Jimmy Kelley

Division III USILA Poll Week 2: Four Teams Enter, Top 10 Gets Two New Teams

March 3, 2014

The first full week of Division III lacrosse is in the books and the warts of preseason polls are beginning to show themselves. Gone are teams like Western New England, Middlebury, Stevens and Roanoke—all good teams off to slow starts—while teams like Springfield College and Endicott have shot towards the top 10. The top end has stayed true, but the rest of the poll has proven to be an inexact…

Cabrini’s Corey Elmer, Stevens’ Tim Culloty Earn D3 Players of the Week

March 3, 2014

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Mixed in with all of the action over the last week were some outstanding individual performances. Those individuals will be recognized in this space each week as the D3 Players of the Week. Offensive Player of the Week—Corey Elmer, Cabrini The preseason player of the year in many people’s eyes, Elmer has helped kick off Cabrini’s season in the best of ways. With two big games on the schedule this…

Division III Weekend Viewing Guide, Mar. 1-2

February 28, 2014

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The first full week of Division III lacrosse is in the books and teams are now starting to deal with the grind of two-game weeks that will last, for some, until Memorial Day. Below you can find all of the games you should be keeping an eye on over the weekend. Three Ya Gotta See No. 7 Cabrini at No. 9 Lynchburg, 2:30 pm Saturday—Cabrini is coming off a statement…

Keene State vs. No. 11 WNE: Owls Upset Golden Bears, 12-10

February 26, 2014

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When the No. 11 Western New England Golden Bears made their schedule back in the fall, you can bet that they were thinking a trip to Keene, N.H. would be a nice little warm up before they shipped off to Stevenson to face the defending national champions. That wasn’t the case though, as the Keene State Owls blew WNE away in the first half and were able to hold on…

Tuesday Division III Notebook: Parity Between North and South Better Than Ever

February 25, 2014

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If you haven’t picked up on it yet, I carry with me a certain bias when I talk about Division III lacrosse. Yes, I’m a graduate of Springfield College and have a connection to the program at St. Mary’s, but where my real bias lies is with the perpetual underdogs, the underappreciated, the respected but not necessarily the favorite. I’m talking, of course, about teams from up North. Up here…

Division III USILA Poll Week 1: RIT Takes Over No. 1 After Overtime Win

February 24, 2014

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Predictably, the RIT Tigers have taken over the No. 1 spot in the USILA Top 20 after knocking off Stevenson in overtime on Saturday afternoon. The Mustangs weren’t punished too harshly for the loss, falling just two spots to No. 3 while Cortland jumps up to No. 2. Salisbury and Tufts round out the rest of the top five. Two teams suffered upsets on Saturday and both teams were punished…

Eastern’s Grant Ferguson, Marymount’s Derek Digiovanni Earn D3 Players of the Week

February 24, 2014

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Mixed in with all of the action over the last week were some outstanding individual performances. Those individuals will be recognized in this space each week as the D3 Players of the Week. Offensive Player of the Week – Grant Ferguson, Eastern The Eagles junior sharpshooter was just that this week, playing a big role in Eastern’s 2-0 start. Ferguson scored nine goals on 12 shots in the first game,…

RIT vs. Stevenson: Tigers Comeback To Knock Off Top-Ranked Mustangs 15-14

February 23, 2014

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Full disclosure: I missed the end of this game. I had to head out the door at the end of the third quarter and with No. 2 RIT trailing No. 1 Stevenson 13-7, I felt OK about the decision. Later, while browsing Twitter, I found out how the game ended and was not just shocked, but incredibly angry with myself. RIT had come back from six goals down to top…

Springfield College vs. No. 10 Nazareth: Pride Drop Golden Flyers 11-10

February 22, 2014

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Saying a game was a “tale of two halves” might be cliche, but Saturday’s matchup between Springfield College and No. 10 Nazareth was truly a tale of two halves. The Pride jumped out to a 7-2 halftime lead before letting the Golden Flyers back into the game, only to pull just far enough ahead to score an 11-10 win in Rochester. Springfield’s halftime lead, sparked by three first-half goals from…

Division III Men’s Lacrosse Viewing Guide, Feb. 22-23

The first true weekend of Division III lacrosse kicks off this weekend with more games than any one person could handle. Being the first time many teams take the field, some of the top teams will not be playing teams of note. No matter, though – there are enough quality games on the schedule to keep you all busy while inevitably sitting inside during a winter weather catastrophe. One isn’t…

February 21, 2014

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