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From: Meredith Rieder[/B]
Date: Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 12:59 PM
Subject: FW: Duke MLAX: Jones Leads Duke Past Georgetown in Fourth Quarter
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Jones Leads Duke Past Georgetown in Fourth Quarter
March 14, 2015
WASHINGTON D.C.- Duke junior midfielder Myles Jones registered three goals and five assists to lead fourth-ranked Duke to a 15-13 victory over Georgetown on Multi-Sport Field Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils outscored the Hoyas 6-3 in the final quarter to come away with the win.
Duke (7-1) trailed Georgetown (4-3) heading into the fourth quarter before Jones took over. The native of Huntington, N.Y., put up three goals and two assists in the final period. Jack Bruckner threw in career-high matching four goals for the Blue Devils, while Jack Rowe went 18-of-26 at the faceoff X with 13 ground balls.
"Georgetown really pops on film," said head coach John Danowski. "They're very impressive, they're well coached. They had great spacing on offense and they play fast. We knew it was going to be a 60-minute battle. We're a good team, we're not great by any stretch and we knew this would be two good teams playing on a Saturday afternoon."
The first half was a tight affair that featured two ties and a two lead changes. The Blue Devils opened the scoring just 57 seconds into the game before Georgetown scored three unanswered for the 3-1 edge late in the fourth quarter.
Duke closed the half with two goals in 16 seconds to even the score 3-3 at the quarter break. Three different Blue Devils tallied goals in the opening quarter. The second quarter started the way the first finished for the Blue Devils as Jack Rowe took the opening faceoff and found Bruckner on the doorstep for the 4-3 lead.
Goals were hard to come by in the second quarter as Georgetown and Duke traded a goal apiece in the final eight minutes with the Blue Devils taking a 5-4 lead into the break.
Duke grabbed its first two-goal lead of the afternoon with a man-up score to start the third quarter, but the Hoyas refused to go away. They quickly rattled off three unanswered in 1:18 to take a 7-6 lead and jumpstart a wild stanza that ended with 10 goals and the Hoyas leading 10-9.
Trailing heading into the fourth quarter for the first time this season, Duke seemingly erased any hopes the Hoyas had of upsetting the Blue Devils. Rowe won the opening faceoff and raced right down the alley for his second tally in as many games. Jones, 59 seconds later, bounced one in and then found Tanner Scott on man-up for the 12-10 lead with 11:22 to play in the game. Less than a minute later Jones gave Duke its largest lead of the game off a pass from Kyle Keenan.
"I thought offensively we were a little timid," Danowski said. "I thought offensively we were a little careless with the ball, which led to some run-outs by them. They did a great job of keeping our offensive middies on the field so you have to give Georgetown a world of credit. Sixty minutes you just have to keep playing and that's one of the things our guys are learning."
Georgetown rallied to make it a one-goal game 13-12 with 4:48 to play, but Duke responded with a pair 40 seconds apart to ice the victory.
Will Haus picked up a season-high six ground balls to lead Duke's play on the faceoff wing. Duke won 21-of-29 draws overall with three of Georgetown's eight wins coming on violations. Haus also added a goal to his stat line.
"The faceoff game is something we work really hard at," Danowski said. "We spend three or four days a week on the team aspect of it. Wing play, clearing, riding and man-down faceoffs, we work on every aspect of the team faceoffs."
The Blue Devils man-up offense went 3-of-3 with three extra-man goals from three different players. Overall, nine different Duke players netted a goal in the win, including senior captain Justin George in his first career start.
In goal, Luke Aaron made 10 saves, including eight in the first half. Nick Marrocco came away with 11 stops for the Hoyas in 60 minutes of action.
Duke opens ACC play next weekend at No. 1 Syracuse. Faceoff is set for March 22 at 12:30 p.m.
From: Meredith Rieder[/B]
Date: Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 12:59 PM
Subject: FW: Duke MLAX: Jones Leads Duke Past Georgetown in Fourth Quarter
To:
Jones Leads Duke Past Georgetown in Fourth Quarter
March 14, 2015
WASHINGTON D.C.- Duke junior midfielder Myles Jones registered three goals and five assists to lead fourth-ranked Duke to a 15-13 victory over Georgetown on Multi-Sport Field Saturday afternoon. The Blue Devils outscored the Hoyas 6-3 in the final quarter to come away with the win.
Duke (7-1) trailed Georgetown (4-3) heading into the fourth quarter before Jones took over. The native of Huntington, N.Y., put up three goals and two assists in the final period. Jack Bruckner threw in career-high matching four goals for the Blue Devils, while Jack Rowe went 18-of-26 at the faceoff X with 13 ground balls.
"Georgetown really pops on film," said head coach John Danowski. "They're very impressive, they're well coached. They had great spacing on offense and they play fast. We knew it was going to be a 60-minute battle. We're a good team, we're not great by any stretch and we knew this would be two good teams playing on a Saturday afternoon."
The first half was a tight affair that featured two ties and a two lead changes. The Blue Devils opened the scoring just 57 seconds into the game before Georgetown scored three unanswered for the 3-1 edge late in the fourth quarter.
Duke closed the half with two goals in 16 seconds to even the score 3-3 at the quarter break. Three different Blue Devils tallied goals in the opening quarter. The second quarter started the way the first finished for the Blue Devils as Jack Rowe took the opening faceoff and found Bruckner on the doorstep for the 4-3 lead.
Goals were hard to come by in the second quarter as Georgetown and Duke traded a goal apiece in the final eight minutes with the Blue Devils taking a 5-4 lead into the break.
Duke grabbed its first two-goal lead of the afternoon with a man-up score to start the third quarter, but the Hoyas refused to go away. They quickly rattled off three unanswered in 1:18 to take a 7-6 lead and jumpstart a wild stanza that ended with 10 goals and the Hoyas leading 10-9.
Trailing heading into the fourth quarter for the first time this season, Duke seemingly erased any hopes the Hoyas had of upsetting the Blue Devils. Rowe won the opening faceoff and raced right down the alley for his second tally in as many games. Jones, 59 seconds later, bounced one in and then found Tanner Scott on man-up for the 12-10 lead with 11:22 to play in the game. Less than a minute later Jones gave Duke its largest lead of the game off a pass from Kyle Keenan.
"I thought offensively we were a little timid," Danowski said. "I thought offensively we were a little careless with the ball, which led to some run-outs by them. They did a great job of keeping our offensive middies on the field so you have to give Georgetown a world of credit. Sixty minutes you just have to keep playing and that's one of the things our guys are learning."
Georgetown rallied to make it a one-goal game 13-12 with 4:48 to play, but Duke responded with a pair 40 seconds apart to ice the victory.
Will Haus picked up a season-high six ground balls to lead Duke's play on the faceoff wing. Duke won 21-of-29 draws overall with three of Georgetown's eight wins coming on violations. Haus also added a goal to his stat line.
"The faceoff game is something we work really hard at," Danowski said. "We spend three or four days a week on the team aspect of it. Wing play, clearing, riding and man-down faceoffs, we work on every aspect of the team faceoffs."
The Blue Devils man-up offense went 3-of-3 with three extra-man goals from three different players. Overall, nine different Duke players netted a goal in the win, including senior captain Justin George in his first career start.
In goal, Luke Aaron made 10 saves, including eight in the first half. Nick Marrocco came away with 11 stops for the Hoyas in 60 minutes of action.
Duke opens ACC play next weekend at No. 1 Syracuse. Faceoff is set for March 22 at 12:30 p.m.