Davies: Breaking Down the Delaware Bracket

This weekend is what everyone has waited for all season, the chance to get to Championship Weekend in Baltimore. Memorial Weekend in Baltimore is a treat, but this is the weekend where hopefuls turn into contenders or fall one step short of their goal. On tap, the Delaware bracket has brought back one of the match ups that had defined the last decade in last and two new hopefuls to…

May 16, 2014
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Launch Hungry For Third Straight; Travel to Face Bayhawks

May 16, 2014

The Florida Launch (2-1) are looking to hit stride this weekend, as they travel to Annapolis for take on the Chesapeake Bayhawks (1-2). The Bayhawks host the Launch for their first-ever road game, which comes at a time where Chesapeake needs a strong showing as they look to get back on track after a poor showing against Charlotte last weekend. The Launch on the other hand, are looking like a…

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Washington College Wins A Thriller Against Stevenson, 12-11

Photo Credit: Stevenson Lacrosse Owings Mills, Maryland—Washington College took down the defending National Champions to set up a rematch of the War on the Shore in the National Final Four.  The visiting Shoremen won a 12-11 thriller at Mustang Stadium.  The physical affair was marred by penalties in which both teams were able to stay close for the duration of the game. Stevenson opened the scoring on their first possession….

May 15, 2014
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Maryland and Bryant Battle for Baltimore

PHOTO CREDIT: IAN NEADLE Last weekend was an epic display of collegiate lacrosse at the highest of levels. Maryland went back and forth all day with Cornell, coming 2.6 seconds close to elimination before they secured their passage to the next round. #9 Bryant against #4 Syracuse equivalently played a game of consistent exchanges and phenomenal lacrosse abilities. Bryant’s season came 4.1 seconds close to ending, but Gunnar Waldt saved…

May 15, 2014
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Hopkins Pulls Off Remarkable Victory Over UVA

Johns Hopkins was able to overcome an early deficit to avenge this year’s earlier loss to University of Virginia to advance in the NCAA Tournament.  With the win, the Blue Jays are able to move into the Quarterfinals and next up they face top-seeded Duke.  They advanced with a strong 14-8 win over a Virginia team that finished the regular season defeating North Carolina during the ACC Tournament weekend’s showcase…

May 13, 2014
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Simmons: NCAA Tournament Opens with Bangs

PHOTO CREDIT: IAN NEADLE College lacrosse put on one heck of a show in the NCAA Tournament’s opening weekend. The bracket was turned upside following the first round of play due to upsets galore, and as the dust settled we were left with a few surprising survivors. The Bulldogs took down the No. 2 seeded Syracuse Orange in a close battle in the Carrier Dome. The Orange found themselves down…

May 12, 2014
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NCAA Round One Notes: Upsets, Comebacks and Blowouts

PHOTOS: IAN NEADLE Albany at Loyola: Upset Heading into this match up Loyola was ranked No. 1 with a plethora of talent. Jack Runkel has been effective in goaltending, Joe Fletcher heads the defense and the offense was an unmatched machine… until Loyola met the Thompson trio. Thanks to the Thompsons, the Great Danes made fools out of the Greyhounds. There were multiple game moments when one of the three (Myles,…

May 12, 2014
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Loyola Loses Bout at Home Against Great Danes

This match up was a showcase of the Thompson Trio and Loyola’s struggles to find offensive opportunities. Albany took the lead early, commanding 2-0.  Then, at 2:30 in the first, Loyola finally answered back when #34 Pat Laconi found the back of the net. Albany called a timeout. 2:04 in the first brought a goal by Jon Newhouse to make it 3-1 over Loyola. That would be Newhouse’s only goal…

May 11, 2014
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Hounds Last MLL Team to Get A Win; Top Bayhawks

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—The Charlotte Hounds finally put together the kind of performance that got them to last year’s Major League Lacrosse championship game—it just took them a few weeks. That the Hounds’ best game of the 2014 season came against the defending MLL champions was a plus, as Charlotte crushed the Chesapeake Bayhawks 12-7 on Saturday for its first win of the season. Charlotte native Mike Sawyer tied his career high…

May 11, 2014
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