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Sun May 23 2021 | Matt DaSilva | College
PHOTO BY NAT LEDONNE/DUKE ATHLETICS
Joe Robertson scored his third overtime game-winner of the season Sunday, lifting Duke to a 10-9 NCAA quarterfinal victory over Loyola at Arlotta Stadium in South Bend, Ind.
It just had to be Joe Robertson.
The senior attackman with a penchant for coming up clutch in overtime did it again Sunday, spiking the ball off the turf and into the net as he fell to the ground and sending Duke back to championship weekend with a 10-9 NCAA quarterfinal win over Loyola at Arlotta Stadium in South Bend, Ind.
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Duke coach John Danowski said this Blue Devil team, like all of his teams, is “still evolving.”
What it’s grown into so far is a scary sight for the rest of lacrosse, as No. 1 Duke looked flat-out deadly in a 27-8 victory against High Point aired live on ESPNU Wednesday night.
Duke got the ball back after an opening face-off win from High Point. Jake Caputo passed it to Joe Robertson, who shot around a defender pushing out on him for the opening score 24 seconds in. They didn’t really stop scoring from there, and after a brief few minutes in which the teams traded scores, the Blue Devils went on a 14-0 run that showed a complete team that has found its full rhythm.
What do you write about a team that’s already had everything written about it?
How do you describe a team that’s already been called a superteam?
The short answer is that you don’t you throw together a bunch of half-stories without much narrative and hope your readers find it interesting.
A Season Unlike Any Other(?)
Oversized rosters. Players that haven’t played a competitive game in months longer than normal. A brighter spotlight than usual. Taxed administrators.
These are the challenges that every coach is dealing with in COVID time, and they’re pretty unique. However, John Danowski might be the best equipped to handle all those challenges because they’re very reminiscent to what he dealt with during the 2007 season the year during which the Blue Devils emerged from the false accusation scandal that rocked the program, canceled the 2006 season in March and ended with each player being awarded an additional year of eligibility. Has he thought about that?