Durham, North Carolina – Duke trailed Syracuse early in the first quarter and then run away with the contest against the Orange by a score of 21-7. The first midfield combined for twelve goals and the combination of face offs win was just too much for the Orange to keep pace with. Much like last year’s National Championship game, face offs had a significant impact on the game. Brendan…
Hofstra senior Drew Coholan led the Pride with five goals en route to an 11-9 victory over Colonial Athletic Association opponent Drexel University this Saturday in the inaugural HEADstrong Foundation Hero Bowl in Philadelphia. With the win, Hofstra improved to 5-3 overall, 2-0 in the CAA while Drexel drops to 4-4 overall and 0-1 in the CAA. “This game had a lot of layers to it,” Hofstra Head…
Chapel Hill, North Carolina – The North Carolina Tar Heels defeat the top ranked Maryland Terreapins 11-8 at home. Charlie Raffa played a great game in controlling the face off circle, but the Tar Heels too advantage of some timely saves by their goalie Kieran Burke and got balanced scoring from their offensive players to get their first win in ACC play this year. The Heels opened up the…
First Quarter: HU GOAL: Mike Malave puts Hofstra on the board for his ninth goal of the season at 9:57. Hofstra leads 1-0. HU GOAL: Lance Yapor beats Drexel goalie Will Gabrielsen at 8:38. Hofstra leads 2-0. HU GOAL: Sam Llianres goes top shelf to give Hofstra a 3-0 with 5:48 to go in the first quarter. DU GOAL: Jules Raucci puts Drexel on the board with 2:45 remaining in…
If we look at where the Nittany Lions were 5 years ago, it definitely did not look like they would be as successful as they are today. They finished out the 2009 season with coach Glenn Thiel, and a 9-5 overall record. The downfall of that season was that the Blue and White did not utilize their full potential until the end of the season, when they caught fire and…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s lacrosse team returns home to Klöckner Stadium Saturday when the Cavaliers (6-2) host Johns Hopkins (5-1) for a non-conference tilt in the battle for the Doyle Smith Cup. Faceoff is set for 4:30 p.m. UVa is ranked No. 10 in the country while Johns Hopkins is ranked No. 8. The game is the ninth annual battle for the Doyle Smith Cup, a spoil since…
After an 11-10-overtime loss against St. John’s, Hofstra looks to get back on track in its second Colonial Athletic Conference matchup of the season on the road against No. 20 Drexel in the inaugural Hero Bowl this Saturday at 4 pm. Looking at the numbers, Hofstra (4-3, 1-0 CAA) is .539 (82-152) on its face-off percentage while Drexel is .638 (118-185). Hofstra is .310 on the man-up and Drexel is…
Who: Albany @ Penn State When: Saturday, March 22, 2014 Where: University Park, PA. PSU is gearing up for another outdoor home game this weekend in Happy Valley. After defeating Dartmouth 10-6 on Saturday, they’re hoping to channel that momentum into this weekend’s match. The Lions started this match a bit shaky, but were able to get into a great flow during the second half of the match. Sanders…
It’s March Madness, so everyone will be watching college basketball for the next month. In the past few days since the bracket was announced we have seen brackets made up saying “what if it were college football teams?” which is an interesting exercise. But what if it was lacrosse teams? This is tougher because most of the teams on this bracket would be in the MCLA, which at times is…
1) Maryland (7-0)—The Terps survived Villanova’s second half push to remain undefeated. With five games to go before the ACC Tournament, Maryland faces North Carolina, Virginia, Robert Morris, Johns Hopkins and Notre Dame—do not be shocked if Maryland suffers their first loss. They have looked good but each week teams are inching closer to nipping them off. Something tells me the offense is due for a bad week. 2) Loyola…