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Message: [QUOTE="Powellfan, post: 5732827, member: 4819"] This really feels like a game SU should win. Duke has had a pretty easy road so far, and their scoring margin has been impressive, but it feels like up and down the field SU should have the upper hand. It's by far Duke's most challenging game of the year, and it's on the road. If SU wants to be a true title challenger, they need to beat Duke, and by more than a few goals. I haven't watch Duke this year (they haven't given me much of a reason to with that schedule), but their stats are interesting. Hard to take too much away from them as they haven't played near the schedule SU has, but it looks like Benn Johnston has moved to attack - at the very least he leads the team in scoring. The curious stat for the Duke offense is that their leading assist producer (Thomas Menke) is the teams seventh leading scorer with just 11 helpers this year. Not sure I've ever seen that before. I have to think this means you slide pretty hard on Duke, make them think and hope that throws off their timing. Duke and SU split their matchups last year, with SU winning the ACC tournament game. Good news for the Orange is the players who scored most against them last year are gone. Eric Malever and Andrew McAdory combined for 14 points in two games against the Orange last year. On the flip side the Orange get their two highest point producers against Duke back, as Spallina and Leo combined for 13 points last year. I guess the biggest question for the Orange is the status of Chuck K - Duke has a decent midfield and his loss will be felt if he's suspended. Overall though I think the Orange defense should matchup well with Duke. I imagine Dwan will take Johnston and Figuerias will take Kyle Colsey? Again, it's unclear who is playing where for Duke right now. Go Cuse. HHH. [/QUOTE]

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