DENVER – Sophomore Wesley Berg (Coquitlam, British Columbia) scored six goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as the No. 4/4 University of Denver men’s lacrosse team defeated Air Force 11-10 on Tuesday evening at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Falcon Erik Smith tied the game at 10 with 17 seconds left to force overtime, before Berg found the net 1:04 into the overtime period. With the win, Denver moves to 6-2…
While the Tar Heels started out in a slump it looks like they have shaken off the one goal loss spell. Their defeat over Dartmouth and the now ranked #2 Maryland proves just that. Handing then ranked #1 Maryland their first loss of the season on Saturday coupled with Sankey and Burke receiving offensive and defensive players of the week by the ACC gives Brown reasons for concern. With Sankey’s…
Albany Albany has been struggling as late; they hold a record that is 4-3 and needs to stay consistent on both sides of the ball. The positive aspects of this team is their speed and their knowledge on the field. When they have the lead and use their speed to attack opponents, they are very dangerous. Their knowledge and wisdom is an asset on the field as well; you can…
Welcome to the first edition of the top 50 lacrosse prospects. We have compiled a list of the top 50 prospects for professional lacrosse (NLL and MLL). All of these prospects have never played in the NLL or MLL or any pro level (NALL etc) to qualify. All of them have played juniors, seniors or NCAA lacrosse. Below is 50-41. 41. Tyler Digby- Forward/Attack R Robert Morris/New Westminster Digby…
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…
Duke had no problem finding the goal early in the game, and never seemed to stop. Ten different Blue Devils scored goals as Duke (7-4) handily beat Georgetown (3-5) at home in Durham 19-7. The win is the fifth consecutive for Duke, who seems to have gotten out of the slump that plagued them at the beginning of the year. Duke controlled all the statistic columns, outshooting Georgetown 46 to…
The season opener for the MLL is just over a month away with Denver travelling to Charlotte and Rochester hosting Chesapeake on April 27th. In the mean time, the 2013 MLL draft picks are busy representing their schools in NCAA league play. Several MLL draft picks led their teams to victories this week. Senior – Peter Baum – Ohio Machine – Colgate Raiders The 2012 Tewaarton Award winner and first…
Photo: Maryland Sports Insider The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays scored nine goals in a row to pace their victory over the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday, 15-8. Rex Sanders, Wells Stanwick and Ryan Brown combined for nine goals for the Jays. Goaltender Pierce Bassett also made 16 saves and allowed just eight goals from Virginia. For the Cavs, Mark Cockerton picked up four goals and Charlie Streep two while Nick O’Reilly…
Photo credit: Maryland Sports Insider Sacred Heart (0-7) vs Vermont (2-5) – An 0-7 record doesn’t mean that Sacred Heart is an easy team to beat. They have stayed in games just by playing hard. The most they’ve lost by was 8 to Yale, other than that, teams have only gotten away with an average of three goal wins. Vermont’s biggest win out of their two comes against Bryant in…
#1Maryland (6-0) vs #12 North Carolina (4-3) – One of the top games of the day. A big rivalry as the Terps and Tar Heels do battle in ACC play. The Terps are 1-0 in conference games, dominating Duke 16-7. UNC fell to Duke ten days ago in an 11-8 loss. Last season this matchup got heated with a scuffle at the midfield between Kevin Cooper and Greg McBride. Both…