Lehigh Earns SportsCenter Top10 Plays Spot (Video)

February 25, 2015

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh men’s lacrosse seniors Dan Taylor and Patrick Corbett connected for a highlight-reel goal on Saturday which made SportsCenter’s Top 10 Plays. Corbett recorded a natural hat trick in the second quarter, scoring all three goals of the stanza. On one, he took a nifty behind-the-back feed from Taylor, who drew two defenders and found a wide-open Corbett with pinpoint precision. The play debuted at #10 on…

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Hofstra Stuns Manhattan With Shutout

February 25, 2015

Junior Sam Llinares recorded career-highs of six goals and eight points and 11 Pride players tallied goals as Hofstra recorded its first men’s lacrosse shutout since 1970 with an 18-0 victory over the Jaspers of Manhattan College at James M. Shuart Stadium Tuesday evening. Hofstra, which recorded the 10th shutout in school history, posted the first since a 27-0 whitewash of CCNY on April 7, 1970. Hofstra also notched their…

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Drexel Look for First Win Against Villanova

February 24, 2015

This afternoon at 3pm the Drexel Dragons (0-2) will face off against the Villanova Wildcats (1-1) at 3pm from Vidas Field in Philadelphia. Game was originally slated for 7pm, but due to weather conditions was moved up in time. The Dragons come into the game losing their first two games to nationally ranked teams.  A 14-10 loss at Virginia, and last Saturday a 15-7 defeat to Albany.  Both the games…

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Terps Host Penn in Tuesday Match-Up

February 23, 2015

An unbeaten  #14 ranked Penn Quaker Men’s Lacrosse team (2-0 Overall, 0-0 in the Ivy League) will face off against the #7 ranked University of Maryland Terrapins in College Park, Maryland on February 24. Penn has played both of its games tightly winning by two goals in the first contest of the season and winning last week against Saint Joseph’s by two goals in Philadelphia. Maryland on the other hand…

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Lehigh Wraps Up Weekend with 14-7 W Over Niagara

February 23, 2015

Box Score BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Seven different players scored a goal and nine Mountain Hawks had at least one point as the Lehigh women’s lacrosse team picked up its second win of the weekend, beating Niagara 14-7 on Sunday. Senior Carli Sukonik and sophomore Lauren Beausoleil paced the offense with four points behind three goals and one assist apiece while junior Kendall Garden also tallied a hat trick. The Mountain…

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Simmons Column: No Benefits to Snow-Crosse

February 23, 2015

Photo Credit: Ian Neadle Playing lacrosse in the snow is not easy. It is harder to pass, clear, collect ground balls and see the ball as a goalie. Snow leads to a sloppy game and creates parody between unequal teams; that is what we saw in the Loyola-Holy Cross game. Three games had game times changed or were postponed on Saturday: UMBC-Monmouth, Penn State-Villanova, and Georgetown-Towson. I can’t tell you…

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Syracuse and Army Highlight NCAA Sunday

February 22, 2015

When Army and Syracuse play on Sunday evening in the Carrier Dome, they are restarting one of my favorite series on the Syracuse schedule. This rivalry took a year off because of the Orange’s move to the ACC last year, which put Maryland into the weekend typically reserved for Army’s visit. With Maryland’s departure from the ACC, the Army date is back on. Army and Syracuse both are typically loaded…

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MacDonald Leads Princeton Past Hofstra

February 22, 2015

Junior Sam Llinares had two goals and five assists and senior Mike Malave added four goals for the Pride but Mike MacDonald tallied five goals and four assists to lead Princeton to a 14-12 victory over Hofstra at snowy Class of ’52 Stadium Saturday afternoon. Llinares set career-highs with the five assists and seven points, topping four assists against Marist and Penn State last season and five points done several…

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#19 Mountain Hawks top Boston U 10-9

February 22, 2015

2/21/2015 1:45:00 PM Box Score BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh attack combined for nine goals and 14 points while senior goalie Matt Poillon made 15 saves, none bigger than a stop in the final minute, to lead the Mountain Hawks past Boston University in the Patriot League opener on Saturday, 10-9. The game began frigidly cold before snow began falling (heavily at times) late in the contest. The Terriers erased…

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