The inaugural Big Ten lacrosse season is underway! We’re in the meat and potatoes time of the year, as the No. 14 Buckeyes only have four games left. So allow me to give you my thoughts from the Buckeyes victory over Penn State on Sunday, as well as a look ahead to their game this Sunday back at the Horseshoe against No. 19 Johns Hopkins. No. 14 Ohio State defeats…
Not much action happened Tuesday compared to prior Tuesdays this season. But there were games that were played: Bellarmine 9, #12 Marquette 3 In a day where nothing really happened, this was the biggest outcome of them all. Bellarmine scored three goals in the 2nd to take a 4-1 lead at halftime before Marquette scored two in the 3rd to close the lead to 4-3. However, a five-goal barrage in…
The addition of Cleveland State to the foray of Division 1 Men’s Lacrosse has been rumored since January. It turned out to be official Monday afternoon, as the Vikings will be the 70th Division 1 team beginning in the 2017 season, which is a little less than two years from now. With Cleveland State adding lacrosse, what teams may be next? There are some very good club teams that should…
According to Cleveland.com, the Cleveland State Vikings will officially join the ranks of NCAA Division One lacrosse in 2017. It had been widely speculated that the Vikings would become the next D1 team, and they will become the 70th member team. To make room for the lacrosse team, Cleveland State will end funding of its wrestling program. Reports of the university adding lacrosse began this fall and it seemed like…
The ACC gave us two huge games this weekend: #1 Syracuse at #2 Notre Dame and #4 North Carolina at #6 Duke. Both games lived up to the billing. The Syracuse game got off to a slow start, with the Orange falling behind early. On the back of Dylan Donahue’s seven goal performance SU would finally gain its first lead of the game with just over a minute remaining in…
The Duke-UNC rivalry is one of the best in all of sports. Mainly, the rivalry has been associated with the two basketball teams, but it has that same intensity on the lacrosse field. The evidence was with Sunday’s thrilling game at Fetzer Field in front of 5,711 fans. Duke scored six goals in the 2nd quarter to take a 7-5 lead at the half, a much better half than last…
Hofstra men’s lacrosse traveled to Newark, Delaware to take on CAA rival University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens in a must-win situation. The Pride were able to claim their first CAA win of the 2015 campaign, thanks to several players stepping up offensively. Last week, both teams fell to talented opponents. The Pride lost their CAA opener against the UMass Minutemen 9-7 at home while the Fightin’ Blue Hens dropped…
There was quite a bit of action this weekend that had big impacts on the rankings. Syracuse had their first loss, Duke lost to North Carolina, Albany won 25-0, Georgetown lost after finally getting into the list, and the Patriot league happened. The Patriot league continues to be the most confusing thing in the lacrosse world right now. Navy sits at the top with the best league record,…
The Battle for Tobacco Road ensues yet again for another year as the Duke Blue Devils take a short trip to Chapel Hill to take on the UNC Tar Heels in a big ACC matchup for both teams. Duke is coming off of an embarrassing 19-7 showing inside the Carrier Dome to the #1 Orange last week. Not a good way to open up your ACC schedule. Junior midfielder Myles…
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays beat the visiting Rutgers Scarlet Knights by a score of 9-7 to win their inaugural Big Ten contest. With the win, the Jays move 4-5 and overcome their first fourth quarter deficit of the season. Rutgers would open the scoring at Homewood Field just twelve seconds after the opening face off. Jules Heningurg scored off an assist from senior face-off specialist Joe Nardella. An start that…