Stony Brook will take on first year program UMass Lowell in this America East show down. Stony Brook is in the hunt for a conference championship and is being led by senior Mike Rooney. The East Islip product is second in Division I in points with sixty-seven so far this year only behind Lyle Thompson by one point for the top spot. While Rooney is averaging 6.1 points per game,…
The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the first round of additions to the 2015 Tewaaraton Award Men’s and Women’s Watch Lists, presented by Under Armour. The lists include the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the Tewaaraton Award, which will be announced May 28 in Washington, D.C. “These additions are validation for these deserving players that their hard work and commitment has…
After losing to Johns Hopkins five times, including a heartbreaking triple overtime loss a season ago, the Buckeyes finally achieved their first win over one of college lacrosse’s legendary programs by a 15-12 final score. Boy, did they ever earn it. The energy in The Shoe was intense, you could feel the emotion of the game from high atop the field in the press booth. It was the type of…
Now that we have made it through a large part of the NCAA regular season and conference tournaments are just around the corner, we can take a broader look at what’s happening. Here are my top surprises so far this season, both good and bad, in no particular order. Good Surprises ACC Out of Conference Everyone knew the ACC would be good, even though they lost Maryland this year to…
Ivy League The Ivy League is a mess once again. Entering last week, Cornell and Brown looked like the only two teams that had a clear advantage over the rest of the conference. Harvard appeared like it was dead in the water and Princeton was losing ground fast. Fast forward to Sunday, Harvard beat Cornell in Cambridge and Brown lost to Penn. Princeton continued to slide with a loss at…
The Dragons of Drexel University traveled to Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, NY on Saturday, April 4th for a rematch of last year’s CAA men’s lacrosse championship against the Pride of Hofstra University. This game was back and forth and would take a last minute goal to give the Pride an 8-7 loss at the hands of their conference rivals. They would never gain the lead. Prior to the matchup against…
There’s not a whole lot of college action Tuesday, but more than last week and with better matchups. There are eight matchups on the docket, with the majority of them starting at 7 PM or a little later, but I’ll take a deeper look at four of them: Harvard vs. Boston: 7 PM If you’re a fan of college hockey, this would be a fantastic game to watch. If you’re…
Attackmen Carter Brown’s career six goal outing, along with Jesse King five goals, led the Ohio State Buckeyes over the visiting Johns Hopkins Blue Jays by a score of 15 -12. Johns Hopkins Ryan Brown ended the game with eight goals, but it was not enough for the Jays to get the win at the famed Horseshoe in Columbus. Junior attackman Ryan Brown opened the scoring with his 29th goal…
No. 12 Marquette 14, St. John’s 12 The Golden Eagles’ magical season continued on Saturday with a 14-12 win over St. John’s. Marquette is now 9-2 and for the second time this year, followed a loss with a win. MU held a narrow 7-6 halftime lead but exploded for six third quarter goals to break open the game. After the game was tied at eight, Marquette went on a 6-1…
The No. 13/12 Marquette University men’s lacrosse team moved to 2-1 in BIG EAST Conference play after holding off St. John’s, 14-12, on Saturday afternoon at Hart Park. After 30 minutes of play, Marquette (9-2, 2-1 BIG EAST) held an advantage in shots, ground balls, faceoffs, and only committed two turnovers. However, even after reeling off two stretches of 3-0 runs, the Golden Eagles were held scoreless over the final…