Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 28, 2025
Championship Week is here for college lacrosse. If you’re involved in any fashion, bring the attitude of gratitude into May. Here’s the final Top 20 of 2025. Don’t get my poll confused with bracketology. They are different exercises. It’s my opinion. Feels like the Big Ten can’t score, and the Ivy League is light on […]
A Deep Dive into the 2025 Johns Hopkins Lacrosse Season
The Johns Hopkins lacrosse program is one of the most historic college athletic programs of all time. The sport of lacrosse would not be where it is today without the help of the Blue Jays and their innovative growth of the game. With 35 pre-NCAA era championships and nine NCAA championships, the Johns Hopkins lacrosse […]
A Deep Dive into the 2025 Virginia Lacrosse Season
The Virginia Cavaliers lacrosse program has been a household name in college lacrosse since the seventies. The Cavaliers have consistently made the NCAA tournament and almost always assured themselves a spot in Championship Weekend. The team really took a hit in the 2010s before Lars Tiffany came on board and steered the program in the […]
Which College Lacrosse Teams are Peaking at the Right Time?
Every season has its ebbs and flows, featuring many ups and downs. With the college lacrosse season starting earlier and earlier every year, many teams are getting a chunk of their non-conference play done in February. These early months are when teams really find themselves and discover who they truly are. Some squads might build […]
Biggest Surprises of the 2025 College Lacrosse Season
The 2025 college lacrosse regular season is just about wrapped up, as most teams are playing their final game or are already looking ahead to their conference tournament. The 2025 college lacrosse season has been interesting, to say the least, with much of the lacrosse community surprised by how the season unfolded. It’s remarkable how […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 21, 2025
Robust lacrosse crowds showed up at Maryland, Duke, Albany, and Harvard. There was no shortage of drama and upsets this weekend. League tournaments are taking shape, and you can feel the urgency. A theme will emerge in the 2025 conference and NCAA tournaments. I used to identify the senior class of contending teams because I […]
Big Ten Supremacy: Michigan vs. Ohio State Lacrosse
There’s nothing better in college athletics than well-developed rivalries. When it comes to college lacrosse, a few rivalries always stand out. Johns Hopkins and Maryland have always been a classic, partly due to Maryland’s regional relevance in lacrosse. Notre Dame and Denver had a strong run in the 2010s, always bringing out the best in […]
Which D1 College Lacrosse Team is America’s Team?
Every year, there’s a new team that emerges as “America’s Team.” To me, this term has nothing to do with patriotism but everything to do with an underdog story. For decades, the Dallas Cowboys have referred to themselves as “America’s Team,” but that definition feels outdated compared to how the term is used now—especially on […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 14, 2025
Rivalry lacrosse games dot the menu this week and next. League races are beginning to crystallize. The weather is perking up. What more can you ask for? Eleven teams are in the hunt for an NCAA tournament seed. League tournaments in the Big Ten, ACC, and Ivy will shape the bracket. The questions are simple—who […]
What D1 College Lacrosse Teams Have the Best Scoring Margins?
When it comes to college athletics, data is king. Over the past decade, it seems like every sport has been looking for ways to incorporate advanced analytics to improve their performance. The addition of a shot clock in college lacrosse pushed the sport in this direction, similar to how the three-point shot did the same […]
Quint Kessenich’s Top 20: April 7, 2025
This is the best time of year. Spring means rebirth and renewal. Fans flock to campus for rivalry games played in the sun. Joy robbers eying bracketology in the first week of April is a misguided exercise. Enjoy these lacrosse games for what they are—not for what they mean. Stop worrying about the finish line, […]
Teams to Sell As April Approaches
I’ve already dropped the first part of this series, where I talk about three Division 1 college lacrosse teams that I would buy stock in for the remainder of the season. That article was not difficult to write, as it’s typically very clear which teams are hot as we head into April. On the inverse, […]