When the Duke men’s lacrosse team assessed its ACC tournament loss to Notre Dame last month, it realized that it couldn’t slow the pace if it wanted to make a lasting impact in the final weeks of the season.
The Blue Devils put that lesson to good use Saturday while hammering sixth-seeded Johns Hopkins 19-6 in an NCAA tournament first-round game, wasting little time getting into their efficient offense.
Junior attackman Justin Guterding had four goals and six assists, freshman attackman Joey Manown scored four times and sophomore midfielder Sean Lowrie added three goals as Duke dealt the Blue Jays their most lopsided loss in 49 all-time postseason home games.