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: Loyola @ Lehigh WHERE: Ulrich Sports Complex, Bethlehem, PA WHEN: Saturday March 1 @ Noon This coming weekend, Loyola will travel north to Bethlehem, PA to compete with the Mountainhawks. Lehigh remains undefeated thus far into the 2014 season at 4-0, while the Greyhounds sit at 3-1. Loyola These bad boys are coming off a 16-4 burying performance against Holy Cross. Four different Loyola players combined for…
It was a huge weekend for Penn State’s men’s Lax. They faced Loyola on the 15th and Notre Dame this past Sunday. On Sunday the 15th, the Blue and White were challenged by Loyola. The Lions were the underdog coming into the match and were defeated by two points. The Nittany Lions knew they would be in for a tough match, because not only does Loyola have a reputation for…
The Penn State men’s lacrosse team will travel to South Bend, Indiana to face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The last time the two met was in mid-March of 2013. Notre Dame came out with the W in a close 10-9 game that resulted in overtime. Last week, the Nittany Lions faced a tough, overtime loss, to Loyola. Erik Myers and Kyle VanThof both had a great game. VanThof earned…
Following numerous lacrosse leagues can be tough. That’s why I’m here to give a quick recap of what I considered the seven biggest games this weekend. There would be eight, but you can find the recap to an exciting 3OT Lehigh victory in another article! UMass – 12 / Ohio St. – 11 (OT) Amongst many overtime games this weekend, UMass and Ohio State were very evenly matches opponents. UMass’ Joe…
USA Profile: Kyle Harrison Position: Midfield College: Johns Hopkins University Professional: LXM Pro Tour From the time Kyle Harrison stepped onto Homewood Field, lacrosse knew there was a star in the making. The early season tilt against Princeton gave lacrosse an early impression of his abilities. The two-sport sensation from the Friends School in Baltimore was now a star on the big stage with the Blue Jays. His goals,…
USA Profile: Joe Fletcher Defender Professional Team: New York Lizards College: Loyola 2014 There’s many things every coach looks for in a player. Physicality, I.Q., vision, foot work, stick skills are just a few. When you hear the names Lee Zink, Tucker Durkin, Michael Evans, Brian Spallina and Nicky Polanco, you think heavy hitters, physical, beasts, animals and more. Names like Kyle Sweeney, Kyle Hartzell, Ryan Flanagan,…
Baltimore, Maryland–The Charles Street rivalry began with Johns Hopkins University hosting the Towson Tigers at Homewood Field. Both teams started the year with opening wins. The Tigers defeated High Point in a revenge game after Towson lost to HPU last year for the school’s first win. The Blue Jays defeated Ohio State in triple overtime. John Crawley opened the score just off a man advantage with the assist coming from…
The Loyola Greyhounds will head to Charlottesville, VA this Saturday for a match against the Virginia Cavaliers at Klockner Stadium. This will be the fourth season in a row that the Hounds challenge the Cavaliers during their first home match of the season. Loyola has 10 starters from last year returning to the turf this Saturday. Marlee Paton is one of those starters that the team is happy to have back….
WHEN: Saturday WHERE: Happy Valley/State College, PA The Loyola Greyhounds will travel to frigid Happy Valley this weekend to take on Penn State for the team’s first meeting since 2009. The game will take place at the outdoor lacrosse facility as requested by Loyola. The forecast for the game is going to be rough for both teams, with a high of 25, and wind gusts up to 21 mph. The…