Sat May 8 2021 | Patrick Stevens | College
PHOTO BY JOHN STROHSACKER
Vermont finally broke through.
In the Catamounts’ third consecutive America East championship game appearance, Chris Feifs’ team claimed its first tournament title and the program’s first-ever NCAA tournament bid.
The No. 2 seed in the conference tournament, Vermont (9-4, AE 7-2) used a balanced offensive attack and a dominant performance at the faceoff X to dispatch fourth-seeded Albany 15-10. The victory is Vermont’s third win this season and fifth straight against the Great Danes.
@UVMmlax pull away in the second half to down @UAlbanyMLax and clinch its first-ever NCAA tournament bid.
Fri May 7 2021 | Matt DaSilva | College
PHOTO BY RICH BARNES
Syracuse freshman Owen Hiltz, one of several players wearing 1OVE messages on their helmets as teammate Chase Scanlan faced a domestic violence-related charge in court, scored seven goals in a 21-14 win over Robert Morris at the Carrier Dome.
As suspended Syracuse lacrosse star Chase Scanlan faced a domestic violence-related charge in court Friday, his Orange teammates sent multiple messages in a 21-14 win over Robert Morris in their regular season finale Friday at the Carrier Dome.
Several Syracuse players wore athletic tape on their helmets inscribed with the word “1OVE” or showed similar displays in support of the One Love Foundation, which educates young people about abusive relationships.
Fri May 7 2021 | Matt DaSilva | College
PHOTO BY JOHN STROHSACKER
Peter Swindell bookended a four-goal run that gave Loyola the cushion it needed to hold off Army 11-10 in the Patriot League semifinals Friday in Bethlehem, Pa.
Loyola’s late-season revival continues.
The Greyhounds, who were 5-5 in mid-April following losses to Army and Navy, have now avenged both of those defeats and will look to do the same against Lehigh in the Patriot League championship game Sunday.
No. 16 Loyola scored three unanswered goals to start the fourth quarter and held off No. 9 Army 11-10 in the conference semifinals Friday in Bethlehem, Pa.
Thu May 6 2021 | Nelson Rice | College
PHOTO COURTESY OF HOFSTRA ATHLETICS
Three weeks after Hofstra fell in overtime to No. 11 Delaware in Hempstead, the Pride finished what they started when it mattered the most.
Dylan McIntosh scored five goals to lead fourth-seeded Hofstra’s 10-9 upset effort over the top seeded Blue Hens at Shuart Stadium. Hofstra’s all-time leading scorer and CAA offensive player of the year Ryan Tierney was held scoreless, but the Pride still prevailed.
Upset on the Island @HofstraMLAX gets goals from Dylan McIntosh to down top-seed @DelawareMLAX in the CAA semis. pic.twitter.com/emaQ9NLuwi
Mon May 3 2021 | Patrick Stevens | College
PHOTO BY JEFFREY A. CAMARATI / UNC ATHLETICS
Chris Gray had three goals and three assists in UNC s 15-12 win over Duke on Sunday.
For one week, anyway, the ACC will largely exit the college lacrosse stage.
The ACC league schedule concluded Sunday when North Carolina handled Duke 15-12 to claim a share of the regular season title. Eight conference tournaments are on tap this week, with 34 teams participating. (That doesn’t include Ohio State and Penn State, both bounced in Saturday’s Big Ten quarterfinals).
Those automatic bids half of the 16-team NCAA tournament field will be allocated in a span of a little more than 48 hours starting Friday afternoon. But the top of the field seems pretty set.