Duke Lacrosse Update - Duke University Athletics

He was named the ACC Coach of the Year for the second time in his career after
capturing the regular season crown. Danowski mentored two All-ACC selections in
Costabile and Jordan Wolf, while six Blue Devils captured All-America recognition.
Justin Turri earned second team honors and Costabile, Zach Howell and Tom Montelli
garnered third team accolades. Wolf and Robert Rotanz both brought in honorable
mention nods.
Off the field, Duke once again was the leader in the ACC. The Blue Devils led all squads
with 14 players on the All-ACC Academic Team. Overall 27 players were named to the
ACC Academic Honor Roll, nearly twice as many as the next closest ACC men's lacrosse
program. Howell and Montelli both were selected as USILA Scholar All-Americans,
marking the fifth straight year Duke has had at least one recipient of the award.
In 2010, Danowski and the Blue Devils etched their names in the NCAA record book
when they captured the program's first NCAA Championship with a 6-5 overtime victory
over Notre Dame. With the departure of many top players, Duke followed 2010 with a
thrilling 2011 season.
The preseason No. 1 pick in 2010, Duke finished with a 16-4 overall record, winning 14
of its final 15 games. Under Danowski's leadership in the NCAA Tournament, the Blue
Devils outscored their opponents 55-32 and outlasted both Virginia and Notre Dame in
heart-stopping one-goal victories on championship weekend.
Much as he had done the previous three seasons, Danowski masterfully guided the 2010
squad through the ups and downs of a season and tutored some of the top players in
Division I lacrosse. Under his watchful eye, senior attackman Ned Crotty cemented
himself as one of the top Blue Devil players in program history en route to winning the
2010 Tewaaraton Trophy, the top prize in college lacrosse, and being selected No. 1 in
the Major League Lacrosse draft.
In all, Danowski coached five All-America selections in 2010 with Crotty taking home
first team honors for the second straight seasons. The Blue Devils landed three players on
the All-ACC squad and five on the NCAA All-Tournament Team under the longtime
coach's tutelage. In the annual Major League Lacrosse draft, Duke set a benchmark with
three players going among the top four picks as Crotty went No. 1, Max Quinzani at No.
3 and Parker McKee in the No. 4 spot.
Arguably, one of Danowski's best coaching performances came in the 2009 season after
the departure of the NCAA leading scoring duo of Matt Danowski and Zack Greer. The
Blue Devils surprised some as they ran their way to a 15-4 record, an ACC title and a bid
to the NCAA Semifinals.
Under the guidance of Danowski, Crotty introduced himself as one of the top attackers in
the country as he garnered the USILA's Attackman of the Year award as well as the ACC
Player of the Year honor.