Realistically, the Ivy League is a two team race between Harvard and Cornell, with Princeton on the fringe of being a factor. The League features five teams in the Pre-Season Top 20: #8 Cornell #11 Harvard #12 Penn #17 Yale #20 Princeton. The Ivy League Pre-Season Coaches’ Poll ranks the teams in this order: Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, Penn, Yale, Brown, and Dartmouth. The biggest conference game will easily be the…
The Big Ten is looking to kick off the season with a bang. After the 2013 announcement by the Big Ten that the conference would feature select men’s and women’s lacrosse beginning in the 2014-15 season, the sights have been set by each team for an outstanding season. Here’s what’s to come for the inaugural season. Maryland The Terrapins are ready to break into the Big 10. Their season kicks…
I started following lacrosse in the early 2000s. Around that time, the Georgetown program could be referred to as… significant. In the late 90s and early to mid 2000s, the Hoyas were always involved in the Tournament, so I have to admit being a little surprised when I took a step back and looked at the overall history of the Hoyas program. By the way, what is a Hoya? In…
Denver Looking at the early schedule, the one game that sticks out more than the rest is #3 Duke vs. #1 Denver on February 14. Is Denver really the best team in the nation, and can they finally break through and go to the National Championship game? Can Duke fill the massive holes left by Jordan Wolf and Josh Dionne, and if so, do they have the ability to repeat?…
Maryland gets some help on defense with Virginia transfer Greg Danseglio. It looks like Greg will be playing for the Terps this spring if all goes right and will take part in helping Maryland win the first ever lacrosse Big Ten Championship. The Long Island native and former St. Anthony star spent the last three seasons playing defense for the Virginia Cavaliers where he was a third team All American…
The MLL Draft is quickly coming up on the lacrosse world as the temperature drops and snow falls from the sky. Last year, the attack position had several high impact players including Duke’s Jordan Wolf and St. John’s Kieran McArdle who both seemlessly transitioned from the college game to the professional level. Albany’s Miles Thompson and Virginia’s Mark Cockerton were also key contributors for their respective MLL teams. This season,…
What’s better than watching the top seeded team get upset? Or seeing a powerhouse ultimately come crashing down in the finals? Below are my personal predictions as to who has shots at seeing postseason action this season in Baltimore. I’m not saying all these teams, or any of these teams, will make it. I’m not saying others won’t. But based on underdog criteria I will outline below, these schools have…
Photo Credit: Ian Neadle Denver has been knocking on the door for the last five years to the title game. This season could be their best chance to raise the Championship Trophy. How will they be able to get there? It starts with Wes Berg and the attack. The attackmen that have been coming through the ranks of the Pioneers have done great things for them. Berg’s 2014 season nearly…
For the second straight year, the Guelph Gryphons were crowned kings of the Canadian University Field Lacrosse Association, winning the program’s fifth Baggataway Cup. The 2014 CUFLA playoffs was proof that quality collegiate lacrosse lives north of the border. Here is In Lacrosse We Trust’s 2014 All Baggataway Team selections. Attack: Jordan Critch- Guelph Gryphons Ryan Serville- Guelph Gryphons Dylan Hamm- Western Mustangs Midfield: Connor Goodwin-McGill Redmen Curtis Knight- Guelph…
The B1G conference has always been known as a football conference and why wouldn’t it be with national powers such as Michigan and Ohio State gracing the conference every year. However, the lacrosse world throws its hat in the B1G ring and in its inaugural season. Obvious programs such as Ohio State and Michigan make up the core of the conference landscape. Meanwhile, Penn State leaves the CAA, Rutgers leaves…