Monday, March 20
Durham, NC
5:00 PM
Air Force Academy
at
#4 Duke
Falcon Lacrosse Takes on No. 3 Duke in Monday Meeting
3/20/2023 12:35:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
GAME 08
Air Force (5-2, 2-0 ASUN) at #3 Duke (7-1, 2-0 ACC)
7 p.m. ET, Monday, March 20, 2023
Koskinen Stadium, Durham, N.C.
THE SERIES
-The teams are meeting for the 10th time, Duke leads the all-time series, 6-3
-The teams first met in 2003
-AF has won three of the last five meetings
-Duke has never played Air Force in Colorado
-AF scored as many as 14 goals (2020) and as little as 4 goals (2018) against Duke
-The teams have been to overtime once, AF won 10-9 (2016)
-Duke won the last meeting 17-7 (Feb. 27, 2021)
AIR FORCE SCORING
The Falcons are led in scoring by four players in the double-digits. Brandon Dodd, the ASUN's goals per game leader (2.83), has 17 goals and four hat tricks. Dodd put up a season best five goals against No. 12 Denver. Senior teammate Ethan Grandolfo has 12 goals and three hat tricks, two of which in the last three games. Josh Yago, the Falcons' leading assister has 10 goals and eight assists—he put up a career best five goals at Queens on Saturday. Aidan Tolen has 10 goals this year and has notched at least one for six-straight games.
D-UP
Senior goalie Jason Rose averages 10.57 saves per game and has the second-best save percentage (.525) in the ASUN. He allows an average of 10.05 goals per game, the second-best mark in the conference. Junior defender Chris Bardak leads the squad with 1.86 caused turnovers per game, a mark that ranks him second in the ASUN and 15th in the NCAA.
UP NEXT
The Falcons return to USAFA to host ASUN newcomer Lindenwood, Saturday, March 25. Action is slated for noon at Falcon Lacrosse Practice Field.
OVER THE WEEKEND
Air Force put up season best numbers in the 18-6 dismantling of ASUN newcomers Queens University, Saturday afternoon at the Queens Sports Complex.
Despite Air Force not being known for its sniper corps— sophomore Josh Yago had a career day with five goals on five shots for a 100-percent shot accuracy. Yago finished the day with six points. Falcon star Brandon Dodd took a game-high 10 shots, sinking three goals for his fourth hat trick this season. Wes Peene put up two goals in his third-straight scoring contest and third two-goal performance this season. Ethan Grandolfo was also good for a pair of goals—he has scored in five-of-seven games this season. Senior Josh Tauss put up a career-best two goals in the second half.
Shad Bruce, Cooper Rich and Aidan Tolen rounded out the scorers with a goal apiece for Air Force's season-best 18 goals.
Defensively, nine Falcons caused 10-of-28 Queens turnovers, led by Daniel Enoch with two to his credit. The Air Force defense held Jason Rose to a season low two saves on the day.
Air Force (5-2, 2-0 ASUN) at #3 Duke (7-1, 2-0 ACC)
7 p.m. ET, Monday, March 20, 2023
Koskinen Stadium, Durham, N.C.
THE SERIES
-The teams are meeting for the 10th time, Duke leads the all-time series, 6-3
-The teams first met in 2003
-AF has won three of the last five meetings
-Duke has never played Air Force in Colorado
-AF scored as many as 14 goals (2020) and as little as 4 goals (2018) against Duke
-The teams have been to overtime once, AF won 10-9 (2016)
-Duke won the last meeting 17-7 (Feb. 27, 2021)
AIR FORCE SCORING
The Falcons are led in scoring by four players in the double-digits. Brandon Dodd, the ASUN's goals per game leader (2.83), has 17 goals and four hat tricks. Dodd put up a season best five goals against No. 12 Denver. Senior teammate Ethan Grandolfo has 12 goals and three hat tricks, two of which in the last three games. Josh Yago, the Falcons' leading assister has 10 goals and eight assists—he put up a career best five goals at Queens on Saturday. Aidan Tolen has 10 goals this year and has notched at least one for six-straight games.
D-UP
Senior goalie Jason Rose averages 10.57 saves per game and has the second-best save percentage (.525) in the ASUN. He allows an average of 10.05 goals per game, the second-best mark in the conference. Junior defender Chris Bardak leads the squad with 1.86 caused turnovers per game, a mark that ranks him second in the ASUN and 15th in the NCAA.
UP NEXT
The Falcons return to USAFA to host ASUN newcomer Lindenwood, Saturday, March 25. Action is slated for noon at Falcon Lacrosse Practice Field.
OVER THE WEEKEND
Air Force put up season best numbers in the 18-6 dismantling of ASUN newcomers Queens University, Saturday afternoon at the Queens Sports Complex.
Despite Air Force not being known for its sniper corps— sophomore Josh Yago had a career day with five goals on five shots for a 100-percent shot accuracy. Yago finished the day with six points. Falcon star Brandon Dodd took a game-high 10 shots, sinking three goals for his fourth hat trick this season. Wes Peene put up two goals in his third-straight scoring contest and third two-goal performance this season. Ethan Grandolfo was also good for a pair of goals—he has scored in five-of-seven games this season. Senior Josh Tauss put up a career-best two goals in the second half.
Shad Bruce, Cooper Rich and Aidan Tolen rounded out the scorers with a goal apiece for Air Force's season-best 18 goals.
Defensively, nine Falcons caused 10-of-28 Queens turnovers, led by Daniel Enoch with two to his credit. The Air Force defense held Jason Rose to a season low two saves on the day.
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