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1. North Carolina—Before the season even started, the Tarheels were ranked No. 1 in many preseason polls. They did not disappoint in their season opener against Florida, who they defeated convincingly 20-8. 2. Syracuse—The Orange have opened their season at 2-0 with blowouts against Stetson and Jacksonville. Their offense was nearly unstoppable in both games, but they travel to Virginia near the end of the month to play an always…
When most people think of Tufts University and Yale, they think brains, books, and undoubtedly future CEOs and doctors of America. What they may not realize is that both of these schools are home to two incredibly talented men’s lacrosse teams, who compete year after year for top NCAA honors. Last season, Tufts ended the year at 16-5, only to suffer a disappointing loss in the NCAA Quarterfinals against Rochester…
The 2014 season of NCAA lacrosse commenced like no other in recent history. A number of games headed to overtimes, and a few were complete blowouts. Here are some quick recaps in case you missed the action: Saturday Michigan @ PSU 7 22 A blowout in Penn State’s favor on their home turf. Kaut performed outstandingly in goal, allowing only one…
NCAA PREVIEW—MERCER @ BOSTON UNIVERSITY (MEN’S) At 1:00 pm this Saturday, the Boston University Men’s Lacrosse team will travel to Georgia to take on Mercer Bears. For BU, this will be a historic game, as it is their first match-up in Division I lacrosse. Last season, Mercer was one of the worst in Division I, while the Terriers had been competing as a club in the previous seasons. This will be…
A busy slate of games starts the unofficial opening weekend of the 2014 season. It’s the unofficial opening weekend, because while you were on the checkout isle buying guacamole for the Super Bowl last Saturday, Delaware defeated High Point 10-3 and Lehigh beat Furman 13-6 to start the 2014 season. My game of the weekend will be on TV Sunday on ESPNU, as Johns Hopkins attempts to rebound from not making the…
WHERE: @ Colgate WHEN: Saturday February, 8 @ 1:00 Colgate and Bryant have created a nice little rivalry over the past few years. While this rivalry technically hasn’t been long at all, having lasted only two years, it has become a very exciting matchup. In the first matchup, Bryant beat Colgate 10-8 in 2012 and then Colgate got revenge the next season by beating Bryant 14-13 in overtime. Therefore, when…
HOFSTRA (#24) 2013 Record: 7-7 The Skinny Hofstra got off to a strong start in 2013 winning five of their opening six games, including an impressive road win over No. 2 Notre Dame. However, the Pride dropped four one-goal affairs and only won two of their final eight games to drop out of postseason contention. Focusing on the little things will be the biggest challenge for Seth Tierney and his…
**Photo Credit: The Daily Collegian** The college lacrosse season has yet to start, but the UMass and Harvard teams are already making headlines. For UMass, this means being included in the preseason Top-20 polls, done annually before the start of the season. The polls, an Inside Lacrosse Media and United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Coaches Polls, both included votes for the Minutemen squad. These polls are of course just estimates…
With MLL Draft over, teams are now in a dead period in the sport as they anticipate the beginning of training camps and await their newcomers from the recent collegiate draft. However, since the college season has officially begun and drafted players are now competing in preseason practice, they will not join their teams until some time during May. So how will each team look when their college draftees join…
Imagine at the end of the summer, lacrosse was just about to start instead of it ending with the MLL Championship Weekend. Instead of battling in scorching heat all season, the athletes would have a true training camp and would be battling each other in cooler weather. While it may be a possibility, would it be a good change for the sport of lacrosse? Would it bring more popularity and…