When this bracket was first being announced, I thought the biggest shocker would be that Notre Dame was given the top seed instead of Syracuse. As the seedings and matchups rolled in, this debate faded quickly. The biggest theme to this bracket is simply the number of first round rematches, potential second round rematches, and potential 2014 tournament rematches. But first off, the seeded teams: Notre Dame (10-2) Syracuse…
Simmons: Tournament Time Has Arrived
Tournament time is finally here! For a field that appeared like it would be pretty straight forward, this bracket has some surprises. First off, Notre Dame took the No. 1 overall seed, edging out Syracuse which received the No. 2 seed. Syracuse has the number one RPI and the number one strength of schedule. Furthermore, Syracuse has more top five and top ten wins. While the Irish did not win…
Outlaws Take Down Hounds in First Home Game
The Charlotte Hounds lost their first road game on Sunday afternoon, falling 15-12 to the defending MLL Champion Denver Outlaws at Sports Authority Field. The Hounds spent the majority of the game playing from behind, and while they got two late goals, time ran out before the comeback could be completed. Outlaws midfielder Jeremy Sieverts was named Coca-Cola Player of the Game following a four-point (3g, 1a) performance. Meanwhile, the…
2015 NCAA Lacrosse Bracket Announced
It’s finally here. The NCAA lacrosse bracket was announced earlier tonight. Below is a list of the games. Notre Dame earned the top seed while Towson, High Point, Marist and Bryant earned playin games. 1. Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Towson (11-5, CAA)/High Point (10-6, SoCon) Saturday, 5 p.m., ESPNU 8. Cornell (10-5) vs. Albany (15-2, America East) Saturday, 12pm, ESPNU 5. Duke (12-5) vs. Ohio State (11-6) Saturday, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU 4. Denver…
NCAA Bracketology 2.0: And Now We Wait
Our Chris Jastrzembski takes one last look at the potential 2015 NCAA D1 bracket. All of the regular season games are complete. A journey that started in the fall with fall ball workouts to the first day of regular season games February 1st to now will culminate in May Madness. Yale defeated Princeton 11-10 in the Ivy League Championship. As a follow-up to my earlier prediction, here’s what I…
Jason Noble Ends Swarm Season on High Note
The Minnesota Swarm can finally say this rough season is over. Unfortunately for them it is over. The Swarm have finished the season with a 6-12 record and five games back of the Buffalo Bandits. The Swarm did finish the season on a high note toppling the three- time NLL Champion Rochester Knighthawks, in overtime, and taking two out of the three games they played. The Swarm started the…
Six Nations Rebels Off to 3-0 Start
The Six Nation Rebels took on the St. Catherine’s Spartans in some Junior B OLA action Friday night. The Rebels, who are looking for their fifth straight Founders Cup championship and eighth since 1997, were 2-0 going into Friday’s game. They opened up the year beating Welland 21-4 and cross-town rival the Hamilton Bengals 12-4. After a week off the Rebels came out strong but St.Catherines stuck around. For the Rebels, Garret…
Rush Close Season With Win in Colorado
The Edmonton Rush played their final game of the season on the road against the Colorado Mammoth and 16,239 Mammoth faithful last night at the Pepsi Center in Denver. They came away with a 13-10 victory to send them into the playoffs firing on all cylinders. The Rush had first place in the West locked up weeks ago and were looking to finish off the season playing solid Lacrosse. They…
NCAA Conference Tournament Recap and Bracketology 1: Waiting On You Ivy League
Seven of the NCAA’s ten Division 1 conferences decided their conference champion and AQ qualifiers Saturday, joining the ACC and the Patriot League, who decided their champion last Sunday. The Ivy League Final between Yale and Princeton is today at noon. Before watching that, here’s what happened yesterday, which might have been more entertaining than that Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight (hopefully you didn’t pay $100): American East Final: Albany crushes…
Johns Hopkins Captures First Ever Big Ten Title
Just another trophy in the case. After defeating Penn State in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament on Thursday, Johns Hopkins (9-6) put a beatdown on Ohio State (11-6) Saturday night at Byrd Field in College Park, MD by a final score of 13-6 to claim the first ever Big Ten Tournament championship. The Blue Jays got off to a quick start, outscoring the Buckeyes 4-0 in the first…