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Bandits’ Smith 3rd Straight Player of the Month & Roughnecks Berg Rookie Honor March

April 1, 2016
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LEAGUE ANNOUNCES NLL PLAYER AWARDS FOR MARCH Buffalo Bandits’ Dhane Smith wins third-straight Player of the Month award, Calgary Roughnecks’ Wesley Berg earns Rookie honor The National Lacrosse League has announced Buffalo Bandits forward Dhane Smith as Player of the Month for the third-straight month and Calgary Roughnecks forward Wesley Berg as Rookie of the Month for March of the 2016 NLL season. Smith continued his league-leading scoring pace with…

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Towson Explodes Over Binghamton 15-6 on 3/26/16

March 28, 2016
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By: Lance Crafton, Beat Writer Towson University The #11/#9 Towson Tigers (7-1 overall)had sunshine and cool temps for their Saturday, March 26, 2016 match up against the Binghamton Bearcats (2-4 overall). Tailgate parties and kids playing catch in the grass filled the parking lot before the game. I overheard one youth player wearing a Wolfpack jersey (a local Maryland club team) saying, “Watch me! I can shoot like Ryan Drenner!”…

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Big Second Quarter Powers Plattsburgh Past MIT, 12-8, in Men’s Lacrosse

March 28, 2016
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MEDIA RELEASE March 26, 2016 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – SUNY Plattsburgh outscored MIT, 8-2, in the second quarter en route to a 12-8 win in non-conference men’s lacrosse action at Roberts Field on Saturday afternoon. Junior Austin Belz (Bayport, N.Y.) led the Cardinals’ (4-3) balanced attack with three goals and an assist. Sophomore Mitch Turley (Westfield, Ind.) paced the Engineers (5-2) with two goals and two assists.

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Denver’s 20 Game Winning Streak Ends in Loss to Penn State 3/26/16

March 26, 2016
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DENVER MEN’S LACROSSE MEDIA RELEASE Saturday, March 26, 2016 Pioneers open BIG EAST play next Saturday at Georgetown (9 a.m. MT/CBSSN) DALLAS – The [1/1] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team’s 20-game winning streak came to an end with a 15-10 loss to [RV/RV] Penn State Saturday afternoon at Ford Stadium on the campus of SMU. Junior Connor Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, N.Y.) led Denver in scoring with three goals and a…

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Johns Hopkins-Virginia Meet for the 91st time on Sunday 3/27/16

March 25, 2016
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MEDIA RELEASE Eighth-ranked Johns Hopkins (4-2) hits the road for the first time since February 20 as the Blue Jays travel to Charlottesville to take on Virginia (3-5). Faceoff is set for 1:01 pm with a live national television audience on ESPNU. A Look Back: Johns Hopkins ran its winning streak to three games with an 11-10 overtime victory against then third-ranked Syracuse last Saturday at Homewood Field.

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College Round Up 3/22/16

March 24, 2016
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Courtesy of Major League Lacrosse March madness isn’t just reserved for college basketball. Between the overtime finishes between Syracuse-Johns Hopkins and Virginia-Notre Dame to the Green Turtle Classic in Maryland, lacrosse fans had plenty to cheer about. This week also brought the first wave of additions to the watch list for the 2016 Tewaraaton Award. Three more 2016 MLL Draftees were added to the mix: John Edmonds, midfielder from Cornell and…

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Boston University Unleashes Dearth on Harvard 3/22/16

March 23, 2016
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By: Kevin S. Clancy, Beat Writer Boston University Although it was an away game for Boston University, you could see Nickerson Field from atop Harvard Stadium with the full moon lighting up the sky. BU Junior Cal Dearth made use of the moonlight and cheering fans to secure the win with his four goals and two assists including the final three to notch the win over Harvard 9-8.

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No. 10/No. 9 Tigers Explodes in Win Over Furman 3/19/16

March 22, 2016
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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…

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No. 16 Bates Suffers First Loss Over No. 3 Trinity 3/19/16

March 22, 2016
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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.

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