Harvard Looks to Pull Off the Upset as they Visit Notre Dame

Where: @ Notre Dame When: Saturday May 10, 2:30 Harvard and Notre Dame match up in what is an interesting first round game in the NCAA Tournament. Both teams got to the tournament in completely different ways. Harvard looked like a good bet to get in as they were the favorites in the Ivy League Tournament. Meanwhile, Notre Dame backed into the ACC Tournament and were considered the least likely to win…

May 10, 2014
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NCAA First Round: Greyhounds Host Great Danes

May 9, 2014

Who: Albany @ Loyola, MD Where: Baltimore, MD. When: Saturday, 12 pm. Albany and Loyola are heading to Baltimore to face off in the first round of the NCAA tournament this weekend. The Great Danes have a bit of a challenge in Loyola as they are the Patriot League Champion. The Greyhounds also have Junior attack Nikko Pontrello who holds a strong performance this season, raking in 50 goals so…

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Hopkins Takes on Rival Virginia in Post Season Play

Unseeded Johns Hopkins (10-4) earned its NCAA-record 42nd bid to the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament and will have to travel to Charlottesville to take on eighth-seeded Virginia (10-5) in the first round. Game time is set for Sunday, May 11 at 1 pm on ESPN2. Last season they missed the playoffs for the first time in 42 years, and now they are looking to redeem themselves. Johns Hopkins was on…

May 9, 2014
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Schreiber, Thompsons Highlight Tewaaraton Finalists

May 8, 2014

The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 2014 Tewaaraton Award men’s and women’s finalists, presented by Panama Jack. Five men and five women were selected as finalists and will be invited to Washington, D.C. for the 14th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony on May 29, 2014. The five men’s finalists are Loyola University defenseman Joe Fletcher, Princeton University midfielder Tom Schreiber, University at Albany attackman Lyle Thompson, University at Albany attackman Miles Thompson and…

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NCAA First Round: Bryant Bulldogs Face Challenge at Carrier Dome

May 8, 2014

It all goes down this Sunday. The Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse team will go toe-to-toe with the Bryant Bulldogs in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Central New York’s own Carrier Dome will be host to the showdown as the Orange hope to continue riding the lightning of their 2014 season, and Bryant hopes to follow up on their almost-too-close-for-comfort victory over Siena. 7:30 pm Sunday, Carrier Dome…

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NCAA Tourney Four Games To Watch This Weekend

This Weekend, I expect Syracuse, Duke, Loyola and Maryland to advance in the NCAA Tournament. The following four games at varying degrees are toss ups in my opinion. Saturday Notre Dame hosts Harvard Notre Dame is coming off a shootout victory versus Army, while Harvard limps into the tournament after being defeated by UPENN in the Ivy Tournament. Notre Dame has continued to improve in the cage as well in…

May 8, 2014
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Tewaaraton Watch: Predicting the Finalists

The NCAA lacrosse season is just about over as 18 teams take their shot at accomplishing their season goal of winning a National Championship. Before the tournament starts though, the finalists for the Tewaaraton Award will be announced. A couple of weeks ago the Tewaaraton Foundation named their 28 nominees for the trophy and the full list is below. Niko Amato, Maryland—Sr., G Wesley Berg, Denver—Jr., A Connor Buczek, Cornell—Jr.,…

May 7, 2014
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Siena Takes on Bryant in Play-In Game

MAAC Champion Siena Lacrosse will travel to Northeast Conference Champion Bryant for an NCAA play-in game Wednesday at 4 pm in Smithfield, R.I. The winner of the play-in will advance to face No. 2 team in the land, the Syracuse Orangemen, in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday at 7:30 pm on ESPNU. The Siena Saints finished the season with an 11-5 record while defeating Canisius and Marist…

May 7, 2014
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Can Richmond Continue Their Surprise Run?

Where: @ Air Force When: Wednesday May 7, 9:05 pm The second of the two play-in games features two teams who weren’t expected to make the NCAA Tournament. Air Force was supposed to fall to Ohio State or Fairfield in the ECAC but instead clinched its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1988! Meanwhile, Richmond was entering its first season of Division 1 lacrosse and won the Atlantic Sun Conference despite a…

May 7, 2014
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Ivy League: Harvard Starts with Momentum, UPenn Stole It Away

During playoffs for any sport, it is well-documented that anything can happen. In the past, we have seen sub-par teams defeat top-seeded ones for national championships. In the Ivy League women’s lacrosse championship, this could not have been less true. As most people expected and predicted, the final for this conference featured Princeton and Penn, the two best teams in the league. Penn came into the game with a 12-4…

May 5, 2014
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