Championship Weekend Lives Up to the Hype – DI Men’s Rundown Week 16
Here we are at the end of the season. Now that the champions have been crowned across all three divisions of men’s NCAA lacrosse, there is a little bit of reflection to take place, a Tewaaraton to be awarded, and then that’s it until fall ball (for college lacrosse, anyway). But before all of that, […]
Virginia Men’s Lacrosse Scores Seventh NCAA National Championship
Virginia men’s lacrosse scored its seventh NCAA national championship Monday, 17-16, narrowly holding off Maryland with a last-second defensive stand to confirm the win. This is how the Cavs defended their title from 2019 and ascended back to the top of the sport. Virginia Men’s Lacrosse Scores Seventh NCAA National Championship First Quarter The first […]
NCAA DI Men’s Lacrosse Finals Preview: Maryland vs Virginia
It’s time: the NCAA DI men’s lacrosse finals are upon us. When the dust had settled on the quarterfinal games last weekend, we were left with the top four seeds all advancing. But after Saturday’s games, it wasn’t the top seeded teams (and ACC co-champions) moving on. Instead No. 3 Maryland beat No. 2 Duke […]
Boston College Women’s Lacrosse Finally Secures National Title
We have a new champion! In what was a fitting finale to a season unlike any other, the Eagles of Boston College are your 2021 champions in DI women’s lacrosse following their 16-10 win over Syracuse. The victory marks the first title in program history, and the Boston College women’s lacrosse squad is remarkably the […]
Women’s Lacrosse Gets Short End of the Stick – Going Offsides
On episode 81 of the Going Offsides podcast, Nick and Ryan discuss what’s going wrong with the women’s lacrosse tournament scheduling and take a hard look at the championship weekend matchups. Women’s Lacrosse Scheduling As fathers of young girls and lacrosse fans, both Ryan and I are invested in the future of women’s lacrosse. It […]
UNC vs. UVA, NCAA DI Men’s Final Four Preview
We’ve seen these teams play many times before and twice already in 2021, and we’re getting a third meeting between UNC and UVA to determine who punches their ticket to the national championship game. Memorial Day Weekend is right around the corner, and that means the stakes can’t be higher in college lacrosse. One of […]
Duke vs. Maryland, NCAA DI Men’s Final Four Preview
The Duke-Maryland lacrosse rivalry is back! Memorial Day Weekend is right around the corner, and that means the stakes can’t be higher in college lacrosse. One of the multiple tournaments that will conclude this weekend is men’s Division I, and we have some heavyweights set to compete in the Final Four. It doesn’t get much […]
Memorial Day Weekend Lacrosse Watch Guide
Memorial Day Weekend is a lacrosse holiday celebrated with the closing of multiple college divisions. After the pandemic stole this away from the sport in 2020, this Memorial Day Weekend will mark the triumphant return of the lacrosse to the long weekend. We had to go through a long period of uncertainty, a full season […]
Overtime Molds Lacrosse Final Four – DI Men’s Rundown Week 15
The Final Four is set, but before we get to that, we have to look at the lacrosse that was that brought us to this point. This weekend of quarterfinal games did not disappoint. Well, it did if you wanted upsets, because the top four seeds all advance, but three out of the four games […]
Georgetown Dominates Syracuse in First Round – DI Men’s Rundown Week 14
Just because the regular season is over doesn’t mean the rundown is! The first round of the NCAA Tournament is behind us, with unseeded Rutgers and Loyola advancing, Virginia and Notre Dame narrowly escaping, Georgetown trouncing Syracuse and more. So, let’s dive into this past weekend of games to see what happened and what’s next […]
Tournament Time – NCAA DI Men’s Weekly Rankings Week 13 Ballots
Our weekly rankings are in! This week marks the final ballot submission before the NCAA Tournament starts, and we won’t see another one until we have a champion on Memorial Day. What also makes this week a little funky is voters have the curse/benefit of seeing the championship seeding. For me, conference results factored into […]
NCAA Tournament Field Set – DI Men’s Rundown Week 13
We’ve made it! It’s crazy to think back to January when this season even existing was full of question marks. Some teams didn’t even have a fall, a preseason, or a season at all in a few cases. Two teams canceled their seasons before their scheduled end, and in total, nearly 40 games were canceled. […]