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Friday March 12th, 2021 9:30am (Inside Lacrosse Photo: Myles Tintle) Check out the IL Calendar for the most up-to-date links to game streams and to make your Fan Picks. After Duke and North Carolina took care of business in impressive fashion with midweek wins against High Point and Virginia, respectively, the weekend slate Division I games features a heavy load of key conference matchups.  No. 4 Rutgers visits No. 3 Maryland, 3 p.m. Saturday on Big Ten Network in what is the clear top game of the weekend and the centerpiece of a strong TV presence. Penn State is at Johns Hopkins at noon on ...

Photo courtesy of Maryland Athletics Maryland’s Big Ten gauntlet continues with a contest against a familiar foe in Johns Hopkins. After skipping a year for the first time in nearly two decades, the greatest rivalry in lacrosse will be facing off once again for a new installment — the first without fans. And though they aren’t of the same caliber of Penn State or plenty of their counterparts, the Blue Jays, like all Big Ten programs, are perfectly capable of toppling the Terps. But with what’s on the line, there’s plenty to be excited about, especially for Maryland, who’s been on...

Inside Lacrosse Photo: Jaclyn Borowski) Back when Maryland interim offensive coordinator Bobby Benson played at Johns Hopkins, he would sometimes call out defensive sets during six-on-six practice drills that would be advantageous for the offense from his crease attackman spot where he thrived. When the Blue Jays defense explained to then-coach Dave Pietramala that they thought someone had called for the switch after getting scored on, Benson would be snickering on the sideline. “I think that gives you a tour of his approach to the game,” Pietramala said of the anecdote. “It’s thought...

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 slate of preseason practices and three games in February. Syracuse (0-1), which was much more limited i...

Wed Feb 24 2021 | Patrick Stevens | College PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHNS HOPKINS ATHLETICS Connor DeSimone knows all about position changes. He played midfield his first two years of high school at Smithtown East on Long Island, then switched to attack. The change suited him. He scored 60 goals and added 54 assists as a senior and was the MVP of the Under Armour All-America game. When he got to Johns Hopkins, the Blue Jays already had Kyle Marr, Shack Stanwick and Cole Williams as a starting attack unit. With that numbers game, DeSimone went back to midfield, where his size, ability to play some ...