By: Lance Crafton, Beat Writer Towson University The #9/10 Towson Tigers played the Furman Paladins at home at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the last day of winter, March 19 and winter was not going to go quietly. It was a cold day that started off with a drizzle and ended with a combination of various states of precipitation from rain to snow and sleet in between. This is the first…
By: Tom Maguire, Beat Writer Bates College On a crisp sunny afternoon in Hartford CT., the Bates Bobcats women’s lacrosse team lost their first game of the year 6-5 against the #3 ranked Trinity Bantams. The game began with three goal swings by both teams in the first half before settling down to a tight back and forth game until the clock ran out.
MEDIA RELEASE March 21, 2016 TOWSON, Md. – Despite going 2-0 last week, the Towson men’s lacrosse team held firm in two of the national polls, but fell one spot in the Nike/USILA Coaches’ Poll.
MEDIA RELEASE LEWISBURG, Pa. – The No. 16 Boston University men’s lacrosse team suffered a 13-6 setback at Bucknell on Saturday at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. BU (6-2, 2-1 PL) and Bucknell (5-3, 2-2 PL) were tied, 4-4, after 30 minutes, but the Bison outscored the Terriers, 9-2, in the second half to snap the Terriers’ three-game win streak.
By: Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent On Saturday March 19, the Vancouver Stealth (3-8) could not get back to winning ways dropping their fourth straight game. Five games out of the top spot in the west, they need to turn things around quickly. On the positive side, they were able to put in more than 10 goals. The last time they did that was their last win on February 20, 2016…
By: Marcelo Alfonso Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks The Colorado Mammoth (8-3) arrived in Calgary (5-7) on March 19 for the second of three meetings in the 2016 NLL season. Despite the quick start for the Mammoth it was the acrobatics of goaltender Mike Poulin (#30) that gave the Roughnecks the 13-9 win.
By: Kevin S. Clancy, Beat Writer Tufts University As the No. 1 New England Small College Athletic Conference team, Tufts Jumbos never trailed in their home opener against Colby at Bello field Saturday March 19, winning 16-8. They are 4-0 for the season and 2-0 in NESCAC play. Jumbo’s senior Garrett Clarke hit the net twice in the first seven minutes and got Tufts off to a 3-1 start. Cillian…
MEDIA RELEASE BALTIMORE, MD — The final chapter in the book about the 2016 Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse season won’t be written for quite some time. When it is, today’s 11-10 overtime victory against third-ranked Syracuse may take a bit more space then the rest of the chapters. The Blue Jays twice trailed their long-time rival by four in the first 20 minutes of the game, were down by three…
By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Last night March 18, the Rochester Knighthawks (6-5) traveled south for a rematch with the Georgia Swarm (4-7) at the Infinite Energy Arena in front of crowd of 4,523. The energy was definitely on Rochester’s side last night as they won in dominating fashion with 11-4 victory.
By: Di Miller, Beat Writer DU Men’s Lacrosse The NCAA DI Champions and No. 1 ranked Denver University Pioneers (7-0) hosted the Ohio State Buckeyes (5-4) at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium in front of a sold out crowd of 2,496 fans. DU had just come off their OT win over Notre Dame (9-8) on March 13; and the Buckeyes were just coming off their loss to Towson University on March…
MEDIA ADVISORY TOWSON, Md. – A gutsy play by a freshman at one end and a low-to-high snipe from a redshirt freshman lifted the No. 10/No. 9 Towson men’s lacrosse team to a 10-9 overtime win at Ohio Stadium against the Buckeyes.
ROSEMONT, IL – Johns Hopkins sophomore attackman Shane Stanwick (Baltimore, MD/Boys’ Latin) and sophomore faceoff specialist Hunter Moreland (White Hall, MD/Boys’ Latin) have been named the Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week and Co-Specialist of the Week, respectively, for their efforts in Johns Hopkins’ 14-8 win against sixth-ranked Towson on Saturday. Johns Hopkins improved to 3-2 on the year with the victory against the Tigers.