The Syracuse Orange (13-3) will be entering the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed for the ninth time in school history and will face Northeast Conference (NEC) Champion Bryant Bulldogs (8-10) on May 12th at the Carrier Dome in first round action of the NCAA Championship. The Orange are coming off a very strong 2013 season which saw them defeat Villanova (7-8) by a score of 13-9 to capture…
#1 St. Thomas vs. DePaul The defending National Champions will be taking on a new comer to the National Tournament in DePaul. I have a feeling that this game is going to be a lot closer than a lot of people might think. Although I believe St. Thomas will win the game, I think that DePaul will give them more of fight that the Tommies are used to getting…
#1 Colorado St. vs. Purdue: CSU is coming into the Tournament as the #1 seed and #1 team in the coaches poll and undefeated this season. CSU is also coming into this game as the defending National Champs. Purdue on the other hand is coming into game as first timers to the Tourney after knocking off Indiana in the GRLC finals. Unfortunately for Purdue I think CSU is going…
South Bend, Indiana will be the home of the Detroit Titans first NCAA Men’s D1 Lacrosse tournament appearance agains the number 2 ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. The Titans will travel three hours and over 200 miles to play this game. In the MAAC championship, the blue and red took on Siena in a rematch of the 2011 MAAC Championship game where the Saints went on to win 12-3….
1. Jeremy Noble- Forward L Denver/Orangeville Top prospect in all of lacrosse, first overall MSL pick to Kitchener and can score, pass and play in any league in any form of lacrosse at any level. 2. Logan Schuss- Forward L Ohio State/Delta Schuss was a draft pick to the New Westminster Salmonbellies in the WLA. Was the second overall pick there and played juniors with Delta. 3. Robert Church- Forward …
Senior – Marcus Holman – Attack– Ohio Machine – North Carolina Tar Heels The Ohio Machine are definitely keeping a close eye on their 12th overall pick from the 2013 Collegiate draft. Holman led his Tar Heels (12-3) to an ACC title this past weekend and an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. On Sunday, Marcus Holman tallied five assists in a 16-13 win over the Virginia Cavaliers (7-8) to…
This week for the MCLA blog I am going to cover a team that I believe could make the jump to NCAA lacrosse, Colorado University. “The Red Hot Buffs” as they call themselves are a team that in the near future could have the amount of talent, funding, and support from the school that would be needed to make the jump. They also by no means would be out of…
The Patriot League season is complete, the post-season tournament field is set, and doubleheader Friday looks to be a great day of lacrosse. Lehigh earned the regular season title and the right to host the tournament in Bethlehem with a strong second half against Bucknell, prevailing 11-7 in Lewisburg on April 12th. Lehigh capped a strong end to its season with a 14-5 victory over Lafayette. Dan Taylor and…
Senior – Mike Sawyer – Attack – Charlotte Hounds – Loyola Greyhounds The Charlotte Hounds first round (7th overall) pick in 2013 led the Greyhounds (10-3) over Hobart (6-7) in a 19-11 win. Sawyer dominated the offense scoring four goals and two assists on Saturday. The Waxhaw, NC native and Greyhound Co-Captain is second in team scoring this season, recording 27 goals and six assists (33 points) in 11…
After a thrilling overtime win over defending National Champions Loyola University, the University of Denver looks to cap the 2013 regular season as the overall No. 1 team in the nation. The Pioneers built up an early 8-3 lead going into halftime in front of over 3,000 Loyola fans, before being outscored 9-4 in the second half to force overtime with a 12-12 score. Overtime didn’t last long, however, as…