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Third Quarter Surge Lifts #7 North Carolina Over #19 Brown, 18-12

By Lacrosse Playground | March 28, 2013 |
Chapel Hill, NC - Seventh-ranked North Carolina utilized a 7-4 third quarter surge to earn an 18-12 win over 19th-ranked Brown at Fetzer Field before a national television audience on ESPNU. The Tar Heels extend their record to 6-2 for the season, while Brown had its five game winning streak stopped, falling to 5-2 overall. Read More...

Top Coaches From All NCAA Divisions To Attend Trilogy Lacrosse Certified Events In 2013

By Lacrosse Playground | March 26, 2013 |
Recognizing the difficult task facing college coaches during the short and busy summer, Trilogy Lacrosse has created two Events that will ensure players get the exposure they deserve. The Trilogy Certified Events are true invitation-only camps where the full-time Trilogy staff of former college coaches and educators will individually qualify each player prior to attendance. The Certified Events provide selected students with exposure to the schools that fit their athletic and academic profiles, with the High School Aces East for top tier lacrosse players and the Academic Aces for top players who also have strong academic marks. Read More...

Stage is Set for Saturday Rendezvous Between No. 8 UVa and No. 3 Cornell

By Lacrosse Playground | March 8, 2013 |
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Virginia Cavaliers (5-1) are ranked No. 8 in this week’s USILA coaches poll and No. 9 in this week’s Nike/Inside Lacrosse media poll, and are coming off a home win on Tuesday over Vermont. Next up for the Cavaliers is the Cornell Big Red (4-0), ranked No. 3 in both the coaches and media polls. The 2013 edition of the series returns the matchup to campus sites after the last two regular-season meetings were played in Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium as part of the Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic. Faceoff is set for 1 p.m. Read More...

#1 Terps Open ACC Play At #19 Duke

By Lacrosse Playground | March 1, 2013 |
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 1 Maryland (3-0) men's lacrosse team opens its 2013 ACC slate when it travels down "Tobacco Road" on Saturday to play at No. 19 Duke (2-3). The Terps and the Blue Devils are slated for an 11 a.m. start at Koskinen Stadium. Read More...

Syracuse, Virginia Set For Lacrosse Showdown Friday In The Dome

By Lacrosse Playground | February 28, 2013 |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Always one of the most-anticipated games of the college lacrosse season, Syracuse (1-1) and Virginia (4-0) renew their annual rivalry Friday, March 1 at 6 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. The Cavaliers are ranked No. 6 in this week's USILA Coaches' Poll and represent SU's first ranked foe of the 2013 campaign. Friday's matchup marks the first time since 2007 that neither side has been ranked in the top five of the coaches' poll at the time of the game. Read More...

Cockerton’s Six Goals Lead No. 6 UVa over Mount St. Mary’s, 18-11

By Lacrosse Playground | February 27, 2013 |
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – In severe to moderate rainy conditions, the No. 6 Virginia Cavaliers (4-0) used six goals from Mark Cockerton and five points from Rob Emery and Nick O’Reilly to grab an 18-11 triumph over the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (2-2), at the UHall Turf Field on Tuesday evening. The game was moved from Klöckner Stadium two hours prior to faceoff because of heavy rains in the Charlottesville area submerged Klöckner’s grass surface. Read More...

Schwartz, White Propel Harvard Men’s Lacrosse Past Holy Cross, 16-12 (Video)

By Lacrosse Playground | February 26, 2013 |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Nine different Crimson scored a goal Tuesday night as the Harvard men's lacrosse team picked up a 16-12 win over Holy Cross at Soldiers Field Lacrosse Stadium. Read More...

Mountain Hawks drop 15-10 final to Air Force — More D1 Men’s Results

By Lacrosse Playground | February 25, 2013 |
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - The #8/12 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team wrapped up a tough trip to Colorado on Sunday with a 15-10 defeat at a surging Air Force squad. Part of the Frontier Airlines Face-Off Classic, the game was delayed and moved from the University of Denver to Air Force’s indoor facility due to a snowstorm Saturday night into Sunday. Read More...

Lehigh vs Denver: Generation X and O

By Lacrosse Playground | February 21, 2013 |
This Saturday’s Lehigh at Denver showdown isn’t just any game. There are a number of parallels between the two programs, who have taken similar paths from relative unknowns to national prominence. A meeting of the minds between the coaching staffs helped spark Lehigh’s record-breaking 2012 season while helping the Pioneers advance to the National Quarterfinals for a second straight season. Read More...

Sawyer Scores Four In Chilly Men’s Lacrosse Win Over Towson (Video)

By Lacrosse Playground | February 21, 2013 |
TOWSON, Md. - Mike Sawyer scored four goals and seven Loyola University Maryland players tallied two or more points as the Greyhounds defeated host Towson, 14-9, on a Wednesday night when the wind chill hovered below 15 degrees. Justin Ward had a four-point night with a goal and three assists, while Kevin Ryan (two goals, one assist) and Chris Layne (one goal, two assists) each had three. Read More...

Army Tops Manhattan 14-8 For First Win

By Lacrosse Playground | February 14, 2013 |
WEST POINT, N.Y. – In the first meeting between the two programs, Army’s offense clicked on all cylinders and handed visiting Manhattan a 14-8 loss in the Black Knights’ home opener Wednesday afternoon at Michie Stadium. Senior attackman Garrett Thul registered his 24th career hat trick, while sophomores Alex Newsome and John Glesener added five and four points, respectively. Read More...

Sanders, Sturgis Send No. 15 Penn State Lions Past Michigan, 11-6

By Lacrosse Playground | February 9, 2013 |
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Led by four-goal performances from TJ Sanders (Orillia, Ont.) and Shane Sturgis (Downingtown, Pa.), No. 15 Penn State men's lacrosse defeated Michigan, 11-6, at Oosterbaan Fieldhouse. In all, Sanders had a five-point afternoon in his collegiate debut, while goaltender Austin Kaut (Morton, Pa.) made 12 saves for the Nittany Lions. Read More...