The #5/6 Denver University men’s lacrosse team pulled out a 10-4 road win over Lehigh on Tuesday evening. The game featured a little bit of everything. Here are five takeaways from the game. A victory for both defenses Who would have imagined that with five minutes to go, Denver would hold a 5-4 lead? Year in and year out, the Pioneers feature one of the nation’s best offenses. Entering into…
Holy cannoli! What a week it was for Ohio State! The 7-2 Buckeyes stormed into the top 20 in the latest Inside Lacrosse rankings with an upset victory over the then No. 3 ranked Denver Pioneers on Saturday at Ohio Stadium, followed by a come from behind win over No. 16 Towson on the road. Here’s my thoughts from high above the Horseshoe regarding the Denver and Towson games, as…
Genesee beat Delhi 17-5 in a game that was big for Region III standings. Last year Delhi won and that win helped get them into the national tournament this year GCC showed they are a top team in the league. Freshman Jake Bomberry had six goals and one assist. Nassau took on Genesee in a down pour of rain Saturday at Mitchell field. After a close first Nassau poured it…
We’re about a month and a half into the season, and there’s already some talk about who will win this year’s Tewaaraton Award as the best player in lacrosse. Here’s a short update on ten guys, in no particular order, that have a very good chance at winning the award: Jimmy Bitter (A), UNC Bitter has 40 points (18 G, 22 A) on the year so far, good…
Avenging last year’s upset at home, the UAlbany men’s lacrosse team dominated Canisius in Buffalo 26-6, setting a new program record for goals in a game. Up 2-1 in the first, UAlbany (4-1) rolls off 12-straight goals against Canisius (1-6) and never looked back. The Great Danes scored 17 goals in the second half. “It feels good to put together a full game, I thought we dominated all phases of…
Thomas Flibotte scored 2:45 into sudden-death overtime and the Bucknell men’s lacrosse team stunned 12th-ranked and previously unbeaten Brown 10-9 on Tuesday afternoon. In a game of wild momentum swings, the Bison held the nation’s highest scoring team scoreless for the final 19:56 of the contest. Bucknell, ranked just outside the top 20 in the USILA Coaches’ Poll this week, won its fourth straight game to improve to 6-2 on the…
Interestingly enough, these two teams are coming off contradictory weekends. DU heading into the week was ranked No. 3 and Lehigh didn’t make the Top 20 for the first time in awhile. Now, both just lost what were considered easy matches for them. Denver Pioneers Other than a short second quarter spurt, the Pioneers were out-performed by Ohio State. Statistically, everything was in Denver’s favor, however the outcome was different….
Where: @ Rutgers When: Tuesday, March 17 at 7:00 pm Rutgers and Princeton match up once again in their annual game on Tuesday. Princeton enters Tuesday’s game at 4-1 while Rutgers is 3-5. The Tigers won last year’s game by a score of 15-11. Tom Schreiber had four goals and three assists in a record setting game which made him the ninth Princeton player and second midfielder to reach 100 goals…
North Carolina looks to continue their undefeated start against Ivy League foe Harvard Tuesday night on Fetzer Field in a top 20 showdown. The Tar Heels (8-0) start a tough six game stretch towards the ACC Tournament in late April with the Crimson (4-2). UNC had a less than stellar week after dismantling Manhattan two weeks ago. Last Tuesday, they were down 6-2 at halftime to Bryant before scoring 8…
The Hofstra University men’s lacrosse team was able to end their second two-game losing streak on March 14th by taking a convincing win against the Providence College Friars, 15-4. With this win, the Pride improve to a 2-4 record. Coach Seth Tierney, however, doesn’t see his team’s record a 2-4. “I know it says we are 2-4,” Coach Tierney stated, “but we’re 1-0, and that’s how we’re starting it, and…