The Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse team represents

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(NCAA) Division I men's

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. Duke currently competes as a member of the

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(ACC) and plays its

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games at

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. The principal rivalry of Duke is their all-sports nemesis

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History

The first lacrosse game played by Duke took place on April 9, 1938, when the Blue Devils traveled to meet their nearby rivals,

, which itself had just formed a team the year prior. Duke won that contest, 2–1. The first home game occurred a week later when they hosted

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, who beat the Blue Devils, 17–5. Duke finished the season with a 2–5 record, with their second win also over North Carolina, this time in Durham. The following season, the Blue Devils compiled a 7–1 mark and secured the Dixie Lacrosse League championship.''2009 Duke Men's Lacrosse Media Guide'', Duke University, p. 31–32, 2009. UNC Lacrosse

Ray Brown became Duke's first lacrosse

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n in 1940 and was honored as such again the following year. In 1946, Duke opened the season with an upset over national power

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in College Park, 12–4. Despite finishing the season with a 2–3 record, the Blue Devils were awarded the Southern Lacrosse Association championship. The 1951 team is often regarded as one of Duke's most successful pre-NCAA teams. The Blue Devils routed conference opponent

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, 26–8. They also scored victories against powerhouses, beating

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, 17–6, and

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, 9–7. The lone loss was by a one-goal margin and came against

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. Duke finished the season with a 6–1 record. The newly formed

(ACC) sanctioned lacrosse in 1954, and Duke captured the league's first title after posting a 7–1–1 season. Starting the following year however, the Blue Devils entered a twelve-year slump where they compiled a combined 17–67 record with no winning seasons. In 1967, Roy Skinner and Bruce Corrie took over as co-head coaches and immediately reversed the team's fortunes, posting a 7–4 record that season and finishing second in the ACC. In 1971, Corrie became the sole coach after Skinner retired.

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was hired as head coach in 1991, and the following season Duke made its first NCAA tournament appearance. In 1994, the Blue Devils posted their first tournament win, which was also their first victory against Maryland in Durham since 1954. They were then edged, 12–11, in the quarterfinals by

. The next year, Duke won its first ACC tournament, and in the process became the first number-four

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to do so. Two years later, they advanced to the Final Four. Duke won consecutive ACC tournaments in 2001 and 2002, and advanced to the 2005 NCAA final before losing to Johns Hopkins, 9–8. The 2006 season was cut short when several Duke players were falsely accused of rape. As a result of the incident, Duke forced Pressler to resign as head coach, and the NCAA granted the players an extra season of eligibility. John Danowski replaced Pressler, and in his first season in 2007, he led the Blue Devils to the ACC championship and a return to the NCAA title game. Duke again lost to Johns Hopkins by one goal, 12–11. In 2010, Duke returned to the final, where it defeated Notre Dame, 6–5 in

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, to capture its first NCAA championship.Duke men capture another ACC lacrosse championship
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'', April 27, 2009. In the 2013 season, Duke defeated Syracuse 16–10 to win their second NCAA lacrosse championship. In the 2014 season, Duke defeated Notre Dame 11–9 to win their third NCAA lacrosse championship.

Season results

The following is a list of Duke's results by season as an NCAA Division I program: {, class="wikitable" , - align="center" †Remainder of 2006 season cancelled due to the

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††NCAA canceled 2020 collegiate activities due to the COVID-19 virus.

Alumni in the
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{, class="wikitable" , - align="center" , 2012 , Mike Manley , Defense , 6'2 , 225 , Rochester Rattlers (MLL) , 1st round (3rd overall) , Chrome LC , None , None , - align="center" , 2012 , CJ Costabile , LSM , 6'1 , 197 , Chesapeake Bayhawks (MLL) , 1st round (5th overall) , Chaos LC , None , None , - align="center" , 2015 , Will Haus , D Midfield , 6'0 , 190 , Charlotte Hounds (MLL) , 1st round (3rd overall) , Chrome LC , None , None , - align="center" , 2016 ,

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, Midfield , 6'5 , 260 , Atlanta Blaze (MLL) , 1st round (1st overall) , Redwoods LC , 2x All Star ('19,'21) , None , - align="center" , 2018 , Justin Guterding , Attack , 6'0 , 190 , Ohio Machine (MLL) , 1st round (9th overall) , Whipsnakes LC , 1x All Star ('19) , None , - align="center" , 2019 , Brad Smith , Midfield , 6'3 , 210 , Whipsnakes LC , 2nd round (9th overall) , Whipsnakes LC , None , None , - align="center" , 2019 , Cade Van Raaphorst , Defense , 6'1 , 215 , Atlas LC , 2nd round (11th overall) , Atlas LC , None , None , - align="center" , 2021 , JT Giles-Harris , Defense , 5'10 , 200 , Chrome LC , 1st round (3rd overall) , Chrome LC , None , None , - align="center" , 2021 , Michael Sowers , Attack , 5'9 , 165 , Waterdogs LC , 1st round (2nd overall) , Waterdogs LC , None , None , - align="center" , 2022 , Nakeie Montgomery , Midfield , 5'11 , 200 , Redwoods LC , 3rd round (19th overall) , Redwoods LC , None , None , - align="center" , 2022 , Joe Robertson , Attack , 5'11 , 190 , Undrafted , Undrafted , Redwoods LC , None , None

References

External links

* {{Atlantic Coast Conference men's lacrosse navbox NCAA Division I men's lacrosse teams 1938 establishments in North Carolina Lacrosse clubs established in 1938

History

Season results

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See also

References

External links

Alumni in the
Premier Lacrosse League Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) is an American professional field lacrosse league, composed of 8 teams. The league's inaugural season debuted on June 1, 2019, and included a 14-week tour-based schedule taking place in 12 major-market cities. The le ...
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