This year for any Penn State athelete and or student was horrific. They had to watch their once prestigious school go from fame to shame.They had to observe what coaches could do when they had power and watch how the media could overcast a dark shadow over the school. Last year Penn State went 7-7 and lost to Navy.Last year they had put on a clinic outlasting their opponents and literally beaten them to…
As the season approaches providence has a new coaching system and coach. Chris Gaberielli who was the Blue Devils assistant. He has spent six seasons with Duke. Under his guidance and wisdom, Duke was among the top scoring defenses. He will be replacing Chris Burdick, who had coached Providence for fourteen seasons. Last season they had a record of 2-12 and had just won 5 games in the past 3 years. Even though…
The Binghamton Bearcats made the America East conference tournament every year from 2004-2009, annually losing in the semi-final matchup. Instead of getting over the hump in the new decade and making it to the conference final, the Bearcats have made the tournament once in the last three years. The 2012 season was a disappointing one for Binghamton that saw them go 4-9 overall and 1-4 against America East opponents, finishing…
Virginia, Duke, North Carolina and Maryland has always been one of the toughest conferences. Last year the conference had impact players that represent each school. With John Danowski returning as Duke head coach, the Blue Devils will have the discipline that they need to make it to the playoffs. With last year champs, Duke holds the ownership of being the best in the conference. North Carolina who has struggled with U.V.A…
The Guelph Gryphons and Trent Excalibur opened up the 2012 Baggataway Cup weekend last night in Peterborough, Ontario. The Gryphons hopped out to a 4-1 lead in the first quarter and it was all Gryphs from then on. Trent would try to bring the game closer but the effort was not enough to catch the high powered Gryphons. Scoring champion Mike Burke buried four goals, tallied three assists for seven…
After all the reports earlier last week, this shouldn’t come as much of a surprise. Recently released North Carolina Tar Heel Nick Galasso has transferred to play for the Syracuse Orange. Almost as soon as Galasso was granted his requested release from North Carolina, he began speaking with Syracuse, creating rumors that he would end up with the Orange, as he has. Galasso will be a sophomore this season after putting up 56 points…
Going into their last regular season game versus Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rivals Penn State; the Hofstra Pride needed a win of their own as well as a win by St. Joseph’s to gain a berth in their conference tournament. However, the game ended in a similar fashion as several others in Hofstra’s 2012 season, an overtime loss. This loss officially ended the season for the Pride, leaving them 6-8 overall with a 2-4…
Michigan, who was 1-13 last season, needs some improvement with the defense AND the offense. Last year we saw that the Wolverines were not consistent with getting wins. Last year Michigan took a leap of faith and expanded their team in the Division One program. Michigan struggled with experience. They had 26 underclassmen 17 freshman and 9 sophomores. They need to be molded into a scoring machine team. Michigan had played the 34th…
With visions of getting to the championship, dreams for Cornell turned into a deadly nightmare.Their star Rob Pannell was sitting on the bench last year with a broken ankle, and it cost them. Panell was the aggressive scorer that this team thrived on. In the defensive department, the Big Red lacked deapth in the goal tender position. Last season ended in a three game losing skid. The good side of this aspect…
The University of Maryland is preparing for what should be another stellar season for Coach John Tillman and the Terps. 2012 ended in a rough fashion for Maryland, as they lost in the NCAA Lacrosse Championship game to the Loyola Greyhounds, 9-3. It was the Terps’ eleventh trip back to the championship game, after they lost last year 9-7 to Virginia in the finals. Two years in a row, both ending…