DUKE LACROSSE

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1 DUKE LACROSSE ON FIELD ACCOLADES CLASSROOM ACCOMPLISHMENTS BLUE DEVILS IN THE COMMUNITY

2 DUKE LACROSSE ON THE FIELD ACCOLADES The Duke men s lacrosse team began the 2013 season facing high expectations and ranked sixth nationally. The Blue Devils opened the season playing five contests in February, including two against top 10 opponents. The 2013 campaign kicked off with a doubleheader in Durham against the No. 9 Denver Pioneers and the Jacksonville Dolphins. Duke split the weekend, losing to Denver before rebounding the following afternoon by beating Jacksonville The next weekend the Blue Devils hosted another doubleheader against the then-no. 3 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Mercer. Once again the Blue Devils went 1-1 for the weekend, dropping their first contest to Notre Dame by a score of 13-5, and recovering to even their record to 2-2 by cruising past the Bears The Blue Devils rounded out the month of February with its first road to trip of the season against the University of Pennsylvania at historic Franklin Field. The Penn Quakers broke open a close game by outscoring the Blue Devils 5-1 in the fourth quarter to upset the then-no. 14 Duke squad After starting the season 2-3, the Blue Devils played host to the top-ranked Maryland Terrapins who were 4-0 coming into the contest. The Blue Devils faced a 9-3 deficit at halftime and never overcame the slow start in the 16-7 setback. Sitting at 2-4, head coach John Danowski decided to make some personnel changes by starting Kyle Turri in goal and introducing some young faces to the lineup. The following weekend Duke welcomed defending national champion Loyola to Koskinen Stadium. The Blue Devils held the Greyhounds to eight goals behind Kyle Turri s nine saves and outscored the Greyhounds by one to earn the 9-8 victory. Duke resumed its ACC schedule with the eight-mile trip down the road to Chapel Hill to face the sixth-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels. Brendan Fowler dominated the faceoff X, winning 17-of-23 faceoffs to lead the Blue Devils to an 11-8 victory. Arguably a turning point of the season, this victory marked the second victory over a top-10 team in a week and brought the Blue Devils record back to.500. With victories over the Greyhounds and Tar Heels under its belt, Duke started to roll as it

3 racked up wins over Towson, Marist and Georgetown by a combined score of March ended with a road trip to Boston where the Blue Devils used a furious fourthquarter rally to beat a tough Harvard squad, The Blue Devils, red-hot and riding a six-game win streak, started April ranked seventh in the country and ready to tangle with the High Point Panthers. Junior attackman Josh Dionne and senior midfielder David Lawson led the Blue Devils by scoring three goals each to guide Duke to a commanding 17-6 victory. Duke closed out its ACC regular season schedule with a much-anticipated game against the Virginia Cavilers at Koskinen Stadium. Once again Dionne led the charge with five goals. Jake Tripucka tallied a career high seven points, while Fowler dominated the X by winning 19-of-30 faceoffs to help secure a thrilling victory at home. The Blue Devils hit the road again the following week to face Danowski s alma mater, Rutgers. Jordan Wolf led the Blue Devils with five goals, while nine other players contributed to the 17-6 victory ACC Tournament The Blue Devils entered the ACC Tournament ranked fifth in the country and on a ninegame win streak. Duke was set to take on the equally hot No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels in front of a hostile crowd in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Blue Devils started slow and entered halftime trailing 13-6 after a devastating second quarter where Duke was outscored 9-4. Trailing by as many as nine in the third quarter, the resilient Blue Devils never hung their heads and clawed their way into the lead before falling Duke finished out the regular season schedule in Milwaukee, Wis., where it faced the Marquette Golden Eagles in front of 4,200 exuberant fans. Duke jumped out to a 10-1 lead in the first quarter and never looked back en route to a 19-3 victory NCAA Men s Lacrosse Tournament. The Blue Devils earned the No. 7 seed in the tournament pool and once again were selected to host to the defending national champion Loyola squad. After a grueling 66 minutes of lacrosse, freshman attackman Case Matheis scored with 1:40 remaining in the second overtime to propel seventh-seeded Duke to a double overtime victory. The quarterfinal featured another rematch for the Blue Devils with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on the horizon in its backyard of Indianapolis, Ind. Senior captain David Lawson put the team on his back and tallied a career-high five goals to lead Duke to a thrilling comeback victory over No. 2 seed Notre Dame in front of 7,749 fans at Lucas Oil Stadium. The win launched Duke to its seventh straight championship weekend appearance and ninth overall in program history. The championship weekend field was set and Duke was poised for its second NCAA Championship run. The Blue Devils were pitted against a high-scoring Cornell team that had outscored its opponents in the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore goalkeeper Kyle Turri played arguably the best game of his life, making a career best 16 saves to help Duke land a spot in the NCAA Men s Lacrosse championship game with a heart stopping victory over Cornell. The 2013 title game appearance marked the fourth in program history and third under head coach John Danowski.

4 Championship Monday was set with the No. 7 seeded Blue Devils prepared to face the top ranked Syracuse Orange. The Orange did nothing wrong in the first quarter to race out to a 5 0 lead. Unfazed by the five goal deficit, the Blue Devils rode the play of Fowler at the faceoff X to 12 unanswered goals and a victory. Eventually named the NCAA Tournament MVP, Fowler won 20 of 28 faceoffs for the game, while Wolf led the scoring charge with four goals. With the appearance in Philadelphia, Danowski became the first coach to appear in seven consecutive championship weekends in his first seven seasons at the helm. Coach Danowski also joined an elite club of only five active coaches to have multiple NCAA championships. The 2012 Duke Blue Devils began the spring campaign ranked first nationally for the third time in school history. The team played four games in February, downing Rutgers, Penn and Jacksonville, while falling to a tough Notre Dame squad in South Bend. Next up was a tough two-game road stretch against ACC rival Maryland and eventual NCAA Champion Loyola. The Devils lost a pair of hard-fought games in row forcing Coach Danowski to again dig deep into his coaching repertoire as games against Harvard, North Carolina, Dartmouth, Georgetown, and Brown were on the horizon. Duke remained committed and started to hit its stride as it ran off five straight victories highlighted by a home victory over ACC rival North Carolina. Next up was soon to be ACC rival and national power Syracuse in the Konica Minolta Big City Classic at the home of the NFL s New York Giants and New York Jets. The Blue Devils gutted out a win over the talented Orange. The fun continued when the Blue Devils traveled to Charlottesville to take on top-ranked Virginia on ESPN2. Duke jumped all over the Cavaliers and cruised to the 13-5 victory to

5 head into the ACC Tournament as the top seed. Rolling heading into the ACC tournament against Maryland, the Blue Devils edged the Terrapins 6-5 to advance to the ACC championship game for the fifth time in six years. North Carolina stood in the Blue Devils way of a fourth ACC title under Danowski. Duke, after falling behind early, rallied to beat the Tar Heels, 12-9 to take home the program s seventh ACC Tournament Championship. The newly-crowned ACC Championships, the Devils earned the No. 3 seed in the NCAA tournament and hosted 11-time national champion Syracuse. The game with the Orange was never in doubt as Duke beat Syracuse to advance to Philadelphia to face Patriot League power Colgate. After a shaky start with Colgate scoring at will early, the Blue Devils hit their stride in the second quarter and rattled off 10 unanswered goals en route to a 17-6 victory and a sixth straight championship weekend. Topping the individual honors for the 2012 season was CJ Costabile and Robert Rotanz. Costabile, a four-year starter at long stick midfield, dominated the middle of the field and the faceoff game. CJ was selected as the ACC Defensive player of the year, a first team USILA All-American, the Lieutenant J.G. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. award recepient as the nation s top midfielder and a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy. Rob was dominant as well, scoring 40 goals, the most all-time by a Duke midfielder, as well as collecting All-ACC and USILA All- America first team accolades.

6 The reigning NCAA Champions started the 2011 season 1-2 with losses to Penn and Notre Dame, the Blue Devils had the daunting task of taking down a top-ranked Maryland squad to open the ACC schedule. Head coach John Danowski made subtle changes to the lineup that propelled Duke to a 9-8 overtime victory over the Terps. The Devils went on a seven-game tear, including a dramatic come-from-behind victory over a Georgetown team that led by five at halftime. Duke ended the regular season with a big win over eventual national champion Virginia. Just six days later, a rematch with the Cavaliers loomed in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal. It was the Duke seniors leading the way with an overwhelming effort as the Blue Devils downed Virginia The NCAA tournament was next with a school-record sixth straight home playoff game. The Devils were not to be denied, fending off a feisty Delaware squad in a shootout. In the NCAA quarterfinal, a rematch with the defensive stalwart Fighting Irish squad awaited the Blue Devils. Following a terrific week of practice, Duke defeated a senior laden Irish team 7-5, sending the 2011 Duke Blue devils to championship weekend for the fifth straight time. Topping the individual player list of accomplishments in 2011 was Zach Howell, a senior captain in his third year as a starter on Duke s attack. The unquestioned leader of a young Duke offense that averaged over 12 goals per contest, Howell scored a last second goal against Maryland to help secure the regular season ACC Championship. He garnered USILA All-America Third Team honors, USILA Scholar All-America honors, ACC All- Tournament Team honors, and was on the Tewaaraton Watch List for the National Player of the Year award.

7 After receiving the No. 1 preseason ranking, the 2010 Duke Blue Devils started with a trip to the Walt Disney Resort to play an exhibition game against the eventual US National Team. Duke, in a shock to Team USA and lacrosse fans everywhere, was victorious that day, winning 9-8 on a last-minute goal from senior Max Quinzani. After fighting through early season stumbles the Blue Devils went on a nine-game win streak leading into the ACC Tournament. The Blue Devils fell to the Cavaliers in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal prior to heading into the NCAA Tournament. Duke was selected to host its fifth straight NCAA tournament game against perennial power Johns Hopkins. After dismantling the Blue Jays 18-5, it was on to the NCAA Quarterfinals in Princeton, NJ to face familiar foe North Carolina. The Blue Devils emerged victorious 17-9 and headed to the national semifinals for the fourth straight season to face a tough Virginia squad. In what will be remembered as one of the best NCAA Tournament games in recent years, the Blue Devils edged the Cavaliers with a last-second goal from Quinzani. The 2010 campaign ended with Duke s greatest triumph, a 6-5 overtime victory against Notre Dame, giving the Blue Devil s their first NCAA Championship.

8 Topping the individual player list of accomplishments in 2010 was senior captain Ned Crotty. Crotty earned 1 st Team All America honors, as well as the Tewaaraton Trophy as the nation s top player. Crotty joined Matt Danowski as Duke s 2 nd recipient, and the 3 rd coached by John Danowski. After being picked to finish last in the ACC, the 2009 Blue Devils won a share of the regular season title. The team added the ACC Tournament trophy to the case by defeating Virginia in the opening round and the host Tar Heels in the championship game. The Blue Devils took a 15-3 record into the NCAA Tournament first round against Navy. Duke cruised past the Midshipmen 14-5 to set up another meeting with rival North Carolina in the quarterfinals. Duke outplayed an excellent UNC squad for a third straight trip to the national semifinals and would face eventual champion Syracuse. The 2009 campaign finished with five top-10 wins, a top three strength of schedule, and a ranking of third in the coaches poll.

9 Topping the individual player list of accomplishments in 2009 was Ned Crotty, senior captain playing his first year at attack. Crotty was named ACC Player of the Year as well as Division I Attackman of the Year. He also received first team All-America honors and was a Tewaaraton Trophy Finalist. In the 2008 season, Duke won a NCAA record 18 wins, beating out the previous mark of 17 wins, held by the 2005 and 2007 Duke squads, Hofstra in 2006, and Virginia in (The 2007 Duke and 2006 Hofstra teams also were coached by John Danowski.) Once again the Blue Devils won the ACC regular season and tournament championships, followed by their second consecutive NCAA semifinal appearance. Duke also was awarded the ACC Team Sportsmanship Award, which was voted on by all ACC teams. Throughout the 2008 season, 10 of the 20 Blue Devil games played were televised.

10 Topping the list of individual player accomplishments in 2008 were Dan Loftus finishing his career in goal with a 42-7 all time record (.857%); Zack Greer breaking the NCAA goal scoring mark with a career-high 206 goals, including a national-high 65 goals for the year; and Matt Danowski who broke the NCAA points record with 353 points and led the nation in both points with 97 and assists with 56. Danowski and Greer s records made them the third consecutive leading point and goal scorers to be coached by John Danowski. In 2007, Duke posted an overall record of 17-3, captured both the ACC regular season and tournament championships, and earned the program s first No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Blue Devils finished the regular season with the top RPI and strength of schedule. Duke also posted a nation-best nine wins over opponents ranked in the top 10 of the final USILA poll during the 2007 regular season.

11 Duke s 2007 individual player accomplishments were highlighted by Matt Danowski becoming the University s first National Player of the Year honoree for men s lacrosse. The consensus choice as the recipient of the Tewaaraton Trophy and the USILA s Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award, Danowski earned the honor after leading the nation in both total points and assists. This marks John Danowski s second National Player of the Year award winner.

12 Breakdown of Awards First Team All-America 2007: Matt Danowski, Casey Carroll, Zack Greer, Nick O Hara 2008: Matt Danowski, Zack Greer, Nick O Hara 2009: Ned Crotty 2010: Ned Crotty 2012: CJ Costabile, Robert Rotanz 2013: Brendan Fowler, David Lawson Second Team All-America 2008: Ned Crotty, Tony McDevitt 2009: Parker McKee 2010: Parker McKee, Max Quinzani 2012: Michael Manley, Jordan Wolf 2013: Jordan Wolf Third Team All-America 2007: Tony McDevitt, Dan Loftus 2008: Dan Loftus, Max Quinzani, Brad Ross 2009: Max Quinzani, Brad Ross 2010: Michael Manley, CJ Costabile 2011: Zach Howell, CJ Costabile 2013: Josh Offit Honorable Mention All-America 2007: Brad Ross 2008: Parker McKee 2009: CJ Costabile 2012: Justin Turri 2013: Josh Dionne, Will Haus, Jake Tripucka Tewaaraton Trophy National Player of the Year Nominee 2007: Matt Danowski 2008: Matt Danowski, Zack Greer, Tony McDevitt, Nick O Hara 2009: Ned Crotty 2010: Ned Crotty, Max Quinzani, Parker McKee 2011: Zach Howell 2012: CJ Costabile 2013: Jordan Wolf Tewaaraton Trophy National Player of the Year Finalists 2007: Matt Danowski 2008: Matt Danowski, Zack Greer 2009: Ned Crotty

13 2010: Ned Crotty 2012: CJ Costabile Tewaaraton Trophy National Player of the Year 2007: Matt Danowski 2010: Ned Crotty USILA Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award National Player of the Year 2007: Matt Danowski 2008: Matt Danowski USILA Attackman of the Year 2007: Matt Danowski 2008: Zack Greer 2009: Ned Crotty USILA Defensemen of the Year 2008: Nick O Hara Lt. J.G. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award (Top Midfielder) 2012: CJ Costabile NCAA All-Tournament 2007: Ned Crotty, Matt Danowski, Zack Greer, Nick O Hara 2008: Zack Greer 2010: Max Quinzani, CJ Costabile, Michael Manley, Zach Howell 2013: Brendan Fowler, David Lawson, Jake Tripucka, Jordan Wolf NCAA Tournament MVP 2013: Brendan Fowler ACC Player of the Year 2007: Matt Danowski 2008: Matt Danowski 2009: Ned Crotty ACC Coach of the Year 2007: John Danowski 2011: John Danowski 2012: John Danowski ACC Defensive Player of the Year 2012: CJ Costabile* 2013: Brendan Fowler *Co-Defensive Player of the Year All ACC

14 2007: Casey Carroll, Matt Danowski, Zack Greer, Nick O Hara 2008: Matt Danowski, Zack Greer, Max Quinzani, Tony McDevitt 2009: Ned Crotty, Max Quinzani 2010: Ned Crotty, Parker McKee, Max Quinzani 2011: CJ Costabile, Jordan Wolf 2012: CJ Costabile, Robert Rotanz, Jordan Wolf 2013: Brendan Fowler, David Lawson, Jordan Wolf ACC All-Tournament 2007: Bo Carrington, Casey Carroll, Matt Danowski, Zack Greer, Dan Loftus 2008: Ned Crotty, Matt Danowski, Zack Greer, Dan Loftus, Tony McDevitt, Parker McKee, Nick O Hara, Max Quinzani. 2009: Mike Catalino, CJ Costabile, Ned Crotty, Zach Howell, Mike Manley, Max Quinzani, Steve Schoeffel 2010: Max Quinzani 2011: Zach Howell, CJ Costabile, Dave Lawson, Dan Wigrizer 2013: Brendan Fowler, Jordan Wolf ACC Tournament MVP 2007: Matt Danowski 2008: Dan Loftus 2009: CJ Costabile ACC Rookie of the Year 2008: Mike Manley ACC Player of the Week: 2007: Zack Greer (2/26), Matt Danowski (3/4), Ned Crotty (3/19), Brad Ross (4/16) 2008: Zack Greer (2/19, 4/18), Sam Payton (3/4), Dan Loftus (3/18), Max Quinzani (4/15), Ned Crotty (4/22) 2009: Justin Turri (3/15), Ned Crotty (4/12) 2010: Zach Howell (2/15), CJ Costabile (4/18) 2011: Defensive: Dan Wigrizer (3/8, 4/19); Offensive: Jordan Wolf (3/8, 3/20), Rob Rotanz (4/19) 2013: Defensive: Brendan Fowler (2/11), Chris Hipps (3/12), Kyle Turri (3/19); Offensive: Jordan Wolf (3/12), Jake Tripucka (4/16) ACC Annual Leaders Total Points 2007: Matt Danowski, : Matt Danowski, : Ned Crotty, : Ned Crotty, 86 Goals 2007: Zack Greer, : Zack Greer, : Max Quinzani, : Max Quinzani, 68 Assists 2007: Matt Danowski, : Matt Danowski, : Ned Crotty, : Ned Crotty, 63 Saves 2007: Dan Loftus,.614%

15 LOWES Senior Class Award 2007: Tony McDevitt, Nominee 2008: Brad Ross, Finalist 2010: Max Quinzani, Finalist 2011: Tom Montelli, Finalist 2012: CJ Costabile, Winner Duke University Senior Student-Athlete of the Year 2007: Matt Danowski 2008: Zack Greer 2010: Max Quinzani Blue Devil Weekly Blue Devil of the Year 2007: Matt Danowski 2008: Zack Greer Towerview Magazine Dukies of the Year 2007: David Evans, Colin Finnerty, Reade Seligman ACC Scholar Athlete of the Year 2010: Max Quinzani 2012: CJ Costabile 2013: Brendan Fowler ACC Male Athlete of the Year (McKelvin Award) 2010: Ned Crotty

16 DUKE LACROSSE IN THE CLASSROOM ACC Honor Roll This award recognizes student-athletes who compile at least a 3.0 grade point average for the year. Duke University has had the most student-athletes on the ACC Honor Roll from The Blue Devils placed 25 men s lacrosse student-athletes on the 2012 ACC Honor Roll, while 28 men s lacrosse student-athletes earned recognition in In 2010, 26 Duke Players earned their spot on the ACC Honor Roll. The Blue Devils placed 30 student-athletes on the 2009 ACC Honor Roll, including the entire junior and graduate student classes. In 2008, 36 student-athletes represented Duke on the list. For the 2007 year, the Duke men s lacrosse team had 33 student-athletes selected for the Honor Roll. Since 2001, the Blue Devil lacrosse program has placed 325 student athletes on the list. Academic All-ACC Team To be eligible, student-athletes must have earned a 3.0 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.0 cumulative average during his academic career. In 2013, Duke student-athletes earned nine spots on the Academic All-ACC Team. The Blue Devils placed 12 or more on the squad for six consecutive years leading up to the 2013 campaign. Fourteen Duke players received the award in 2012 and 2011, respectively. In 2010, Duke placed 15 players on the All-ACC Academic team, while the other three ACC schools combined for 14 spots overall. Max Quinzani earned his fourth straight honor, joining Michael Catalino 09 as the only players at the time to accomplish the feat. The 2009 Blue Devils led the conference in All-ACC Academic picks with 12 student-athletes. In 2008, Duke led the ACC with 13 selections. Duke was well

17 represented on the 2007 Academic All-ACC squad with 15 selections while the three other league schools combined for 15 picks. Graduation Success Rate From , the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) for Duke s men s lacrosse team was 100%. Duke is the only ACC school to achieve 100% GSR for men s lacrosse in the past six years. Academic All-America Josh Offit represented the Blue Devils squad on the USILA Academic All-America team in In 2012, CJ Costabile earned a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-America Third Team while both Costabile and Robert Rotanz earned USILA Scholar All-America awards. From 2008 to 2010, Max Quinzani earned First Team Academic All-America accolades awarded by CoSIDA. Ed Douglas earned Second Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America accolades for his efforts in the 2007 season. USILA Academic All-Americans for the 2011 season included Zach Howell and Tom Montelli, while the 2010 season included Max Quinzani and Parker McKee. The 2009 season included Blue Devils Brad Ross and Ryan McFadyen. Brad Ross also received the award in Tony McDevitt and Nick O Hara received the USILA award in NCAA Elite 88 Award The NCAA Elite 88 Award recognizes the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade point average participating at the final championship site for each of the NCAA's 88 championships. In 2010, Duke s Matt Anderson received the award after achieving a final GPA of Spring 2013 Team GPA players earned a 3.0 GPA or better (55%) Team Cum Senior GPA players graduated, 2 graduate students finished first year of Fuqua Business School Fall 2012 Team GPA players earned a 3.0 GPA or better (64%) Team Cum Spring 2012 Team GPA players earned a 3.0 GPA or better (68%) Team Cum Senior GPA player graduated, 3 graduate students completed MMS program, 1 graduate student finished first year graduate school Fall 2011 Team GPA players earned a 3.0 GPA or better (66%) Team Cum 3.167

18 Spring 2011 Team GPA players earned a 3.0 GPA or better (60%) Team Cum players graduated, 2 players delayed graduation for Senior GPA double majors 1 graduate student completed MMS program * 1 graduate student completed 1 st year of MMS program *MMS Master of Management Studies in Fuqua School of Business Fall 2010 Team GPA /43 players earned a 3.0 GPA or better (70%) Team Cum Spring 2010 Team GPA Team Cum Seniors Cum GPA 3.45 Includes 9 Undergraduate degrees and 1 graduate degree Fall 2009 Team GPA Spring 2009 Team GPA out of 44 players earned a 3.0 GPA or better (68%) Team Cum Seniors Cum GPA out of 9 seniors graduated. *3 student-athletes delayed graduation to become a double major in Graduate Student GPA Graduate Students 4 Masters of Liberal Studies, 1 Fuqua Business School Fall 2008 Team GPA out of 44 players earned a 3.0 GPA or better (75%) Team Cum Spring 2008 Team GPA out of 45 players earned a 3.0 GPA or better (78%). Team Cum Seniors Cum GPA out of 12 seniors graduated. *1 student-athlete delayed graduation to become a double major in Graduate Student GPA Graduate Students 4 Masters of Liberal Studies, 1 Fuqua Business School Fall 2007 Team GPA out of 45 players earned a 3.0 GPA or better (76%). Team Cumulative 3.090

19 Spring 2007 Team GPA out of 40 players earned a 3.0 GPA or better (80%). Team Cumulative Seniors Cum GPA out of 10 seniors graduated. Graduate Student GPA Graduate Student Masters of Liberal Studies Fall 2006 Team GPA out of 39 players earned a 3.0 GPA or better (87%). Team Cumulative 3.213

20 COMMUNITY SERVICE The Duke men s lacrosse team generously donated 400+ hours of its time to the greater Durham community. The Durham Ronald McDonald House again received the majority of its efforts, enjoying home cooked meals and conversation with the players on a regular basis during the fall semester. The Durham Bulls Haunted House and Duke Children s Hospital Radiothon are now regular staples in the community service calendar for the men s lacrosse team. Both events bring a lot of smiles and laughter to both participants and teammates. Highlighting this year s effort was the Project Homeless Connect event. This event served as a one-stop shop aimed to fulfill the needs of homeless families. Many county agencies and services were onsite and provided food stamps, social security, Medicaid, unemployment benefits, employment, health and vision screenings, haircuts and other services. The team also enjoyed spending time with youth baseball players at the Miracle League of the Triangle games. The season brought another opportunity for the Blue Devils to reach out to the greater Durham community. Once again, the majority of the team s 400+ hours was spent with families in need at the Ronald McDonald House. Players spent countless hours preparing meals, visiting with families and sick children, and assisting in fundraisers for the local Durham house. The annual Durham Bulls Haunted House and Duke Children s Hospital Radiothon also benefited from the Blue Devils outreach. The players continued to expand the game of lacrosse through the local youth by reaching out to the Durham Eagles Football program. On a rainy day in September, approximately 65 elementary to middle school aged football players attended a free clinic at Duke. The boys enjoyed an instruction led by 5 th -year senior Devon Sherwood. Other Duke players provided individualized instruction on lacrosse basics before bringing the group to a BBQ lunch and the Duke vs. North Carolina Central football game.

21 In the season, the Duke Blue Devils completed 360 hours of community service. The majority of the team s efforts focused on the Ronald McDonald House of Durham, spending close to 200 hours at the house where they cooked and served several meals and participated in various fundraising activities to help support the house. The Duke Children s Hospital Radio-thon and the Durham Bulls Park Haunted House also saw help from the Duke men s lacrosse team in The Duke Blue Devils proudly welcomed 7-year old Cameron Jackson as a new team member in The Friends of Jaclyn foundation paired Cameron with the team for support as he continues to recover from brain cancer. ( The Friends of Jaclyn Foundation was inspired by 14-year-old Jaclyn Murphy, who was diagnosed with a medulloblastoma in March 2004 at age 11.The program organized by her parents matches a child with a college or high school sports team based on geographic location. Throughout the season, the Duke team completed close to 400 hours of community service. In the fall of 2007, the Blue Devils participated in cooking and serving meals at the Durham-based Ronald McDonald House and Urban Ministries Soup Kitchen, took part in a 5K run that benefitted the Duke Physical Therapy Program and spent numerous hours coaching lacrosse at various local youth clinics. Other volunteer efforts included tutoring, answering phones during the Duke Children s Hospital Phone-a-thon, and spending time with local nursing home residents. The Blue Devil s efforts were recognized in a New York Times article, printed on 5/18/08. ( oref=slogin) The Duke squad also sponsored a U.S. Army unit in Iraq through America Supporting Americans ( The sponsored unit was Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 3 rd Battalion, 8 th Cavalry Regiment, 3 rd Brigade Combat Team, 1 st Cavalry Division in Anaconda, Iraq.

22 Cemented as one of the top coaches in college lacrosse, John Danowski has helped lead the Duke men's lacrosse team to unprecedented success during his seven-year tenure. Danowski was introduced as Duke's eighth head men's lacrosse coach on July 21, 2006 and quickly led the Blue Devils to some of the most successful lacrosse seasons in school history and to a pair of NCAA Championships in four seasons. In Danowski's seven years at the helm of the Blue Devil lacrosse program, he has compiled an impressive record in leading Duke to six ACC regular season titles and four ACC tournament titles, seven appearances in the national semifinals, three in the NCAA title match and ultimately to the 2010 and 2013 national titles. A winner of 80 percent of his games at Duke, the individual awards Blue Devil players have garnered is equally impressive. In only seven seasons, Danowski helped mentor 44 All-America selections, 22 All-ACC choices, two Tewaaraton Trophy winners, two USILA Attackman of the Year award recipients, a USILA Defenseman of the Year, a USILA Midfielder of the Year and 11 USILA Scholar All-America picks. Danowski, second among active coaches with 330 career victories, etched his name in the NCAA lacrosse records book in 2013 as he became the 11th head coach to win multiple national titles after he guide the Blue Devils to the NCAA crown with a win over top-seeded Syracuse. Duke finished 2013 with a 16-5 record and a share of the ACC regular season title after starting the year 2-4 and falling out of the rankings. Under Danowski's expertise, the Blue Devils righted the ship and won 14 of its final 15 games of the season. The longtime head coach also became the first coach to lead his team to seven consecutive championship weekend appearances in his first seven seasons at the helm after Duke upended Notre Dame, Duke landed seven players on the USILA All-America squads with Brendan Fowler and David Lawson leading the way with first team honors. Fowler also garnered the ACC Defensive Player of the Year award after leading the ACC in faceoffs and ground balls, while Lawson and Jordan Wolf joined him on the All-ACC squad. It marked the second straight season Duke had won the Defensive Player of the Year honor. After starting the year 2-4 and with reigning NCAA Champion Loyola and perennial power North Carolina on the horizon, the Blue Devils won nine straight to move back into the top 20 en route to taking home the ultimate prize. Duke won 14 of its final 15 games of the season with the lone loss coming to No. 1 North Carolina. Following one-goal victories over Loyola and Notre Dame, the Blue Devils held off a feisty Cornell squad to earn a chance to play on Memorial Day for the third time under Danowski. After getting off to a slow start against top-seeded Syracuse, Fowler took over at the faceoff X, winning 13 straight draws to spark a 13-2 run that put Duke ahead 13-7.

23 Fowler won 20-of-28 faceoffs overall and was named to NCAA Championship's Most Outstanding Player. Wolf, Jake Tripucka and Lawson joined Fowler on the All- Tournament Team. Danowski's efforts were recognized nationally as he was picked as one of five nominees for the 2013 ESPY Coach of the Year. Duke's 111 wins since 2007 are the most by any program in that span. In addition, Danowski is just one of five active coaches to have won at least two NCAA titles in his career. The 2012 campaign was a memorable one for many reasons. The year saw Duke capture its fourth ACC Tournament title in six years, advance to the NCAA semifinal for the sixth consecutive season and Danowski win his third ACC Coach of the Year honor. The Blue Devils finished the season with a 15-5 record and earned both the ACC regular season and tournament crowns. Despite starting the season 3-3, Duke went 10-1 in the months of March and April to enter the NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed. Duke upened perennial power Syracuse in the opening round before cruising past Colgate in the quarterfinal to earn a berth in the NCAA semifinals for the ninth time in program history and making Danowski just the second NCAA Division I men's lacrosse coach in history to advance to championship weekend in each his first six seasons at the helm of a program. The individual accolades flowed in for the Blue Devils as well in 2012 as CJ Costabile catpured a myriad of ACC and national awards. The long stick midfielder was named the ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, captured the Lt. j.g. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award as the nation's top midfielder and became Duke's first winner of the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Senior Robert Rotanz etched his name in the Duke records book, becoming the first midfielder in program history to register 40 goals en route to earning USILA All- America first team honors. In addition, Jordan Wolf joined Costabile and Rotanz on the All-ACC team to become the first Duke player to garner All-ACC honors in his first two seasons. Overall, Duke landed five players on the All-America squads, while Costabile and Rotanz both earned Scholar All-America recognition. Always excelling in the classroom, Duke led the ACC once again with 14 All-ACC Academic selections. Under the keen eye of Danowski in 2011, the Blue Devils advanced to their fifth straight and seventh overall national semifinals and finished with a 14-6 overall record. Duke captured the ACC regular season title, going 3-0, which included a win over future NCAA Champion Virginia. The Blue Devils defeated Notre Dame, 7-5, to move into the NCAA Semifinal against Maryland.

24 He was named the ACC Coach of the Year for the second time in his career after capturing the regular season crown. Danowski mentored two All-ACC selections in Costabile and Jordan Wolf, while six Blue Devils captured All-America recognition. Justin Turri earned second team honors and Costabile, Zach Howell and Tom Montelli garnered third team accolades. Wolf and Robert Rotanz both brought in honorable mention nods. Off the field, Duke once again was the leader in the ACC. The Blue Devils led all squads with 14 players on the All-ACC Academic Team. Overall 27 players were named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll, nearly twice as many as the next closest ACC men's lacrosse program. Howell and Montelli both were selected as USILA Scholar All-Americans, marking the fifth straight year Duke has had at least one recipient of the award. In 2010, Danowski and the Blue Devils etched their names in the NCAA record book when they captured the program's first NCAA Championship with a 6-5 overtime victory over Notre Dame. With the departure of many top players, Duke followed 2010 with a thrilling 2011 season. The preseason No. 1 pick in 2010, Duke finished with a 16-4 overall record, winning 14 of its final 15 games. Under Danowski's leadership in the NCAA Tournament, the Blue Devils outscored their opponents and outlasted both Virginia and Notre Dame in heart-stopping one-goal victories on championship weekend. Much as he had done the previous three seasons, Danowski masterfully guided the 2010 squad through the ups and downs of a season and tutored some of the top players in Division I lacrosse. Under his watchful eye, senior attackman Ned Crotty cemented himself as one of the top Blue Devil players in program history en route to winning the 2010 Tewaaraton Trophy, the top prize in college lacrosse, and being selected No. 1 in the Major League Lacrosse draft. In all, Danowski coached five All-America selections in 2010 with Crotty taking home first team honors for the second straight seasons. The Blue Devils landed three players on the All-ACC squad and five on the NCAA All-Tournament Team under the longtime coach's tutelage. In the annual Major League Lacrosse draft, Duke set a benchmark with three players going among the top four picks as Crotty went No. 1, Max Quinzani at No. 3 and Parker McKee in the No. 4 spot. Arguably, one of Danowski's best coaching performances came in the 2009 season after the departure of the NCAA leading scoring duo of Matt Danowski and Zack Greer. The Blue Devils surprised some as they ran their way to a 15-4 record, an ACC title and a bid to the NCAA Semifinals. Under the guidance of Danowski, Crotty introduced himself as one of the top attackers in the country as he garnered the USILA's Attackman of the Year award as well as the ACC Player of the Year honor.

25 Danowski mentored five All-Americas, two All-ACC honorees as well as the USILA's pick for attackman of the year in The squad was also highly successful in the classroom as 12 players earned a place on the All-ACC Academic Team. Twenty-eight players overall achieved a 3.0 grade point average for the academic year to lead all ACC lacrosse programs and Max Quinzani picked up his second career ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America award. In 2008, he guided the team to an 18-2 overall record, the ACC regular season and tournament championships and the squad's second consecutive appearance in the national semifinals. He coached nine All-Americas, including three first-team honorees, the USILA Player of the Year as well as the USILA's picks for attackman and defenseman of the year. The Blue Devils achieved an equal amount of success in the classroom under Danowski's watch as 15 players earned a spot on the ACC All-Academic Team and Quinzani collected ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. Duke also garnered the ACC Sportsmanship award during the 2008 season. In his first year at the helm of the Blue Devil program, Danowski guided Duke to the finest season in school history. The Blue Devils went 17-3, captured both the ACC and regular season championships, earned the program's first number one seed in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the national title game. For his efforts, he was named the ACC Coach of the Year as well as the Person of the Year by US Lacrosse. The 2007 campaign yielded four first team All-America honorees while attackman Matt Danowski was the consensus national player of the year. A veteran coach entering his 25th season as a collegiate head coach in 2007, Danowski spent 21 campaigns ( ) at Hofstra, compiling an overall record of (.609) with eight conference championships, eight NCAA Tournament bids and 17 final national rankings among the top 20 teams in the nation. Danowski's impact on the Duke program was immediate as the Blue Devils posted a cumulative grade point average of 3.45 in his first semester at the helm. In addition, the team provided over 500 hours of community service during the semester, continuing Danowski's philosophy of college student-athletes taking advantage of the full experience. "The coach-player relationship lasts a lifetime - so much more than two hours every afternoon," said Danowski, the 1993 NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year who led Hofstra to eight conference championships. "It would be a disservice to the young men in the Duke program if we didn't care about their futures. To take advantage of the opportunity to teach life lessons is a goal of ours.

26 "I have learned the importance of adapting to the talent you have on the field," Danowski said. "You can't put a square peg into a round hole. I am a firm believer in taking what you have and finding the best way to be efficient with that group." The 2006 season marked Danowski's best in a successful tenure at Hofstra as the Pride matched an NCAA single-season record with 17 victories against just two defeats. In addition, Danowski's squad captured the Colonial Athletic Association championship, finished the regular season ranked number two in the national poll and advanced to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. The 17 wins and.895 winning percentage also set Hofstra single-season team records. Danowski guided the Pride to East Coast Conference crowns in 1988 and 1989, and he was honored as the NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year in 1993 after leading Hofstra to the national tournament for the first time since The 1995 and 1996 seasons yielded North Atlantic Conference titles for Hofstra, and Danowski then led the Pride to America East Conference championships in 1997, 1998 and Having directed the Pride to a record of in regular season conference games with nine league MVPs and 90 all-conference picks, Danowski is the only lacrosse coach in Hofstra history to win an NCAA Tournament game (4-8 record), including a 2001 first round contest in which the Pride rallied from an 11-7 deficit with seven goals in the fourth quarter against Virginia en route to a overtime win over the Cavaliers. Hofstra's first tourney win was in come-from-behind fashion as well as the Pride outscored Massachusetts 6-3 in the second half for a 9-8 victory in The Danowski Era at Hofstra produced 34 USILA All-America selections including first team choices Brian Spallina (2000), Doug Shanahan (2001), Nicky Polanco (2002), Brett Moyer (2006) and Chris Unterstein (2006). In addition, Shanahan was the recipient of the Tewaraaton Trophy as the nation's top player in As well, Hofstra has sent 30 players to the annual North-South All-Star Game since 1986, with Shanahan (2001) and Moyer (2006) earning game MVP honors. Former Hofstra standout Blake Miller, a member of the 1998 United States squad that captured the world title and the 2004 MLL Offensive Player of the Year, Polanco and Shanahan are currently playing for the United States squad at the International Lacrosse Federation World Championships in Ontario, Canada. Polanco is a two-time MLL Defensive Player of the Year (2004 & 2005) while Shanahan was the MVP of the 2002 ILF World Championships in Perth, Australia. Prior to his stint at Hofstra, Danowski spent three seasons as the head coach at Long Island University-C.W. Post, helping the Pioneers to a (.628) ledger from He received his start in coaching in 1982 as an assistant coach at LIU-C.W. Post in With four conference coach of the year awards to his credit, Danowski was inducted into the Long Island Lacrosse Hall of Fame in He is a three-time winner of the Joseph "Frenchy" Julien Sportsmanship Award (1988, 1989 & 1994) presented by the Metropolitan New York Officials Association and received the James Adams

27 Sportsmanship Award from the National Intercollegiate Lacrosse Officials Association in A 1976 graduate of Rutgers University where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in environmental science/education, Danowski was a four-year letterman in lacrosse and continues to hold several Scarlet Knight records. He established school single-game records for assists (13 vs. Penn State, 1973) and total points (14 vs. Penn State, 1974) and a single-season standard for assists with 54 in He currently ranks second on Rutgers' all-time list for assists (120) and is eighth in total points (177). Danowski, who helped the Scarlet Knights to NCAA Tournament appearances in 1973 and 1974, was a three-time recipient of the program's Sasser Award, an honor presented annually to the team's leader in assists. Born March 12, 1954 in Bronxville, N.Y., Danowski went on to earn a master's degree in counseling/college student development from LIU-C.W. Post in Danowski's father, Ed, was an All-America halfback on the gridiron at Fordham in 1932 and 1933 who later starred for the New York Giants in the National Football League. The elder Danowski led the NFL in passing in 1935 and 1938, earning All-NFL honors in both of those seasons, and guided the Giants to league championships in 1934 and He later served as the head football coach at his alma mater from Danowski and his wife, Patricia, have two children, Kate, a former lacrosse letterwinner and 2005 graduate of Quinnipiac University, and Matt, a 2008 Duke graduate, a former captain of the lacrosse program and current assistant coach for the Blue Devils.