2023 Cinderella Team: Michigan Lacrosse
Flashback to 2010, the news was just announced that the University of Michigan would be transitioning its club lacrosse team to NCAA Division 1 status. A monumental day in outdoor collegiate lacrosse as it marked another prestigious university, adding the sport to the highest level. Many of the same questions arose such as how long […]
Quint Kessenich’s 2023 NCAA D1 Lacrosse Tournament First-Round Reaction
The first-round of the 2023 NCAA D1 Men’s Lacrosse Tournament is officially in the books. The bracket is set for the Quarterfinals, but how exactly did this past weekend pan out? Richmond (8) at Virginia (17) A lightning delay in the first quarter combined with a monsoon made for soggy, water-logged, and slippery conditions. It […]
Breaking Down Each 2023 NCAA D1 Lacrosse Tournament Teams’ History
There’s nothing better than NCAA Lacrosse in May. Gone are the cold days of the early season, classes are finishing up, and you end up with the best of the best focused on nothing but lacrosse. Here we break down the NCAA Division 1 Lacrosse Tournament matchups but in a more unconventional way. Here we […]
2023 NCAA D3 Men’s Lacrosse Tournament Details
There were very few surprises in the 2023 NCAA D3 Men’s Lacrosse Tournament bracket this year, while Tufts and Salisbury separated themselves as the No.1 seeds in their respective regions. Tufts finished the regular season without a blemish, becoming the first team in NESCAC history to run the table and finish the regular season undefeated. […]
2023 NCAA D2 Men’s Lacrosse Tournament Details
Le Moyne is the top seed in the North: same story, different Chapter. The Dolphins ran the table to win the NE-10 Regular Season and Tournament Championship while locking up the No.1 Seed in the north. Unlike the D3 bracket, D2 lacrosse is a little more forgiving in terms of a turnaround for games. The […]
The Dolphins Go Swimming: Le Moyne Jumps to Division 1 Lacrosse
In huge but not surprising news, Le Moyne College announced that they would be making the jump from Division 2 and the Northeast-10 Conference to Division 1 and the Northeast Conference (NEC) effective July 1st, 2023. Both Le Moyne’s Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse programs are more than ready to compete at a Division 1 level. […]
Thank You Bill Tierney for Changing the Game
With the NCAA Tournament field being announced, the lacrosse world has come to realize that the Big East Championship was the last time they would see Coach Bill Tierney patrol the sidelines at the Division 1 level. With the Big Ten and Ivy League unfolding the way it did, it left Denver as one of […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: May 1, 2023
Welcome to May. Conference championship Week is here. 40 teams vying for nine automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament. Just getting to this point is an achievement for some. For others it’s merely a step on the road to bigger goals. When the confetti settles, watch the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on Sunday May 7th at […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 24, 2023
Hammer time. I’m astounded by Penn State, Army, and Johns Hopkins. Who could have predicted their rise? Growth and improvement are difficult to quantify. What’s the deal with Ohio State, Rutgers, Syracuse. and North Carolina? Feels like the bubble is shrinking every week as teams fail to cash in. Manhattan (10-4) clinched the top seed […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 17, 2023
Drama in the ACC and near catastrophic losses in the Big East defined the weekend. Rivalry Week is here with Hopkins-Maryland and Army-Navy. The playoff picture is crystallizing with nine AQ’s and eight at-large’s. The gap between Notre Dame, Duke, Virginia and the rest of the country feels severe, although things can change in late […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 10, 2023
Glove controversy, Ivy League upsets, and Big Ten overtime games were the primary storylines of the Easter filled week. Three weeks of regular season action remain with Notre Dame, Duke, and Virginia entrenched at the top of the charts. Cornell, Hopkins, and North Carolina all lost. Begging the question, who’s the next tier of teams […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 3, 2023
With Easter Sunday on tap this weekend, there’s a more robust schedule of Friday games. This is the best time of year. We’ve got four consecutive weeks of league play followed by conference tournaments during the first weekend of May, with the NCAA Tournament Selection Show on the evening of Sunday May 7. There are […]