#10 Cornell Takes Down Hofstra

April 11, 2015

  Pride junior Sam Llinares recorded a goal and two assists but Big Red senior Dan Lintner tallied five goals to lead 10th-ranked Cornell to a 14-5 victory over Hofstra at Schoellkopf Field Saturday afternoon. Cornell, with its second consecutive victory, improves to 9-3 on the season. The Pride, which dropped their third straight contest, falls to 4-8. In addition to Llinares, senior Mike Malave and sophomore Zachary Franco each…

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#2 Syracuse Vs #4 North Carolina

April 11, 2015

One of the beauties of college lacrosse is that the top teams play each other… again… and again. No. 2 Syracuse is facing a ranked opponent for the fifth game in a row. SU won three of the first four—the only loss coming in double-overtime against Notre Dame. Meanwhile, No. 4 North Carolina is in the middle of a similar stretch that started with a loss against Maryland, but was…

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NCAA Weekend Watch: Galasso, Neubauer, Molloy

April 11, 2015

Nicky Galasso, Syracuse midfielder (No. 2 Syracuse vs. No. 4 North Carolina, 4 p.m.) This is Galasso’s moment. After transferring from North Carolina following his sophomore year, Galasso finally makes his return to Chapel Hill — the place where he earned Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year back in 2011. The No. 1 recruit in the country in the Class of 2010 according to Inside Lacrosse battled through injuries…

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NCAA Weekend Watch: Teams Fight For Their Lives

April 11, 2015

It’s a huge weekend in college lacrosse.  Entering the final stretch of the regular season, these games mean life or death to some teams.  Here are some games to put a star next to: SATURDAY Marquette vs. Providence: 12 PM This will be a huge game for the Golden Eagles.  They’ve started the season undefeated before a close game to Georgetown gave them their first blemish on the year.  Ever…

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NCAA Matchups to Watch: Ivy Matchups Takes It

April 10, 2015

We’re in the do-or-die portion of the NCAA regular season, with every game mattering for teams that are aiming for an automatic bid or a higher seed in their conference tournament.  There’s not a ton of things to watch on TV this weekend, but if you decide to grab a laptop or two to watch some games, here are some matchups to watch out for:   Brown Offense vs. Yale…

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Stony Brook Takes on UMass Lowell

April 10, 2015

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,…

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Rambo, Others Added to Tewaaraton Watch

April 9, 2015

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…

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Ohio State Achieves First Win Over Johns Hopkins in Program History

April 8, 2015

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…

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NCAA Mid Season Surprises

April 7, 2015

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…

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The Mess of the Ivy League

April 7, 2015

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…

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