NCAA lacrosse season is fully underway as of this weekend. Both teams are matched well for the first time in two or three seasons and each squad has its advantages. Game time is set for noon EST in Durham, N.C. DUKE They’re a powerhouse that just repeated National Championship victories. Deemer Class and Myles Jones return following great 2014 performances. Deemer Class (midfield, junior) posted 65 points in 2014 behind…
–Hopkins 16-4 Win Over UMBC– Baltimore, Maryland – The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays opened the season with a decisive win against the UMBC Retrievers, winning 16-4. With the win, Coach Pietramala becomes the first in all time wins as a coach, moving one better than legendary coach Bob Scott. The Jays jumped out early on the Retrievers and took a commanding first quarter lead. Connor Read opened the 2015 scoring…
The Marquette University men’s lacrosse team knocked off No. 16 Lehigh 10-9 Saturday to give the Golden Eagles their first win over a ranked team in program history and their first victory in a season-opener. Marquette head coach Joe Amplo attributed the win to his veteran leadership and six captains. “(At halftime) It was nothing I said, but it was everything our guys did,” Amplo said. “Our upperclassman stepped up and…
The University of Detroit Mercy men’s lacrosse earned a 9-8 come-from-behind victory Saturday over Ohio State University in the 2015 season opener at Ultimate Soccer Arenas. It’s the first victory inprogram history over the Buckeyes. Detroit scored three straight goals in the fourth period to take a 9-6 lead. Ohio State scored two goals to pull to within 9-8 but the Detroit defense didn’t allow a goal in the final…
On Saturday, February 7, Syracuse and Siena begin their 2015 season in the Carrier Dome just like they did a year ago. Last season found the Orange winning in a 19-7 rout behind 13 first half goals. While the Orange are going to be very heavy favorites over the Saints, Siena should put up a much better fight this time around. While Siena’s showing against Syracuse was nothing they want…
2014 Finish Furman – 1-12 UNC – 10-5 – lost to Denver 9-5 in first round of the NCAA tournament UNC took down Richie Meads inaugural Furman team 19-3 in last year’s meeting. Coach Breschi’s Tar Heels are returning an insane amount of talent on offense but lost key players to graduation in Pat Foster, Ryan Creighton, TJ Kemp, Greg McBride and, of course, RG Keenan. Stephen Kelly and Brent…
While the Blue Jays are looking to kick off their season with a W to prove they belong in the new BIG 10 lacrosse conference, the Retrievers are looking to come out of the gates strong and get an early win to keep the momentum from last year going. These two teams agreed to play this game a week earlier than usual due to JHU’s BIG 10 schedule this year….
The Duke Blue Devils open their season tomorrow, but they will be without three of their starting players when they take on the 1-0 High Point Panthers. The team announced the indefinite suspensions of three players- attackman Kyle Keenan, defenseman Chris Coady, and LSM Brian Dialey. Keenan was a starter last season with Duke when Josh Dionne got hurt in the playoffs, and he was going to be a starting…
@proctorpac on Twitter Saturday February 7th at 12:00pm– The Blue Devils start their run for a 3rd NCAA Championship at High Point who is coming off their first win of the season against Delaware. You would think this sounds like a walk in the park for the Blue Devils but when you look at basically an entire attack line graduating it makes you wonder. The Duke University Blue Devils This…
