The ACC picture became a little bit clearer this weekend. How about UNC? I thought Syracuse played horribly. The attack never really got its passing game to be consistent, although we saw some flashes. Randy Staats looked a little rusty and he and Dylan Donahue missed the cage from point blank several times in the first half. and Bobby Wardwell had a very challenging first half in net before being…
The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team jumped out to a 7-3 halftime lead and fought off Stony Brook’s early second-half charge to win its second straight one-goal thriller over a nationally-ranked foe, 12-11 on a sun-splashed Sunday afternoon. Senior Dan Taylor led the offense with seven points (two goals, career-high tying five assists), his fifth straight game with five or more points, while junior Reid Weber posted five points behind four…
The Hofstra Pride hosted their final home game of the season at Shuart Stadium on Saturday, April 11th. This game also marked the final home game for seniors like Mike Malave, John Reicherter, Steve Romano, and Ryan Rielly, so Hofstra had some motivation to go out and beat tenth-ranked Cornell Big Red. In the end, however, the Big Red offense proved to be too much for the Pride as the…
Grant Limone finished with 17 saves, and the Loyola University Maryland defense held off Boston University in the final quarter as the Greyhounds defeated the Terriers, 8-6, on Saturday afternoon in Patriot League play. With the win, 19th-ranked Loyola (7-6 overall, 5-2 Patriot League) clinched a spot in the League Championships. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 5-1 first-quarter lead, but Boston University (6-6, 3-4) dominated possession and pace-of-play in…
Tewaaraton Watch List member Wesley Berg (Coquitlam, B.C.) broke Denver’s career points (217) and goals (158) records, leading the [5/5] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team to an 18-5 win over St. John’s on Saturday afternoon at Da Silva Memorial Field. Fellow Tewaaraton Watch List member Connor Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, N.Y.) had a game-high six points on three goals and three assists. The hat trick was his team-leading seventh of…
The No. 15/16 Marquette University men’s lacrosse team locked up a berth in the BIG EAST Conference semifinals with a 14-10 victory over Providence on Saturday afternoon at the Ray Treacy Track and Field Complex. Graduate attackman Jordan Greenfield posted his fifth hat trick of the year for the Golden Eagles (10-3, 3-1 BIG EAST), who spotted PC a four-goal edge to begin the game. Nine players scored for MU,…
Pride junior Sam Llinares recorded a goal and two assists but Big Red senior Dan Lintner tallied five goals to lead 10th-ranked Cornell to a 14-5 victory over Hofstra at Schoellkopf Field Saturday afternoon. Cornell, with its second consecutive victory, improves to 9-3 on the season. The Pride, which dropped their third straight contest, falls to 4-8. In addition to Llinares, senior Mike Malave and sophomore Zachary Franco each…
One of the beauties of college lacrosse is that the top teams play each other… again… and again. No. 2 Syracuse is facing a ranked opponent for the fifth game in a row. SU won three of the first four—the only loss coming in double-overtime against Notre Dame. Meanwhile, No. 4 North Carolina is in the middle of a similar stretch that started with a loss against Maryland, but was…
Nicky Galasso, Syracuse midfielder (No. 2 Syracuse vs. No. 4 North Carolina, 4 p.m.) This is Galasso’s moment. After transferring from North Carolina following his sophomore year, Galasso finally makes his return to Chapel Hill — the place where he earned Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year back in 2011. The No. 1 recruit in the country in the Class of 2010 according to Inside Lacrosse battled through injuries…
It’s a huge weekend in college lacrosse. Entering the final stretch of the regular season, these games mean life or death to some teams. Here are some games to put a star next to: SATURDAY Marquette vs. Providence: 12 PM This will be a huge game for the Golden Eagles. They’ve started the season undefeated before a close game to Georgetown gave them their first blemish on the year. Ever…