Author: Ryan Conwell

Ryan is originally from the Central New York area and has a lacrosse problem. After roaming various men's leagues in the Upstate New York region, he relocated to the Greater Boston area where he does much of the same. When not playing, he spends his waking hours following the sport across all levels, watching games, driving to games, and coaching youth lacrosse. He also specializes in stringing lacrosse sticks poorly.

Lehigh Asserts Itself, ACC Confusion Continues – DI Rundown Week 8

Lehigh asserted itself as the possible top dog in the Patriot League, Duke and UNC played in a thriller and more happened in Week 8.

This was a hectic week in Division I men’s lacrosse. There were a handful of upsets and a few other surprising scores. And while some conferences are starting to make a little more sense, others are making even less – Lehigh is making a serious case for top dog in the Patriot, the ACC continues […]

PLL Waiver Claims & Where We Are Now

PLL waiver claims period has come and gone, and we're one step closer to final rosters. This is where everything stands as of now.

Now that the PLL entry draft has come and gone, we’ve officially moved beyond the expansion phase of the offseason. Marking this occasion was the opening of the PLL waiver wire, when teams could claim available players to fill out as much of their rosters as needed prior to the collegiate draft later on April […]

Terps to Two: NCAA DI Men’s Weekly Rankings Week 7 Ballots

With the 2021 NCAA DI men's lacrosse season in full swing, the weekly rankings are back, listing out the nation's top-20 teams.

Our weekly rankings are in! The top 10 is starting to shuffle quite a bit, and the spots in the teens are basically toss ups. Right now, with so much volatility and key upsets taking place, there is little room for agreement for everyone. This week epitomizes why the media poll has more than 20 […]

Duke-Syracuse Thriller, Towson Topples Loyola – DI Rundown Week 7

Towson toppled Loyola, Duke and Syracuse played in a thriller, some important results in the America East and more happened in Week 7.

This week saw a major upset with Loyola falling to Towson, some order being defined in the ACC – including a thriller between Duke and Syracuse – order falling apart in the America East, and a few other surprises across the country. Also, it’s turns out TD Ierlan is pretty good at this faceoff thing. […]

Top 3 Remains Intact: NCAA DI Men’s Weekly Rankings Week 6 Ballots

With the 2021 NCAA DI men's lacrosse season in full swing, the weekly rankings are back, listing out the nation's top-20 teams.

Our weekly rankings are in! This was actually a pretty stable week for the ol’ top 20. Most of the teams that should have won did, and while Penn State saw its exit from the list, the number of teams knocking on the door seems to be shrinking. There were also several key teams that […]

Michigan Earns B1G win, CAA Moves up Nationally – DI Rundown Week 6

Michigan got a big win over Penn State, Denver asserted itself in the Big East and the CAA moved up nationally in college lacrosse's Week 6.

This week wasn’t chock full of upsets or season-defining games, but there a few notable ones. The Big East has started to take a better shape with Denver assuming the No. 1 spot, while Michigan earned a major win over Penn State. There were also several game postponements, which created a mess of reschedules all […]

Maryland Handles Rutgers in B1G Statement – DI Rundown Week 5

Maryland beat Rutgers to make a B1G statement, asserting itself early on in the season as the team to beat in the Big Ten.

Duke rinsed its hands of High Point, Maryland handled Rutgers to make a B1G statement, North Carolina escaped Virginia, and some important results came out of the NEC and America East. Conference play started to really kick in this week, but a combination of COVID-19 and weather is still complicating schedules quite a bit. The […]

The Calm Before the Storm: NCAA DI Men’s Weekly Rankings Week 4 Ballots

With the 2021 NCAA DI men's lacrosse season in full swing, the weekly rankings are back, listing out the nation's top-20 teams.

We’re still early in the season, but for the most part, the weekly rankings were pretty stable. In the national poll, there are still four teams getting No. 1 votes: Duke (11), UNC (8), Maryland (2), and Syracuse (1). Even though Syracuse is getting a No. 1 vote, Rutgers and Georgetown are both ahead of […]

Colgate Beats Holy Cross in OT Blizzard – DI Rundown Week 4

Colgate outlasted Holy Cross, 12-11, in overtime in the middle of a snowstorm in one of the most thrilling games of Week 4.

It was mostly business as usual for the favored teams this week, but that doesn’t mean nothing of note happened. Colgate outlasted Holy Cross in a snowy overtime thriller, Virginia survived High Point by just one, Maryland reigned supreme in The Rivalry, Rutgers continued to win, Lehigh bested Loyola, and Georgetown blasted another foe, among […]

Virginia Experiences Orange Wrath – DI Rundown Week 3

Syracuse bulldozed through Virginia, 20-10, shocking the Cavs and posing some questions about the ACC and national landscapes.

After this past week of games, things are starting to take a clearer shape. That said, this weekend may have created more questions than answers: there’s now a weird triangle among Virginia, Syracuse, and Army, Rutgers made another big statement, Notre Dame finally saw the field and more. Of all the games played, seven involved […]