Stukenberg, Terps Look to Top Penn State

February 20, 2014

The Maryland Terps are traveling to State College this weekend to take on the Nittany Lions.  This will be a great matchup between the two teams as, they are both coming off of their first few matches undefeated, and prepared for action. Penn State defeated Bucknell Wednesday night 21-9.   The Nittany Lions played well as a team, and their strengths lied in the attackers scoring ability.  Specifically, Tatum Coffey had…

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NCAA Preview: G-Town Hoyas @ Towson Tigers

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…

February 19, 2014
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NCAA Women’s Power Rankings Week 2

Last week’s rankings saw North Carolina on top of the pack, with Syracuse and Northwestern right on their heels. After a week’s worth of play, were the Tarheel’s able to remain on top, or did Syracuse bump them down to number two? 1.      Syracuse- I was hard-pressed to remove North Carolina from the number one spot, but the Orange has played one game more than the Tarheels, and…

February 19, 2014
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Team USA Player Profile: Matt Abbott

February 19, 2014

USA Profile: Matt Abbott Position: Midfielder College: Syracuse University Professional: Chesapeake Bayhawks.   Syracuse hit a gold mine with their Class of 2009, winning two championships and producing a number of professionals.  Not many people would have thought that the last one standing in the professional ranks would have been Matt Abbott.  The midfielder out of Nottingham, New York became an entity in college sports that many coaches would do…

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NCAA Power Rankings: Duke and Syracuse Off to Good Starts

February 18, 2014

Overtime is the early theme in the 2014 college season. With the expanded field, these one-goal affairs could play a factor when determining the bubble teams. Otherwise, it was a good week for the ACC. We saw some impressive victories by some of the up-and-coming programs. If these February games are any indication, we might be in for a bedeviling season. 1 Duke (2-0)—Duke got a head start and won…

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NCAA Preview: Nittany Lions @ Fighting Irish

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…

February 18, 2014
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NCAA Weekend Recap: UMass, Syracuse Win Thrillers

February 17, 2014

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…

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Team USA Player Profile: Kyle Harrison

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,…

February 17, 2014
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Team USA Profile: Joe Fletcher

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,…

February 16, 2014
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Hopkins Tops Towson 15-8

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…

February 15, 2014
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