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ACC Tournament Preview: Powers Clash in Chester

April 24, 2015
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Conference tournaments began earlier this week with the Patriot League holding their quarterfinals Tuesday.  They have their semifinals and title game Friday and Sunday respectively on Navy’s campus.  The ACC Tournament will be the second tournament that kicks off beginning with the semifinals tonight and the title game Sunday afternoon in Chester, PA. This is the second year of a “new” ACC, with the only subtraction coming in the form…

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Tewaaraton Foundation Announces Nominations

April 23, 2015
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The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 25 men’s and women’s nominees for the 2015 Tewaaraton Award, presented by Under Armour. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Five men’s and five women’s finalists will be selected from these groups of 25, announced on Thursday, May 7, and invited to the ceremony. The 15th…

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2015 All-ACC Team Announced

April 23, 2015
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Eleven student-athletes on the Tewaaraton Award watch list highlight this year’s All-Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Team, as announced today by the conference office. The team was determined by a vote of the league’s five head coaches. North Carolina and Syracuse each had five student-athletes named to the All-ACC Team. Notre Dame, which went undefeated in league play (4-0) and earned the ACC regular-season title, has four members on the…

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Stakes Up for Grabs as Denver Heads To Marquette

April 23, 2015
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Denver and Marquette are both BIGEAST contenders this year and yet they haven’t met since the 2014 season. An exciting weekend is in store as the BIGEAST Tournament presented by New York Life is both still not set and dependent on the outcomes of this weekend’s slate. All the hype is behind DU. They’re currently on a six-game streak after a mid-season loss to Ohio State and sit No. 5…

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Buckeyes Collapse Against Maryland a Heartbreaker

April 22, 2015
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Have you ever watched a horror movie take place in real life? That was the equivalent of what happened to the Buckeyes in front of about 40,000 fans at the Shoe on Saturday against the No. 3 ranked Terrapins. Down 9-5 with under five minutes to play, Maryland stormed back to tie the game in regulation, where they would clinch at least a share of the Big Ten Conference regular…

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NCAA Tuesday Preview: Patriot League Tournament Begins

April 21, 2015
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Five games are on tap for Tuesday, with two of those games belonging in the Patriot League.  We’ll get to those later, but here are two games worth focusing on (besides UMass Lowell vs. Dartmouth): Albany vs. Siena: 4 PM The Great Danes had a very important two game stretch last week, edging Bryant and Yale in hopes of gaining a first round NCAA game to be played at Albany….

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Simmons: Figuring Out the AQs

April 20, 2015
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Tournament time is quickly approaching folks. Let me give you a quick run down of who I have in and which teams will fall short. There are some big assumptions with the conference champions, but assuming every current, conference leader goes on to win its league. These are my projected AQ teams: ACC: Notre Dame; AmEast: Albany; Big East: Denver; Big Ten: Maryland; Colonial: Towson; Ivy: Princeton; MAAC: Marist; NEC:…

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Hofstra Storms Past Towson

April 19, 2015
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The Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse team knew they were underdogs coming into Saturday’s matchup at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Maryland against the eighteenth-ranked Towson Tigers. Whether they were underdogs or heavy-favorites, the Pride accomplished a much-needed 9-2 win. Coach Seth Tierney recognized the leaders for their leadership during this week’s practice. “They really had a great week of practice, and i owe the seniors and leaders for what they…

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Second Half Surge Boosts Pioneers over Providence

April 19, 2015
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DU hosted their final home game today with celebrations of Senior Day and sideline entertainment from cheerleaders and dance teams. The team seemed to come out of the locker rooms sleepy on offense, missing numerous opportunities. However, whatever Tierney said to them at halftime worked and the Pioneers came out in the second half thundering. Providence scored the first two goals on the day with efforts from Michael Perettine and…

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Blue Jays Homecoming Win Over Michigan, 16-8

April 18, 2015
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Johns Hopkins welcomed alumni back with a win against Michigan, 16-8, and they were treated the crowd to their first entrance to the Big Ten Tournament. The Jays took control of the game in the second half and Michigan could not keep pace. With the win, Hopkins is guaranteed admittance to the conference tournament following their annual game against Maryland. Hopkins and Michigan traded goals in the first quarter, ending…

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