NCAA: Hofstra Faces off with Delaware

March 12, 2014

After a great week for both teams that saw two wins each, No. 18 Hofstra (3-2) will take on Colonial Athletic Association rivals Delaware (5-2) for the CAA opener on Saturday, March 15. Looking at the numbers, Hofstra has an 8.80 gpg average on the season while the Blue Hens have 9.57 gpg. Both teams are close in the extra-man opportunities with the Pride 7-21 coming off a 3-6 EMO…

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MCLA: Utah Tops Boise State 12-8

March 12, 2014

Amidst all the controversy with Boise State Lacrosse the day before game day, the Broncos took the field at home against the University of Utah Utes. The Utes came out firing and quickly took a 3-0 lead over the Broncos through the impressive transition play and faceoff play by Jake Berkelbach (18-24). Boise State fought back to within two off of quick goals from John Carlson, Josh Davenport and Bryan Scott…

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Simmons: Is the ACC As Good As Advertised?

March 11, 2014

Read off the schools listed in the ACC: Duke, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and Syracuse. What you are looking at is 24 National Championships (including Syracuse’s vacated 1990 National Championship) and 46 National Championship appearances. At the start of the season, the hype surrounding the ACC was immense. However, several weeks in some questions have arisen. Were we fooled by the name recognition of these blue chip lacrosse…

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Ohio State Can’t Hold High Ranking

March 11, 2014

Ohio State came into the season ranked 14th. After a 1-4 start, they have not been able to hold that high ranking. After five games they have dropped out of the Warrior D1 Media Top 20. The Buckeyes have lost close games to Hofstra, Umass, Penn State, and Johns Hopkins. Luckily for OSU, their schedule gets a little easier. They still have a chance to make to the NCAA tournament…

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NCAA Preview: Hartford vs. Quinnipiac

March 11, 2014

This Wednesday, the Quinnipiac Bobcats will make the short trip from Hamden to Hartford, Connecticut to take on the Hartford Hawks in midweek collegiate lacrosse action. Both teams are currently sitting one game below .500 and could each even out their record with a win come Wednesday. Hartford is coming off of a tough 10-11 loss against Siena this past Saturday, a game that saw four overtimes and undoubtedly fatigued…

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Tuesday Division III Notebook: Defense Wins Championships, But Faceoffs Might Too

Tuesday Notebook
March 11, 2014

It has become increasingly obvious over the last few years that faceoffs are becoming one of the most important facets of the modern game of lacrosse. Teams with a good faceoff guy can control the ball, get consecutive possessions, create fastbreak opportunities and–perhaps most importantly–reduce deficits in a much more efficient manner. That was on display Saturday afternoon at Springfield College as the Pride came back from a 7-4 deficit…

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NCAA: Who To Watch This Week

March 11, 2014

Week of 3/10/2014 The middle of March is upon us and that can only mean one thing: college lacrosse is HERE. Tuesday, March 11 Bucknell vs. North Carolina 4 pm The action gets started later today when Bucknell travels to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to face a Tar Heels unit that rebounded from their only loss of the season against Notre Dame by beating a strong Princeton team this past…

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PSU vs Denver: Monday Night Under The Lights

March 10, 2014

Denver University and Penn State will meet for the sixth time in program history, and Denver has won three of the previous matches, while the Nittany Lions have won two. The Nittany Lions are amidst the highest ranking that the program has ever had, and are only looking to increase their ranking. The team is coming off a road win at Ohio State last weekend, and they are hoping to…

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Division III USILA Poll Week 3: Top Tier Holding Steady

USILA
March 10, 2014

This past week was, when compared to the previous week, a fairly pedestrian one. The best teams took care of business and the top six of the USILA Top 20 seems to have taken its permanent shape. RIT, Cortland, Salisbury, Tufts, Stevenson, and Cabrini have been on a whole other level than the rest of the country and it will take a major shakeup for any other teams to crack…

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Sawyer, Pontrello Star in Loyola’s Rout of Duke

March 10, 2014

Duke thought that Mike Sawyer graduated last year. Well, they are right, he did. Unfortunately, for the Blue Devils, his brother Matt Sawyer did not. On Sunday, Loyola and Sawyer torched the Blue Devils in one of this weekend’s showcase games. Sawyer and junior Nikko Pontrello combined for 11 of the team’s 14 goals as the Greyhounds routed the Blue Devils 14-7. Sawyer scored six goals while Pontrello added five…

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