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.
No. 5 Duke continues to put on defensive clinics against the best teams in the nation, this time shutting down and defeating No. 10 Denver to win 11-7 at a neutral-site venue in Severn, Md.
The fourth-ranked Blue Devils were ragdolled by the sixth-ranked Orange inside the JMA Wireless Dome Wednesday evening, getting spiked 10-4 in their ACC opener.
In a matchup against the best scoring defense in the nation, the fourth-ranked Blue Devils escaped the web, beating No. 17 Richmond 12-3.
On Sunday in Koskinen Stadium, the top-ranked Blue Devils’ southern shine proved to be too much for its Ivy League visitors, as Duke weeded No. 15 Princeton to the sound of a 17-8 beatdown.
In a sloppy game, No. 17 Penn overcame the rain and field conditions and utilized strong defending and quick transition offense to get the best of the top-ranked Blue Devils 14-12.
After Jacksonville defeated Duke in the last two seasons by a combined three goals, the second-ranked Blue Devils finally got their revenge Friday evening at Koskinen Stadium.
As the spring sports season begins for many of the Blue Devil sports teams, each week the Blue Zone will highlight a big performer in one of Duke’s spring teams. This week, it is Brennan O’Neill from Duke men's lacrosse.
