Fueled by 16 saves from goalkeeper Tyler Behring, the Fairfield University men’s lacrosse team earned an 11-4 win over No. 20 Villanova on Dedication Day at Rafferty Stadium. TJ Neubauer led the Stags’ offense with four goals in the victory, which was broadcast live to a nationwide audience on ESPN3 and SNY. With its third consecutive victory, Fairfield (5-4) has now defeated at least one ranked opponent (in the USILA…
It was another exciting weekend of college lacrosse in the division 1 end of the NCAA. Upsets, beatdowns, entertaining close games all packed into two days as we are heading into the homestretch of March. Here were some of the highlights: Georgetown 10, #9 Marquette 9 The Hoyas had an 8-2 lead at halftime before the Golden Eagles stormed back to tie it up. Freshman Craig Berge had a…
Kevin Rice pumped his arms above his head with two hands on his stick as if he was performing a bench press. And then he did it again. And again. It was an homage to Randy Staats, who missed No. 1 Syracuse’s (7-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast) 19-7 win over No. 4 Duke (7-2, 0-1) with a lower-body injury and usually celebrates goals with this hand gesture. And even without its…
NJIT is the newest division I program and they have started things off with a 0-6 record so far. To open the year NJIT had a 18-4 lose to Stony Brook and got beat 10-3 to Quinnipiac. In the third game they did put up ten goals the most all year to Vermont but still did not win the 17-10 game. Since then New Jersey teams such as Monmouth won by…
Following the Hofstra against UMass matchup, the Nittany Lions of Penn State and Pioneers of University of Denver took the field at James M. Shuart Stadium to play their game. This was a fierce battle between two great programs, and it’s a shame only one team could come out victorious, but in the end, the Pioneers held on to win by the score of 10-8. From the start of the…
Ryan Tucker had an incredible homecoming to Baltimore and Homewood Field, where his mother is the Hopkins Women’s Lacrosse Coach, leading the Virginia Cavaliers to a come from behind victory with eight points on five goals, three assists. Virginia jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in the first quarter. Ryan Tucker assisted Greg Coholan’s extra man goal to open the scoring in the contest. AJ Fish and Tucker both…
This is the matchup we have been waiting for as the nations number one defense, Maryland, takes on the nations number one offense in North Carolina. Coach Tillman’s Terrapin defense is anchored by goalie Kyle Bernlohr, who leads the NCAA in save percentage with .708, and two time, consecutive B1G defender of the week, Casey Ikeda. Offensively, Maryland needs to stay hungry, attack the UNC goalies and get them on…
Siena at Monmouth, 1 pm, ESPN3 The Saints have won four of their last five after starting the season with back-to-back losses. While Monmouth is 3-3, the Hawks average just five goals a game—fourth-worst in Division I. Siena, on the other hand, averages 10 per game. Last year when these teams played, Siena won 8-3. The Saints will likely count on senior and leading point scorer Richie Hurley on Saturday….
One of the most anticipated match ups of the season, the Hofstra Pride will play host to CAA-opponent University of Massachusetts Minutemen at James M. Shuart Stadium at noon on Saturday. Both teams are looking to get their seasons back on track after suffering a dismal start, with Hofstra losing four out of its first five games and UMass opening the season with a five-game losing streak. Only one win…
The Bryant Bulldogs face fellow NEC rival Hobart this Saturday, signaling the start of conference play. On the series so far Bryant is leading over Hobart 3-1, which includes the last outing back in May 2014 where the Bulldogs defeated the Statesman for the NEC title. On Bryant: The Bulldogs have struggled early on this season and only have a single win coming against the Hartford Hawks. Last week they…