Fall Lax News and Notes

[burnspbesq]

Duke is traditionally one of the last D1 programs to formally announce its schedule, but we can reverse-engineer it using other team’s announcements.

So far, we know that the Blue Devils will open at home on February 1 against Air Force. We’ve also learned that the traditional mid-April meeting with Marquette is on.

Today’s big news is that the top-ranked faceoff specialist in the high school class of 2020, Jake Naso from St. Anthony’s on Long Island, has changed his commitment from UVa to Duke. He will join Friar teammates Brennan O’Neill and Aidan Danenza as cornerstones of what might turn out to be a second consecutive top-ranked class.

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/recruiting-top-ranked-fogo-jake-naso-20-st-anthony-s-n-y-flips-from-uva-to-duke/55397

[budwom]

Duke is traditionally one of the last D1 programs to formally announce its schedule, but we can reverse-engineer it using other team’s announcements.

So far, we know that the Blue Devils will open at home on February 1 against Air Force. We’ve also learned that the traditional mid-April meeting with Marquette is on.

Today’s big news is that the top-ranked faceoff specialist in the high school class of 2020, Jake Naso from St. Anthony’s on Long Island, has changed his commitment from UVa to Duke. He will join Friar teammates Brennan O’Neill and Aidan Danenza as cornerstones of what might turn out to be a second consecutive top-ranked class.

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/recruiting-top-ranked-fogo-jake-naso-20-st-anthony-s-n-y-flips-from-uva-to-duke/55397

whoa! (I see he previously had decommitted from BU)....let's hold on to him!

[duke79]

Duke is traditionally one of the last D1 programs to formally announce its schedule, but we can reverse-engineer it using other team’s announcements.

So far, we know that the Blue Devils will open at home on February 1 against Air Force. We’ve also learned that the traditional mid-April meeting with Marquette is on.

Today’s big news is that the top-ranked faceoff specialist in the high school class of 2020, Jake Naso from St. Anthony’s on Long Island, has changed his commitment from UVa to Duke. He will join Friar teammates Brennan O’Neill and Aidan Danenza as cornerstones of what might turn out to be a second consecutive top-ranked class.

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/recruiting-top-ranked-fogo-jake-naso-20-st-anthony-s-n-y-flips-from-uva-to-duke/55397

VERY good news! Gotta win those faceoffs!

[duke2x]

I'm surprised about the Marquette game. I figured that we only played them because of the Amplo-Danowski relationship. I guess they signed a longer contract than I expected, but 4/18 is confirmed: https://gomarquette.com/schedule.aspx?path=mlax

Add @Denver 2/15 to the list. This is typically one of the critical games on our schedule.

https://denverpioneers.com/schedule.aspx?path=mlax

[burnspbesq]

Jacksonville comes to Koskinen for a rare Tuesday night game on March 10.

[burnspbesq]

Duke travels down 40/85 in Week Two to visit High Point on February 8.

Gotta give the Panthers credit for not backing down, non-conference schedule-wise: as if playing Duke and Virginia wasn’t enough, this year they added Maryland.

Coach Danowski leads the national team into action this weekend at the US Lacrosse Fall Classic, with matchups against Canada and UVa. Both games will be streamed on LSN.

[duke2x]

In an effort to turn the page on 2019, which has been frequently disappointing outside of baseball, Duke hosts Utah on 5/2/20. What is the new ACC Championship format?

https://utahutes.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=1484

[burnspbesq]

In an effort to turn the page on 2019, which has been frequently disappointing outside of baseball, Duke hosts Utah on 5/2/20. What is the new ACC Championship format?

https://utahutes.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=1484

Haven’t seen an announcement from the conference yet. Personally, i hated last year’s format. I’d love to go back to a one-weekend deal a week earlier than most conferences.

In other news, the Duke women’s program took a huge hit as leading returning scorer and single-season goal-scoring record-holder Charlotte North transferred to BC. The Eagles scored another high-profile transfer when Rachel Hall, the consensus top goaltender in the HS class of 2018, left Oregon after her freshman season. North (Episcopal) and Hall (The Woodlands) are arguably the two best women’s players ever to come out of Texas.

[burnspbesq]

The St. Anthony’s connection bears more fruit, as Duke gets a verbal commitment from the top-ranked player in the junior class.

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/breaking-il-s-no-1-junior-andrew-mcadorey-st-anthony-s-n-y-commits-to-duke/55505

[chrishoke]

https://boys.team91lacrosse.com/20-crush-andrew-mcadorey-commits-to-duke/

[burnspbesq]

Imagine if Zion and R.J. had committed on the same day.

That’s the level of recruiting success Coach Dano and his staff are enjoying with the high school class of 2021 (assuming none of them change their minds in the year before they can put pen to paper).

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/2021-recruiting-duke-s-masterful-24-hour-run-and-four-more-recent-winners/55542

[DST Fan]

The 2020 roster is now posted at Go Duke and I saw two items I thought were newsworthy.

CJ Carpenter is back for another year. When he went on his scoring tear at the end of last season, it was widely reported that CJ had missed 2018 with an injury. Hopefully, he will continue to build on last year’s success.

A bigger surprise (at least for me) is that Turner Uppgren is listed on the roster as a graduate student. His bio confirms he redshirted in 2016. I thought Turner provided consistent goaltending last year and, given that none of the other goalies on last year’s roster played extensively, I had thought that the goalie position could be a potential problem in 2020.

[budwom]

The 2020 roster is now posted at Go Duke and I saw two items I thought were newsworthy.

CJ Carpenter is back for another year. When he went on his scoring tear at the end of last season, it was widely reported that CJ had missed 2018 with an injury. Hopefully, he will continue to build on last year’s success.

A bigger surprise (at least for me) is that Turner Uppgren is listed on the roster as a graduate student. His bio confirms he redshirted in 2016. I thought Turner provided consistent goaltending last year and, given that none of the other goalies on last year’s roster played extensively, I had thought that the goalie position could be a potential problem in 2020.

thanks for posting that...I had noted Uppgren (he was indeed solid last year) but missed on Carpenter...I'm still distressed about how we gave away the UVA game to end the season. Ouch.

[bigperm13]

thanks for posting that...I had noted Uppgren (he was indeed solid last year) but missed on Carpenter...I'm still distressed about how we gave away the UVA game to end the season. Ouch.

Me too re the last game of the season. That pass out of bounds. Nightmares. Compiling this epic class in 2021 is helping a bit.

[chrishoke]

Me too re the last game of the season. That pass out of bounds. Nightmares. Compiling this epic class in 2021 is helping a bit.

Damn. I had forgotten that.

By the way, did all of our 21 class sign letters of intent?

[sagegrouse]

Me too re the last game of the season. That pass out of bounds. Nightmares. Compiling this epic class in 2021 is helping a bit.

This is wa-a-a-ay too soon!

[bigperm13]

Damn. I had forgotten that.

By the way, did all of our 21 class sign letters of intent?

Not for another year. They could all change their mind.

[burnspbesq]

Not for another year. They could all change their mind.

I believe that substantially all of the 20’s signed last week. IL had a photo of the St. Anthony’s signing day ceremony that included four kids in Duke sweatshirts—O’Neill, Naso, Danenza, and a young woman I didn’t recognize.

[burnspbesq]

One Duke freshman and three 2020 commits survived the latest round of cuts for the U.S. U-19 team.

Congrats to the two Jakes (Caputo and Naso), Brennan O’Neill, and Cole Krauss.

72 days til Air Force.

[chrishoke]

Duke Quartet Picked for 26-Player U.S. Training Roster

https://goduke.com/news/2019/11/21/mens-lacrosse-duke-quartet-picked-for-26-player-us-training-roster.aspx

[duke2x]

Interesting (at least I think so) notes:

The ACC tournament is only 4 teams and 1 weekend. If we don't make the ACC Tournament, there is no makeup game. This is why we have Utah in the old pre-NCAA spot.
The ACC is moving some games to Thursdays, which I guess means moving 1 home and 1 away game for each team to be fair.

[burnspbesq]

Two more pieces of schedule intel, from which we can infer a third.

Duke is at Towson on Saturday, March 14.

The Cheats come to town on Thursday night, March 26.

In recent years, the Cheats have been the second ACC game, so we can infer that Duke plays Cuse at home some time on the weekend of March 19-22.

[duke2x]

There are no changes to Syracuse, UNC, and UVA (Th/S TBD). I would assume ND is the same.

Add @Loyola on 3/7. https://loyolagreyhounds.com/news/2019/11/25/mens-lacrosse-announces-2020-schedule-including-eight-home-games.aspx

The only significant question is whether we play Penn again in the same spot.

[burnspbesq]

Coach Dano called in 37 players for the U.S. Lacrosse Spring Premiere, January 4-5 at Univ. of Incarnate Word in San Antonio. Three Duke alums are included: Will Haus, Justin Guterding, and Deemer Class. They will join four current and future Blue Devils who will be coming in to join the U-19s as they start preparation for this summer’s U-19 world championship. With the world championship still over two years away, it’s a chance for younger players to win mind-share with Dano and his staff.

The senior team plays the Japanese national team on Saturday afternoon and goes Blue vs. White on Sunday. The U-19s play Edge (a top Canadian junior club team) on Saturday and Japan on Sunday.

For Gut and Deemer, it’s their first callups, and deserved in both cases given their 2019 PLL seasons. Will returns after a solid performance as a last-minute addition to the squad for the 2018 world championship.

Hell yeah I’m planning to go: it’s only two hours away, and with my retirement becoming official on 12/31 I’ll have nothing but time. Hope to see some of y’all there.

[chrishoke]

Congrats on your retirement Burn. More time for Duke sports!

[burnspbesq]

One of the few remaining holes in Duke’s 2020 schedule has been filled: Richmond is the Week Five opponent, coming to town on Saturday 2/29.

[BlueDevil16]

Any news on a potential 6th team to add to the ACC men’s lax profile? Still one team short of an auto-bid, right (Although I know the conference is good enough where it shouldn’t matter)

[duke2x]

I would not look for it in the near future. When Hop decided to join the Big 10, it requires an existing school to add a men's team (Title IX problems) or expansion. The ACC has no problem getting every deserving team in the tournament. We just need to make the ACC tournament to get in.

[53n206]

duke2x: "We just need to make the ACC tournament to get in."[/QUOTE]

Do you mean for an automatic bid?

[Bob Green]

Do you mean for an automatic bid?

ACC does not receive an automatic bid.

[MCFinARL]

I would not look for it in the near future. When Hop decided to join the Big 10, it requires an existing school to add a men's team (Title IX problems) or expansion. The ACC has no problem getting every deserving team in the tournament. We just need to make the ACC tournament to get in.


duke2x: "We just need to make the ACC tournament to get in."


Do you mean for an automatic bid?

As Bob Green noted, there is no automatic bid for the ACC because there are not 6 teams. I think duke2x's point is more that the quality of the ACC is so high that it's fairly likely four of the five teams will get in at large, but the fifth team--which probably has already lost at least 3 ACC games and, in the new format, will not get a guaranteed exhibition game against an Ivy League or similar quality opponent--will have a hard time getting in.

That being said, we can't count on all four ACC tournament teams getting into the NCAA tournament--that ultimately depends on how the rest of the season plays out.

[burnspbesq]

GaTech still has Title IX and facilities issues, but BC and VaTech ran out of excuses quite a while ago.

It would take Louisville longer to become competitive because unlike the other three, the Cards don’t have a natural recruiting area

[budwom]

GaTech still has Title IX and facilities issues, but BC and VaTech ran out of excuses quite a while ago.

It would take Louisville longer to become competitive because unlike the other three, the Cards don’t have a natural recruiting area

BC is inexcusable given their proximity to so many schools (public and private) that excel in lax...

[sagegrouse]

GaTech still has Title IX and facilities issues, but BC and VaTech ran out of excuses quite a while ago.

It would take Louisville longer to become competitive because unlike the other three, the Cards don’t have a natural recruiting area


BC is inexcusable given their proximity to so many schools (public and private) that excel in lax...

Just musing, but all five ACC teams are among the best in the country. There could be competitive concerns from a men's lacrosse start-up.

[MCFinARL]

Just musing, but all five ACC teams are among the best in the country. There could be competitive concerns from a men's lacrosse start-up.

Well, yes. Agree with Burns that both BC and VaTech are well situated to start men's lax programs, but you are right that they would have to invest major energy and resources to develop programs that could be reasonably competitive in the league within, say, 3-5 years. They may lack the necessary desire and/or the necessary patience.

[CrazyNotCrazie]

BC is inexcusable given their proximity to so many schools (public and private) that excel in lax...

BC had varsity men's lax until 2002 - I believe I saw them play Duke in the 90s. So there is some history there, though these days, I would call that ancient history. I am guessing that adding men's lacrosse is a very low priority for them right now, given the Title 9 issues involved, unless a rich alum was willing to help endow the program. It would be great to round out the ACC but starting a money losing team that is going to get slaughtered in-conference for at least a few years doesn't sound very appealing if I'm BC, particularly if they have to add women's scholarships to make it happen.

[duke2x]

As Bob Green noted, there is no automatic bid for the ACC because there are not 6 teams. I think duke2x's point is more that the quality of the ACC is so high that it's fairly likely four of the five teams will get in at large, but the fifth team--which probably has already lost at least 3 ACC games and, in the new format, will not get a guaranteed exhibition game against an Ivy League or similar quality opponent--will have a hard time getting in.

That being said, we can't count on all four ACC tournament teams getting into the NCAA tournament--that ultimately depends on how the rest of the season plays out.

This is my point. The ACC has averaged about 4.5/5 in the NCAA after Syracuse/ND expansion. It all comes down to the RPI formula except for the last at-large, which tends to be subjective. If we went undefeated non-conference next year (wins over Denver, Richmond, Loyola(MD), Towson, and probably Penn) but went 0-4 in the ACC, we would get in. The same would apply to any ACC team.

The lacrosse schedule is officially overdue since 12/15 was the deadline. (I'm sure the Sunday extends it to Monday.)

[budwom]

BC had varsity men's lax until 2002 - I believe I saw them play Duke in the 90s. So there is some history there, though these days, I would call that ancient history. I am guessing that adding men's lacrosse is a very low priority for them right now, given the Title 9 issues involved, unless a rich alum was willing to help endow the program. It would be great to round out the ACC but starting a money losing team that is going to get slaughtered in-conference for at least a few years doesn't sound very appealing if I'm BC, particularly if they have to add women's scholarships to make it happen.

good points...personally I just don't see Virginia Tech as that great an opportunity over there in the hills...UVA they are not.

[jimsumner]

Boston College, Virginia Tech and Louisville all have women's lacrosse teams. That means adding a men's lacrosse team for any of these schools would mandate finding a comparable women's sport to start.

Adding two sports for the privilege of getting your teeth kicked in by the traditional powers for the foreseeable future would seem to be a tough sell.

Maybe Clemson can use some of that football spare change to add two lacrosse programs.

[jd41117]

NCSU would seem to have the, long-past, pedigree to restart a program. The Wolfies made the NCAAs in 1979, when only eight teams were invited to the dance. Cockerton is still in the discussion as
one of the greatest attackmen of all time and Tim Nelson started there before moving on to Syracuse when State dropped the sport. I hoped that Debbie Yow would start the program back up, but I'm not sure the interest was there. VT did have a varsity program at the same time as State did, but they never came close to State's success.

[jimsumner]

NCSU would seem to have the, long-past, pedigree to restart a program. The Wolfies made the NCAAs in 1979, when only eight teams were invited to the dance. Cockerton is still in the discussion as
one of the greatest attackmen of all time and Tim Nelson started there before moving on to Syracuse when State dropped the sport. I hoped that Debbie Yow would start the program back up, but I'm not sure the interest was there. VT did have a varsity program at the same time as State did, but they never came close to State's success.

I live in Raleigh and likewise have heard nothing to suggest significant interest in re-starting the program.

The official reason for disbanding the program was that State couldn't recruit in-state players, thus requiring out-of-state tuition, thus making it an expensive program.

Not completely untrue. And NC prep lacrosse has improved to the point where top players are ACC caliber.

But they also had a team of sociopaths. Not all of them, maybe not most of them. But enough to give the program a big black eye.

[fuse]

I live in Raleigh and likewise have heard nothing to suggest significant interest in re-starting the program.

The official reason for disbanding the program was that State couldn't recruit in-state players, thus requiring out-of-state tuition, thus making it an expensive program.

Not completely untrue. And NC prep lacrosse has improved to the point where top players are ACC caliber.

But they also had a team of sociopaths. Not all of them, maybe not most of them. But enough to give the program a big black eye.

Not sure why this post made me think of this idea. and yet here goes...
The Dixie Classic was before my time, and I expect you’d need a different name today; reinventing that tournament with Duke, ***, Wake, and State as an early lacrosse season kickoff would be phenomenal.

[burnspbesq]

How about a single-site, one-weekend ACC-Big Ten Challenge? One game Friday night and double-headers Saturday and Sunday at an MLS stadium.

ND - Michigan Friday night.
Duke - Ohio State and Virginia - Penn State on Saturday
Cuse - Hop and Cheats - Turtles on Sunday.

Would be awesome. Sorry, Rutgers fans.

[53n206]

Would vote for "Carolina Classic" but for obvious reason. How 'bout simply "The Southern Games"?

[burnspbesq]

No, this has nothing to do with “The Prisoner.”

IL’s pre-season Top 20 is out, and Duke is sitting behind UVa, Penn State, Yale, Murlund, and Penn, and just ahead of ND and Cuse. On Duke’s non-conference schedule, Towson and High Point are ranked 18 and 17, respectively. The Cheats are at number eleven.

[burnspbesq]

And yes, it is Penn in Week Four, on a neutral field in Charlotte. Quakers’ schedule is up.

So there it is, in all its gruesome majesty, Duke’s non-conference schedule: Air Force, High Point, Denver, Penn, Richmond, Jacksonville, Loyola, Towson, Marquette, and Utah. Five ranked, and it’s likely that Richmond didn’t miss by much.

45 days to go.

[duke2x]

How about a single-site, one-weekend ACC-Big Ten Challenge? One game Friday night and double-headers Saturday and Sunday at an MLS stadium.

ND - Michigan Friday night.
Duke - Ohio State and Virginia - Penn State on Saturday
Cuse - Hop and Cheats - Turtles on Sunday.

Would be awesome. Sorry, Rutgers fans.

As much as I (and TV) might like the idea, I don't see it happening. It would need to be in February when Big 10 schools (+ND) really can't host big games, and the ACC probably doesn't want to yield any ground to the Big 10. I also think Rutgers would be in over Michigan. Michigan is a good example of how long it can take to build a lacrosse program from scratch.

[burnspbesq]

Another pre-season poll, this time the Nike/USLacrosse version. Duke is at number five.

https://www.uslaxmagazine.com/college/men/penn-state-ranked-no-1-in-nike-usl-division-i-men’s-preseason-top-20

[burnspbesq]

The Duke women come in at number 18 (sixth among seven ranked ACC teams) in the pre-season IL poll.

[burnspbesq]

Cheats lose their top 2020 recruit.

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/recruiting-eyeing-two-sports-il-s-no-5-senior-xavier-arline-decommits-from-unc/55712

[TKG]

Cheats lose their top 2020 recruit.

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/recruiting-eyeing-two-sports-il-s-no-5-senior-xavier-arline-decommits-from-unc/55712

That’s a shame....

[chrishoke]

Cheats lose their top 2020 recruit.

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/recruiting-eyeing-two-sports-il-s-no-5-senior-xavier-arline-decommits-from-unc/55712

Dos Duke football have any interest in the young man?

[sagegrouse]

Dos Duke football have any interest in the young man?

Quote from linked story:

According to multiple sources, it was a "mutual parting of ways" after Arline elected not to sign a NLI with the Tar Heels in November, having accumulated a handful of Division I football offers in the past year. On Thursday afternoon, Arline went to Twitter to announce the news regarding his long-standing verbal commitment to the Tar Heels' lacrosse program.

[burnspbesq]

The lads at College Crosse posted their All-Decade selections, and five former Blue Devils were honored. Myles made the first team, Deemer, Jordan, and Will the second, and Brendan the third.

One could, I suppose, grumble a bit about Gut and CVR being overlooked—but Loyola fans have a really serious beef. How you construct three All-Decade teams without Scott Ratliff or Josh Hawkins is quite beyond me.

Merry Christmas, y’all. 37 days til Air Force.

[burnspbesq]

Looks like Opening Day at Koskinen (only 30 days away!) will feature a double-header.

Bucknell’s 2020 schedule, released Tuesday, has them playing Furman in Durham on 2/1. That could be fun: the Bison’s devotion to the ten-man ride can lead to plenty of unsettled situations.

[-jk]

Looks like Opening Day at Koskinen (only 30 days away!) will feature a double-header.

Bucknell’s 2020 schedule, released Tuesday, has them playing Furman in Durham on 2/1. That could be fun: the Bison’s devotion to the ten-man ride can lead to plenty of unsettled situations.

OK, what's a "ten-man ride"?

-jk

[burnspbesq]

OK, what's a "ten-man ride"?

-jk

An all-out attempt to win back possession after a save or turnover in the offensive half. Usually a combination of man and zone principles, with the goalie (the tenth man) having away-from-the-crease defensive responsibilities. Can force turnovers because the clearing team has no automatic open look (especially nowadays with the 20-second clearing clock), but can also lead to longpoles scoring from 70 or more yards out, or players beating a double-team and running at an open net (remember Jordan’s last goal in the 2014 championship game?). Many teams go to it if they are trailing late in the fourth quarter and need to force turnovers. Bucknell comes off the bus in it.

[-jk]

An all-out attempt to win back possession after a save or turnover in the offensive half. Usually a combination of man and zone principles, with the goalie (the tenth man) having away-from-the-crease defensive responsibilities. Can force turnovers because the clearing team has no automatic open look (especially nowadays with the 20-second clearing clock), but can also lead to longpoles scoring from 70 or more yards out, or players beating a double-team and running at an open net (remember Jordan’s last goal in the 2014 championship game?). Many teams go to it if they are trailing late in the fourth quarter and need to force turnovers. Bucknell comes off the bus in it.

Thanks. I've been (very slowly) picking up more about Lax.

-jk

[duke2x]

Looks like Opening Day at Koskinen (only 30 days away!) will feature a double-header.

Bucknell’s 2020 schedule, released Tuesday, has them playing Furman in Durham on 2/1. That could be fun: the Bison’s devotion to the ten-man ride can lead to plenty of unsettled situations.

By my count, we have 1 opening on the schedule and Furman owes a home game after last year.

[chrishoke]

Duke lacrosse schedule announced.
https://goduke.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/schedule

[duke2x]

Duke lacrosse schedule announced.
https://goduke.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/schedule

Thanks! Consider yourself sporked. I've been waiting to put the details on my calendar too long. Now I can impatiently wait for the football schedule ca. Jan 15-Feb 1.

I got Furman right on the wrong day.

[burnspbesq]

Beautiful afternoon in San Antonio for the spring premiere. At halftime, the U-19s lead a club all-star team, 12-1.

Brennan had a hat trick on four shots in about 22 minutes. Get used to hearing terms like “beast” and “matchup nightmare.” Jake Naso is 2-2 on face offs and came close to scoring on one that he won out the front.

Caputo and Krauss are not dressed.

[budwom]

Perhaps time to resurrect this thread as the heroic Blue Devils take on Air Force 2pm Saturday on your ACC Network.

Meanwhile it might seem that the ACC lax coaches are lacking some respeck for our lads, as they've picked us to finish fourth in the ACC (out of five teams).
Meanwhile the Nike preseason national polls puts Duke in fifth place.

[53n206]

Perhaps 4th is where the other coaches would like to see us.

[DST Fan]

The pregame weather forecast is remarkably good for the first day of February—some sun and a 50 degree temperature. The ACC Network is carrying the game at 2:00.

I am not sure what to expect from the team this year, but maybe flying under the radar at beginning of this season is not a bad thing.

[DST Fan]

Inside Lacrosse reported earlier today that Joe Robertson has suffered a knee injury and a team spokesperson has confirmed he will miss at least the Air Force game. More information is expected in a day or two. Sadly, this is reminiscent of last year, when Brad Smith was unable to play early in the season after foot surgery.


https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/duke-s-joe-robertson-sustained-a-knee-injury-out-vs-air-force/55873

[chrishoke]

Inside Lacrosse reported earlier today that Joe Robertson has suffered a knee injury and a team spokesperson has confirmed he will miss at least the Air Force game. More information is expected in a day or two. Sadly, this is reminiscent of last year, when Brad Smith was unable to play early in the season after foot surgery.


https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/duke-s-joe-robertson-sustained-a-knee-injury-out-vs-air-force/55873

Well damn.