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Sat May 15 2021 | Nelson Rice | College PHOTO COURTESY OF JORDAN OZER/RUTGERS ATHLETICS (@JOZER7) Colin Kirst is interviewed on the field after making 17 saves in Rutgers' 12-5 win Saturday over eighth-seeded Lehigh in Charlottesville, Va. While most of the focus was on Rutgers’ 17-year NCAA tournament drought when the Scarlet Knights’ name was called on Selection Sunday for the first time since 2004, the program’s most recent, and only, NCAA tournament victory dated back 14 more years.   In 1990, Rutgers topped Virginia 7-6 in Charlottesville to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals.  Ky...

The Rutgers men's lacrosse team advanced in the NCAA Tournament with a first-round win over Lehigh.

Fri May 14 2021 | Patrick Stevens | College PHOTO BY MIKE LAWRENCE / RUTGERS ATHLETICS Freshman Shane Knobloch and Rutgers are making their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2004. Rutgers is all too familiar with Selection Sunday misery. It didn’t need to wait long to figure out this year’s experience would be a little different. The Scarlet Knights were one of the first unseeded teams to appear during the selection show, setting off a celebration in Piscataway as a 17-year postseason drought came to an end. “One of the best feelings ever,” attackman Kieran Mullins said. “As a ...

Rutgers men, women’s lacrosse both reach NCAA Tournament to end long droughts Updated May 09, 2021; Posted May 09, 2021 Rutgers men's lacrosse seventh-year senior attacker Adam Charalambides, who leads the Scarlet Knights in scoring, has his team on the brink of their first NCAA Tournament in 17 years. (Rich Graesle / Rutgers Athletics) Facebook Share Both of Rutgers’ lacrosse programs got good news on Sunday night. The Scarlet Knights’ men’s and women’s programs each received an at-large bid to their respective NCAA Tournament during a joint selection show, marking the first time...

(Photo: JHUMensLacrosse Twitter) A big day at the face-off X, some clutch goalie play in the fourth quarter, and four Johnathan Peshko goals helped Johns Hopkins to a Big Ten Semifinal upset over Rutgers on Thursday.  Peshko led the way offensively for the sixth-seeded Blue Jays’ 12-10 win over the Scarlet Knights, while Matt Narewski went 18-of-23 facing off and five of Tim Marcille’s 12 saves were made in the final frame as Hopkins took another step closer to stealing an unlikely berth in the NCAA Tournament.  “The guys are fired up at the chance to play again. We’re playing one-g...