Justin Lafleur

2016 Major League Lacrosse Season: Parity a Sign of a Growing Sport

August 8, 2016

Ask any sports league how they’d like their final standings, and practically everyone would say the same thing. They would want the majority of the teams to be competitive and with a chance for the postseason down the stretch. The 2016 Major League Lacrosse season took that notion to an extreme. Incredibly, seven of the league’s nine teams finished the regular season with identical 8-6 records. Only problem is, there…

Championship Weekend Highlighted the Greatness of College Sports

June 5, 2016

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Championship weekend in Philadelphia was all a lacrosse fan could ask for. Heck, it was all a sports fan could ask for. There were five games played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The final scores tell a story. Division I Semifinal – North Carolina 18, Loyola 13 Division I Semifinal – Maryland 15, Brown 14 (OT) Division III Championship Game – Salisbury 14, Tufts 13 Division II Championship Game…

UNC Shocks Maryland 13-7 for Women’s National Title

June 3, 2016

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Three years ago, the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team ended Maryland’s bid for a perfect season, beating the Terrapins in the 2013 National Championship Game. That game went to triple overtime and was played at Villanova University, just outside of Philadelphia. On Sunday, UNC ended the Terrapins’ 26-game winning streak at Talen Energy Stadium, home of the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. In the end, the result was the…

Women’s Lacrosse Championship Weekend set to get underway

May 27, 2016

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The NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship Weekend is full of familiar teams with the Nos. 1, 2 and 4 seeds advancing to the National Semifinals with one unseeded team, Penn State, crashing the party. Friday’s games feature No. 3 North Carolina against Penn State at 5 p.m. followed by No. 1 Maryland against No. 4 Syracuse in the nightcap at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania. Both games can be seen…

Lehigh Looks to Bounce Back Against Stony Brook

March 29, 2016

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Following a hard-fought 12-7 defeat to Navy on Saturday, the Lehigh men’s lacrosse team remains home on Tuesday for a nonleague showdown against No. 12 Stony Brook. Opening faceoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Ulrich Sports Complex. The Mountain Hawks struggled to gain possession on Saturday and were outshot 50-28, which proved too much to overcome. Lehigh enjoyed a strong start on Saturday, taking a 2-1 lead after one…

Lehigh Looks to Get Back on Track Against Lafayette

March 18, 2016

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Coming off a hard-fought 13-10 loss at Army West Point, the Lehigh men’s lacrosse team looks to get back on track when the Mountain Hawks head to archrival Lafayette on Saturday. Opening faceoff in Fisher Stadium is set for 1 p.m. Lehigh will be searching for its sixth straight win over Lafayette. The Mountain Hawks enjoyed a strong first half against the Black Knights, taking a 6-4 lead after 30…

Lehigh Takes Conference Victory Over Colgate

March 5, 2016

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The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team jumped out to a 9-4 lead early in the second half, Colgate pulled as close as one, but the Mountain Hawks responded with the game’s final two goals to earn their third straight win, 12-9 on Saturday. With the win, Lehigh improves to 4-1 on the season and 2-0 in Patriot League play. Senior Billy Oppenheimer helped pace the offense in the first half while…

2016 College Lacrosse Preview: Lehigh Mountain Hawks

January 12, 2016

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Overview The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team struggled to begin last season, but bounced back to win five of the last six regular season games to advance to its sixth straight Patriot League Tournament. The Mountain Hawks also defeated a pair of nationally-ranked teams in the process, topping Princeton and Stony Brook within a five-day span. Lehigh lost a great deal of production from a senior class that included attackman Dan…

Lehigh Announces 2015 Lacrosse Captains

November 4, 2015

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Lehigh head men’s lacrosse coach Kevin Cassese announced on Monday that seniors Reid Weber, Casey Eidenshink and Tripp Telesco have been named team captains. The trio has shown strong leadership this fall and look to lead a young Mountain Hawks’ squad in the upcoming season. “It’s an honor to announce these three men as team captains for the 2015-16 campaign,” said Cassese. “I feel that our senior class has displayed…

MLL Should Bask In Its Best Season

August 25, 2015

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Last week, the Major League Lacrosse Twitter account tweeted, “How many games were won by a single goal?” The answer was 18 games, accounting for 31 percent of games during the 2015 Major League Lacrosse season. That tidbit effectively sums up the MLL season. Ever since the league’s inception in 2001, games have typically been very close, but competitiveness went to another level this summer. The best example is June…

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