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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 s...

(Photos Courtesy of Villanova Athletics) Everything was set up for a thrilling game heading into Thursday night’s Big East Semifinal between Georgetown and Villanova. The teams had met twice prior — once a blowout, once a close Hoya win. They came in with contrasting paths as Georgetown dropped its last outing with a disappointing performance vs. Loyola. Villanova, meanwhile, was earning some well-deserved buzz after drubbing Lehigh. The stakes were there, too. With the Big East’s AQ the ultimate goal, the semifinal game also had tremendous potential to boost an at-large resume with an...

Monday May 3rd, 2021 8:00am (Photo Notre Dame Athletics) Conference tournaments take center stage this week as eight leagues will hand out AQs and a trip to May Madness. The NCAA Tournament will also welcome eight at-large selections. The ACC will grab five of the eight at-large bids. That leaves three open spots for teams that fail to capture their league crown. It’s as easy as 8-8-5-3. Runners-up with resumes from the Patriot, Big East and Big Ten are likely to receive those three last bids. All the intrigue makes this week the most intense of the season, the moment of truth. Win and adva...

Denver coach Bill Tierney says Ethan Walker is “fearless.” So in overtime of a hard-fought game, with the Big East Tournament No. 1 seed on the line, who else is going to get the ball? Walker caught a pass behind the net around his ankles, dove up between a pair of Villanova defenders and scored, giving No. 10 Denver a 11-10 win against No. 16 Villanova inside Villanova Stadium and clinching a share of the Big East regular-season crown. “He’s fearless. There’s not a scared bone in his body. He’s not scared of the situation. He’s not afraid of big guys. He’s not afraid of me,�...

Wednesday April 28th, 2021 8:45am (Photo by Nat LeDonne/Duke Athletics) A draft class of 32 of the most accomplished players of their respective programs joined the PLL ranks on Monday night. From Tae Kwon Do black belts to water polo goalies, many of them have other talents off the field too. From IL feature stories to the gold mine that is team player bios, here is one fact about each 2021 PLL College Draft selection.  1. Jeff Teat, Atlas: IL’s first-ever No. 1 recruit (in the class of 2016) from Canada became just the third player ever to be selected first in both outdoor and indoor p...