NCAA – D1

Despite Championship, Duke Can Improve

October 9, 2013
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On May 27, 2013 the Duke University Blue Devils upset number one ranked Syracuse University Orange 10-16 to capture their first Division One Men’s Lacrosse National Championship since 2010. After beginning the season with a 2-4 record, the Blue Devils were able to bounce back and shock the nation in the NCAA Tournament. The team manned a high powered offense last season that saw numerous players such as Jordan Wolf…

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NCAA Fall Ball: Villanova Wins Two

October 9, 2013
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This last weekend was filled with a number of fall ball classics and series. The most notable were the Nick Colleluori Fall Classic and the Play for Parkinson’s Series. Both tournaments were held on October 5 and 6, with some of the best teams coming out to give a great show for their fans and other spectators. The NCC was held in Folsom, PA and had St. Joseph’s, Monmouth, Lafayette,…

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Crosse Studios to Release Lacrosse 14 Video Game

October 7, 2013
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Crosse Studios in-conjunction with game developer, Big Ant, announced Lacrosse 14 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and the PC. Lacrosse 14 will be funded through a month long “all-or-nothing” Kickstarter Campaign. Kickstarter allows the fans to help fund Lacrosse 14 through pre-orders and/or having their name and face featured in the game. If enough people support Lacrosse 14, Crosse Studios and Big Ant will be able to deliver the highest-quality…

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Loyola Looks to Rebound from Champ Weekend Hangover

October 7, 2013
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After a cinderella run in 2012, winning the NCAA Division 1 Men’s National Championship, the Loyola Greyhounds were set on making another run to protect their title. Lowing top scorer Eric Lusby made things seem a little gloomy at the start, but the Greyhounds came out to start 2-0 with wins over Delaware and Towson. Next, the Greyhounds schedule had them hosting Maryland in a rematch of the 2012 national…

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Cross Checks: Replacing Seniors for NCAA Teams

October 6, 2013
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As fall ball has already begun, a number of D1 teams have had to replace some of the top players in the nation. A number of these players will be joining the National Lacrosse League once the season begins after they were drafted in the 2013 MLL Draft that took Monday, September 16. It will be interesting with the lacrosse season coming up soon to see how these teams will…

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Taking the next step forward: UNC Men’s Lacrosse

October 5, 2013
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  Chapel Hill, NC—Fresh off an ACC title and and a #1 ranking in the coach’s poll, the Tarheels felt ready to reach that elusive NCAA title, something that they haven’t won since 1991. However, the Tarheels couldn’t stop Eric Law and the Denver Pioneers as their season fizzled out to a heartbreaking end in the second round of the NCAA tournamemt. It was a long ride home from Indianapolis…

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Play for Parkinson’s Event Preview

October 3, 2013
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The college lacrosse fall ball season is in full force across all three divisions. This Saturday five teams will compete in the sixth edition of the Play for Parkinson’s Event. The event will host the Georgetown Hoyas, Loyola Greyhounds, Richmond Spiders, Team USA and the Towson Tigers at Episocopal High School in Alexandria, VA. The teams featured at this event are quite an interesting bunch. Richmond is getting ready to…

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This Week in Fall Ball- NCAA

October 1, 2013
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Alex Urquhart   The fall ball season is well underway and there’s still a lot of fall left tell the first snow and the end of the fall season. This will be another big week in the college fall scrimmage and tournament tours. The two big Classics/ Series are the Nicholas Colleluori Fall Classic and the Play for Parkinson’s Series. The Colleluori Classic will be held at Ridley High School…

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Ten Stories to Watch Heading into Fall Ball

October 1, 2013
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NCAA Tournament Expands to 18 teams – The addition of two teams for the NCAA tournament will include two play in games for the four teams that received the lowest AQ seeds. Expanding the tournament is to keep a balance between AQ and at-large bid teams. There will be 10 AQ teams, with eight at-large squads, which the AQ squads will be knocked down to eight after the two play-in…

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