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NCAA Lacrosse Tournament: #8 Syracuse Hosts Albany in Upstate New York Rematch

May 14, 2016
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A familiar regular season matchup makes its way back to the postseason for the first time since 2004, as the #8 seeded Syracuse Orange host the Albany Great Danes in the final first round game of the weekend Sunday night at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have met at least once each season since 2004, and the Orange have won the last three meetings, with all 13 previous meetings occurring…

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NCAA Lacrosse Tournament: Denver Begins Defense Against Towson

May 13, 2016
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In Wednesday’s play-in game, Towson lit up Hobart. That’s the only way of saying it when Hobart barely touched the ball offensively and the Tigers had 33 shots on goal in the first 31 minutes of play. The win has earned Towson a trip west to the Rockies to take on the defending NCAA Division-I Champs: the DU Pioneers. If this matchup weren’t filled with controversy, then it wouldn’t be…

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NLL Three Stars: Dickson Dominated in West Division Semifinals

May 10, 2016
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Third Star- Mike Poulin- Calgary Roughnecks 
Mike Poulin came up huge on Saturday night, making 56 saves on 66 shots to help lift the Calgary Roughnecks past the Colorado Mammoth 11-10 in overtime in the West Division Semifinals. Poulin also added a pair of assists in the victory. It wasn’t just the quantity of saves that made Poulin made, but rather the quality and timeliness of the saves the Kitchener,ON…

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Duke Advancing to the NCAA Tournament after win in Boston

May 9, 2016
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Boston, Massachusetts – Deemer Class ended 2016 with 49 goals, five coming in today’s contest.  Duke would enter in the NCAA Tournament after a 15-8 win over the host Boston University Terriers. Boston University came on strong to begin the contest, taking the first four shots of the game.  Duke’s goalie Danny Fowler had to be strong from start and was able to come up with the first save of…

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Evans Leads Black Wolves Past Swarm in OT, Advance to Conference Finals

May 7, 2016
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For the first time in 15 years, the New England Black Wolves franchise has won a playoff contest. The last time the organization had won in the postseason was in 2001, when the team was still the Philadelphia Wings. After having the worst record in the NLL in 2015, New England emerged as a top contender in 2016, and will now move on to the eastern conference finals. Shawn Evans…

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Calgary Roughnecks Set To Face Mammoth in First Round of Playoffs

May 7, 2016
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After making the playoffs on the last weekend of the regular season, the Calgary Roughnecks travel to Denver to face the Colorado Mammoth in a one-game semi-final to determine who will face the Saskatchewan Rush in the West Division finals. For the second year in a row, the 8-10 Roughnecks were snake-bitten in one-goal games—they were just 3-6 in games decided by a single goal in 2016 after going 4-5…

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May Madness: Conference Semifinals Create Chaos

May 6, 2016
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One word to summarize what happened Thursday: wow. All of the conferences except the ACC and Patriot League (who already finished their tournaments last week) and the Ivy League (who play Friday and Sunday) had their semifinals yesterday, and it brought some big results that will affect plenty of bubble teams. America East: Vermont 10, #15 Stony Brook 9; Hartford 11, #4 Albany 10 (OT) You read those scores right. Vermont…

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Black Wolves and Swarm Face First Playoff Contests

May 5, 2016
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Playoff lacrosse will be exposed to the fans of the New England Black Wolves for the first time in the history of the relocated team on Saturday when the Wolves host the Georgia Swarm at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Swarm, who relocated from Minnesota to Georgia before this season, will also make their first playoff appearance since the move. New England clinched the second seed in the eastern conference in…

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From My Eyes: ACC Tournament Recap

May 5, 2016
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This past weekend, I was with the rest of the Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse team down in Kennesaw, Georgia for the ACC Tournament. As you may know, the Orange defeated North Carolina 10-7 on Friday and then defeated Duke 14-8 to win their second straight ACC Championship. As you may also know, I am the team’s Video Coordinator, so I have some more access than most writers and reporters. During the…

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McDaniels: MLL Week Two Rankings, Game Balls

May 4, 2016
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There was a lot of movement around Major League Lacrosse since last August as the Atlanta Blaze came aboard and many players changed teams. The biggest off-season move may have been the Charlotte Hounds addition of Jim Stagnitta as head coach. Stagnitta had already been a success in the league earning Coach of the Year honors during his two seasons in Denver where he won 26 of the 30 games he…

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