Patriot League Lacrosse

[Bogus Megapardus]

#11 Lafayette (6-0) defeats #18 Bucknell (4-3) 16 - 15 in the wildest DI lacrosse game I've ever seen. All three of Bucknell's losses have been by one goal each, and two of the Bison's losses (Duke, Navy) have been in overtime.

Lafayette remains undefeated and should crack the rarefied air of top ten in the nation next week.

In other PL action today, Army over Rutgers, 11-8; Fairfield over Colgate, 10-8; Navy over Holy Cross, 12-3.

[Bogus Megapardus]

The PL loves its lacrosse, so here are the weekend matchups:

Navy takes on Colgate this weekend in the PL's premier lacrosse rivalry. Colgate is having a rocky start to the season, but still has its eyes on sweeping the PL tourney and grabbing the AQ.

Holy Cross travels to Bethlehem Saturday to face a Lehigh squad that struggled with turnovers in a loss to Army. #19 Bucknell will invade the Capital District to capitalize on winless Albany, normally one of the stronger DI lax squads.

Undefeated #8 Lafayette will take on CAA behemoth #11 Drexel Sunday in Easton, in its continued quest for a perfect season. The 6-2 Dragons are coming off a stinging upset by an opportunistic Villanova squad a couple of nights ago.

Perennial superpower #10 Georgetown plays lacrosse in the Big East. xsmhx The Hoyas will host #7 Duke in a clash of titans Saturday evening at Multi-Sport Playground. Bring your own chair, of course.

Any FCS schools out there thinking of starting lacrosse?

[Franks Tanks]

The PL loves its lacrosse, so here are the weekend matchups:

Navy takes on Colgate this weekend in the PL's premier lacrosse rivalry. Colgate is having a rocky start to the season, but still has its eyes on sweeping the PL tourney and grabbing the AQ.

Holy Cross travels to Bethlehem Saturday to face a Lehigh squad that struggled with turnovers in a loss to Army. #19 Bucknell will invade the Capital District to capitalize on winless Albany, normally one of the stronger DI lax squads.

Undefeated #8 Lafayette will take on CAA behemoth #11 Drexel Sunday in Easton, in its continued quest for a perfect season. The 6-2 Dragons are coming off a stinging upset by an opportunistic Villanova squad a couple of nights ago.

Perennial superpower #10 Georgetown plays lacrosse in the Big East. xsmhx The Hoyas will host #7 Duke in a clash of titans Saturday evening at Multi-Sport Playground. Bring your own chair, of course.

Any FCS schools out there thinking of starting lacrosse?

I hate Drexel (Penn wannabee's) lets kick their goofy nicknamed ass!

[ngineer]

I hate Drexel (Penn wannabee's) lets kick their goofy nicknamed ass!

I think they're the Dragons....xrolleyesx I remember playing against them in football back in the early 70's. Amazing they do as well as they do considering no real campus to speak of. Just part of West Philly...

[Bogus Megapardus]

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I think they're the Dragons....xrolleyesx I remember playing against them in football back in the early 70's. Amazing they do as well as they do considering no real campus to speak of. Just part of West Philly...

Drexel used to be strictly an engineering/technical school, but was known mostly as the place that turned out the bookkeepers and secretaries who went to work for the lawyers and accountants coming out of Penn across the street. Now Drexel has come up in the world. It has a law school and a medical school (and a good one at that), while today's Penn graduates paint ethereal murals in Drexel graduate's offices and entertain them with naked performance art. The campus is what it is - it's a urban conglomerate of buildings across Chestnut Street from Penn's urban conglomerate of buildings.

Drexel last played football in 1973, when games were at a distant suburban field in Wayne, PA. Drexel was a much smaller place then and football was dropped due to low attendance. Drexel is a CAA member now. It plays lacrosse at a new on-campus facility.

[ngineer]

Lehigh played, perhaps, their most complete game of the year today beating Holy Cross, 11-5 at the Ulrich Complex. Next up on the schedule is SUNY-Binghampton. Currently 4-5 on the season.

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate loses to Navy 10-9, though it was in OT

1-7 on the year, 0-2 in the PL. The word "rebuilding" would be charitable at this point...

[Bogus Megapardus]

Lehigh played, perhaps, their most complete game of the year today beating Holy Cross, 11-5 at the Ulrich Complex. Next up on the schedule is SUNY-Binghampton. Currently 4-5 on the season.


Colgate loses to Navy 10-9, though it was in OT

1-7 on the year, 0-2 in the PL. The word "rebuilding" would be charitable at this point...

I had the Lehigh/HC stream going while I was working this afternoon. Lehigh really out-hustled them. Nice win. Gate/Navy was my first choice (I'm sure ngineer will understand) but I couldn't get the freakin' stream to work. I must say that the free Yahoo stream available from Lehigh is very high quality. Close game for Gate, but now it looks like Gate might even miss the PL tournament. When has that ever happened?

I see that Bucknell fell to Albany by one. So what on earth happened there? They must really miss Tim Brandau. Looking at the stats, Charlie Streep shot 11 but only landed 1.

The whole lacrosse world is upside-down this year. Hopkins is slipping badly and could actually not get a bid, Penn State just managed to get its first win today, HC beat Colgate for the first time in history, Fairfield has beaten Notre Dame, Ohio State and now Hobart, and pigs have been seen flying. Must be sun spots or global warming or something. Someone call Al Gore.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Well, the quest for the perfect season has ended as #8 Lafayette fell to #11 Drexel in the final 15 seconds of the game, 12-11, before a standing room only, overflow crowd at Rappolt Field. Drexel's defense was brutally physical and punished the Leopards all afternoon, and NCAA stop leader Mark Manos seemed to ground everything the Leopard sharpshooters could hurl at him. FO guy Cesar Manoz, a stalwart for the Pards all year, was ineffective early, yielding possession advantages to Drexel before being replaced. Highlight of the game was an amazing sixty yard catch-and-slam from Goalie Vinnie DePasquale to Steve Sterling on a fast break, for which DePasquale was credited with an assist.

Both sizes played superb lacrosse in as fine of an example of the sport played at its very highest level as you're likely to see. This was blazing speed versus brute force, and brute force won out in a squeaker today. Lafayette falls to 6-1 while Drexel improves to 7-2 heading into its tough CAA slate.

If ever there was a reason to move these games to Fisher Stadium, today was it. No way is the Meztgar complex able to handle that volume of people and parking.

Looking forward to the PL slate coming up. Army and Lehigh will be at home, but I have that road game at Colgate circled. I think those guys will be out for blood by the time we get there. Seems everyone would like a chance to slap the Pesky Pards around a little.

[ngineer]

What's the seating capacity at Metzgar? I was thinking of trying to make the Lehigh game over there this year. The Ulrich complex at Lehigh probably seats about 2000 at most and we've has some SRO's there as well. Last year when Duke came in the place was jammed. LAX is really starting to catch on, and I agree that in the 'not too distant future' these games may have to be moved to the football venues.

[Bogus Megapardus]

What's the seating capacity at Metzgar? I was thinking of trying to make the Lehigh game over there this year. The Ulrich complex at Lehigh probably seats about 2000 at most and we've has some SRO's there as well. Last year when Duke came in the place was jammed. LAX is really starting to catch on, and I agree that in the 'not too distant future' these games may have to be moved to the football venues.

Ulrich is configured so that the soccer and FH/Lax stadia are back-to-back sharing a press box like a lot of newer facilities. It's an efficient set up. Metzgar has natural grass Oaks Stadium for soccer, and in a separate area is the artificial turf Rappolt Field for FH/Lax. Then there's the brand new third venue for track (replacing the one that formerly was at Fisher), plus separate softball and baseball stadia. Oaks and Rappolt each have permanent seating for about 1200. Oaks, the baseball stadium and the softball stadium all have their own full, indoor press boxes, but Rappolt does not. They have to bring in mechanical risers and canopies at Rappolt.

There was a who's who of national lacrosse media types at Rappolt today (including Tommy Kehoe) and cars were parked for a mile down Sullivan Trail. It was Laxapalooza in Easton, for sure, including lots of NJ high school kids. A "normal" game at Rappolt with 500 or so fans is fine and the facility is perfectly adequate. This was obviously not a normal game. The question now, however, is if the team, as Drew Rosenhaus might say, has "outperformed" its facility. We'll see what happens when the much-more-pedestrian Mount St. Mary's comes to town next weekend.

EDIT - to 'ngineer: I almost forgot to add that the Lehigh game (and the Army game) will definitely be played at Fisher this year. It has already been announced.

[ngineer]

Ulrich is configured so that the soccer and FH/Lax stadia are back-to-back sharing a press box like a lot of newer facilities. It's an efficient set up. Metzgar has natural grass Oaks Stadium for soccer, and in a separate area is the artificial turf Rappolt Field for FH/Lax. Then there's the brand new third venue for track (replacing the one that formerly was at Fisher), plus separate softball and baseball stadia. Oaks and Rappolt each have permanent seating for about 1200. Oaks, the baseball stadium and the softball stadium all have their own full, indoor press boxes, but Rappolt does not. They have to bring in mechanical risers and canopies at Rappolt.

There was a who's who of national lacrosse media types at Rappolt today (including Tommy Kehoe) and cars were parked for a mile down Sullivan Trail. It was Laxapalooza in Easton, for sure, including lots of NJ high school kids. A "normal" game at Rappolt with 500 or so fans is fine and the facility is perfectly adequate. This was obviously not a normal game. The question now, however, is if the team, as Drew Rosenhaus might say, has "outperformed" its facility. We'll see what happens when the much-more-pedestrian Mount St. Mary's comes to town next weekend.

EDIT - to 'ngineer: I almost forgot to add that the Lehigh game (and the Army game) will definitely be played at Fisher this year. It has already been announced.

Excellent--I may try and make it ...don't have the schedule at the moment, but put it on the calendar when I find out. Thanks.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Excellent--I may try and make it ...don't have the schedule at the moment, but put it on the calendar when I find out. Thanks.

Lafayette - Lehigh will be Saturday, April 24 at 7:00 PM at Fisher. The Lehigh coaches were at Metzgar yesterday to see how to beat the Pards. This is was they probably learned: 1. Rough up our little guys in transition and force errors; 2. Mark a short stick on Tom Perini the whole game and don't let him feed or get space in the crease; 3. FO mid Munoz is susceptible to sweeping moves; 4. Don't try to stall on the Pards with a lead because you will pay for it; and 5. Pards are too quick for any man-on style defense so get ready to slide.

[ngineer]

Lafayette - Lehigh will be Saturday, April 24 at 7:00 PM at Fisher. The Lehigh coaches were at Metzgar yesterday to see how to beat the Pards. This is was they probably learned: 1. Rough up our little guys in transition and force errors; 2. Mark a short stick on Tom Perini the whole game and don't let him feed or get space in the crease; 3. FO mid Munoz is susceptible to sweeping moves; 4. Don't try to stall on the Pards with a lead because you will pay for it; and 5. Pards are too quick for any man-on style defense so get ready to slide.

Thanks...Makes for a great doubleheader. Our Brown & White Spring Football game is that morning. You sound like you played some lacrosse in your past. Wish I did, but it was a 'girls sport' where I lived and didn't get to see men's lacrosse til I got to Lehigh and too late to pick up. My son, though, got to play a few years at Easton HS.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Thanks...Makes for a great doubleheader. Our Brown & White Spring Football game is that morning. You sound like you played some lacrosse in your past. Wish I did, but it was a 'girls sport' where I lived and didn't get to see men's lacrosse til I got to Lehigh and too late to pick up. My son, though, got to play a few years at Easton HS.

Four generations of my family have played H.S. and college lacrosse; nephews are currently on rosters, a cousin is a referee and another is an NCAA coach, so it tends to be a subject of conversation now and again. xlolx I still toss the ball around on weekends.

Lafayette's Maroon and white game is April 16, as I understand it.

[Bogus Megapardus]

In mid-week games, Bucknell rebounded nicely Tuesday evening with a 11-9 win over a less-polished Penn State team at Happy Valley.

Army on the other hand came out flat and stayed that way in a devastating 17-2 loss to Hofstra at James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, home of Flying Dutchmen football. There is no truth to the rumor that Doctor Stuart Rabinowitz himself played goal.

[ngineer]

Wow--17-2 is a shellacking and for Army, who I thought has traditionally been a good team. My son went to their camp about 10 years ago.

[Bogus Megapardus]

. . . . and in later breaking mid-week news, Lehigh came back from a 10-5 halftime deficit and slid past Bingo 16-15 in OT.

As for Army, they are traditionally a very good team and their lacrosse camps are legendary. They're OK this year, too (they clobbered Lehigh, didn't they?) But sometimes a team has something in this game that the other team just can't match. I don't know what happened in the Army game (I was watching Bucknell/Penn State) but things can get out of hand pretty quickly in lacrosse at times. Just looking at the stats, Hofstra had 48 shots to Army's 18, took 13 of 21 face-offs and had 7 none-minute penalties. Sounds like a rough game.

[ngineer]

. . . . and in later breaking mid-week news, Lehigh came back from a 10-5 halftime deficit and slid past Bingo 16-15 in OT.

As for Army, they are traditionally a very good team and their lacrosse camps are legendary. They're OK this year, too (they clobbered Lehigh, didn't they?) But sometimes a team has something in this game that the other team just can't match. I don't know what happened in the Army game (I was watching Bucknell/Penn State) but things can get out of hand pretty quickly in lacrosse at times. Just looking at the stats, Hofstra had 48 shots to Army's 18, took 13 of 21 face-offs and had 7 none-minute penalties. Sounds like a rough game.

True, they beat us 9-5, but 17-2 is a real rout. And I certainly agree that in any game, sometimes the wheels just fall off and momentum carries into a downward spiral for even a good team at times (I still cannot forget the shellacking we took in football against Holy Cross a few years ago, at home, no less). As for the Lehigh/Binghamton game, not only were we down 10-5 at half, but 14-10 going into the last quarter. Hopefully our new coach is getting it together. It seems we take a step or two forward and then backslide, and then move forward, again. Haven't seen any real consistency on our part this year.

[Lehigh Football Nation]

Funny to see the back-and-forth about PL Lacrosse on here. I am not a Lacrosse guy at all, but it looks like I'm going to have to start talking about it on the blog, especially if a "Rivalry" showdown is looming at Fisher? xeyebrowx

[Bogus Megapardus]

True, they beat us 9-5, but 17-2 is a real rout. And I certainly agree that in any game, sometimes the wheels just fall off and momentum carries into a downward spiral for even a good team at times (I still cannot forget the shellacking we took in football against Holy Cross a few years ago, at home, no less). As for the Lehigh/Binghamton game, not only were we down 10-5 at half, but 14-10 going into the last quarter. Hopefully our new coach is getting it together. It seems we take a step or two forward and then backslide, and then move forward, again. Haven't seen any real consistency on our part this year.

Lehigh's win over Bingo hammered our RPI, too because that had been "sort of " a quality win for us early. As for Army vs. Lehigh, I watched that game. Army was up 9-3 late and Lehigh got two garbage time goals after the Black Knights threw in the Plebes. Sorry, but it wasn't close. You guys were out-muscled, just like Drexel out-muscled us. Lehigh has excellent skill/speed players, though. The Lao-Gosney brothers played together at Avon Old Farms and freshman David DiMaria feeds the crease like Wayne Gretzky with a crosse. But your defensive long poles are a step slow. Lehigh has a young team that is going to be killer next year. Lafayette is mostly upperclassmen and will suffer huge graduation losses. I fear that someone (i.e. Penn State, Rutgers) might come after our coach, too.


Funny to see the back-and-forth about PL Lacrosse on here. I am not a Lacrosse guy at all, but it looks like I'm going to have to start talking about it on the blog, especially if a "Rivalry" showdown is looming at Fisher? xeyebrowx

This year and last Lafayette/Lehigh was scheduled for the final regular-season game (it wasn't always that way). I see that the PL "future schedules" has us playing at the end of the season as well. This is a good thing because both schools play quality lacrosse, and if we both can stay in the top 20 we're going to get some sizable local crowds from the Main Line/Bucks/Montgomery and western NJ.

The best PL rivalry is Colgate/Navy, however, and that should be the featured game. They deserve it.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Here's a pretty cool highlight video of the Drexel/Lafayette game. It's high resolution and you can switch it to full screen, but it needs bandwidth. You have to wait for the whole thing to load. At about 2:50 you can watch the 60-yard alley-oop play from goalie Vinny DePasquale to Steve Serling. Breathtaking. The video also shows how tired Rappolt Field looks on TV, even though the stands were packed to overflow. The shot of the scoreboard at the end says it all - 15 seconds. Just an amazing game.

Drexel vs. Lafayette (http://www.lax.com/story.phtml?story=2517)

[TheValleyRaider]

Some sad news in PL Lacrosse

Former Colgate coach Paul Rose passed away Saturday after a battle with cancer. He coached the Raiders from 1981-85

The release is here: http://gocolgateraiders.com/news/2010/3/30/MLAX_0330102402.aspx

At the end is a link to a .pdf file, a retrospective look at Coach Rose from the members of those 1980s teams. A worthwhile read for any Lax fan, I would think

[Bogus Megapardus]

Some sad news in PL Lacrosse

Former Colgate coach Paul Rose passed away Saturday after a battle with cancer. He coached the Raiders from 1981-85

The release is here: http://gocolgateraiders.com/news/2010/3/30/MLAX_0330102402.aspx

At the end is a link to a .pdf file, a retrospective look at Coach Rose from the members of those 1980s teams. A worthwhile read for any Lax fan, I would think

All I can say is, "Wow." If anyone ever needed a fitting portrayal of the athletes and coaches who make up the Patriot League, just read the tribute to Coach Rose from his players. PL lax games for the rest of the season ought to be dedicated appropriately.

My condolences, which I'm sure Leopard fans share, to the Colgate community of student athletes - our noble adversaries for a hundred years, and hopefully for a hundred more.

Valley Raider - you may wish to post the tribute on LaxPower.com (http://network.laxpower.com/laxforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=37292&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=160) in the Colgate forum.

[ngineer]

Condolences to the Raider community. A classic example of what coaching in college should be all about.

[Bogus Megapardus]

The season is heading into the home stretch with intra-league contests for most in the final weeks before playoffs. A couple of very nice games this weekend.

Tonight is one of the most venerated matches in college lacrosse. #13 Georgetown will saunter down the John Hanson Highway to Annapolis to face Navy in a 7:00 PM start. This game is a very big deal to lax fans. I’m not sure if it’s a Maryland State holiday but it should be. The Mids are 4-1 in league play (losing only to Lafayette) and are by far the best-situated team to grab the first seed in the PL tourney.

The Georgetown/Navy game will be live tonight on CBS College Sports at 7:00 PM. You should watch - especially if you are among those who think there is no spectator-worthy spring sport in the NCAA.

Saturday brings the other can’t miss game this week: Colgate at Army. The Hamiltonians will sidle down the Hudson Palisades for a Noon face-off at West Point. Raider crossers are confounded by the slow start of their typically league-dominating side while the Black Knights are still reeling from defeat at the hands of the Stuart Rabinowitz Wrecking Crew in Hempstead. A must-win for both to remain in contention.

Also this weekend: Bucknell at Holy Cross (4:00 pm). Will the Buffaloes chip in on the Sean Kearney saga and take advantage of the turmoil on Mount St James? Crusaders cannot afford a loss here. Also, Mount St. Mary's will travel to #10 Lafayette (1:00 pm). The Patriot pacing Pards look to dis-Mount them and add another OOC win before heading into a three-game road spell. Also at 1:00 PM is Sacred Heart at Lehigh. It’s essential now for the Engineers to gain OOC wins in case of PL tourney tiebreakers. They would appear to me to have the firepower to send the Pioneers packing.

Mid-week games on Tuesday will see #10 Lafayette at Marist (7:00 pm). Perhaps maroon will be Vogue in Pough this spring (my homer instincts say so). Finally, Vermont heads south to Worcester to face Holy Cross (7:00 pm). Actually, UVM heads south for everything, don’t they? Not sure which is further north - Burlington or Orono.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Nice game going on in Annapolis right now - I hope lacrosse fans are watching.


EDIT - Hoyas win a thriller, 13-12 in overtime.

[ngineer]

Nice game going on in Annapolis right now - I hope lacrosse fans are watching.


EDIT - Hoyas win a thriller, 13-12 in overtime.


Saw your post and went downstairs to locate...Unfortunately, our cable companies around here don't carry CBS College Sports, althought the website says RCN carries it on channel 164, it doesn't.
Nice write up on LC lacrosse in today's Morning Call...see www.mcall.com/sports

[Bogus Megapardus]

'ngineer - did you try ch. 421? Lehigh/Colgate will be on CBS College - don't want to miss that one.

I think carney2 threatened the MCall, or at least "suggested" that a 20:1 lacrosse coverage ratio of Lehigh:Lafayette might be a tad biased - for this season, anyhow. xrolleyesx

[Bogus Megapardus]

Army just defeated Colgate 11-10 in overtime. Army had a 30 second man-up going into OT and they took advantage. Colgate was up 10-8 with about 5:00 left and they could not hold on. Wow, some of these games are tight. Congrats to the Black Knights.

[TheValleyRaider]

Army just defeated Colgate 11-10 in overtime. Army had a 30 second man-up going into OT and they took advantage. Colgate was up 10-8 with about 5:00 left and they could not hold on. Wow, some of these games are tight. Congrats to the Black Knights.

Raiders now a delightful 1-8 on the year, 0-3 in the League. Hopes for the PL Tournament are, well, in trouble...

4 1-goal losses this season, and our only win was by that slimmest of margins

It's been a rough season on the frozen plains

[ngineer]

'ngineer - did you try ch. 421? Lehigh/Colgate will be on CBS College - don't want to miss that one.

I think carney2 threatened the MCall, or at least "suggested" that a 20:1 lacrosse coverage ratio of Lehigh:Lafayette might be a tad biased - for this season, anyhow. xrolleyesx

No, I tied channel 164 and those around it.
Thanks for the heads up about 421! As for the MCall coverage, it's always been a "Lehigh Leaning" paper, just as the ET is supposedly LC's "home town paper"---ironic because the othe old Bethlehem Times was Lehigh's home town paper--even sponsored the old scoreboard with the sweeping clock hands in Taylor Stadium. When they merged with the Easton Express, the shifted allegiances...xsmhx

[Bogus Megapardus]

Georgetown 13, Navy 12 (OT)
Army 11, Colgate 10 (OT)
Lehigh 9, Sacred Heart 6
Mount St. Mary's 14, Lafayette 12 (ouch!)
Bucknell 11, Holy Cross 2


Incidentally, Harvard played Duke Friday evening before 13,285 fans at Harvard Stadium. Football doesn't draw that most games. Seems like Crimson fans will come out for the right competition. Also Dartmouth smacked #6 Cornell, 8-6. Cornell's only previous loss was to 10-0, #1 Virginia.

Lafayette's RPI slipped to 14th with the loss which would seem to remove them from consideration for an at-large bid. Pards now must win the PL to make the dance. Five of Colgate's nine games have been decided by a single goal. Navy also has five single-point games. Bucknell has four single-point games, as do Lehigh and Army.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Saturday, April 10, 2010 - Two nationally-televised games:

Navy at Maryland (12:00 pm) - ESPNU
Lafayette at Holy Cross (1:00 pm)
Lehigh at Colgate (7:00 pm) - CBS College Sports
Army at Bucknell (8:00 pm)

The other games will be streamed live on All-Access.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Maryland 11, Navy 9
Lafayette 13, Holy Cross 12 (OT)
Colgate 12, Lehigh 4
Army 7, Bucknell 6 (OT)

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate 12, Lehigh 4

Where has this team been all season? xscanx

[Bogus Megapardus]

xrotatehx Notre Dame at Georgetown today at Noon on ESPNU. xrotatehx

This should be a good one. ND is favored today, but they still lost to Fairfield, Villanova and Rutgers - mind you that Marist beat Rutgers. Also, no one cares about lacrosse in Indiana. If you don't count basketball (and you shouldn't) lacrosse is Georgetown's signature sport. ND's roster is made up entirely of kids from the Hoyas' local recruiting area who presumably couldn't get into Georgetown - ND even has 4 kids from Georgetown Prep, for chrissakes. Even though the Hoyas' best win was a 13-12 OT win over Navy (whereas ND took out Duke earlier in the season), I'm still looking at Hoyas in a close one here, possibly OT.



Where has this team been all season? xscanx

Well, the Raiders sure came alive against the right team, didn't they? xcoolx

I was following the Gametracker on this one while cleaning the basement yesterday. I was really surprised to see how many shots Colgate had taken on Lehigh, while the Colgate goalie wasn't even working up a sweat. Looking at the stats, Colgate reeled off 42 shots to Lehigh's 21, and Colgate had 34 shots after three to Lehigh's 11. Wow. This game was total domination by Colgate from start to finish. Lehigh managed just one goal in the second half.

I've watched Lehigh this season - they have the same problem as Lafayette in that their long poles are a step slow even though Lehigh's middies are pretty good in transition. Lehigh (like the Pards) is susceptible to the hard charge and to fast breaks so you will see a lot of unassisted goals against them.

Colgate's problem this year simply has been finishing. They have lost a bunch of one-point games. I don't know if it's conditioning, lack of depth, coaching or what, but the talent is certainly there. Colgate needs that extra push to get over the top - they need to "go to eleven."

Lafayette plays at Colgate next. Colgate will want to use the same bull-rush strategy to out-muscle the Pards on face-off and in transition and to take advantage of Lafayette's somewhat thin defensive corps. Lafayette, in the other hand, likely will get many more shots off earlier (and from more different people) than Lehigh, and will try to get ahead early on the Raiders and force them to come from behind and finish - which Colgate has not done well this season. Lafayette leads the nation in several offensive categories (including ppg, assists and number of different players with 10 points or more) and they'll try to jump out quickly, just as Colgate did against Lehigh.

[DFW HOYA]

If you don't count basketball (and you shouldn't) lacrosse is Georgetown's signature sport.

Why wouldn't you count it?

Georgetown's top 5 sports by "signature":
1. Basketball
2. Track
3. Rowing
4. Lacrosse
5. Football (still...)

[Bogus Megapardus]

Huge weekend for lacrosse fans. Two games tonight (Friday), starting with #17 Lafayette (8-2, 3-0 PL) at Colgate (2-8, 1-3 PL) at 7:00 PM. The Leopards need to win one of their last three to secure a spot in the PL tournament. Army and Navy already have their places confirmed. Colgate's very strong showing against Lehigh suggests that the Raiders certainly would like to grab that final place. Look for a barnburner tonight as Colgate tries to knock Lafayette off its PL-leading pedestal. The game will be on Time Warner ch. 26. Also this evening Lehigh (6-6, 1-3 PL) travels to Lewisburg for a 7:30 PM faceoff at Bucknell (6-5, 1-3 PL). The Bison play a very difficult schedule and are as deserving as any team of a PL tournament spot. They are likely too much to handle for a talented but deflated Lehigh squad that has been prone to miscues this season. A Bucknell win should propel the Bison back into the top 20.

Saturday is a huge lacrosse day and fans can watch ESPNU for all lacrosse, all day action beginning with #9 Georgetown at #8 Loyola. That will be followed on ESPNU by the grandest of grand games in the Patriot League -

xrotatehx Army vs. Navy at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore (4:00 PM) xrotatehx

Thousands and thousands will be on hand to see this timeless spring classic. Navy (5-6, 4-1 PL) is coming off nail-biting losses to #9 Georgetown and #4 Maryland. The Mids need the win to strip PL tourney homefield advantage from the Pards. Army (5-5, 3-0 PL), like Navy, is already in the PL tourney, and is coming off overtime wins against Colgate and Bucknell. Navy fans will overwhelm in Baltimore and goalie R.J. Wickham is one of the very best. Look for a Navy victory in this one. The second game of this double-header at M&T Bank Stadium will feature two schools where lacrosse is simply a way of life - #15 Johns Hopkins vs. #4 Maryland. People wait all year for this game. Perennial champion Hopkins has fallen to stronger competition this season but has roughed up lesser opponents. Maryland has lost only tough games against Virginia and North Carolina. Maryland should take it, but an upset would not be a big surprise.

A final PL OOC contest finds Holy Cross (2-9, 1-4 PL) skimming the asphalt down I-84 to Quinnipiac (5-4, 2-3 ECAC) for a 4:00 PM faceoff. Quinnipiac's very weak schedule inflates its record so look for a Crusader victory on the road.

[ngineer]

Huge weekend for lacrosse fans. Two games tonight (Friday), starting with #17 Lafayette (8-2, 3-0 PL) at Colgate (2-8, 1-3 PL) at 7:00 PM. The Leopards need to win one of their last three to secure a spot in the PL tournament. Army and Navy already have their places confirmed. Colgate's very strong showing against Lehigh suggests that the Raiders certainly would like to grab that final place. Look for a barnburner tonight as Colgate tries to knock Lafayette off its PL-leading pedestal. The game will be on Time Warner ch. 26. Also this evening Lehigh (6-6, 1-3 PL) travels to Lewisburg for a 7:30 PM faceoff at Bucknell (6-5, 1-3 PL). The Bison play a very difficult schedule and are as deserving as any team of a PL tournament spot. They are likely too much to handle for a talented but deflated Lehigh squad that has been prone to miscues this season. A Bucknell win should propel the Bison back into the top 20.

Saturday is a huge lacrosse day and fans can watch ESPNU for all lacrosse, all day action beginning with #9 Georgetown at #8 Loyola. That will be followed on ESPNU by the grandest of grand games in the Patriot League -

xrotatehx Army vs. Navy at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore (4:00 PM) xrotatehx

Thousands and thousands will be on hand to see this timeless spring classic. Navy (5-6, 4-1 PL) is coming off nail-biting losses to #9 Georgetown and #4 Maryland. The Mids need the win to strip PL tourney homefield advantage from the Pards. Army (5-5, 3-0 PL), like Navy, is already in the PL tourney, and is coming off overtime wins against Colgate and Bucknell. Navy fans will overwhelm in Baltimore and goalie R.J. Wickham is one of the very best. Look for a Navy victory in this one. The second game of this double-header at M&T Bank Stadium will feature two schools where lacrosse is simply a way of life - #15 Johns Hopkins vs. #4 Maryland. People wait all year for this game. Perennial champion Hopkins has fallen to stronger competition this season but has roughed up lesser opponents. Maryland has lost only tough games against Virginia and North Carolina. Maryland should take it, but an upset would not be a big surprise.

A final PL OOC contest finds Holy Cross (2-9, 1-4 PL) skimming the asphalt down I-84 to Quinnipiac (5-4, 2-3 ECAC) for a 4:00 PM faceoff. Quinnipiac's very weak schedule inflates its record so look for a Crusader victory on the road.

I suspect the Army-Navy Lax game will be on ESPN??

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

I suspect the Army-Navy Lax game will be on ESPN??

Army wins 7-6. It was on ESPNU, but I just tuned in. Sounded like a decent size crowd. It was at the Raven's stadium in Baltimore, correct?

In my neck of the woods, there are five MLax games on today, four on ESPNU. Last Saturday there were seven televised games, again four on ESPNU. There was a doubleheader at the Meadowlands, first event in the new facility, that IIRC had the top four teams in the country.

I hope Mpls is taking note of this.

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

Just did a little research on that double header at the Meadowlands last Saturday.


EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – No. 3 Syracuse (8-1) lit up the big stage, using a 9-0 run to fuel a 13-4 victory against No. 5 Princeton (7-2) in front of an NCAA regular-season record crowd for a lacrosse-only event (25,710) at the Konica Minolta Big City Classic at New Meadowlands Stadium on Saturday, April 10.


http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=19093

[UNH_Alum_In_CT]

I didn't read all of Bogus' post (xoopsx :o :o :o) and just realized that it's a doubleheader in Baltimore. Johns Hopkins-Maryland in the nightcap. It will be real interesting to see the attendance figures as that's a real attractive doubleheader for Baltimore!!!! Might they beat last week's record set at the Meadowlands?

There is a doubleheader next Saturday at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, CT. Fairfield vs. Denver then UMass vs. Georgetown. Interesting in that only one CT team involved and one from downstate. UMass is just about as close to Hartford as Fairfield. And that no traditional national powers are involved.

[TheValleyRaider]

Colgate knocks off Lafayette 14-9 in Hamilton

Next week, the Raiders visit Bucknell. Both teams are 2-3 in the PL, winner takes the 4th PL Tournament spot

[ngineer]

Huge Lehigh win tonight as the Mountain Hawks upset #9 Villanova, 15-14 in 2OT! Nice article at www.lehighsports.com Great time to get some momentum.
Mountain Hawks now focus on trying to pull the next big upset at Fisher Field Saturday night when they visit Lafayette.

[TheValleyRaider]

Next week, the Raiders visit Bucknell. Both teams are 2-3 in the PL, winner takes the 4th PL Tournament spot

Bucknell wins 8-7 in OT, taking the 4th and final PL Tournament birth

Colgate finishes the League slate at 2-4

One game left, at Maryland the week after the tournament, but for all intents and purposes, the season is over :(

[ngineer]

Tremendously exciting game last night at Fisher Field as Lehigh upset Lafayette, 10-9 in overtime. Mountain Hawks gradually built a 9-5 lead over 3 1/2 periods, only to see the 'pards storm back in the last 6 minutes to tie the game. Both teams made big mistakes in the short overtime period that could have resulted in either one losing, and the last mistake by Lafayette, being offside, cost them as Lehigh cashed in on a goal from a freshman. Nice crowd, despite the threat of rain. I'd esitmate about 3,000 in the stands. Lehigh finishes the season 8-7 and 2-4 in PL. A great way to end the season as a springboard to next year with this win as well as last week's win over Villanova.

[ngineer]

Man this thread got quiet all of a sudden......xrolleyesx:Dxnodx

[ngineer]

Lehigh's women's lax team is in the PL playoffs for the first time ever, and now are in the finals to be played today at Lehigh's Goodman Campus against #2 seed Navy. Hawks edged Holy Cross, 9-8 to make the finals. Nice to see this team, who has perennially been in the bottom half of the PL make some noise as another spring sport enjoying success along with the softball team, which is trying for it's 7th straight PL championship.

[ngineer]

Lehigh's Lax Women lost in the PL championship final today to Navy by an 11-9 score, ending the women's best season ever in lacrosse. Navy had a great season with a 16-3 record and will go on to the NCAA.