2014 College Lacrosse
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The Thompsons are off the field, pulled as a trio to loud applause. Lyle will break the record on the national stage.
Freshman Jon-Michael Tokar scores for Siena, who lead Marist 6-1 at halftime along the east bank of the Hudson.
Albany wins it 20-11 to join Notre Dame & Loyola MD in the NCAA field. Seven more autobids to come, six of them today.
Just to give an overview of the field, six other slots are locks between the other 5 ACC teams (Maryland, Duke, UNC, Syracuse & UVA) and independent Johns Hopkins. That leaves two at-large bids. One will likely go to the loser of tomorrow's Harvard-Penn final in the Ivy. The other would likely come down to either a third Ivy team (Cornell) or a second CAA school (today's Drexel-Hofstra loser).
That's what makes the Big East final so huge. If Villanova pulls off the upset at home and knocks off Denver, that final at-large bid will go to the Pioneers.
Just to give an overview of the field, six other slots are locks between the other 5 ACC teams (Maryland, Duke, UNC, Syracuse & UVA) and independent Johns Hopkins. That leaves two at-large bids. One will likely go to the loser of tomorrow's Harvard-Penn final in the Ivy. The other would likely come down to either a third Ivy team (Cornell) or a second CAA school (today's Drexel-Hofstra loser).
That's what makes the Big East final so huge. If Villanova pulls off the upset at home and knocks off Denver, that final at-large bid will go to the Pioneers.
mabrowndog said:
Sure enough, Marist has come out on fire, outscoring Siena 4-2 in the 3rd quarter on goals by Joe Radin & Dillon Walker and a pair from Colin Joka. The Saints countered with a score by Barlow (giving him the hat trick) and another by Kyle Curry.
It's 8-5 Siena heading to the final frame.
The Battle of Charles Street between Loyola & JHU is another sell-out. The 2nd quarter is underway with the Blue Jays up 4-2.
Since spotting Hopkins a 3-0 lead, the Greyhounds are on an 8-3 run.
Still an 8-6 lead for Loyola at halftime following scores by Nikko Pontrello, Pat Laconi, Jeff Chase (2), Brian Sherlock (2), Matt Sawyer and Graham Savio. The Blue Jays have a hat trick by Rob Guida, a pair from Brandon Benn, and a goal by Connor Reed.
Still an 8-6 lead for Loyola at halftime following scores by Nikko Pontrello, Pat Laconi, Jeff Chase (2), Brian Sherlock (2), Matt Sawyer and Graham Savio. The Blue Jays have a hat trick by Rob Guida, a pair from Brandon Benn, and a goal by Connor Reed.
Siena polishes off the MAAC title with an 11-7 win over Marist. The Red Foxes got goals from Joka and Gannon Osborne, but it wasn't enough to counter the Saints' 4th-quarter scores from Hurley (his 2nd of the game), Clive (for the hat trick) and Nate Barry.
Ward & Brian Schultz tally for Loyola to push their led to 10-6 with 10:37 left in the 3rd, the latter to finish off some sweet around-the-horn passing, but a holding penalty will leave the Greyhounds a man down here
EDIT - And Ryan Brown makes them pay immediately with 95-mph rifle shot from 25 feet in front.
EDIT - Make that two straight for Brown off a great feed from Stanwick. 10-8, Hounds.
EDIT - And Ryan Brown makes them pay immediately with 95-mph rifle shot from 25 feet in front.
EDIT - Make that two straight for Brown off a great feed from Stanwick. 10-8, Hounds.
It's still early, but 4-seed Richmond has the upper hand over 2-seed High Point in the A-Sun final down south of Atlanta. The Spiders are up 4-2 on goals by Alex Hatem, Dan Ginestro, Mitch Goldberg & Jean-Luc Chetner. They've outshot the Panthers 18-8 so far, after out-shooting top seed Mercer by 20 in the semis.
Army trailed the Irish 4-1 but have battled back to lead 14-12 heading to the 4th quarter. The Black Knights don't have much of a chance at the NCAAs even with a win today (30th in RPI and 20th in the LAX Power computer rankings), but a Notre Dame loss could cost the Irish a home field game despite their ACC title.
Approaching the final 2:00 in South Bend, and Conor Doyle reclaims the lead for the Irish, 17-16, on his 25th of the season and 2nd today.
Army's Connor Cook ties it up 17-17! 1:15 left!
The Knights take possession with 44 seconds left following a loose ball chase down in the corner behind the Army net. Time out Irish.
The Knights take possession with 44 seconds left following a loose ball chase down in the corner behind the Army net. Time out Irish.
Wow, a horrible turnover by Army as they can't clear the zone and Glessner falls down and loses it on a double team. The Irish get it to Doyle who caps a 2-on-none breakaway with his 4th of the day for the lead with 20 seconds left. Brutal way for Army to lose if this is how it ends. Notre Dame has scored on its last 3 shots.
Alex Daley had the face-off won for Army but couldn't scoop the ground ball. In the ensuing scrum the refs rule it Army possession, and they take a time-out with 9.7 seconds left.
Army makes a pass but the Irish stick checking jars it loose. They grab it and fling it down field as time expires, and Notre Dame wins it 18-17 to likely clinch a top-8 seed in the brackets.
The Black Knights finish 9-5 on the year including 3-5 in 1-goal games.
The Black Knights finish 9-5 on the year including 3-5 in 1-goal games.
Back to Baltimore where Loyola are the kings of Charles Street. They hold off the Blue Jays for the 13-10 win, their 15th straight victory of the season.
In the A-Sun final Richmond still holds a 2-goal margin over High Point, 6-4, while Bryant now leads the NEC final 7-2 over Hobart. Both games heading to the 4th quarter.
High Point scores 77 seconds into the final frame, cutting the Spiders' lead to 6-5.
EDIT - And now they tie it up. 11:00 left in the 4th.
EDIT - And now they tie it up. 11:00 left in the 4th.
Maryland is taking care of business vs Navy, leading 9-5 after three quarters. A win should get them a top-8 seed, but it'll be close. Others in line to host: Duke, Cuse, Loyola, Notre Dame, Denver, UNC and Virginia.
Penn has an outside shot if they put the hammer down on Harvard. Cornell would have probably nosed out the Terps or UVA had they won the Ivy. And if Denver loses to Villanova, that would open up a slot for the Ivy winner.
Penn has an outside shot if they put the hammer down on Harvard. Cornell would have probably nosed out the Terps or UVA had they won the Ivy. And if Denver loses to Villanova, that would open up a slot for the Ivy winner.
Bryant now stepping on the throat. Hobart cut the deficit to 7-4, but three straight Bulldog goals have put them up 10-4 with 2:45 left.
mabrowndog said:
The Panthers score immediately, getting to within 8-7 with 2:39 left. Nothing doing since then, and Richmond calls timeout with 0:43 left.
EDIT - And that'll do it. The Spiders advance to the NCAAs.
Bryant rushes Sweeney Field in Philly to celebrate their 10-4 win over Hobart for the NEC crown and an NCAA berth.
And the obligatory pose:
And the obligatory pose:
The Terps notch an empty-netter by Colin Heacock to make it 11-6 over Navy with under a minute left. Both teams empty their benches, and Maryland's Kevin Forester hammers one home from 40-feet out for the 12-6 lead.
And that's how it'll end on Senior Day in College Park.
And that's how it'll end on Senior Day in College Park.
Still to come later today and tonight:
04:00 pm - Syracuse* vs Colgate - Live Stream
04:30 pm - BIG EAST - #1 Denver vs #3 Villanova* (at Philadelphia PA) - FOX Sports 1
05:00 pm - ECAC - #1 Fairfield vs #3 Air Force (at Columbus OH) - FOX Sports 2
07:00 pm - CAA - #1 Hofstra* vs #2 Drexel (at Hempstead NY) - Live Stream
04:00 pm - Syracuse* vs Colgate - Live Stream
04:30 pm - BIG EAST - #1 Denver vs #3 Villanova* (at Philadelphia PA) - FOX Sports 1
05:00 pm - ECAC - #1 Fairfield vs #3 Air Force (at Columbus OH) - FOX Sports 2
07:00 pm - CAA - #1 Hofstra* vs #2 Drexel (at Hempstead NY) - Live Stream
mabrowndog said:
So uhhhh... yeah. About that.
Nova & Denver enter the halftime break tied 6-6. The Wildcats bolted to leads of 2-0 and 4-2 before DU battled back late in the half. Both teams have shown great scoring balance and ball movement. Villanova gets scores from Eric Gartner, Johnny Gallaway, Devin McNamara (2), Matt McIver (of Andover MA) and Thomas Croonquist. The Pioneers' goals come from Zach Miller, Mike Riis, Wesley Berg (2), Harrison Archer and Jack Bobzien. Goalies Dan Willis for Nova (a freshman) and junior Ryan Laplante for DU have been stellar with some highlight reel saves.
Denver has the halftime edge in shots (18-14), ground balls (20-11), and face-offs (10-of-15).
Miller opens the 2nd-half scoring with his second of the game to give Denver the 7-6 lead just over a minute in.
Meanwhile in Columbus, it's been a defensive battle in the last-ever ECAC men's lax final where Air Force jumped ahead 4-1 only to see Fairfield battle back to tie it in the final minute of the first half. USAF has goals from Keith Dreyer, Tommy McKee, Mike Crampton, Kyle Cassidy and Erik Smith. The Stags' scores are from Bryan Barry, Mike Roe, Eric Warden & Colin McLinden, and the knotter-upper from Tristan Sperry just a moment ago.
Syracuse & Colgate are into the 2nd half with the Orange crushing the Red Raiders 11-3.
EDIT - Three more Cuse goals, and it's 14-3. Still in the 3rd quarter.
EDIT - Three more Cuse goals, and it's 14-3. Still in the 3rd quarter.
mabrowndog said:
Make that two straight for Miller and a hat trick for the game, as the Pioneers go up 8-6. Looks like they've got their groove back.
EDIT - And there's #4 for Miller, making it 9-6 with his 33rd goal of the season. Like the Thompson Trio, he's a native American from upstate New York (Seneca Nation). Immensely talented and fun to watch, with incredibly quick feet.
Tyler Pace joins the Pioneer Goal Party, scoring on the man advantage, and it's 10-6 Denver. Nova is clearly reeling here, and 15 minutes have elapsed since their last score.
Bobzien comes from behind the net, fights off a full-on rear smothering assault, and falls to his left while firing it in. It's his 2nd of the game, making it 11-6 Denver with 1:17 left in the 3rd.
The Pioneers have 12 of the 17 shots this quarter.
The Pioneers have 12 of the 17 shots this quarter.
mabrowndog said:
We're in the final minute, and Air Force is on the verge of pulling the upset with the 9-8 lead. The Falcons will have possession coming out of the timeout.
EDIT - Fairfield forces a turnover and sprints the length of the field. They get off a shot with less than 10 secs left, but goalie Doug Gouchoe (from Concord MA) makes a spectacular wicket save in front of his left foot with his leg splayed out wide. Time expires, and Air Force wins the ECAC Championship and flies off into the wild blue yonder of the NCAA Tournament.
Fairfield (19 RPI, 18 Cmptr) appears finished for the year.
The latest auto-bid winners:
The Denver Pioneers of the Big East
And the US Air Force Academy Falcons of the ECAC
The Denver Pioneers of the Big East
And the US Air Force Academy Falcons of the ECAC
The CAA Final has been a defensive battle so far, with top seed Drexel holding a slim 4-3 lead over #2 Hofstra at halftime. The Dragons have goals from Cole Shafer and Nick Trizano with two apiece, while Ben McIntosh has assisted on three of the scores. For the Dutchmen, the goals have come from Torin Varn, Lance Yapor & Drew Coholan.
Drexel leads in shots 17-16, while Hofstra has the faceoffs edge 5-3. Will Gabrielson has 9 saves for the Dragons, and Hofstra's Chris Selva has 5 stops. Eddie Collins, who briefly replaced Selva during an injury, also made a save for the Dutchmen.
Hofstra is 9-1 on their home field this season (the lone loss was 11-9 to Marquette), so we'll see what the 2nd half brings.
Drexel leads in shots 17-16, while Hofstra has the faceoffs edge 5-3. Will Gabrielson has 9 saves for the Dragons, and Hofstra's Chris Selva has 5 stops. Eddie Collins, who briefly replaced Selva during an injury, also made a save for the Dutchmen.
Hofstra is 9-1 on their home field this season (the lone loss was 11-9 to Marquette), so we'll see what the 2nd half brings.
Shafer whips it in on an over-the-shoulder shot for the hat trick, and it's 5-3 Drexel just 90 seconds into the 3rd quarter.
Sam Llinares ties it up for Hofstra, and Drexel takes a cross-checking penalty right afterward. The Dutchmen will have the extra man.
Varn gets his 2nd of the game on the man-up, and Hofstra has scored 3 straight to take a 6-5 lead with 9:26 left in the 3rd.
mabrowndog said:
Make it a hat trick for Varn and 4 in a row for the Dutchmen, who lead 7-5.
EDIT - Wow, there's his 4th of the game and the 5th unanswered for Hofstra. It's 8-5 with 2:48 to play in the 3rd.
EDIT - And that's how the quarter ends. FWIW, Drexel also trailed by 3 in the semis, but rallied for the win. Stay tuned...
Drexel stems the tide with a Ryan Belka goal to open the 4th, and then he assists as McIntosh decides to score one for himself. Guess he got tired of just setting up for everyone else and missed lighting the lamp -- that's his 43rd tally of the season.
8-7 Hofstra
8-7 Hofstra
Hofstra restores the 3-goal lead on scores by Yapor & Malave, who each get their second of the game. It's 10-7 Dutchmen with 5:00 to play.
Wow. Trizano & Belka each score yet again for Drexel, and we've got a tie game.
10-10 with 2:45 to play in regulation.
10-10 with 2:45 to play in regulation.