Lax: The 2021 Season

[Native]

4-0 Duke nearing the end of the 1Q. Sowers with a first-quarter hat trick.

[DoubleBlue]

Nice start for the Duke Men, 4-0 over High Point in the first quarter!

[Native]

Pretty dumb sequence of events to end the quarter. Duke almost forces a turnover, but the ref accidentally kicks the ball and it winds up back in High Point’s possession. Adler makes a great save but gets caught out-of-net and High Point scores an easy one. Bad beat.

4-1 Duke at the end of the 1Q.

[jimsumner]

Pretty dumb sequence of events to end the quarter. Duke almost forces a turnover, but the ref accidentally kicks the ball and it winds up back in High Point’s possession. Adler makes a great save but gets caught out-of-net and High Point scores an easy one. Bad beat.

4-1 Duke at the end of the 1Q.

Does the official get an assist?

[Native]

Does the official get an assist?

Officially, he gets an unofficial one.

12-6 Duke midway through the 3Q.

[chrishoke]

This board is dead today. 13-6 Duke. Sloppy play.

[TKG]

God are we being lackadaisical with ball. I know we are ahead, comfortably, but dear lord.

[Native]

God are we being lackadaisical with ball. I know we are ahead, comfortably, but dear lord.

Really hoping to see more out of our midfield the rest of the way. We know we have the talent at attack and on close defense but the play from our middies is what’s going to make or break us this month, especially in the clearing game.

[chrishoke]

God are we being lackadaisical with ball. I know we are ahead, comfortably, but dear lord.

Yep. A good team beats us today.

[TKG]

Has Coach D been resting his starters? I mean the last half dozen possessions we look like a different team.

[chrishoke]

Sowers, Adler and our faceoff guy have saved our butts today.

[peloton]

This board is dead today.

Wallace Wade-like, huh?

[Native]

Game’s not over yet. High Point on a 3-0 run to make it 15-10 Duke with 6:00 left. Need to wake up.

[chrishoke]

We have not scored in 8 minutes.

[chrishoke]

Great assist by Brendan.

[TKG]

Unimpressive win and inconsistent play if this team aspires to a national title.

[Native]

16-10 Duke is your final. We play the winner of Loyola/Denver next weekend with a trip to the Final Four on the line.

[DST Fan]

Duke was sloppy at times, but I believe High Point was much improved over the team we saw in early March. I thought it was interesting that Coach D opted to go with three midfields. I don't recall seeing JP Basile playing midfield before today and the third midfield of Lowrie (3 goals), Walsh (1 assist), and Quigley provided an unexpected boost.

[CrazyNotCrazie]

16-10 Duke is your final. We play the winner of Loyola/Denver next weekend with a trip to the Final Four on the line.

First half Loyola is looking really good on the road - up 9-4 at the half.

[DukieInKansas]

First half Loyola is looking really good on the road - up 9-4 at the half.

Which is a better match up for Duke? Wondering if I should be cheering for a specific team.