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Division III Notebook: Conference Tournament Season Peaks This Week

Tuesday Notebook
April 29, 2014
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On Sunday night we will find out which 30 teams will be competing for the 2014 NCAA Division III Men’s Lacrosse National Championship. Among them will be powerhouses and underdogs, bid stealers and unchallenged champions, unbeaten teams and teams we left for dead a few months back. Despite all of these differences, they will all have one thing in common: the thrill of conference championship week. This is the week where…

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Stealth Coaching and Front Office Safe

The Vancouver Stealth will be one of three teams not participating in the 2014 National Lacrosse League playoffs after they finished with the second worst record in the league. This was their first year in Vancouver after they moved from Everett, Washington, but most of the roster had stayed intact, but it still led to an unexpected bad season. Naturally, after a down season, blame is placed on coaching and…

April 29, 2014
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NLL To Use Three Man Referee Crews in Playoffs

April 28, 2014
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The 2014 National Lacrosse League playoffs begin this weekend on Saturday, May 3 with two first-round single-elimination matchups. The Buffalo Bandits visit the Toronto Rock for the NLL East Division Semifinal at 7 p.m. ET while the Calgary Roughnecks host the Colorado Mammoth for the West Division Semifinal at 9 p.m. ET. NLL playoff games will feature a three-man officiating crew on the floor, an increase from the two-man crews used during the regular season….

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Madison, NJ’s McLinden is one of the Top Playmakers in the Nation

Leads ECAC in Assists and Stags to share of ECAC Regular Season Title   Colin McLinden has been playing lacrosse since he was a little boy. He remembers, “I got my first stick when I was 3 years old. My big brother was a big influence on me ever since I was 5 years old. He played at Virginia and won a national championship and I always wanted to follow…

April 28, 2014
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Rapids Take Home Ales Hrebesky Championship

The Kahnawake Rapids took home the 2014 Ales Hrebesky Memorial Tournament with a 5-2 win over the Clarington Green Gaels. The Rapids went into the tournament as one of the strongest teams, highlighted by current and former NLL players such as Logan Kane, Mike Thompson, Alex Kedoh Hill, Roger Vyse and Brandon Francis. In the final game, the Gaels hit seven posts while scoring just the two goals, one of…

April 28, 2014
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NLL Playoff Schedule Released

With the completion of the 2014 National Lacrosse League regular season, the NLL Playoffs are set to begin this weekend on Saturday, May 3 with two first-round single-elimination postseason matchups. The Buffalo Bandits visit the Toronto Rock at Air Canada Centre for the NLL East Division Semifinal at 7 p.m. (EST) while the Calgary Roughnecks host the Colorado Mammoth at Scotiabank Saddledome for the West Division Semifinal at 9 p.m. (EST). The…

April 28, 2014
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ACC Championship Thriller: Irish Muscle Their Way Past Orange 15-14

April 28, 2014
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The Powerhouse Conference Championship was nothing short of spectacular, and anyone who attended or viewed the event got their expectations blown out of the water. Syracuse came into the game No. 4, while Notre Dame sat No. 9. Randy Staats was on fire for the Orange, scoring five goals and maintaining an intimidating offensive presence all game. Kevin Rice, Hakeen Lecky, Dylan Donahue, Scott Loy, Billy Ward, Nicky Galasso and…

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Cannons Take Opener Against Bayhawks

In their season opener, the Boston Cannons left no quarter in an impressive 15-9 win over the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Both offensively and defensively, the Cannons played a complete game, exposing some sloppy passing and inconsistent offense on behalf of the Bayhawks. The first quarter of the game remained fairly close at just 2-0 in favor of the Cannons, but the adjustments made by Boston rendered too much for Chesapeake, who…

April 28, 2014
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PSU Breaks Hofstra’s Perfect CAA Record

April 28, 2014
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Even though they will not see Colonial Athletic Association post-season action, Penn State University, used its last CAA rival matchup with a vengeance defeating number 12 Hofstra 8-7 in University Park. With the loss, Hofstra, the number one seed in the CAA, drops to 10-4 overall and breaks its perfect record in the CAA to 4-1. The win allowed Penn State to improve to 7-6 on the year, 3-2 in…

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