NCAA Weekend Watch: Postseason Implications In Play

April 18, 2015

For many teams, this is the second-to-last week of regular season play before conference tournaments.  The ACC and Patriot League tourneys are next week, but some of these teams plays another game in two weeks after tournament time.  We’ve already got a sneak peak of “April Anarchy” Friday with Patriot League play concluding, but there’s plenty of big games to watch this weekend: Saturday Maryland vs. Ohio State: 11 AM…

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NCAA Players to Watch: King, Marrocco, Greenfield

April 18, 2015

With the postseason just around the corner, teams are jockeying for position as they head down the stretch. Saturday’s slate features six games among ranked teams and here are some of the players to look out for: Jesse King, No. 11 Ohio State midfielder, vs. No. 3 Maryland, 11 a.m. King has been the face of Ohio State lacrosse for the past few seasons and now that his career is…

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NCAA Friday Watch: Conference Battles

April 17, 2015

It’s conference day as teams in the Patriot League, Ivy League and Southern Conference square off in what should be an intense day of games. Patriot League Army (8-4) v Colgate (7-4) – These two programs have had a battle of a season so far. Army is coming into the matchup off an upsetting loss to Navy and will be fired up. They have the best bench celebrations in the…

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NJCAA Report: Onondaga Breaks Record

April 17, 2015

Onondaga broke the all time NJCAA record of 97 straight wins and after yesterday victory over Herkimer are now up to 99 which dates back to 2010 when the streak first started. It was a 33-0 victory over Mohawk Valley that got OCC that 98th win and was 27-5 victory over Herkimer. Onondaga continues to have one of the best offenses in the country but its defense is one of…

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Mid Season All Americans: NCAA Division One

April 16, 2015

We’ve seen a lot of surprises happen this season in college lacrosse, from the emergence of new faces and new teams, to players such as Bryant’s Gunnar Waldt fall almost out of existence.  Here are my All-American selections at this point in the season, which have 4 attackmen, 4 middies, a FOGO, an LSM, 4 defensemen, and a goalie: First Team A Lyle Thompson Senior Albany A Dylan Molloy Sophomore…

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#6 Duke Vs #16 Stony Brook

April 15, 2015

  Duke will finally face Stony Brook  after some bad weather forced the game to be rescheduled.  For Duke they will have to stop Mike Rooney who is tied for the top spot in Division I points with 78. Rooney has shown to be a top player all year and if not stop can put up some big numbers. Also for Stony Brook there are Canadian products Brody Eastwood with 54 points…

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Staats, Syracuse Steamroll Hobart

April 15, 2015

Behind a stellar defensive effort and six points from attackman Randy Staats, No. 4 Syracuse (9-2) retained the Kraus-Simmons Trophy with an emphatic 18-5 win against Hobart (7-4) on Tuesday, April 14 at the Carrier Dome. In his second game back from injury, Staats scored a game-high four goals and had two assists to lead an Orange offense that featured 10 different goal-scorers. At the other end of the field,…

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A Big Win, A Bigger Week Ahead for OSU

April 15, 2015

A tradition that never gets old if you’re involved with The Ohio State University is beating Michigan in anything whether it’s lacrosse, checkers or a having a Netflix binge watching competition (I don’t know how that would work). In any event, the Buckeyes made it a perfect 4-0 record against their rival on Sunday, beating them 13-8 at the Big House in Ann Arbor, Mich. So let’s breakdown Sunday’s game…

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NCAA Tuesday Spotlight: Hobart-Cuse Rivalry Highlight Of A Quiet Day

April 14, 2015

It’s a very bland Tuesday in NCAA lacrosse except for a few games. Here’s some worth taking a peek at if you have any free time today: Hobart vs. Syracuse: 7 PM It’s the annual battle for the Kraus-Simmons trophy in the Carrier Dome as the Orange host the Statesmen. ‘Cuse is coming off of a tough 17-15 loss at UNC Saturday, with goalie Bobby Wardwell being pulled in the…

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Simmons: ACC Picture Clearer

April 13, 2015

The ACC picture became a little bit clearer this weekend. How about UNC? I thought Syracuse played horribly. The attack never really got its passing game to be consistent, although we saw some flashes. Randy Staats looked a little rusty and he and Dylan Donahue missed the cage from point blank several times in the first half. and Bobby Wardwell had a very challenging first half in net before being…

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