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[QUOTE="dave h, post: 1708204, member: 4718"]
Duke is a difficult match up
their starting midfield is balanced and initiates most of the time and is their biggest threat, non of the attackers are elite dodgers but are all good around the crease and at moving the ball quickly. They will get good looks, the loss to Air Force was on the back of a 17 saves performance by their Goalie which included a ton on 1v1 stuffs on the crease.

On defense teams have had success on transition and with off ball play. Duke look strong 1v1 but have a soft centre Richmond and Air Force had success with getting cutters open inside and missed opportunities otherwise the losses would have been greater.

On the face-offs Kyle Rowe is strong and is well supported by his wings, if Williams can't win it cleanly Duke will be favoured on the GB.

One thing I have noticed is that Duke rest Rowe on any face where there are only a few seconds left at the end of the quarter, subbing a long pole in, this is something Cuse should do with Williams saving him for competitive draws where he is needed.

I'm glad Jordan Wolf is no longer there and it looks like Myles Jones isn't 100% even though he is still getting points. I'm hoping for good weather and a fast track as Dukes depth isn't as good and the rain in 2014 made for a miserable day.

expect a high scoring game and fingers crossed a Cuse ACC road win
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