College

Tewaaraton Watch: Thompsons, Sawyer, Rice

March 10, 2014
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Matt Sawyer (Loyola)—In one of the most anticipated games of 2014, Loyola used it as a statement game, winning 14-7 over Duke. It was an intense, physical, high scoring affair that saw multiple contributions, including 11 combined goals from Matt Sawyer and Nikko Pontrello. It was Sawyer that paced the Greyhounds offense with four first half goals, followed by two more in the second. Matt Donovan (Cornell)—Saturday’s upset over #2…

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Springfield’s Ryan Murphy, Lynchburg’s Andrew Fawkes Earn D3 Players of the Week

March 10, 2014
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Mixed in with all of the action over the last week were some outstanding individual performances. Those individuals will be recognized in this space each week as the D3 Players of the Week. Offensive Player of the Week—Ryan Murphy, Springfield College The Pride’s senior attackman has had one heck of a career against cross-town rival Western New England and he added to that on Saturday with four goals and an…

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Wheeling Jesuit Wins Three Times This Weekend

March 10, 2014
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Ever since I graduated from Wheeling Jesuit University in 2004, I’ve made it a habit to check scores on laxpower to see how the program was doing.  Even though I graduated 10 years ago, I am still very proud of the program and the time I spent at WJU.  Whenever I found myself driving cross-country, I made a stop on campus to just drive around and keep the memories fresh….

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NCAA: UPenn Quakes Villanova

March 9, 2014
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The UPenn and Villanova men’s lacrosse team met for a Pennsylvania brawl at Villanova’s home, in Northwest Philadelphia. The intensity of this rival game was unmatched as this was the fourth time out of the past five games that one goal influenced the outcome. Villanova started out strong and held the lead until the last two minutes of the fourth quarter.  They had goals scored by some of their most…

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NCAA Recap: Tar Heels Pull Out ‘W’ in Final Minutes Over Princeton

It was a relatively quiet day for Tom Schreiber. He scored three on the day, two of them unassisted; as well as three assists.   Talk about comparable teams much? The Tigers and Tar Heels were practically neck and neck the entire time. I was not until the closing minutes of the game that North Carolina finally pulled ahead, and Princeton lost its steam.   On North Carolina’s side of…

March 9, 2014
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Hofstra Wins Third Straight

March 9, 2014
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Three was the magic number for Hofstra with a three-goal second quarter, a three-goal performance from Sophomore Sam Llinares and a great defensive effort as they were able to hold off junior Jesse King and the Ohio State Buckeyes 7-5 for its third consecutive win. The Pride improves to 3-2 on the year with the win while Ohio State drops to 1-4. Llinares, named to the 2014 Tewaaraton watch list…

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MCLA: Metropolitan State University of Denver Men’s Lacrosse

March 8, 2014
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PHOTO CREDIT: DI MILLER, MSU  team Photographer The Metro State Roadrunners started their lacrosse program in 2006, and are MCLA DII. They are coached by Alex Bauer who has been with the team since 2008, and promoted from Assistant Coach to Head Coach in 2009. The Roadrunners are a player-funded team which has made it a challenge for them over the past few years. With only three returning players from…

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Post Game Report: Hofstra Defeats King and Ohio State 7-5

March 8, 2014
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After a slow start in the first quarter, Hofstra’s defense was able to hold off Junior Jesse King and the Ohio State Buckeyes 7-5 for its third consecutive win. The Pride improves to 3-2 on the year with the win while Ohio State drops to 1-4. Sophomore attacker Sam Llinares recorded a hat trick for the Pride while Senior Co-Captain Torin Varn added two along with solo goals by fellow…

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Game Blog: (19) Ohio State at Hofstra

March 8, 2014
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Hofstra Starters: A: #17 Varn, #2 Yapor, #5 Llinares M: #12 Coholan, #7 Malave, #21 Henrickson D: #23 Caputo, #34 Satterthwaite, #44 Sullivan G: #33 Selva Ohio State Starters: A: #5 Evans, #14 Brown, #29 Koerber M: #19 King, #12 Planning, #22 Schnider D: #50 Haus, #35 Howard, #11 Meurer G: #3 Dutton Opening faceoff won by Ohio State Jack Withers with the ground ball. Crease violation by Hofstra, no…

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NCAA Preview: Stony Brook Up for a Tough Weekend

March 7, 2014
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The No. 1 Maryland (4-0) men’s lacrosse team returns to non-conference play when the play at Stony Brook (2-2) for the first time since 2003. The Terps and the Seawolves are scheduled for a 1 pm showdown on Saturday, March 8 at LaValle Stadium. The Terps rose to the No. 1 ranking this week following their rout of No.1 Duke 10-6 on March 1. Senior Mike…

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