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Springfield College vs. No. 10 Nazareth: Pride Drop Golden Flyers 11-10

Dylan Sheehan, Springfield College
February 22, 2014
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Saying a game was a “tale of two halves” might be cliche, but Saturday’s matchup between Springfield College and No. 10 Nazareth was truly a tale of two halves. The Pride jumped out to a 7-2 halftime lead before letting the Golden Flyers back into the game, only to pull just far enough ahead to score an 11-10 win in Rochester. Springfield’s halftime lead, sparked by three first-half goals from…

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NCAA Preview: Stony Brook @ Duke

February 21, 2014
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STONY BROOK SEAWOLVES (1-1) AT DUKE BLUE DEVILS (2-0) This will be the first meeting between the teams since 1993. Duke leads the series 2-0. This is Stony Brook’s first road game of the season. The Skinny: SeaWolves: Stony Brook is coming off an 18-10 victory over Lafayette on Tuesday. With the game tied four apiece in the second quarter, the SeaWolves would score 10 of the next 11 goals…

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Staff Debate: Pushing Back the NCAA Season?

February 21, 2014
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A debate this week has been college lacrosse being played in the winter months. Lacrosse Magazine ran an interesting feature on it with quotes like “You’re missing a huge opportunity to generate interest in the sport when you’re playing all of these games, and they might as well be played in Siberia,” from ESPN analyst Eamon McAnaney.   Albany coach Scott Marr also said, “Sure, we can play our sport…

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Division III Men’s Lacrosse Viewing Guide, Feb. 22-23

The first true weekend of Division III lacrosse kicks off this weekend with more games than any one person could handle. Being the first time many teams take the field, some of the top teams will not be playing teams of note. No matter, though – there are enough quality games on the schedule to keep you all busy while inevitably sitting inside during a winter weather catastrophe. One isn’t…

February 21, 2014
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NCAA Women’s Preview: Bucknell @ Johns Hopkins

The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (2-0) play host to the Bucknell Bison (0-2) this Saturday afternoon, February 22 at 4 PM. With two impressive victories to open the season, JHU looks to extend their winning against a more difficult foe.  The Blue Jays handed both Marquette and Mount Saint Mary’s debilitating defeats by the scores of 16-2 and 17-2 respectively. The Blue Jays had a strong offseason both in acquisitions…

February 20, 2014
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NCAA Preview: Drexel @ Albany

February 20, 2014
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WHO: Drexel Dragons @ U Albany Great Danes WHERE: Albany, NY WHEN: Saturday February 22, 1pm EST   DREXEL The Dragons commenced their 2014 lacrosse season with a loss of 11-10 to Virginia. The game came down to the wire and Drexel was the predicted underdog.   Drexel is an offensive overload. All three attackmen (Jared Boudraeu (1g, 1a), Cole Schafer (4g) and Nick Trizano (4g, 1a) were dominant in…

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NCAA Preview: G-Town Hoyas @ Towson Tigers

WHO: Georgetown @ Towson WHERE: Towson, MD WHEN: Saturday February 22 12:00pm EST   GEORGETOWN The Hoyas are coming off two season starting victories. Opening the season against Mount St. Mary’s, Georgetown won in a blowout of 10-4. Then, playing against Navy they had another win, but of a closer margin (9-8 OT).   In the nail-biting match against Navy, the Hoyas accumulated 38 total shots, 36 ground balls and…

February 19, 2014
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MCLA: Santa Barbara Upsets Cal Poly

February 19, 2014
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This is the second full weekend of the MCLA season. Today we will look at the Five top stories from this weekend. The first story to look at is Cal Poly falling to UC Santa Barbara 5-6. The Cal Poly Mustangs were led by Casey Mix, who had 4 points in the win, and Johnny Morgan who scored 2 goals. The Mustangs had 6 goals on 30 shots during the…

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NCAA Women’s Power Rankings Week 2

Last week’s rankings saw North Carolina on top of the pack, with Syracuse and Northwestern right on their heels. After a week’s worth of play, were the Tarheel’s able to remain on top, or did Syracuse bump them down to number two? 1.      Syracuse- I was hard-pressed to remove North Carolina from the number one spot, but the Orange has played one game more than the Tarheels, and…

February 19, 2014
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