Notre Dame Moves On, 11-6 over Terps

Baltimore, Maryland – Matt Kavangh led the Irish and Conor Kelly stopped Maryland time and time again to get Notre Dame to Monday’s championship game. Notre Dame was efficient with possession of the ball and their long possessions put enough pressure on the Terps to advance. Notre Dame will face Duke in a rematch of the Notre Dame opens the scoring in the game when Matt Kavangh puts one byMaryland…

May 24, 2014
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Syracuse and Mayland Advance to Women’s Championship

The question was asked of Maryland head coach Cathy Reese following her team’s 9-6 win over Northwestern. Was this the case of the better team winning? On paper, it looks like the answer is yet, but credit Reese for how she responded. “Anytime you step on the field, you have to compete,” she said. “You have to compete and you have to play well and execute if you want to…

May 24, 2014
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Final Four Preview: Maryland vs. Notre Dame

May 24, 2014

We have finally arrived to one of the best weekends in lacrosse as the Final Four occurs in Baltimore, MD. While Duke and Denver will face off in the first game, Maryland and Notre Dame will play afterwards to decide who will have a chance to play for the National Championship. Maryland and Notre Dame enter this game as they play for the third time this season. Maryland went to…

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Simmons: Notre Dame Surprises, Hopkins Plays Questionably

May 19, 2014

Photo Credit: Ian Neadle ACC Well, my bracket is toast. The only thing I can say is that I correctly picked that three ACC teams would make Championship Weekend. That being said, I picked Duke, Syracuse, UNC and Loyola. Like I said, my bracket is toast. Either way, the ACC will be well represented in Baltimore next weekend, and is guaranteed to have at least one team in the finals….

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Duke Tops Hopkins; Blue Jays Victims Of Penalties

Photo Credit: Ian Neadle On Sunday at noon in the University of Delaware, Johns Hopkins met up with Duke in the NCAA Quarterfinals. The Blue Devils would come out on top 19-11. The referees in this game were making many questionable calls whether due to the penalized action or the timing of their calls. In the end, Hopkins accumulated more than twice the amount of penalties than did Duke which…

May 19, 2014
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Reaction: Duke Defeats Hopkins to Advance

May 18, 2014

FINAL: DUKE 19   J. HOPKINS 11 This was a game that heated up quickly becoming an aggressive and passionate match. Duke’s defense was on their game today. They played tight defense, communicated effectively and shut down loads of potential offensive opportunities for Johns Hopkins. Myles Jones was on fire at midfield, playing strong Blue Devil offense and commanding the troops. Duke’s strongest points were offensive rotations against the Hopkins…

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Powell Gets Record and Launch Get Third Straight Win, 15-12

Annapolis, Maryland–The Florida Launch got their third consecutive win to improve their record to 3-1 early in the season.  With the loss, the defending champion Bayhawks fall to 1-3.  Florida made its first trip outside of its home confines to get the victory. Chesapeake opened the scoring with a Steven Brooks alley dodge, giving the defending champs an early 1-0 lead.  Nearly 10 minutes would go by until the scoreboard…

May 18, 2014
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Chanenchuk, Kavanagh Lead Teams into Final Four

What a day of lacrosse at James M. Shuart Field at Hofstra University! In front of a record crowd of 13,519 people, the Maryland Terrapins earned their third trip in four years back to the Final Four in a beatdown of upset-minded Bryant Bulldogs. Meanwhile, Notre Dame beat the Albany Great Danes in an overtime thriller 14-13 in the second game of the double header. Maryland came out firing on…

May 17, 2014
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NCAA Tournament: Duke and Hopkins Set to Face Off

At noon this Sunday, May 18, Johns Hopkins (11-4) will take on the Duke Blue Devils (14-3) in what should be one of the best matchups we will see in the year’s tournament. For Johns Hopkins, defeating Duke would mean getting back to the NCAA Semi-Finals for the first time since 2008. Since then, they have made a few different appearances in the tournament, falling every time in the quarterfinals….

May 17, 2014
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