No. 6 Duke to Battle No. 1 Notre Dame for ACC Championship Sunday - Duke University (2024)

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Men's Lacrosse 5/4/2024 3:34:00 PM

The Opening Faceoff

• Duke advanced to the ACC title game with a commanding 18-13 win over Syracuse. The Blue Devils shined on both ends of the field with three players scoring at least four goals and the defense holding Syracuse without a goal for 16 minutes in the third and fourth quarters. Patrick Jameison had 12 saves in the victory.
• Duke and Notre Dame are meeting for the 33rd time overall, the sixth time in ACC Tournament action and for the first time in the title contest. The Fighting Irish have won five straight with Duke's last win coming in 2021.
• Notre Dame cruised into the ACC final with an 18-9 victory over No. 4 seed Virginia. Devon McLane led a balanced attack that featured 14 different goal scorers with four goals. Liam Entenmann led the defensive charge with 18 saves.
• The Duke defense has been solid this season, holding teams to just 10.06 goals per game to rank second to Notre Dame. The Blue Devils have held 10 of the 16 opponents to under 30 percent shooting in a game, including six of the past nine. Jameison sports a league-leading .554 save percentage and 9.75 goals against average.
• Following the game, Duke will await its NCAA Tournament seeding. The selection show will air on ESPN2at 9:30 p.m.

By the Numbers
201 - Career goals for Brennan O'Neill to rank third in Duke history and eighth in NCAA Division I history
7-8 - Duke's record in ACC Tournament title games
199 - Career goals for Dyson Williams, set to become fourth Blue Devil and ninth player in NCAA DI history to reach the benchmark
2 - Assists needed by O'Neill to become the second Blue Devil and fourth player in NCAA history to have 200 career goals and 100 career assists.
2-3 - Duke's record against Notre Dame in ACC Tournament play
.529 – Man-up percentage in the past six games, scoring on 9-of-17 opportunities
.333 - Duke's EMO - 7-of-21 - in the first 10 games of the season
10 – Man-up goals for Dyson Williams, the most nationally
802 - Combined career points for Duke's attack trio of Brennan O'Neill (293), Josh Zawada (276) and Dyson Williams (219)
299 – Career points for Brennan O'Neill, fourth in Duke history and one away from being the 22nd player in NCAA DI history with 300
.393 - Duke's shooting percentage in its 12 wins this season
.221 – Blue Devils shooting percentage in the four setbacks

Series History

• Duke and Notre Dame meet for the 33rd time overall and for the fifth time in ACC Championship action. Both teams have 16 wins apiece in the series, but the Fighting Irish have won the past five matchups.
• The Blue Devils are 2-2 against the Irish in the ACC Championship and are playing Notre Dame for the first time in the title game.
• Sunday's game will be the seventh time the two teams have played since 2021.

What Gives

• Sunday's matchup features two of the most talented all-around teams. Both squads average over 15 goals per game while Notre Dame allows 9.58 goals per game and Duke just 10.06.
• Duke's attack is averaging 12.05 points per game while Notre Dame's trio is at 12.17.

A Win Over Notre Dame Would…

• Be head coach John Danowski's 472nd career win
• Be Danowski's 253rd win at Duke
• Be Duke's eighth ACC Championship and first since 2012

Milestones to Watch
Brennan O'Neill | A | Senior
299 career points to rank fourth in program history
> one shy of becoming the fourth player in Duke history and 21st in NCAA history to reach 300
201 goals to rank third in program history
> six away from passing Zack Greer for No. 2 at Duke
> 12 shy of breaking the Duke record held by Justin Guterding
98 assists to rank tied for eighth in Duke history
> two from 100 to become the second Blue Devil to have 200 goals and 100 assists in his career

Dyson Williams | A | Graduate Student
222 career points – 10th in program history
> the 16th Blue Devil to reach the 200-point milestone
199 career goals – third in program history
> one away from 200 and ninth in NCAA history
> 14 away from breaking the Duke record held by Guterding

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