NCAA – D1

Michigan, who was 1-13 last season, needs some improvement with the defense AND the offense. Last year we saw that the Wolverines were not consistent with getting wins. Last year Michigan took a leap of faith and expanded their team in the Division One program. Michigan struggled with experience. They had 26 underclassmen 17 freshman and 9 sophomores. They need to be molded into a scoring machine team. Michigan had played the 34th…

With visions of getting to the championship, dreams for Cornell turned into a deadly nightmare.Their star Rob Pannell was sitting on the bench last year with a broken ankle, and it cost them. Panell was the aggressive scorer that this team thrived on. In the defensive department, the Big Red lacked deapth in the goal tender position. Last season ended in a three game losing skid. The good side of this aspect…

The University of Maryland is preparing for what should be another stellar season for Coach John Tillman and the Terps. 2012 ended in a rough fashion for Maryland, as they lost in the NCAA Lacrosse Championship game to the Loyola Greyhounds, 9-3. It was the Terps’ eleventh trip back to the championship game, after they lost last year 9-7 to Virginia in the finals. Two years in a row, both ending…

The Tarheels are going to play their final Fall Ball game against Ohio State Sunday. The history that unites this team are as followed; in 1981 -1982 they were undefeated and won the championship. In 1983, the Tarheels was 9-4 and was beaten by the school John Hopkins. In the 20th century,the 2000 and 2001, lacrosse organization had fallen from their once superior days. The 2001 Lacrosse team record that year was the lowest it had been in…

Fall ball is ongoing, and while results and attendances aren’t the real focus, it was still good to see the first ever NCAA Division One lacrosse game played in Washington state draw around 3,500 fans. Those fans in attendance saw the Denver Pioneers defeat the Maryland Terps by a score of 12-9. The game was played at the Seattle Sounders MLS team practice field got to see the first ever…

Not a ton of action going on in the world of Fall Ball in NCAA lacrosse, but a few games of note took place and  few stories. First off, the Syracuse Orange played an exhibition game with the Syracuse alumni, and won 14-9. Derek Maltz led Syracuse with four goals. Leading the alumni with two was Tommy Pasalek. Other pros to play in the game for the alumni was Mike Levielle, Kevin Drew,…

With an American East Conference championship and an America East Coach of the Year award to his name already, Jim Nagle has certainly made the most of his short time as Stony Brook’s head coach. Nagle took the helm for the Seawolves after Rick Sowell, head coach from 07-11, departed to take the coaching position at Navy. His first season had a rough beginning with Stony Brook starting 0-3 for…

As Virginia looks to use a lead attack option to replace a valuable player such as Steele Stanwick, sophomore Ryan Tucker and senior Matt White have to step up to the task. Team mates Harry Prevas and Scott Mcwilliams will have to work hard to replace Matt Lovejoy. Virginia needs to answer questions that were surrounding the team before Fall Ball. The starter that plays the quarterback position is locked in, but Mark Cockerton who is…