Coverage of the Drexel Dragons, Penn Quakers, Penn State Nittany lions, Villanova Wild Cats, and more.
A portion of this weekend’s schedule says it all. Seven great games over the course of the day make this weekend special. One would think that this is a late season schedule in April, but it’s March 1 and there are going to be changes to the polls. This is a lacrosse fan’s dream weekend with so many intriguing matchups. #1 Duke @ #2 Maryland—Two Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams battling…
A perfect February for Duke keeps them on top of the world ranked while Maryland welcomed Syracuse to the ACC with a beatdown at the Carrier Dome. Control of the face offs continues to be a deciding factor early on. Expect more shifting in the weeks ahead. We will start to see who sinks and swims as the spring approaches. 1. Duke (4-0)—Two wins over the weekend against Penn and…
WHO: Loyola @ Lehigh WHERE: Ulrich Sports Complex, Bethlehem, PA WHEN: Saturday March 1 @ Noon This coming weekend, Loyola will travel north to Bethlehem, PA to compete with the Mountainhawks. Lehigh remains undefeated thus far into the 2014 season at 4-0, while the Greyhounds sit at 3-1. Loyola These bad boys are coming off a 16-4 burying performance against Holy Cross. Four different Loyola players combined for…
It was a huge weekend for Penn State’s men’s Lax. They faced Loyola on the 15th and Notre Dame this past Sunday. On Sunday the 15th, the Blue and White were challenged by Loyola. The Lions were the underdog coming into the match and were defeated by two points. The Nittany Lions knew they would be in for a tough match, because not only does Loyola have a reputation for…
The NCAA just closed on an interesting Week 3/4 in its 2014 season. Of the nine games I’m picking to cover this week, Saturday was mostly upsets while Sunday was home to four blowouts. SATURDAY Penn State 8 Notre Dame 7 This was such a close game all around, and I’m calling it an upset because Notre Dame has proven themselves as a strong program in past seasons. Shots were…
WHO: Drexel Dragons @ U Albany Great Danes WHERE: Albany, NY WHEN: Saturday February 22, 1pm EST DREXEL The Dragons commenced their 2014 lacrosse season with a loss of 11-10 to Virginia. The game came down to the wire and Drexel was the predicted underdog. Drexel is an offensive overload. All three attackmen (Jared Boudraeu (1g, 1a), Cole Schafer (4g) and Nick Trizano (4g, 1a) were dominant in…
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…
The dashboard thermostat of the Acura TL says the outside temperature is 28 degrees. The Mountainhawks’ turf field is in the middle of a wind tunnel, making “real feel” about 20 (my non-meteorologist guess). After half of the first quarter, my pen ink is freezing dry, my hands are numb, and a slight shake pulses throughout my bones. I take to the phone, but numb thumbs and a fast-paced sport…
After a disappointing Week 7 loss on the road to the Rochester Knighthawks, the Buffalo Bandits were looking for a little bit of redemption in their season series finale with the Philadelphia Wings Saturday night. The Bandits (6-2) responded in a major way by giving the Philadelphia Wings (3-6) a complete 60 minute performance and clinching their season series with a commanding 13-7 victory in front of 13,980 Banditland faithful…
The Philadelphia Wings struggled this weekend with two losses. Despite this, storylines have followed them everywhere they go, with the return of Brandon Miller in net and Jake Bergey’s number being retired. With the two losses this weekend, the Wings fell to fourth place in the East Division standings. After the loss to the Edmonton Rush on Saturday night, we caught up with Miller and defenseman Eric Hoffman. In three…