Maryland vrs Duke

[laxn]

Always a great game. Both teams have strong attacks, although maryland's is young and only proven against gtown, and strong defenses. I really think it should be a close game but I have to choose Duke 11-9. The games in Durham at 530 this saturday, March 1.

[TCTexas1]

Yea it sucks because i'm a maryland fan. We'll give them a game but Danowski and Greer will be too much

[hvlacrosse311]

I cant wait to watch this game. But i think Dukes attack and defense is gonna win it for them. Im calling it 13-9. They both have great attack, midfield, defense and goalie
But i think Duke is better in all those areas except for the midfield and thats a close race as well.

[lacrosseman192]

Is it going to be on ESPNU or what channel

[billymac864]

it'll be on ESPNU at 5:30

[laxnd8]

duke will most likely win because of their attack, they are just a bit too much to handle for Maryland. but maryland will give them a good fight

[lawrencelax18]

also remember tho that phipps is a solid goalie and if he can step it up even more than last year, he could really be a strong asset. his outlet passes are already really good so if maryland can beat duke in transition, they have a chance.

[hvlacrosse311]

also remember tho that phipps is a solid goalie and if he can step it up even more than last year, he could really be a strong asset. his outlet passes are already really good so if maryland can beat duke in transition, they have a chance.

Yeah but he played horrible against Mt St Mary's, he only saved 25% of his shots, and Duke shoots better than St Marys so he needs to pick his game up. Or Greer will destroy him

[lawrencelax18]

that is true yeah but that's why i'm saying he needs to step up. i should have been more specific: if phipps can be more consistent then they were turn their transitions into good scoring chances. also not letting in goals helps too, haha

[FitzGoalie]

i'm covering this game for lax.com.

and Carolina-Cornell on Sunday.

In other words: Fun Weekend

[laxn]

I agree that Dukes phenomenal attack will be a huge yet necessary challenge for Maryland's defense but I can see Maryland slowing the pace like they did in their win against Hopkins two years ago and controlling possession to limit Duke's possession time. Also, Maryland has played Danowski and Greer many times by now, and their defense looked great against Georgetown so it could get interesting.

[lawrencelax18]

does that mean you get to take the pictures and then write the recaps? thats sick and you must get paid?

[jdturtle02]

It's a shame they couldn't have slipped this game into the Face-Off Classic line-up in Baltimore. They had the stadium all day, what's a couple more hours? Instead, one of the early season's most intriguing match-ups will play second fiddle to the mayhem in M&T Bank Stadium. Can't believe I'm going to miss this one.

The Inside Lacrosse Faceoff Yearbook would have you believe Duke's practice facility has served double duty as a M.A.S.H. unit … injuries, surgeries, crutches, and rehab. But Quint Kessenich has the Blue Devils as his No. 1 team, so my guess is they're recovering well. The return of two of the nation's best attackmen in Danowski and Greer, All-American senior Dan Loftus in cage, and defensive standouts Nick O'Hara (LSM), Ryan McFadyen and Tony McDevitt give this deep Duke team a decisive edge in experience and leadership. Duke's opening games haven't provided much suspense, but it's still early enough in the season we can look at last year for a sense of what to expect.

Despite their brilliant run to the NCAA championship game and gaudy offensive stats, the Blue Devils proved often just how mortal they were in 2007, especially against teams with good defenses and good goalies. They stomped Maryland early, but it wasn't so easy against Loyola (an 8-7 loss); North Carolina (9-7); Cornell (a 7-6 loss); Georgetown (6-4); Hopkins (11-9) and Virginia (7-6 in overtime). The W&Ls in that list don't matter as much as the average score of those games: Duke 7.6 to 6.8. As Dick "Big Man" Edell would say, it took "some luck" for Duke to come out of that stretch 4-2.

This isn't the same Maryland team that lost to Duke 14-7 last March. Brian Phipps isn't an untested freshman back-up goalie anymore. The freshmen attackmen Travis Reed, Grant Catalino and Ryan Young are combining for 8 goals per game. And the Terrapins' traditional strengths at midfield and defense seem to be intact. The offense is clicking well, the transition game has Terp fans excited, and -- no slight of Georgetown intended -- this game is a great opportunity for a still-young but game defensive unit to prove its mettle.

Last year the Terps held Duke's leading goal scorer Greer to a single strike, but Danowski had a career day netting 6 goals and an assist. That shouldn't happen again, and even if it does the Terps appear ready to counter with a stronger and more opportunistic attack. If the Terp defense can disrupt the Greer-Danowski-Quinzani chemistry, I wouldn't be surprised to see Cottle's Kids come out of Durham with the upset.

Duke 10-8

[stegmakk]

jd...your analysis and coverage of MD is phenomenal...
Im surprised you didn't tout their attack more...
all freshmen making HUGE impact...they truly surprised me as I was expecting less of an impact so soon (maybe later in the year or next)...
I figure this to be a little more high scoring Duke 12-10
(I think I'm actually going to root for the Terrapins though to pull off the upset)

[mdlaxman]

go maryland.

[ttacka]

im predicting 12-5 duke

[mdlaxman]

itll be much closer than that.

[QBYattackmen15]

hm...this will be an interesting one. Though alot fo you are putting alot fo weight on that goalies shoulders, but i think the MD D is pretty good as well. But i dont think it really matters what goalie you have, Greer will still out-do him. He showed it against Matt McMonagle last year in the Semi's. Outstanding Goalie, That greer still ended up getting a decent amount of goals against. So its gonna be up the the MD Defense to slide at the right time cause if you slide too early then greers gonna sneak right behind you and capitalize on that mistake, but if you slide to late, anyone on that Duke team will score. my guess(and boy have i been of with these predictions lately...) ill ay Duke in a medium-sized win over MD, not a blowout like they have done against the first 2 teams, but not a nail-biter like a when they played Cornell. Duke 15-10 or somewhere in that 5 goal range., but i think duke will deff get over 12-13 goals. too high powered of an offense to not get over 12 goals.

[Fire_Truck]

I think Maryland can pull this one off. Duke is such a third quarter team, and from what I heard of the gtown game, marylands attack is dynomite. Daniwski is apparently taking it easy beacause of his injury, that should put more pressure on their middies, who are really gonna need to step up this game like in the championship game last season(except they will need to win).
Terps win 14-12

[hvlacrosse311]

I think Maryland can pull this one off. Duke is such a third quarter team, and from what I heard of the gtown game, marylands attack is dynomite. Daniwski is apparently taking it easy beacause of his injury, that should put more pressure on their middies, who are really gonna need to step up this game like in the championship game last season(except they will need to win).
Terps win 14-12

I think they can pull it off too(and im a Duke fan) but i dont think they will. They would have play flawless for four quarters and i dont think that young of a team can play like that. Phipps did horrible in the St. Marys game, only saving 25% of his shots. Im calling it Duke 13-9

[lawrencelax18]

I think Maryland can pull this one off. Duke is such a third quarter team, and from what I heard of the gtown game, marylands attack is dynomite. Daniwski is apparently taking it easy beacause of his injury, that should put more pressure on their middies, who are really gonna need to step up this game like in the championship game last season(except they will need to win).
Terps win 14-12

hahaha taking it easy? he has 16 points in two games....hopefully maryland is ready for him

[Phantanimal]

I don't remember where I saw it... but whoever came up with...

"It is okay to hate Duke again?" Yes, yes it is.

Go MD!

[WarriorLax_9]

i'll tell you guys what...watch out for the catalino brothers to have big game (duke's mike and maryland's grant...freshman of the week last week) and the young brothers(ryan's on maryland)


i played with grant and my bro played with them both and they are too competitive to lose this game..it'll be fun to watch

[laxer6]

Alot of people are talking up Phipps but the kid hasn't played in a full game yet this season. He's not 4 quarter game ready and that is going to kill this squad. Plus these freshman on Maryland have yet to play a defense with 3 all americans and one of the top d middies in the country. Also Maryland's defense has yet to see an attack anywhere near as talented as Duke's. Duke has solid midfield depth, a scary d (esp. for freshman) and the best attack in the country. If Maryland is going to get close it will be on the backs of Max Ritz and Dan Groot this is the game that the vets have to step up in.

[hvlacrosse311]

Why hasnt Ritz been playing?

[duke4life40]

NO dude duke will pwn danowski is just to beats and lostus in the cage shya bra

[Meade Lacrosse]

NO dude duke will pwn danowski is just to beats and lostus in the cage shya bra

What... the hell was that?


Is being "to beats," a good thing?

[hvlacrosse311]

NO dude duke will pwn danowski is just to beats and lostus in the cage shya bra

well since you put it that way, way to prove a point..........

[lawrencelax18]

NO dude duke will pwn danowski is just to beats and lostus in the cage shya bra

can you please repeat that in english? thanks

[scarsdalelax08]

any score updates for duke maryland?

[nclaxcghs12]

its at 530 tonight

going to be a great game

[AM14]

Duke's jerseys are the sexiest things ever..

[Habach]

Score please!

[ekajsk8er]

4-1 Duke

Danowskis goal was sick.

[BLUEJAYSFAN9]

6-2 Sieverts scores

[ekajsk8er]

6-2 end of the first. Goals from Danowski, Greer, Quinzani, Manley, and 2 from Ross for Duke, 1 from Sieverts and 1 from Travis Reed for Maryland.

[Lax Rat 2009]

What the score?
Half time yet?

[mdlaxman]

http://www.laxpower.com/lagr/updates/

click on the md vs duke game to get updates

9-3 duke at the half

[chuckdke]

is it just me, or does matt ward sound like a chick.

[laxer6]

Anyone have a boxscore?

[DJ Death]

15-7 duke final

[QBYattackmen15]

its a beautiful thing...i mean it was a bigger difference between scores than i would have imagined,i was htinkg 3-4 goal difference not ,what was it like 8 or something?, i ws very pleased to see that many people on duke got goals. including D-mid and long poles. but the scoring was veryspread out among the players. good game for duke. O.K. for MD if you look away form the L in the column. didnt play horrible, but Duke is just at a level of their own.

[laxplayanumba30]

i was at this game. i almost cried when danowski had that diving behind the back goal. duke's defense played really well, slides were right on and they recovered very quickly. maryland's offense couldn't really get much going against the d. duke(i think) won a majority of the faceoffs. travis reed had a couple nice lefty cranks into the upper corners. and the dino-greer-quinzani line played incredible

[jdturtle02]

Duke 15-7
Okay, so maybe it's better that I spent the day in Baltimore after all. Tried to enjoy going out to dinner with friends after the Face-off Classic, but a couple of "buddies" kept texting me the score from Durham. And like a fool, I had to look … Guess it was midway through the second quarter when I decided to pass on dessert. By the beginning of the fourth, with Duke up 12-4, I was just looking for a way out of paying the check.

This was a major statement game for Duke. I picked the Blue Devils to win -- along with everyone else -- but I sure didn't expect them to take the Terps to the woodshed. And there was no comfort checking the stat sheet, either. I was partly correct -- Greer and Danowski put up 5 goals instead of the 7 they scored last year. But Brad Ross (3g/1a), Max Quinzani (3g), Mike Manley (1g/1a) and Ned Crotty (1g/3a) stepped up bigtime, along with goalie Dan Loftus (.667 save percentage) and an inspired, suffocating defense. Duke dominated in ground balls (46-25), face-offs (17 of 26, .654 win percentage), shots (40-26) and shots on goal (27-19). If I hadn't seen the way Hopkins dismantled Princeton in the Classic, Duke would be my No. 1 team for sure this week.

To Maryland's credit, it looks like the Terps hung tough in the second half, being outscored 6-4, but the game was pretty much decided by halftime. Travis Reed had 3 goals and classmate Ryan Young had two assists, but it was a tough night for the freshmen attack unit. Jeremy Sieverts had two goals, and Max Ritz added another from the midfield. Jason Carter spent the first half in cage (.400 save %), and Brian Phipps the second half (.500). The good news is the Terrapins went 2-1 on the road to open the season, and are 1-1 against the top five. They'll need to get over this setback soon with a home date against Towson coming up March 8.

Laxer6: go to: http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/stats/2007-2008/md030108.html

[laxer6]

Cottle needs to settle on one goalie. The 2 goalie situation can stop them from reaching their potential.

[Prof. Mushroom]

Anyone have a boxscore?

http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=181862
Here. Though you pry already found one...

[jdturtle02]

Right ... I've felt that way too. But Cottle "builds" teams, and I like the fact that Phipps isn't being thrown in the way he was last year. Carter is pretty good and is a junior, Phipps is the Terps' future. Some coaches would say competition makes everyone better ... when you look at the Terps' schedule, it may help this team to have two battle-tested goalies. I think one will emerge as the main guy. Let's face it, Duke was better tonight than both of them.

[laxer6]

Danowski's behind the back made espn's top 10. Cottle has a huge advantage over the next year considering when he recruits he doesn't have to recruit attack. If he is going to give Carter more minutes than he should redshirt Phipps(if he still can I don't know much on those rules) That way in 2011 he will have a top notch goalie and the top attack in the ncaa. I really don't expect Maryland to lose many more games this season though. Tough spot that he's in right now but it will all pay off.

[hvlacrosse311]

After seeing Danowski's around the world shot they should just call Rabil and tell him hes not winning Tewaarton this year. Hes so amazing, its like watching the Pope play lacrosse but better, thats how godly Danowski is.

[FitzGoalie]

this was a great game, very fun to watch.

my write-up is online now:

http://www.lax.com/stories/1945

[DJ Death]

off topic, but fitz, how much do you make as a contributor to lax.com?

[FitzGoalie]

100 bones per story