Stony Brook The Good: Stony Brook is 5-2 all-time against Fairfield. Sophomore Mike Rooney led the team with 34 goals and 47 points last year, earning America East Rookie of the Year. Rooney also led the team last year with three goals in Stony Brook’s season opener vs. Fairlfield last year. The Bad: Despite a bid into the NCAA Tournament and a loss to Hopkins, Stony Brook will have to…
Lots of teams are kicking off their 2013 seasons this weekend. While some are already on their second or third games of the year. Here’s a look at what’s to come this Friday in NCAA Men’s Lacrosse competition: Friday, February 8 D1: High Point vs. Towson – High Point (0-1) put up a good fight against Delaware last Saturday, but came up short dropping the competition to the blue Hens…
Delaware had a roller coaster season last year and left spectators only guessing what will their next move would consist of. This year started in a good direction. Delaware had beat new comer High Point 12-10. This season opener should have not been a surprise for fans. The blue Hens have been consistent with season openers; winning 11 straight openers. This win was a team effort. Eric Smith, Nick Diachenko,…
Earlier this week, Inside Lacrosse talked about the currently independent Johns Hopkins’ plans for the future. One of the options that has been discussed, and thought to be a reasonable possibility, would be joining the Big Ten as a lacrosse only member. Of course the conference hasn’t even added lacrosse to its list of supported sports just yet, but it makes more and more sense every day. There are currently…
The NCAA season is opening tomorrow with High Point taking on Delaware. What are the stories to watch this season throughout college lacrosse? Syracuse Loses Galasso to Foot Injury – Whatever plans the Orange had in their pockets with UNC transfer, Nicky Galasso, it will have to wait another season. The attackman has decided to get surgery on his foot after an injury he suffered last year at North Carolina…
The 2013 college lacrosse season is descending upon us. What players should fans focus on following for the most entertainment this season? Here’s a list of players both familiar and not so familiar with a lot of skill and a lot at stake this season that will definitely be worth watching. Rob Pannell, A, Cornell Last year he was the No. 1 MLL draft pick and a Tewaaraton candidate. He…
According to Inside Lacrosse, recent Syracuse transfer Nicky Galasso is expected to miss the entire 2013 season for the Orange. Galasso, who recently transferred from North Carolina, sustained a lower body injury in a pre season practice and will have surgery. He is expected to miss all of 2013. Galasso was described to have a leg injury this weekend when he was held out of two scrimmages against the Hofstra…
These two teams have a mirror image of each other They like to attack the net and have two similar offensive strategies. Redshirt juniors Bucky Smith and Garrett Swaim have been named team captains for High Point. Both of these two unique players have the ability to turn this team around. Last season, High Point were scorn with key injuries. Injuries was a huge difference maker with this team. High…
There have been questions concerning this conference. Lacrosse has been out shadowed by basketball. Basketball has been this conference’s “bread and butter.” Lacrosse has been a new sport in recent years for these schools. I believe if all of these schools agree on a solution, lacrosse would grow into a sport that many would like. As the sky changes, so does the decisions that these schools will make. Since the departure of Rutgers,…
This conference has some outstanding schools that will put fear in opponents. Here are the schools; Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, St. Johns, Syracuse, and Villanova. Notre Dame was the Big East Champions. Notre Dame has an aggressive attack style. They play fast and up tempo. If you are not aggressive bumping them out their defense strategy, they will hurt you. The way you can stop them is slowing up their attack.Score first, so you…