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Matt Danowski

 
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Former Duke standout Matt Danowski joined the men’s lacrosse staff as an assistant coach in July 2012. Danowski works with Duke’s attackmen.

Duke’s offense has flourished under Danowski’s guidance, ranking second and third nationally in scoring in 2014 and 2013, respectively. In 2015, following the departure of All-American Jordan Wolf, Duke was fourth nationally in scoring offense at 14.28 goals per game. Duke led the ACC and was fourth again nationally with a 13.50 goals per game average. The Blue Devils have averaged over 13.5 goals per game in each of Danowski’s three seasons.

After becoming a household name in his rookie season, Justin Guterding continued to rewrite the records book with Danowski as a mentor. He led the team in scoring with 71 points to become the first Blue Devil to score 70-plus points in each of his first two seasons. He also became the fastest Blue Devil to 100 career points, reaching the benchmark in 25 games. Guterding’s play earned the attackman his first All-ACC and All-America honors.

Guterding had an outstanding rookie season under Danowski’s guidance. The Long Island native finished his first year with 52 goals and 70 points overall, the second most by any freshman in Division I. He was just shy of passing Duke’s rookie records for goals and points.

Perhaps even more impressive was the mentorship Danowski did with attackman Jack Bruckner in his first year at the position. A lifetime midfielder, Bruckner made the switch and ranked third on the team in scoring with 47 goals and 13 assists for 60 points. Overall in 2015, Duke’s attacking trio of Guterding, Bruckner and Matheis accounted fo 42 percent of the Blue Devils’ points.

Danowski’s second season surpassed his debut in 2013 as the Blue Devils offense finished the year ranked second nationally in scoring offense (14.85), assists per game (9.0) and points per game (23.85). Under Danowski’s tutelage, Wolf completed his career in record-setting fashion.

Wolf, a 2014 Tewaaraton Award finalist, became the first Blue Devil and ACC player overall to score over 100 points in a season with 64 goals and 39 assists for 103 points. He finished his illustrious career with 304 points to rank second in Duke history, only behind his mentor Danowski.