Fresh off a 15-10 road win over No. 13 Georgetown Saturday, No. 7 Duke (6-3) will face off against No. 16 Brown (3-2) at Koskinen Stadium Tuesday at 3 p.m. The Blue Devils look to continue their recent momentum, as they are putting a four-game winning streak on the line.
After a fairly slow start, Duke’s offense has come alive as of late, dismantling their opponents by an average margin of almost nine goals per game in their last three contests. As usual, attackmen Zach Howell and Max Quinzani have been leading the way, piling up 23 goals between the two over the stretch against the Hoyas, Dartmouth and Penn State.
The Bears, on the other hand, limp into Tuesday’s contest coming off a tough 11-10 loss to fierce rival Massachusetts. Brown particularly struggled on faceoffs, losing two-thirds of them to the Minutemen. This could be good news for the Blue Devils, whose performance in that area has been the lone tarnish on an otherwise flawless run as of late.
This matchup also features the return of former Blue Devil Reade Seligmann. The senior midfielder has scored six goals and chipped in eight assists for Brown. After two years at Duke, Seligmann transferred in the aftermath of the scandal surrounding the lacrosse team during the 2006 season. Following his enrollment at Brown, he won the Bears’ most improved player award in 2009 with a 12 goal and 21 assist campaign.
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