This week’s episode of Increasingly Lax with Todd McElwee went one on one with Hofstra Pride head coach Seth Tierney, where they discussed the five straight wins for the Pride. Increasingly Lax Episode 6
1) Loyola (11-1)—The latest win over Boston University bumps Loyola to 11-1 and 7-0 in the conference. One more tune up tomorrow against Bucknell before the Patriot League tournament gets underway. Johns Hopkins will be waiting for the Greyhounds on Selection Sunday. 2) Duke (11-2)—I personally feel that Duke is currently the best team in the nation but must remain second due to the tiebreaker with Loyola. This past Saturday…
WHERE: @ Loyola WHEN: Thursday April 17 @ 7:00 Can you believe that lacrosse season is almost over? Both the Loyola Greyhounds and Bucknell Bison will be facing off in the season finale for both teams before they compete in the Patriot League Tournament. Loyola comes in as the overwhelming favorites and have held the top spot in the polls thanks to a 11-game winning streak that started after dropping…
Who: Fairfield @ Quinnipiac Where: Hamden Connecticut When: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4pm Nationally ranked Fairfield is ready to travel to Connecticut to take on Quinnipiac for a Thursday afternoon matchup. Fairfield has the overall lead on the series between the two, (4-1) over Quinnipiac. The past games have all been close, with two or three goals deciding the victor. Fairfield is 9-3 this season Fairfield’s Freshman starter, Dave…
Emmitsburg, Maryland–Johns Hopkins had a quick turnaround after their win against Maryland and took on Mount St. Mary’s. The match up was rescheduled from early March due to inclement weather. The team played a methodical pace and capitalized on their opportunities en route to a first half lead of 8-0. Hopkins opened the scoring with senior Rob Guida scoring his first at the 8:34 mark of the first quarter. Sophomore…
The Tournament contenders are beginning to show themselves as the 2014 season approaches the final weeks. Assuming that the current conference leaders win their conference tournaments, the AQs would be taken by the following teams: ACC: Duke America East: Albany Atlantic Sun: High Point Big East: Denver CAA: Hofstra ECAC: Air Force Ivy: Harvard Metro Atlantic: Siena Northeast: Saint Joseph’s Patriot: Loyola After the first ten AQs we move…
Junior Mike Malave scores in overtime to give number 14 Hofstra the 10-9 win and hand sixth-ranked Cornell its third straight loss on senior day this past Saturday in Hempstead. “I look at the articles from the beginning of the season every week before we play and it just reminds me of where we came from and these guys they’ve done an unbelievable job,” Head coach Seth Tierney said. With…
Syracuse, New York – Syracuse University overcame an early and late deficit to advance the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament with an overtime win against North Carolina. In a game that many had been waiting nearly twenty years to see again, Syracuse tied it late and won on captain Billy Ward’s goal in the second overtime. UNC midfielder Chad Tutton started off the scoring quickly, scoring within the first minute…
Baltimore, Maryland – On a beautiful day for Hopkins to host their 2014 Homecoming, the Blue Jays defense held Maryland to six goals in their 11-6 win. Long possessions that ended with timely goals also helped Hopkins grind the Maryland offense. Maryland is preparing for the ACC Tournament while Hopkins is preparing for three more games in eleven days. The pace of the game ran fast with both teams…
Coming off of a four-game win streak, number 14 Hofstra hosts sixth-ranked Cornell Red Storm in their last home game of the regular season on Saturday before hitting the road to finish up Colonial Athletic Association play. Hofstra (8-3, 3-0 CAA) defeated non-conference opponent Marist College 15-10 this past Tuesday at home in Hempstead. Senior co-captain Torin Varn broke his five-goal game record from 2013 with a career-high six goals…