#1 Falls to #20 In back to back weeks, the number one team in NCAA Men’s Division 1 lacrosse has fallen. #1 Notre Dame took on #20 St. John’s in South Bend in their first game after becoming the number one team. The Irish had a taste of the glory of being on top but were quickly brought back down to Earth by a big red storm. With 60 ticks…
Yale: Yale has been struggling quite a bit; their record 4-3 should not be the record. They have a lot of talent, but haven’t really had everybody together on the same page. Yale barely defeated Penn State, but it shows that they have the ability to keep fighting even when they are down. They have a tough task at hand on Tuesday. They face a 7-3 Providence team. Yale needs…
Lyle, Miles, and Ty Thompson racked up 18 total points on 13 goals and five assists, to propel UAlbany past Binghamton, 21-8, on Saturday, March 30 in the America East Conference men’s lacrosse opener for both programs. The 21 goals scored marks the fourth time in program history that the Great Dane offense has scored 21 goals or more (25 vs. Hartford 3/26/05; 21 vs. Siena 3/3/07; 21 vs. Hartford…
Some upsets were big this week with St. John’s and Army winning while Duke had a scare. Here are some of the most interesting scores from around our network. Towson Tigers 7 Hofstra Price 6 Senior goalkeeper Andrew Wascavage made a season-high 19 saves and sophomore Justin Mabus and junior Andrew Hodgson each scored four points as Towson men’s lacrosse (6-5, 2-0 CAA) claimed a 7-6 victory over No. 15…
The NCAA rankings right now list the top five as Notre Dame, Maryland, Cornell, Denver and Loyola. Right behind them is Bucknell, a team that was 16th last week. Syracuse is ninth and Massachusetts is unranked at 5-5. Some of these are surprises and some are not, but we have plenty of them. Surprises Two teams have stuck out this season so far; Bellarmine and Bucknell. Bucknell is in 6th…
Non-Conference Games There are only two non-conference games today and both play at 7pm tonight. #10 Duke (7-4) just watched their basketball team make it to the Elite 8 and will try to make a statement with out of league play against Ivy Leaguer Harvard (4-4). After getting pummeled by Maryland, the Blue Devils have bounced back nicely to win five in a row, including victories over Loyola and North…
Washington DC – Tomorrow at 12 p.m. the Georgetown Hoyas square off against the Marquette Golden Eagles for their first Big East games of the season. The Golden Eagles of Marquette University have literally had an up-and-down season thus far. They have flipped flopped wins and losses every game this season and last week being their most recent loss. The Golden Eagles are coming into Georgetown tomorrow off a 12-7…
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…