2014 NCAA Season Preview: University of Maryland (Men’s) The University of Maryland Men’s Lacrosse team hasn’t played a meaningful game since last May, a game in which they fell 8-16 to perennial contender Cornell in the NCAA First Round. Their next meaningful game is less than two weeks away when they welcome Mount St. Mary’s Saturday, February 8 to College Park. The Terps are coming off last year’s 10-4…
With the MLL Collegiate Draft getting set to take place in just eight short days on Friday January 10th, 2014, we here at In Lacrosse We Trust are going to look at the top players at each position. This week we are looking at the offensive side of the ball, specifically at the last line of the defense, the goalies. Last year’s crop of seniors coming into the MLL was…
With Thanksgiving over and Christmas soon upon us, it will be time for the MLL Collegiate Draft in no time. After all, the draft occurs on January 11, 2014. As the date draws closer, I will try my best to be In Lacrosse We Trust’s Mel Kiper Jr. and highlight the names that fans should be looking out for among the college ranks. This year’s draft class features a lot…
Head coach John Tillman walked into one of the best lacrosse jobs in the nation when Dave Cottle stepped down after the 2010 season. Tillman has been nothing short of spectacular since taking the reigns from Cottle as Maryland reached back-to-back National Championship game appearances before exiting in the first round of the tournament this past season. Last year’s team sees 10 important seniors leave the team, five of which…
Minus LSM Jesse Bernhardt, the Maryland close defense returns fully stocked. Matt Dunn could be the running candidate for the empty slot at LSM after he saw some time when Bernhardt needed rest. Not to mention, Casey Ikeda, who guarded Steve Mock in most of their final game against Cornell last season, got a few runs in at LSM. Him and Dunn may be a switching duo between LSM and…
Jeremy Sieverts Position Midfield Height 6′ 3″ Weight 205 lbs. College: Maryland When I began writing the story of Mike Simon (Stevenson/Bayhawks) that reminded me that he might not be the only one who has a similar story. Then it came to me that Jeremy Sieverts, even though much more known to the lacrosse world than Simon in the beginning, has traveled the road less traveled to get his…
NCAA Tournament Expands to 18 teams – The addition of two teams for the NCAA tournament will include two play in games for the four teams that received the lowest AQ seeds. Expanding the tournament is to keep a balance between AQ and at-large bid teams. There will be 10 AQ teams, with eight at-large squads, which the AQ squads will be knocked down to eight after the two play-in…
Three teams this season made the NCAA Tournament for the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Defending champs Loyola Greyhounds, Bill Tierney’s Denver Pioneers and black horse squad Ohio State Buckeyes. This is starting to turn into one of the most competitive conferences in college lacrosse, as one team from the ECAC has made the NCAA Final Four the past three years running. Unfortunately or fortunately, if you’re an ECAC team, Denver…
NCAA Championship Quarterfinal Saturday, May 18 – 12:30pm – Byrd Stadium – College Park, Md. Ohio State 13-3 – Head Coach Nick Myers – 4th NCAA Appearance (2-3 overall) Defeated Towson 16-6 to reach Qtrs. (1st NCAA home game for program) Seven game win streak – Averaging 11.5 goals a game while letting up 8.38 Have converted .500 of the EMO’s 23/46 (2nd Nationally) …
Senior – Marcus Holman – Attack – Ohio Machine – North Carolina Tar Heels Ohio Machines 2nd round (12th overall) draft pick in 2013 picked up one goal and four assists in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. North Carolina (13-3) picked up the victory over Lehigh (12-5) to end the Mountain Hawks season. The Tar Heels 16-7 victory on Saturday advances them to the quarter finals of the…