Non-Conference Games
There are only two non-conference games today and both play at 7pm tonight. #10 Duke (7-4) just watched their basketball team make it to the Elite 8 and will try to make a statement with out of league play against Ivy Leaguer Harvard (4-4). After getting pummeled by Maryland, the Blue Devils have bounced back nicely to win five in a row, including victories over Loyola and North Carolina.
In Pennsylvania, #16 Penn State hops on the bus to take on Villanova. It’s a homecoming for some of the Penn State players as Sturgis (Downingtown East), Kaut (Springfield-Delco_ and Forster (La Salle) look to make their travel home a successful one over the Wildcats.
ESPNU Games
Two great games will be aired live on ESPNU today. The #8 Jays from Johns Hopkins travel South to butt heads with the #6 Tar Heels of North Carolina at Noon. Following up with one of the biggest games in college lacrosse as Virginia takes on Maryland in an ACC matchup at 2pm today.
Ivy League Contests
#13 Penn will take on Yale in a heated Ivy League game at 1pm. Joining them at that time will be #10 Princeton and #19 Brown. The Bears were trounced by UNC the other night, but showed signs that they can compete. Before these two games kick off #3 Cornell will start things off versus fellow Ivy Leaguer Dartmouth at Noon.
MAAC
Marist versus VMI and Jacksonville tangos with Detroit Mercy as the games whistles will all blow at 1pm. Siena and Manhattan both stand at 0-1 in the MAAC, 2-7 on the season and are coming off losses. Their game begins at 3pm.
Northeast
11am will see Robert Morris (4-4) duel with 1-6 Wagner. Bryant (1-8) finally got their first win over Stony Brook 10-9 on March 23. Unfortunately they fell to hot footed Providence 10-9 three days later. The Bulldogs will get to test themselves in conference play as they take on Quinnipiac who stands at 3-4. Mount Saint Mary’s (4-6) hosts Sacred Heart (0-8) in their Northeast game today at 1pm as both teams look to get a victory.
America East
Conference play for America East gets to see some action with Albany (5-3) duking it out against Binghamton (4-4). The Thompson trio will be a handful for the Binghamton defense. Lyle leads the Great Danes with 55 points (20G, 35A), followed by Miles and Ty who each have 28. Not to be forgotten, UMBC (3-5) takes on Hartford (3-4) in a 1pm showdown in another America East conference game. Stony Brook (5-4) travels North to Vermont (3-6) to take on the Catamounts in their first games in the America East at 1pm.
Patriot League Standoffs
Two games take place today at 1pm for the Patriot League with #18 Lehigh standing off versus Navy and #7 Bucknell trying to bounce back, after a loss against Penn State, taking on Holy Cross.
CAA
2-0 goes up against 0-2 as #14 Drexel hosts the Blue Hens from Delaware. The Hens are 2-7 on the season (0-2 in CAA) and are trying to fix things. There to keep UDel from reconstruction are the Dragons out of Philadelphia who are 7-2 and coming off a huge 16-3 dominance over Saint Joseph’s. The Hawks have not had the best season standing at 4-6 (0-2 CAA). They have lost two in a row to Penn State and Drexel, scoring only five goals in both games. UMass (5-4, 0-1) travels to Saint Joseph’s today for their conference contest. The Minutemen have fallen off the radar a little bit but bounced right back on after downing Lehigh 6-4 and Hartford 13-11. SJU and UMass both are seeking to grab their first CAA win. Towson (5-5, 1-0) and #15 Hofstra (6-3, 1-1) start at 7pm tonight with each team looking to get their second CAA win.
ECAC
One of the busier conferences today. Fairfield Stags (6-3) are 2-0 in conference play and will try to make it 3-0 with Bellarmine coming to town. The Knights are 6-2 overall, 2-2 ECAC and dropped a heart breaker to Ohio State 9-7. Since their loss to Yale, the Stags have gone on a 3-0 run, most recently a 13-10 victory over Hobart. Speaking of Hobart (4-4, 1-1), they start todays games off with their matchup against conference foe #4 Denver at 11am. Denver (6-2, 2-0) has Eric Law taking charge with 38 points so far on the season. At 130pm, defending champs #6 Loyola (7-2, 3-0) do battle with Ohio State (6-2, 1-1). The Buckeyes have had a good season so far and will want nothing more than to knock off last years champions. Air Force (4-5) and Michigan (0-9) will follow up after. The Wolverines are 0-4 in conference play with the Falcons standing at 0-3. Each team will be looking to get their first conference win, for Michigan their first win of the season, and try to boost morale.
Big East
#1 Notre Dame (6-1, 1-0) will try to wether the storm as #20 Saint John’s (6-2, 1-1) comes to town to try and knock off the number one seeded Irish. To the East, fellow Big Easters Providence (6-3) and Rutgers (2-7) take on each other. The Friars and Scarlet Knights are both 0-2 in Big East play, making this game even more crucial for each to win.
