The Patriot League season is complete, the post-season tournament field is set, and doubleheader Friday looks to be a great day of lacrosse. Lehigh earned the regular season title and the right to host the tournament in Bethlehem with a strong second half against Bucknell, prevailing 11-7 in Lewisburg on April 12th. Lehigh capped a strong end to its season with a 14-5 victory over Lafayette. Dan Taylor and…
With 3 weeks to go to the Patriot League Tournament, the league is hitting full stride as each game becomes increasingly important: Patriot League Overall Team Wins Losses Wins Losses Bucknell 3 0 9 2 Lehigh 3 0 7 4 Army 2 1 6 3 Colgate 2 1 7 3 Holy Cross 1 3 5 5 Navy 1 4 3 7 Lafayette 0 3 3 7 Here is…
Bucknell 9, Cornell 8 – If you were on time and could see through the blizzard, the opening 2 minutes looked as though Cornell was about to run over another Patriot League team. Two minutes and three Cornell goals later, the game was halted and a sweeper and plow were used to clear the field in what were ridiculous conditions, especially with a white ball. The break seemed to help…
The Patriot League took advantage of spotlight offer by the Metropolitan Classic yesterday at a frigid Citi Field. In the opener, Holy Cross midfielder Terry McKenna led the way with 4 goals as the Crusaders (4-3, 1-1) bested Navy 7-5 on Sunday. The teams battled back and forth in the first half, ending with Holy Cross ahead 4-3. Pat Durkin scored 2 goals for the Mids who are now 1-2…
Saturday, dominance, rather than parity was on display. In the first conference game of the season, Bucknell broke open the game scoring the last 10 goals of the game and held Navy scoreless for the last 51 minutes of the contest by a final of 11-2. The Bison outshot the Midshipmen 56-14, constantly peppering Navy keeper Nolan Harris who recorded 18 saves to keep the margin of victory from being…