The #17 Delaware Blue Hens (3-1) ventured to Koskinen Stadium in Durham NC. to take on the #7, Duke Blue Devils (5-1).
Duke was in control from whistle to whistle but, couldn’t put away the pesky Blue Hens and battled for a 19-14 win.
Tye Kurtz (4g, 1a) scored off a Nick Jessen (1a) set up to give the visitors a lead with 13:21 to go.
Setting the stage, Duke went on a three goal flurry with long pole, Defensive Player of the Week, Tyler Carpenter (1g) hitting net just :11 seconds after the Kurtz goal.
Dyson Williams (4g, 1a) and Nakeie Montgomery (1g, 1a) made it a 3-1 Duke advantage.
JP Ward (4g) with his 7th, cut it to 3-2.
Williams connected on his 20th accompanied fifty eight seconds later by Brennan O’Neill (2g, 1a) that made it 5-2.
Ward had an answer before Andrew McAdorey (4g, 2a) and, O’Neill notching his 17th, closed the quarter with Duke in front, 7-3.
Second Stanza
Williams set up McAdorey for his 5th of the campaign.
Mark Bieda (2g, 2a) made it 8-4.
The Devils went back to work with Williams scoring :50 later to put the Duke lead back to five.
Delaware kept battling with Mike Robinson (2g) potting an unassisted marker.
Ward on the advantage followed with a second man up from Kurtz closed the half with a 9-7 Duke edge.
A Struggle
O’Neill and Williams teamed up for the 22nd for Williams.
Kurtz countered but, a guy with a Philadelphia connection, Sean Lulley, a grad student who played at Penn,started his big half (5g, 2a).
Cameron Mule (1g) joined the Duke goal party to get it to 12-8.
Clay Miller (1g) stopped the surge but, Lully registered his 9th of the season.
Ward cut it a 13-10 affair with McAlorey and Owen Grant (1g, 1a) exchanging net benders.
With :06 on the clock, Kurtz hit for his 4th to end the third with Delaware facing an uphill battle trailing 14-12.
Here We Go
A pair from Lulley and a single from Aidan Daneza (1g, 1a) blew it open.
Delaware was not going away quietly. Bieda cut it to 17-13.
Lulley and Bieda exchanged markers with McAdorey put the exclamation point on the 19-14 final.
In Closing
● Ground Balls were 36-21 the Duke way.
● Shots favored Duke, 45-38
● Matt Kilkeary stopped 11 shots in the Delaware nets with St.Joe’s transfer, Mike Adler playing 38 minutes with 8 saves and was spelled by Andrew Bonfede and his 3 saves.
● Duke fogo, Jake Naso was outstanding with his 27 of 35 and scooping 16 loose balls.
Notable: The tandem of Sean Lulley (5g,2a) and Andrew McAdorey (4g, 2a) combined for 13 points.
Each set their career high at Duke. Lulley had an 8 point game while at Penn.
Battle of Ranked teams.
Kevin has followed and promoted the game of lacrosse since May 19, 1974.
The same day the Philadelphia Flyers won the Cup, the Philadelphia Wings were introduced to Neibauer and Philadelphia.
Kevin has covered many sports, including baseball, football, basketball, and.. lacrosse. A former licensed football referee and baseball umpire, Kevin brings a unique insight to his game coverage.
A published writer in JustHockey Magazine, Kevin covered the American Hockey League as well as a monthly story on a pugilist where Kevin used the pen name, The Rink Rat. Neibauer turned his attentions to lacrosse for a few years and does his part, whether podcasting or writing to grow the game. Kevin branched out to his roots and currently provides insight for all Philadelphia teams for Edge of Philly as well as his full-time duties with LaxPhilly.
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