The ACC gave us two huge games this weekend: #1 Syracuse at #2 Notre Dame and #4 North Carolina at #6 Duke. Both games lived up to the billing. The Syracuse game got off to a slow start, with the Orange falling behind early. On the back of Dylan Donahue’s seven goal performance SU would finally gain its first lead of the game with just over a minute remaining in…
The Duke-UNC rivalry is one of the best in all of sports. Mainly, the rivalry has been associated with the two basketball teams, but it has that same intensity on the lacrosse field. The evidence was with Sunday’s thrilling game at Fetzer Field in front of 5,711 fans. Duke scored six goals in the 2nd quarter to take a 7-5 lead at the half, a much better half than last…
Hofstra men’s lacrosse traveled to Newark, Delaware to take on CAA rival University of Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens in a must-win situation. The Pride were able to claim their first CAA win of the 2015 campaign, thanks to several players stepping up offensively. Last week, both teams fell to talented opponents. The Pride lost their CAA opener against the UMass Minutemen 9-7 at home while the Fightin’ Blue Hens dropped…
The Battle for Tobacco Road ensues yet again for another year as the Duke Blue Devils take a short trip to Chapel Hill to take on the UNC Tar Heels in a big ACC matchup for both teams. Duke is coming off of an embarrassing 19-7 showing inside the Carrier Dome to the #1 Orange last week. Not a good way to open up your ACC schedule. Junior midfielder Myles…
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays beat the visiting Rutgers Scarlet Knights by a score of 9-7 to win their inaugural Big Ten contest. With the win, the Jays move 4-5 and overcome their first fourth quarter deficit of the season. Rutgers would open the scoring at Homewood Field just twelve seconds after the opening face off. Jules Heningurg scored off an assist from senior face-off specialist Joe Nardella. An start that…
Senior Jack Near would score in transition in the second overtime to give the Notre Dame Fighting Irish a 12-11 game in double overtime. With the win, Notre Dame and Syracuse will trade places in the polls. Nick Ossello opened the scoring with his unassisted goal 26 seconds into the contest. Syracuse would counter with redshirt senior Nicky Galasso scored an unassisted goal to get Syracuse offense started. Both offenses…
The Bryant University Bulldogs need to find a win this Saturday as they take on fellow NEC rival the Saint Joseph’s University Hawks. The Bulldogs so far: Bryant is currently 2-6 this season, defeating the Providence Friars this past Tuesday night with a final score of 7-5. The Bulldogs played extremely well throughout the game as faceoff specialist Kevin Massa went 100% in the second half. Bryant saw 2 goals…
Syracuse at Notre Dame, noon, ESPNU Each of these teams is coming off a big win. Syracuse claimed its best win of the year last weekend with a 19-7 destruction of Duke, the two-time defending national champions. Meanwhile, the Fighting Irish shutout Ohio State 9-0. It’s a battle between No. 1 and No. 2 and with about a month left in the regular season, this one should be a dandy…
No. 1 vs. No. 2. With about a month left in the regular season, it doesn’t get much better, especially considering how close the two Syracuse-Notre Dame games were last season. Each game was decided by one goal and another classic could be in store on Saturday. The Orange will travel to South Bend, Indiana to play its first true road game of the year. Both teams are coming off…
Villanova is coming into this game off of back to back losses against Maryland and Fairfield. Their other loss comes at the hands of Johns Hopkins. They sit at 5-3 on the season with a decent amount of wins over top programs in Pennsylvania. Jack Curran leads the Wildcats with twenty points (14 G, 6 A) and will look to continue increasing his points. To do this, he will need help…