Men's Lacrosse Faces No. 10 Duke on Long Island

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HANOVER, N.H. - After snapping its losing streak with a win over Holy Cross, the Dartmouth men's lacrosse team will look to build momentum as the Big Green face 10th-ranked Duke at 12 p.m. on Saturday at Stony Brook University.

Stony Brook Athletics will team with Lacrosse Unlimited, Inc. and the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities for the event that will donate a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales to the Cody Center. Lacrosse for Autism was created by Brendan and Jennifer Fleming of St. James, New York to bring Autism awareness to the Long Island lacrosse community. Each festival-style event for Lacrosse for Autism is based on sharing Autism resources and information with families and friends touched by a child with Autism.

Tickets and event information are available at www.goseawolves.org, www.lax4autism.com, Stony Brook Athletics Ticket office (631-632-9653), Lacrosse Unlimited retail locations and www.lacrosseunlimited.com. For more information about Autism and The Cody Center, please visit their website at www.stonybrookmedicalcenter.org/codycenter/.

THIS TIME OUT
The Big Green come into the weekend contest with a 2-5 mark overall, while the Blue Devils travel north with a 7-3 record. Duke is coming off a 9-5 win over No. 19 Georgetown and Dartmouth earned its first win in five games after defeating Holy Cross on Tuesday.

LAST TIME OUT
Senior captain Tim Daniels (Duxbury, Mass.) netted three goals and added two assists in the 10-9 win over the Crusaders, while juniors Ari Sussman (New Haven, Conn.) and Christopher Root (Houston, Texas) posted a pair of goals apiece. Sussman also added an assist and Root was credited with the game-winner with just over four minutes remaining. Freshman Fergus Campbell (New Canaan, Conn.) earned his first collegiate victory in his second career start. He made 13 stops in the crease for the Big Green.

SCOUTING THE BIG GREEN
Dartmouth is led by Daniels, who has tallied seven goals and added six assists for a team-high 13 points. His six assists is also a team-high. Senior captain Brian Koch (Rye, N.Y.) is the team's top goal getter with 10 on the season, including five coming in the last to Bryant earlier this season. Koch has posted two assists to go along with the 10 scores for 12 points. Senior Jimmy Mullen (Mt. Lebanon, Pa.) has 12 points with nine goals and three assists. Daniels has been the main contributor on faceoffs, winning 45-of-80 for a .562 win percentage, with his 32 ground balls leading the team as well. Between the pipes, freshman Fergus Campbell (New Canaan, Conn.) is coming off his first collegiate victory on Tuesday at Holy Cross in his second career start. He posted 13 saves in the win and helped the Big Green hold on for a 10-9 win with a key save down the stretch. Campbell is the third goaltender to appear for Dartmouth this season. He is joined by senior Pat Marshall (Lutherville, Md.) and junior Michael Novosel (Somers, N.Y.) as starters for the Big Green.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS
Senior Ned Crotty leads the Duke offense with 37 points with 11 goals and an ACC-best 26 assists. Fellow attackman Max Quinzani is the top goal scorer for the Blue Devils with 27 tallies, including a league-best seven man-up scores, and three helpers for 30 points. Freshman Justin Turri has 16 points, while Brad Ross and Zach Howell both have 15 apiece. Duke has seven players with double digit points through the 10 games. Senior Sam Payton is the top faceoff player, going 88-of-158 for a .557 win percentage and a team-high 53 ground balls. Junior defenseman Parker McKee leads all defensemen with 42 ground balls, while fellow longstick CJ Costabile has three goals and four assists and 37 ground balls to his name. Defensively, Duke has allowed nine or fewer goals in eight games this season. In goal, senior Rob Schroeder is coming off of a career performance of 14 saves. He is 7-3 overall with an 8.01 goals against average and .480 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY
Dartmouth meets up with Duke for the 12th time this weekend. The Blue Devils have dominated the series with an unblemished 11-0 record against the Big Green. This marks the second-straight year the two teams are meeting at a neutral site as the game benefits the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities. Dartmouth fell to Duke, 16-9, last season in Uniondale, N.Y.

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