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(Photo Courtesy of Syracuse Athletics) After taking down ACC rival Virginia Cavaliers by ten goals last week, the Syracuse Orange had to hold off a feisty Vermont Catamounts squad. The Catamounts dominated the faceoff dot with Tommy Burke going 24-for-34 (70%) on the day. They also won the ground ball battle (42-29) and went 20-for-22 in the clearing game while Syracuse went 23-for-28. Vermont also outshot Syracuse 55-32 and put 33 of their shots on cage. Syracuse put 29 shots on cage. Despit...

When Ohio State had the opportunity to right the ship and get back on course, they instead steered directly into an iceberg. Defense has absolutely gone AWOL, at every level, and it cost Ohio State again. I dont know what theyre waiting for, but its time for fresh blood. Penn State came into the contest shooting just 21%. Ohio States sieve defense allowed Penn State to shoot 35% on the day. The Bucks also allowed Penn State to have double digit shots in every quarter except the last, where they...

Ohio State Buckeyes

Its been a long week, and hopefully there was good focus at practice, because the horrible taste of the Rutgers loss needs to go. A depleted Penn State team is on the docket this week, at Panzer Stadium, and theres still everything to play for. In fact, this game could be called a "must-win" game for Ohio State. Lose here, and it will take a miracle for this team to make the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2017. And its going to be a tough, tough, climb for the Buckeyes. This years Pe...

On April 30, 2010, former Penn State coach Glenn Thiel led his team onto the grass at Jeffrey Field in what would be the last game for the Nittany Lion

Fri Feb 26 2021 | Matt Hamilton | College PHOTO BY RICH BARNES Jared Bernhardt scored his 200th point in the third quarter of the 13-7 win over Penn State. Late in the third quarter of No. 2 Maryland’s matchup with No. 11 Penn State, Bubba Fairman fired off a shot partially saved by Nittany Lions goalie Colby Kneese. The rebound deflected out to defenseman Gerald Filardi Jr., who pushed himself forward on an attempted clear. But just feet into his rush forward, Filardi was detwigged — to st...

Mac O’Keefe’s invisibility continued this week, and the Nittany Lions attack struggled without him. How It Happened  Less than two minutes into the game the Nittany Lions went on the man advantage due to an illegal body check by Maryland, which passed without a goal. Minutes after the man advantage finished, Dan Reaume opened the scoring for Penn State, his fourth goal of the season. Reaume with a rip! #WeAre Under two minutes later, Maryland responded to the Nittany Lions goal, with Kyle ...

The Virginia-Syracuse rivalry could not be closer, historically. The Cavs and Orange have split the series 18-18. Each team has scored 466 goals. The last five games have been one-goal affairs, including the last time they met — a 15-14 Virginia overtime victory in 2019. The teams meet 6 p.m. Saturday on ACC Network, the nightcap to a full day of lacrosse. It’s a game reflective of the talent in the ACC and also the state of lacrosse in 2021.  Virginia (3-0) is riding high after a full sla...

Empty venues bring a different wrinkle to games, but an already-established mentality and strong leadership have Penn State confident in its ability to weather the storm.

Ohio State started 2021 off with a bang last week, defeating an underprepared Johns Hopkins squad 14-8. Ohio State, despite its own limitations on practice, looked sharper, hungrier, and more prepared in the opener than we have seen in a while. Its a great start to what will hopefully be a tremendous season. The past is past, however, which means we now move to the next game against the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers. And its a doozy. Despite some struggles overall recently, the last game Ohio Sta...