Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: March 6, 2023
There’s little debate at the top where Virginia, Notre Dame and Cornell should comprise every pollsters #1-3 in no specific order. The ultimately winning pack of one-loss chasers is large and difficult to categorize. So is the PLL playing indoors and the NLL playing outside. My poll is a combination of art and science. It’s […]
Does Duke Lacrosse Play Worse in February?
Two weeks ago, Duke had a comfortable 9-5 lead at Jacksonville. The Dolphins would outscore the Blue Devils 8-3 in the come-from-behind win. Last Friday, Duke struggled to keep pace with Denver and needed a late goal by Brennan O’Neill to force overtime. O’Neill bailed out his Duke teammates with a right-handed rip in overtime […]
OVERREACTIONS: Division 1 Lacrosse Week 2
Ah, yes. Another week of Division 1 Lacrosse overreactions. Week one’s edition saw some early return and another take that has already blown up in my face. I, along with the rest of Lax Twitter, would personally like to take credit for calling Hopkins’ collapse. But it really wasn’t cool of Georgetown to drop that […]
Virginia is HIM: Week 2 Lacrosse Wall Ball
Welcome to the Week 2 Lacrosse Wall Ball recap. Week 2 saw six Top 20 teams lose this weekend (Hopkin’s actually lost twice). Georgetown, Harvard, and Brown left Week 2 looking for the reset button and UMass-Lowell needing the number of a good personal injury lawyer. Maryland and Syracuse didn’t make the list this week […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: February 20, 2023
Army beat Rutgers. Cornell had to fight for the full 60 minutes at Albany. Penn and Loyola held serve. Manhattan shocked Navy. Brown fell to Quinnipiac. Harvard got torched for 20 goals in the first half. Queens picked up their first D1 win on Sunday defeating Hampton. So far, 2023 is unpredictable, high scoring and […]
Ohio State or UNC: College Lacrosse Best Bets
If there’s anything we’ve learned through the first two weekends of the college lacrosse season, it’s that we know nothing at all especially when it comes to bets. Up is down and down is up. The new-look Georgetown will squash Hopkins, right? Wrong. “Mr. 1/15 is Jordan Evan’s 2.0.” I can’t believe that was a […]
Syracuse vs Maryland 2023 Lacrosse Preview
Lacrosse fans now know from this point on until May, the best way to spend your Saturday is on your couch watching college lacrosse. Weeks one and two have not disappointed, specifically last week where we saw the No.2 Maryland Terrapins lose to in-state rival Loyola, along with the No.3 Georgetown Hoyas falling to the […]
OVERREACTIONS: Division 1 Lacrosse Week 1
Back by popular demand! For those who are new readers, or old readers or who simply need a refresher, I’m the writer who makes outlandish Division 1 Lacrosse takes after every weekend of the college lacrosse season. ESPN’s Dan Graziano is one of my favorite columnists, and every week during the NFL season he publishes […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: February 13, 2023
Maryland, Georgetown, BU, Duke, and Denver all lost on enemy soil. It was a forgettable weekend for the Big East who nearly went winless, salvaged by a Sunday Villanova win over Penn State. The Clemson Women’s Lacrosse program debuted. Ivy League teams waited out a final week. This week, everyone is activated. Mother Nature was […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: February 6, 2023
I can’t remember a year that features so many championship caliber teams. Usually, it’s a small elite handful of three to six teams who could go the distance. In 2023, I could argue that the lead peloton is ten or twelve deep. It’s February, so let’s not rush to judgement. 2022 is ancient history. It […]
College Lacrosse Best Bets: Week 1
With the widespread legalization of sports gambling, including my home state of Massachusetts, Lacrosse All Stars is committed to creating more gambling content to serve those who choose to partake. At the moment, there’s only a handful of sportsbooks who offer college lacrosse bets (Bet MGM, Barstool Sportsbook, Caesars Sportsbook, etc) but for now I’ll […]
Under the Radar Players: Division 1 Men’s Lacrosse
Last spring, we witnessed a handful of underclassmen rise to the occasion making impactful contributions to their collegiate programs. Five-star recruits such as Griffin Schutz (Virginia), Andrew McAdorey (Duke), and Bobby Van Buren (Ohio State) were known quantities, but we also saw under recruited players like AJ Pilate (Army) and Brad Sharp (Yale) make a […]