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Division III USILA Poll Week 2: Four Teams Enter, Top 10 Gets Two New Teams

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March 3, 2014
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The first full week of Division III lacrosse is in the books and the warts of preseason polls are beginning to show themselves. Gone are teams like Western New England, Middlebury, Stevens and Roanoke—all good teams off to slow starts—while teams like Springfield College and Endicott have shot towards the top 10.  The top end has stayed true, but the rest of the poll has proven to be an inexact…

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Cornell Looks for an Easy ‘W’ Before Long Road Ahead

March 3, 2014
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The 15th ranked Cornell Big Red (3-0) hosts #44 Canisius (2-1) tomorrow at Schoellkopf Field. The Golden Griffins lost at #5 Denver last weekend while Cornell squeaked by #39 Michigan in OT to move up in the standings from last week’s rank of 19th. This is Cornell’s last game against competition outside of the Top 25 before facing top 5 Virginia and top 20 Yale.  That being said, this is a…

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NCAA: Maryland, Virginia Come Up Big

March 3, 2014
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NCAA Weekend Recap   #1 Duke   6 #2 Maryland 10   This was a third quarter game changer as Maryland scored three in the third and held Duke to none. After that, the Blue Devils seemed to lose all momentum. Maryland totaled 44 shots, 32 ground balls, 17 saves and won eight of 19 face offs. On the other side, Duke totaled 36 shots, 26 ground balls, 15 saves and won…

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Can Rutgers Stop Army’s Winning Streak?

March 3, 2014
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WHERE: @ Army WHEN: Tuesday March, 4 @ 12:00 Rutgers got their season off to a strong start by blowing out their first two opponents. However, now they find themselves on a two-game losing streak heading into West Point on Tuesday night. While heading to West Point is tough enough, they will be facing an Army team that is on a three game winning streak after losing their season opener…

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Cabrini’s Corey Elmer, Stevens’ Tim Culloty Earn D3 Players of the Week

March 3, 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—Corey Elmer, Cabrini The preseason player of the year in many people’s eyes, Elmer has helped kick off Cabrini’s season in the best of ways. With two big games on the schedule this…

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Chamberlain: Behind the Box Score Rutgers vs Stony Brook

March 3, 2014
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Behind Chris Hughes four goals and Kyle Rowe’s 16 for 24 faceoff performance, the Stony Brook Seawolves defeated Rutgers 12-9 at a cold LaValle Stadium on Saturday Night. Below are my observations that go beyond the box score. Stony Brook’s Faceoff team. (It’s more than just the FOGO Kyle Rowe) had a very strong game, with Long Stick Dylan Curry and SSDM Lucas Rock boxing out Rutgers wing players, for…

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Varn’s OT Goal Propels Hofstra Over Georgetown

March 2, 2014
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  Senior Torin Varn fired a bullet from 11 yards out with 20 seconds remaining in the first overtime to give the Hofstra Pride a 9-8 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas at James M. Shuart Stadium Saturday afternoon. Varn, a co-captain from Ithaca, NY, took a pass from long-stick junior midfielder Ryan Rielly and beat Hoya goalie Jake Haley for his fifth goal of the season for the game-winner. Freshman…

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Loyola Greyhounds Shred Apart the Mountainhawks

March 2, 2014
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My afternoon started with traffic and box office confusion. Once into the wonderful environment of Ulrich Sports Complex, I was surrounded by team cheering sections and loads of local high school players donning their varsity jackets. Loyola sure gave lacrosse lessons out today, demonstrating many different situations. By the time I was in, the first quarter was halfway over with Loyola on top at 3-1. Shortly after arriving, Lehigh’s Henderson…

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MCLA Notes: NDSU vs. Lindenwood- Belleville and St. Johns vs. Grand Valley St.

March 1, 2014
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Alex Urquhart This weekend is the real start to the MCLA D2’s season with four of the top six teams in the country having games. Grand Valley St. has made a trip to the great state of Minnesota to take on #1 St. Thomas, #2 St. Johns, and #6 North Dakota St. Grand Valley, themselves, sits at #4 in the country. This weekend also has newly touted GRLC team Lindenwood-Belleville…

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