Saturday, March 2, the 9th ranked Tarheels took on the 2nd ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. As can be expected, the early polls had the Irish picked well over the Heels. The game started following the overall consensus, with Notre Dame jumping out to a two goal lead. Carolina returned the favor as Jimmy Bitter fed Joey Snakey on the fast break, to cut the Irish lead to one….
18th ranked Syracuse improved their regular season record to 2-1 after beating the 6th ranked Virginia Cavaliers (4-1) at the Carrier Dome Friday night. Sophomore Kevin Rice netted the game winner in thrilling fashion with only 1:00 left in the first OT to give the Orange a 9-8 victory. On Syracuse’s first possession of OT, fellow attackman Dylan Donahue set up Rice who buried a laser from five yards out…
#1 Maryland vs #19 Duke 11am – Huge ACC matchup today as the Blue Devils host the Terrapins in this mornings matchup. Duke needs to make a statement today by downing the Terps after a 14-9 loss at Penn and falling to 2-3 on the season. At 3-0, Maryland is coming off a huge revenge win over Loyola 12-10. Can Maryland handle the pressure of being ranked number one? Air…
#3 Johns Hopkins (3-0) vs. #13 Princeton (1-0) 3/1/2013 The Blue Jays have dominated their opponents so far this season, scoring 14.6 goals a game, letting up only 6.6 points and winning by an average of 8. They are strong and fast in the transition part of the game, making it easy for their defense. Zach Palmer (4G, 7A) has been hiding somewhat this season, although he and Brandon Benn…
NCAA lacrosse gets off to a hot start in the month of March with the Syracuse Orange (1-1) playing host to the Virginia Cavaliers (4-0) this Friday. The undefeated Cavs are currently ranked 6th heading into the contest and have been impressive in the young season. After beginning the year with an overtime victory over Drexel, Virginia has outscored their opponents 49-22 in their last three contests. This offensive surge…
The University of North Carolina Men’s Lacrosse season opened we saw them with a very high preseason ranking placing 5th in the coaches’ poll, and 7th in the USILA poll. The season kicked off with a solid victory for UNC as the trounced the Air Force Academy 16-8. The season looked promising Jimmy Bitter and Marcus Holman proving their worth on the field. Marcus’s ability as a senior and ball…
Drexel (1-1) vs. Villanova (0-1) Noon – The Wildcats head to Drexel today to take on the Dragons today. Drexel is coming off a huge upset 20-19 win over Albany, after the Great Danes downed the mighty Orange from Syracuse in OT. Villanova was handed a loss in their season home opener by Lehigh. Fans will be in for a close game. Wagner (0-2) vs. Lafayette (1-2) 2pm – After…
On Sunday, two of these top ten teams showed why they still can compete at a top notch level. Freshman Matt Kavanagh was the hero. He had scored the go-ahead goal to push Notre Dame to victory. Last year, Penn State had won against Notre Dame 4-3, but today was a different outcome. Neither team had more than a two goal margin. The game was very physical and had fans…
It’s hard to imagine this is the start John Danowski expected for his Blue Devils before the season; five games in, and Duke has lost three and won two. The most recent came Friday against the Pennsylvania Quakers. Penn opened their season with a very impressive 14-9 win over the Blue Devils. Tim Schwalje led all scorers with eight points in the game for the Penn. Duke was outshot 35…
Ohio State looked great with ball movement on offense and their defense was solid against a young Marquette team as the Buckeyes picked up a 18-8 win over the Golden Eagles on Sunday. Marquette showed signs of inexperience but had raw play with potential. Both sides of the ball need work but can improve with experience. Ohio State went up 3-0 early with eight minutes left in the first. Marquette…