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Coverage of the Charlotte Hounds and colleges such as the North Carolina Tar Heels and Duke Blue Devils

MLL Camp Report: Hounds Happy with Roster

April 19, 2014
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The Charlotte Hounds have been at camp for two weeks and this afternoon will wrap it up in scrimmages against Denver, Florida and Chesapeake in Baltimore. The Hounds are preparing for their opening game against the Ohio Machine at home.   “Knowing Adam Ghitelman had some early season schedule conflicts, we’re excited about Mike Gabel and Pierce Bassett,” Hounds general manager Wade Leaphart told us about who stood out. “Both…

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Syracuse Wins Thriller Against UNC 11-10

April 13, 2014
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Syracuse, New York – Syracuse University overcame an early and late deficit to advance the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament with an overtime win against North Carolina.  In a game that many had been waiting nearly twenty years to see again, Syracuse tied it late and won on captain Billy Ward’s goal in the second overtime.   UNC midfielder Chad Tutton started off the scoring quickly, scoring within the first minute…

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Midfield Has Career Day As Duke Dismantles Syracuse 21-7

March 23, 2014
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Durham, North Carolina – Duke trailed Syracuse early in the first quarter and then run away with the contest against the Orange by a score of 21-7.  The first midfield combined for twelve goals and the combination of face offs win was just too much for the Orange to keep pace with.   Much like last year’s National Championship game, face offs had a significant impact on the game.  Brendan…

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North Carolina Takes Down Maryland

March 22, 2014
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina – The North Carolina Tar Heels defeat the top ranked Maryland Terreapins 11-8 at home.  Charlie Raffa played a great game in controlling the face off circle, but the Tar Heels too advantage of some timely saves by their goalie Kieran Burke and got balanced scoring from their offensive players to get their first win in ACC play this year.   The Heels opened up the…

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NCAA Weekend in Review: Irish Upset Virginia For Holiday Win

March 17, 2014
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This weekend was about as close in performance NCAA games have been thus far in 2014. I don’t mean scores… I speak of statistics and in-game situations. Many games this weekend were neck and neck until teams took advantage of opportune situations. Virginia – 9 Notre Dame – 18 The Fighting Irish came out with a very mobile and inclusive offense full of assists, offensive rotation and off-ball movement. They…

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NCAA Preview: UNC goes to Durham

March 15, 2014
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Alex Urquhart The North Carolina Tar Heels are making their way to Durham to take on the Duke Blue Devils. This is one of the biggest rivalries in college sports. There is only, roughly, 10 miles between the two campuses and that has sparked one of the greatest bubbles of animosity between two schools, just look at college basketball when these two play each other. Now lacrosse is a bit…

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Chamberlain: Beware of the Ides of March

March 13, 2014
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ides_of_March   #3 Johns Hopkins vs #10 Syracuse I like ‘Cuse to defeat Johns Hopkins in this contest. While the Orange has struggled on faceoffs, they are still an elite program that is still working out its lineup. Each week this team continue to improve and on Saturday, Randy Staats, Dylan Donohue and Kevin Rice will give the Hopkins defense fits. I’m calling for a big day for the Orange vs….

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NCAA: Who To Watch This Week

March 11, 2014
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Week of 3/10/2014 The middle of March is upon us and that can only mean one thing: college lacrosse is HERE. Tuesday, March 11 Bucknell vs. North Carolina 4 pm The action gets started later today when Bucknell travels to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to face a Tar Heels unit that rebounded from their only loss of the season against Notre Dame by beating a strong Princeton team this past…

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Sawyer, Pontrello Star in Loyola’s Rout of Duke

March 10, 2014
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Duke thought that Mike Sawyer graduated last year. Well, they are right, he did. Unfortunately, for the Blue Devils, his brother Matt Sawyer did not. On Sunday, Loyola and Sawyer torched the Blue Devils in one of this weekend’s showcase games. Sawyer and junior Nikko Pontrello combined for 11 of the team’s 14 goals as the Greyhounds routed the Blue Devils 14-7. Sawyer scored six goals while Pontrello added five…

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NCAA Recap: Tar Heels Pull Out ‘W’ in Final Minutes Over Princeton

March 9, 2014
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It was a relatively quiet day for Tom Schreiber. He scored three on the day, two of them unassisted; as well as three assists.   Talk about comparable teams much? The Tigers and Tar Heels were practically neck and neck the entire time. I was not until the closing minutes of the game that North Carolina finally pulled ahead, and Princeton lost its steam.   On North Carolina’s side of…

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