CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s lacrosse team returns home to Klöckner Stadium Saturday when the Cavaliers (6-2) host Johns Hopkins (5-1) for a non-conference tilt in the battle for the Doyle Smith Cup. Faceoff is set for 4:30 p.m. UVa is ranked No. 10 in the country while Johns Hopkins is ranked No. 8. The game is the ninth annual battle for the Doyle Smith Cup, a spoil since…
Inconsistent Albany If you can figure out what is going on with the Albany Great Danes, feel free to let me know. They play Syracuse into overtime, drop a dud against Drexel, have a good win against Harvard, stomp all over UMass, and then they follow that win up with a loss to Bryant. This Albany team seems like it is all over the place and simply not focused. In…
Position: Defense College: Johns Hopkins University Professional: Chesapeake Bayhawks Michael Evans worked his way to the highest levels of lacrosse and has brought a fierce determination to be one of the best in the game. Walking into Hopkins, he was a part of a class that had to replace long time starters on defense. Chris Watson, Tom Garvey, and Greg Raymond had anchored the defense for years and were…
This weekend was about as close in performance NCAA games have been thus far in 2014. I don’t mean scores… I speak of statistics and in-game situations. Many games this weekend were neck and neck until teams took advantage of opportune situations. Virginia – 9 Notre Dame – 18 The Fighting Irish came out with a very mobile and inclusive offense full of assists, offensive rotation and off-ball movement. They…
Baltimore, Maryland – Syracuse University used to three goal runs in the first half to beat the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays at Homewood Field on a beautiful afternoon in Baltimore. A packed house saw a great game by both teams, but in the end the Orange held on for a two-goal win. The scoring started with Ryan Brown scoring on the Jays opening possession. Syracuse defense held strong for…
At 12:00pm, the No.3 John Hopkins Blue Jays take on the 10th-ranked Syracuse Orange. John Hopkins (5-0) looks to continue their success and take down the Orange. Attackman Wells Stanwick, brother of Steele Stanwick, leads the Blue Jays with 27 points (9G, 18A). His two other attack partners, Ryan Brown and Brandon Benn are right behind him, sitting at 2nd and 3rd on the team in points, respectively. Syracuse University…
We have a new top team in the land. Maryland is the new number one team with Virginia seizing the second spot while Syracuse continues to tumble. Penn also earned another early season win over a top 10 program in Denver. 1 Maryland (4-0)—It was a good day for Turtle Nation. Mike Chanenchuk put on another clinic tying his career high with five goals, the defense was aggressive, led by…
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…
A portion of this weekend’s schedule says it all. Seven great games over the course of the day make this weekend special. One would think that this is a late season schedule in April, but it’s March 1 and there are going to be changes to the polls. This is a lacrosse fan’s dream weekend with so many intriguing matchups. #1 Duke @ #2 Maryland—Two Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams battling…
WHO: Georgetown @ Towson WHERE: Towson, MD WHEN: Saturday February 22 12:00pm EST GEORGETOWN The Hoyas are coming off two season starting victories. Opening the season against Mount St. Mary’s, Georgetown won in a blowout of 10-4. Then, playing against Navy they had another win, but of a closer margin (9-8 OT). In the nail-biting match against Navy, the Hoyas accumulated 38 total shots, 36 ground balls and…