion for the sport. Tucker’s teachings have made him a better athlete and a better person, Dyson says.
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details — and numbers.
A six-goal day from Williams and an O’Neill hat trick usually indicate a win, but as the second-seeded Blue Devils got heavy legs down the lane, No. 7-seed Maryland sped ahead, shocking Duke 14-11 on Long Island.
A seven-goal first quarter paved the way for a 19-7 Duke victory over Utah in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Five attack goals from senior Dyson Williams and four from graduate Josh Zawada, along with 11 saves by freshman Patrick Jameison powered the Blue Devils.
From the start, the Fighting Irish controlled every aspect of the match, holding Duke to just two goals in the first half and cruising to a 16-6 victory. Sunday marked the Blue Devils’ fifth-straight loss to Notre Dame, who now sit as the presumptive team to beat for the national title.
Friday night, with much more on the line, the Blue Devils got their revenge behind five goals by junior Andrew McAdorey, and advanced to the ACC tournament championship with a 18-13 battering of Syracuse.
As Duke gears up for the semifinals of the ACC men's lacrosse tournament, the Blue Zone is here to analyze a key player from both sides.
No. 2 Duke found its wings melting Saturday, as a confident 8-1 run by North Carolina was enough to carry the Tar Heels to a conference-shifting 15-12 victory over the Blue Devils at Dorrace Field in Chapel Hill.
The faceoff is a niche, but vital, part of the game — and a controversial one. More than anything, Jake Naso's position at faceoff is symbolic of his role as one of his team’s senior captains.
No. 4 Duke stamped its resume with an excellent victory for postseason seeding Sunday, bouncing back from its loss against Notre Dame a week earlier to take down No. 2 Virginia 18-12 on Senior Day in Koskinen Stadium in front of a sellout crowd.
On a sunny Sunday at Koskinen Stadium, Duke dropped its second-straight conference matchup to Notre Dame in a crushing 15-12 finish, leaving those demons from last May alive and well.
Three-and-a-half weeks ago, Duke faced Penn under heavy rain, falling to the Quakers 14-12. As the clouds opened Wednesday afternoon and brought rain to Koskinen Stadium, it looked as if the fifth-ranked Blue Devils might fall again, this time with No. 17 Boston University in town.
