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Tuesday, March 12
Durham, NC
5:00 PM
University of Utah
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Photo by: Jack Tarr
Perkins Scores Five as Lacrosse Falls to No. 2 Duke, 17-11
3/12/2019 9:06 PM | Lacrosse
DURHAM, N.C. – Utah men's lacrosse team put in a strong effort as the Utes briefly led second-ranked Duke late in the first half before falling, 17-11, in Durham on Tuesday afternoon.
Duke took a 6-2 lead before the Utes (4-4) scored the next five goals to take a 7-6 lead with just over six minutes left in the first half. A shot by Duke that ricocheted off a teammate's helmet for a goal with just seconds remaining in the first half tied the score at halftime, 7-7. The third quarter was dominated by the Blue Devils, scoring seven goals before the Utes outscored Duke 4-3 in the final frame for the 17-11 final score.
Jimmy Perkins scored a season-high five goals and also had an assist for six points. Josh Stout and James Sexton each had two goals while Sexton also had an assist. Aaron Fjeldstead also had three points with a goal and two assists. Quinault Mackey scored his first career goal while Brandon Wilson (two), Nick Hapney and Jack Zarnik also had assists. Liam Donnelly had 12 saves in goal.
"I don't want to sound simplistic, but I am so proud of everyone, their effort, their attention to detail, their preparation for Duke and proud of us being who we are – fight hard, take care of each other and just do the best we can," head coach Brian Holman said. "We certainly weren't intimidated. During the first half, I thought we were playing really good lacrosse. We settled in and started playing more to our game plan. We took some chances in the middle and it was as good a period of lacrosse as we have played all year against a great team. I am so proud of everyone."
Duke took a 3-0 lead before Perkins put the Utes on the board with a goal off a pass from Wilson. The Utes second goal of the day came from Sexton with an assist from Perkins.
Trailing 6-2, Utah's first-half scoring barrage started after Hapney picked up a ground ball and drove down the field before passing to a waiting Stout for the score with just under a minute remaining in the first quarter. Perkins scored his second goal of the day off a feed from Fjeldsted and the junior midfielder also assisted on the next goal, this one to Stout, to cut Duke's lead to one, 6-5.
The game-tying goal came on a wraparound goal from Perkins with 10:18 left in the second quarter. The junior transfer also put the Utes ahead with a shot from a far angle with 6:05 left in the quarter before Duke tied the game with two seconds left to put the score at 7-7 at halftime.
Although it was all Duke in the third quarter as the Blue Devils took a 14-7 lead, Perkins scored his fifth goal of the night to end the drought early in the fourth quarter, a close-range diving shot following a feed from Sexton. In the final four minutes of the game, Mackey, Sexton and Fjeldsted all scored to put the score at 17-11.
It was the first of a three-game week for the Utes with game two up on Friday, March 15, at Fairfield at 7:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. MT.
Duke took a 6-2 lead before the Utes (4-4) scored the next five goals to take a 7-6 lead with just over six minutes left in the first half. A shot by Duke that ricocheted off a teammate's helmet for a goal with just seconds remaining in the first half tied the score at halftime, 7-7. The third quarter was dominated by the Blue Devils, scoring seven goals before the Utes outscored Duke 4-3 in the final frame for the 17-11 final score.
Jimmy Perkins scored a season-high five goals and also had an assist for six points. Josh Stout and James Sexton each had two goals while Sexton also had an assist. Aaron Fjeldstead also had three points with a goal and two assists. Quinault Mackey scored his first career goal while Brandon Wilson (two), Nick Hapney and Jack Zarnik also had assists. Liam Donnelly had 12 saves in goal.
"I don't want to sound simplistic, but I am so proud of everyone, their effort, their attention to detail, their preparation for Duke and proud of us being who we are – fight hard, take care of each other and just do the best we can," head coach Brian Holman said. "We certainly weren't intimidated. During the first half, I thought we were playing really good lacrosse. We settled in and started playing more to our game plan. We took some chances in the middle and it was as good a period of lacrosse as we have played all year against a great team. I am so proud of everyone."
Duke took a 3-0 lead before Perkins put the Utes on the board with a goal off a pass from Wilson. The Utes second goal of the day came from Sexton with an assist from Perkins.
Trailing 6-2, Utah's first-half scoring barrage started after Hapney picked up a ground ball and drove down the field before passing to a waiting Stout for the score with just under a minute remaining in the first quarter. Perkins scored his second goal of the day off a feed from Fjeldsted and the junior midfielder also assisted on the next goal, this one to Stout, to cut Duke's lead to one, 6-5.
The game-tying goal came on a wraparound goal from Perkins with 10:18 left in the second quarter. The junior transfer also put the Utes ahead with a shot from a far angle with 6:05 left in the quarter before Duke tied the game with two seconds left to put the score at 7-7 at halftime.
Although it was all Duke in the third quarter as the Blue Devils took a 14-7 lead, Perkins scored his fifth goal of the night to end the drought early in the fourth quarter, a close-range diving shot following a feed from Sexton. In the final four minutes of the game, Mackey, Sexton and Fjeldsted all scored to put the score at 17-11.
Jimmy Perkins stops the scoring drought with his career-high fifth of the night with 10:36 remaining in the game. Duke leads 15-8. #goutes pic.twitter.com/DpsaLiB57M
— UtahLacrosse (@UtahLacrosse) March 13, 2019
It was the first of a three-game week for the Utes with game two up on Friday, March 15, at Fairfield at 7:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. MT.
A few highlights from tonight's game. #goutes pic.twitter.com/PUrCAoVWZF
— UtahLacrosse (@UtahLacrosse) March 13, 2019
Team Stats
UTAH
DU
Shots
28
46
Turnovers
10
16
Caused Turnovers
6
3
Faceoffs Won
3
28
Extra-Man Opps
3
2
Ground Balls
17
45
Game Leaders
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Pen
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GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
1
FO
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Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
G
1
A
0
FO
-
Pen
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GB
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CT
0
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