Two players from the third-ranked Mercyhurst College men’s lacrosse earned conference honors Monday evening, as freshman Brian Scheetz (Canandaigua) was named East Coast Conference Rookie of the Week and junior Zach Nash (Irondiquoit) was named ECC Goalkeeper of the Week.
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. . . Daniello is finally gaining some much deserved recognition. The Orange attack was voted a team captain by his teammates in the preseason and has emerged as one of SU’s biggest offensive threats, leading the team in both goals (7) and points (11) this season. He’s no longer stuck behind the likes of former Syracuse stars Kenny Nims and Mike Leveille. And the Cross River, N.Y., native appears ready to go.
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Dom Starsia: "Today I thought he showed indications in the cage of what we haven’t seen . . . that is, he really stopped the ball on us a couple of time. I thought we had a couple of chances to perhaps bury that game, and Galloway stoned us a couple times and kept that from happening."
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The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association - the state's governing body for 434 high schools - has developed a set of guidelines on how to deal with concussions and other head injuries through its Medical Advisory Committee. The NJSIAA's Executive Committee will vote on the proposal next month and is expected to approve the measures for the 2010-2011 school year.
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Lacrosse star Mikey Powell (Carthage) talks to IL at the Face-Off Classic. (1:40)
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Maryland attackman Grant Catalino (Webster-Schroeder) talks about his winning goal in overtime. (1:02)
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Just a few days after announcing new details about the next stop in the LXM Pro Tour, LXM has announced that seven players have signed on to play in the April 10 event at the St. Stephen's St. Episcopal School in Austin, Texas. Steven Brooks, Sean Lindsey, Brandon Corp, Tom Garvey, Graham Gill, Mike Watson and Kyle Harrison will play in the professional showcase game, which will take place following the Lone Star Showdown, in which MCLA rivals Texas and Texas A&M will face off.
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"We dominated the third quarter in terms of time of possession and shooting and had nothing to show for it," said UAlbany coach Scott Marr, whose team committed 22 turnovers in falling to 0-4 overall. "Any time you are struggling your margin for error is small. You can't do things that are going to get you beat in close ball games."
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The Northwestern Wildcats remain on top of the poll and hold off the Maryland Terrapins, but UNC was able to move up to No. 3 to give the ACC two of the top three schools. Syracuse comes in at #7.
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Former William Smith College lacrosse player Jesse McKenna ’08, originally of Wenham, Mass., was recently named a 2010 recipient of the Sara’s Wish Foundation scholarship, given in the name of Sara Schewe to support safe and rewarding adventures for students when studying abroad. The scholarship will help McKenna fund her return trip to Tanzania, a country she traveled to following her graduation from William Smith.
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Freshman Robert Church fired a shot past Scott Rodgers with 22 seconds remaining in overtime, as the unranked Drexel men's lacrosse team stunned No. 3-ranked Notre Dame, 7-6.
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Hartwick's women's lacrosse team opens up its 2010 campaign on Wednesday when the Hawks host Wells College at Wright Stadium at 4 p.m. Third-year head coach Rachel Dell's group is young with no seniors, 11 underclassmen, and eight newcomers on the roster. The Hawks finished 2-13 last season but are a more talented and deeper squad that is hungry to improve upon last season's mark.
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Navy senior long-stick midfielder Jaren Woeppel (West Genesee) and sophomore goalkeeper R.J. Wickham (Penn Yan) were named the defensive player and goalie of the week by the Patriot League Tuesday.
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The Rochester Knighthawks host the Orlando Titans at 7:35PM at The Blue Cross Arena on Saturday, March 13th. The theme of the game is “Irish Night,” as the organization participates in the afternoon parade and at night features Irish music. The game, sponsored by IKON Office Solutions, will be broadcast live on The Zone 94.1 FM and thezone941.com. Fans can also catch all the action on the NLL.com.
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Utica college and Scranton.

The weekend was filled with one and two goal victories (and losses) which meant seemingly harsh treatment for some teams in the poll. As might as have been expected, Virginia is our new #1 after their 11-10 victory over Syracuse on Sunday. The Cavaliers received all eleven first place votes to claim the top spot this week. Syracuse slips to #2, followed by five teams who put one in the win column this weekend.
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Senior Halley Quillinan became the fourth player in school history to record 200 career points in No. 7 Syracuse's 19-7 victory against Vermont on Monday, March 8 in Jacksonville, Fla. Quillinan had three goals to give her 201 career points, which ranks fourth on Syracuse’s all-time scoring list.
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The No. 8 Big Red men’s lacrosse team plays host to instate rival Binghamton as it welcomes the Bearcats to Schoellkopf Field on Tuesday, March 9 at 4 p.m. Cornell is coming off a thrilling overtime win over Army on Saturday, improving to 3-0 on the season. Binghamton fell to 1-3 on Saturday after dropping a 12-7 decision to Drexel.
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MVP Health Care hosts a free youth lacrosse clinic with lacrosse legend Gary Gait, coach of Syracuse University's women's lacrosse team, from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, March 21 at CNY Family Sports Center, 7201 Jones Road, Syracuse. Pre-registration is required at www.mvpkidpower.com
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“I remember thinking we hadn’t even had the ball," Desko recalled. "And the reason for that was they (UVA) did a tremendous job on the faceoff. It gave them all those possessions and kept the pressure on our defense. We played a lot of defense."
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Like others watching the Vancouver Winter Olympics, Cornell senior midfielder Austin Boykin was struck by the strange, pre-race ritual of American speedskating star Apolo Anton Ono. Before taking his place at the start line, Ono could be seen engaging in a lion-like yawn.
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Cornell senior Ryan Hurley has won the first Ivy League Player of the Week honor of the season for the Big Red, sharing the award with Yale's Matt Gibson. Hurley was instrumental to the Cornell offense as the Big Red picked up a pair of wins over Canisius (9-6) and Army (12-11 in OT) to 3-0 on the season.
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Grant Catalino (Webster-Schroeder) had a career-best five goals, including the game-winner, one assist, and four groundballs in the No. 7 Terrapins' 11-10 overtime victory over No. 9 Duke at the Face-Off Classic. The Webster, N.Y., native tallied his first career overtime goal at the 1:50 mark. With his second goal of the game, he reached the 100-point mark and now has 104 points on 62 goals and 42 assists. Catalino was also a key component in Maryland's defensive presence with his four groundballs and a caused turnover.
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University at Albany's Christine Grueniger has been chosen America East Conference Defensive Player of the Week in women's lacrosse, as announced today by the conference office. She also won the weekly defensive award last April.
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Senior attackman Chris Daniello was selected to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday, March 8 for his performance in SU’s 11-10 loss at Virginia Sunday. Daniello tallied a career-high five points, including a personal-best three assists, against the Cavaliers.
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Grant Catalino (Webster-Schroeder), PJ Wickham (Penn Yan), and Cornell's Austin Boykin make the team.
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John Galloway is not a top-flight netminder.
Fiction: Entering 2010 the best goalie discussion centered on Scott Rodgers (Notre Dame) and Tyler Fiorito (Princeton). Not anymore. With a season save percentage of 65% and a dazzling 18-save performance against Virginia, the Syracuse junior has once again shown why he deserves to be mentioned as one of the nation's best goalies.
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Meghan Lawler (Liverpool) tallied a six-point performance and Katie Sullivan (Cockeysville, Md.) notched a career-high four points, but in the end it wasn’t enough as 19th-ranked New Hampshire topped Colgate 16-11 in women’s lacrosse action, Saturday afternoon at Memorial Field.
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John Grant, Dan Dawson, Brodie Merrill, Geoff Snider, Gavin Prout, Shawn Williams, Mark Steenhuis and Jordan Hall are among the established pro stars who will push the ball up the field and attack for Canada in Manchester.

Mario Ventiquattro (Carthage) was named Co-Offensive Player of the Week for his career-high four goals in the Buckeyes’ overtime win against Penn State Saturday.

ECAC Defensive Player of the Week, Max Silberlicht (New Hartford), earned his first win of the season with a 13-save performance at Colgate.
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Freshman Jennifer VanderMeulen (Liverpool) was named to the WomensLacrosse.com honor roll for her performance in last week’s season opening victory over Massachusetts. The rookie attacker scored four goals and contributed one assists in Harvard’s season opening 10-8 win over Massachusetts. VanderMeulen put four of her five shots in the net and was a perfect 2-for-2 in free position goals. She won two draw controls, picked up a ground ball and caused a turnover in her collegiate debut.
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Last week I started talking about my introduction to lacrosse in my Nassau County community of Hempstead, New York, a predominately African American suburban community with a urban feel to it. Hempstead had a successful program under Coach Al Londy which for some unknown reason went defunct but not before sending attackman James Ford onto Rutgers where he earned All American honors.
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"We don’t want to be the kings of March, we want to be the kings of May," Starsia said Monday. "But these are the kind of games that test you a little bit, and we certainly have still got things we need to work on. But they also hearten you a little bit. … As your team continues to grow, these are the kind of experiences that make it meaningful for everybody."
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US Lacrosse released the list of 24 individuals that are to be included as finalists on the 2010 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Men's and Women's Top-12 Final Ballots. It is from these ballots that the respective National Lacrosse Hall of Fame voting committees will select the 2010 induction class. US Lacrosse will announce the inductees over Memorial Day weekend.
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It has happened so many times — the most recent and perhaps most memorable in last season’s national championship game — that nobody should be surprised when they witness it. Virginia coach Dom Starsia certainly wasn’t. Nor was SU head coach John Desko.

Wait a minute. The No. 1 Syracuse lacrosse team scored one — repeat, one — even-strength goal against No. 2 Virginia’s defense in the first three quarters of an 11-10 loss before a crowd of 7,501 on a glorious 60-degree Sunday afternoon at Klockner Stadium. It trailed 10-6 with 13:46 to play and had only junior goaltender John Galloway and his 18 marvelous saves standing in the way of a rout.

JustLacrosse photos | Post-Standard photos
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Desko attributed part of the early faceoff struggles to a different style of officiating. "All officials in different areas officiate differently," Desko said. "And they were letting the guys roll through. Our guys hadn't been used to it in the first couple of games. They were holding us back a little bit. Not to say (Virginia's faceoff men) aren't terrific faceoff guys. They are, but the whole timing set us off."
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"When we did get the ball, we threw some turnovers away," Keogh said. "We shot pretty poorly. We didn't change the plan at all, and they just kept playing strong. They're a great team and they showed it today."
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Behind a program tying best seven goals from sophomore M.E. Lapham (Cazenovia), the University of Connecticut lacrosse team (4-1) made it four-in-a-row at Binghamton on Sunday. The Huskies defeated the Bearcats 18-12 in the first-ever lacrosse meeting between the two teams at the Bearcats Sports Complex.
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#6 Syracuse (2-1) has had a long week of practice to reflect on its loss to #12 Virginia. The Orange will look to right the ship against Vermont (0-1) Monday. The game presents an ideal opportunity for SU to revert to its dominant way as the Catamounts were beat by Dartmouth, 22-2, on March 3.
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"I definitely could not have predicted it would be a day like today," Rahmel said. "I knew I would have to play better and take more control of the offense with Shamel being down on the attack. But I didn't think it would go like that."
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A scholarship fund was established in the memory of Jeff Milano-Johnson, the 14 year old varsity lacrosse high school freshman who died while practicing for a lacrosse game in 2007. The JMJ Fund underwrites the annual scholarship for a Boy's or Girl's lacrosse player from Section V who possesses passion and talents similar to Jeff.
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The Lacrosse Club of Mexico will hold registration from 10 a.m. until noon March 13, March 20, and March 27 at the Mexico High School gym lobby. The cost includes insurance through U.S. Lacrosse, summer league games starting June 19, and summer tournaments throughout upstate New York. The club is for girls who in this school year were in grades K-11 in the Mexico community, but is also open for girls in the APW and Pulaski school districts.

Junior midfielder Matt Chadderdon (Auburn) scored five goals to lead second-ranked Le Moyne College to an 8-6 win over fifth-ranked Limestone on Sunday afternoon in non-conference men's lacrosse action at Severna Park High School. The Dolphins opened the game by scoring the first five goals. Junior attackman Jack Harmatuk (Christian Brothers Academy) scored the first goal from the right side of the goal off a feed from classmate Jack Venditti (Baldwinsville).
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The top-ranked Orange (2-1) staged a late rally, but couldn’t overcome a 7-0 run by No. 2 Virginia (4-0) and lost to the Cavaliers, 11-10, on Sunday, March 7 in front of 7,501 fans at Klöckner Stadium.
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Sophomore Andy Lever (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) recorded two goals and two assists to help lead the Oswego State men's lacrosse team to a 6-4 win over SUNY Maritime on Sunday afternoon in New York City. The Lakers scored the first three goals of the game, and never looked back en route to their first victory of the season improving to 1-1 overall. Oswego State goalie Judd Robinson (Sr., Guilderland, N.Y.) also had a big game in goal making 13 saves, including four in the fourth period. The Privateers fell to 1-2 on the season.
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The No. 2-ranked Stevenson men's lacrosse scored six of the game's final seven goals, including two from senior Dave Cougler (Fulton), to blow open a one-goal game in the third quarter en route to an 11-5 victory over No. 16 Western New England Sunday at Caves Athletics Complex.
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Let’s look at John Desko’s credentials as the head coach of the Syracuse University men’s lacrosse team and figure out why he is still awaiting entrance to the sport’s Hall of Fame.

Here is a line-by-line look at the accomplishment criteria required to be eligible and where Desko stands:
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The St. Lawrence University men's lacrosse team, ranked 19th in the national polls, used a six-goal second half to stun No. 8 Haverford by the score of 8-6 in the 2010 season opener at Manhasset High School in Long Island, NY on Saturday afternoon.

The victory gave St. Lawrence (1-0) redemption, as the Fords defeated the Saints 9-8 in overtime to begin the 2009 campaign. The loss was Haverford's first of the year and sent the team to 2-1.
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Senior Adam Drypolcher (Fayetteville-Manlius) scored four goals including the game-winner at the 2:17 mark of overtime to lead The College at Brockport Men’s Lacrosse team to an 11-10 victory over Alfred University in the season-opening game for the Golden Eagles in Alfred.

Senior Brad Cook (Vestal, NY/Vestal) scored a man-down goal early in the game to give Brockport (1-0) an early lead. The Golden Eagles held a 2-1 advantage at the end of the first quarter as freshman Jesse Elliott (Clifton Park, NY/Shenendehowa) scored his first collegiate goal.
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Dom Starsia, the veteran head coach of the University of Virginia men’s lacrosse team, had the gall to suggest that today’s 1 p.m. showdown between his No. 2 Cavaliers (3-0) and the No. 1 Syracuse Orange (2-0) at Klockner Stadium on the UVA campus could be a defensive struggle.

"They’re a little bit of a work in progress at the midfield, and we’re a work in progress at attack," Starsia said. "This is not as likely to be as high scoring a game as it has been in the past."
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Melanie Sosnowski scored a career-high eight goals and added two assists to lead UAlbany to a 24-2 win over Niagara in non-conference women's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon at John Fallon Field.
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Grant Catalino (Webster-Schroeder) was the hero of the day for Maryland. With 4 goals, and an assist that was a no brainer at the end of the third. However, when Duke’s Will Mckee scored a goal with just 13 seconds left in the 4th quarter, the Terps were sent into overtime. This is when Catalino stepped in. With under two minutes left, Brian Farrell rushed down the field, passing to Dean Hart who fed Catalino the ball. Catalino scored the game winner and ended overtime for the Terps with a final score of 11-10.
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The Mercy College women’s lacrosse team jumped out of the gate with two goals in the first two minutes of the game today and never looked back, beating Holy Family (Pa.) University 14-5 today in front of 55 fans at Drexel University in Philadelphia. Mercy raises its record to 2-0 in its inaugural season, while HFU falls to 0-1.
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The SUNY Cobleskill men's lacrosse team dropped a hard hitting overtime decision to the College of Mount Saint Vincent on the Dolphins' home turf in the Bronx, NY on Saturday afternoon by a 9-8 margin. The loss drops the Fighting Tigers to 0-2 overall on the seasons while Mount Saint Vincent opens the campaign with a 1-0 mark.
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Senior Ryan Hurley became the fifth player in school history to score 100 career goals, but it was his 102nd that gave head coach Jeff Tambroni his 100th coaching victory with an overtime game-winner, keeping the Big Red unbeaten with a 12-11 overtime victory over Amry on Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field. The Big Red improved to 3-0 with the win, while the Black Knights fell to 1-3.

story from Army Athletics
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The Hobart lacrosse team extended its winning streak to 24 games against Colgate with a 12-9 decision on the Raiders home field. Attackmen Chris Pedersen and Doug Shiver led the Statesmen with three goals apiece, while goalie Max Silberlicht recorded 13 saves.

story from Colgate Athletics
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Gettysburg survived a furious late-game rally from SUNY Cortland and the third-ranked Bullets and held on to beat the No. 1-ranked Red Dragons 7-5 Saturday afternoon at John J. Burns Park on Long Island to win the Supervisor's Trophy, presented by Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto.
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Senior midfielder Bryant Johnson scored with 7.7 seconds remaining and freshman James Manchester stopped a shot as the horn sounded as the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) men’s lacrosse team defeated Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), 13-12, in a non-league game at East Campus Stadium.
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The St. John Fisher College men's lacrosse team jumped out to a 15-3 lead and never looked back, as the Cardinals cruised to 25-4 win over Milwaukee School of Engineering on Friday night at Johns Hopkins University.
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Curtis Dickson exploded for a career-high eight goals in leading nationally-ranked Delaware to a 16-9 victory over UAlbany on Saturday, March 6 at Delaware Stadium. The Blue Hens, who were playing in their 22,000-seat football stadium for the first time since 1998, are No. 16 in the USILA coaches' poll and No. 17 in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse media rankings.
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The Utica College men's lacrosse team dug itself out of a 7-1 first quarter hole, and outscored host Scranton 9-7 in the second half, but the deficit proved to be to great as the Pioneers lost 15-13 Saturday in their season opener.
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The Hofstra women's lacrosse team rallied in the second half and pulled out a 12-10 win over Cornell on Saturday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field. The Pride improved to 3-2 with the win, while the Big Red slipped to 1-2 in dropping its home opener.
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Skidmore (2-0) handed Hartwick's men's lacrosse team its first loss of the year on Saturday by a final score of 12-7. The Thoroughbreds led 3-0 after the first quarter and scored five of the first six goals of the day in the win. The Hawks, who opened the season on Thursday with a 15-5 win over Cobleskill, fall to 1-1 on the young season.
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The St. John Fisher College women's lacrosse team dropped another heart-breaker in Friday, losing 13-12 to Mary Washington University in Orlando, Fla. On Wednesday, the Cardinals fell 12-10 in overtime to Roanoke.
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The 15th-ranked William Smith College lacrosse team fell to Nazareth College 18-10 this afternoon on McCooey Field. The season opener for both teams, the Golden Flyers improve to 1-0, while the Herons slip to 0-1. Junior Michelle Cook paced Nazareth with a game-high six points, totaling four goals and two assists, while seniors Nora Davis (4 goals) and Stephanie Cash (2 goals-2 assists) each notched four points.

SU coach John Desko and UVA coach Dom Starsia decided two years [of the Faceoff Classic] was enough and renewed the home-and-home series last season in the Carrier Dome, where a crowd of 16,595 watched the Cavs’ thrilling 13-12 victory. Duke vs. Maryland has replaced SU-Virginia in the Classic, which will be played today in Baltimore, with Hopkins-Princeton remaining the second game.

"Dom Starsia and I two years ago decided not to go back to the Faceoff Classic just because I think a game like this means a lot to the communities," Desko said.
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Maryland junior attackman Grant Catalino (Webster-Schroeder) . . . and Navy senior long-stick midfielder Jaren Woeppel (West Genesee)?
[Editor's note: UNC's Kristen Taylor (F-M)]
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Branden was one of the popular kids at Torrey Pines High School, an MVP lacrosse player with his eyes on scholarships to East Coast colleges. Then he killed his friend in a drunken driving crash. Now, he lives behind barb wire with thieves and thugs.
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The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team kicked off its 2010 season with a 16-12 loss at Farmingdale State on Friday night. The Lakers trailed by one goal heading into the fourth quarter, but the Rams tallied three goals in two-minute span en route to the victory.
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The Oregon lacrosse team matched it's program record for goals in a single game for the second straight contest in a 22-8 victory over St. Bonaventure on Sunday morning at Pape' Field. Oregon improves to 2-0 on the season and 3-0 all-time against the Bonnies. SBU falls to 1-0.
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"I think at this point of the year and with what our goals are, we have to treat this as a normal game," said Hank Janczyk, head coach of No. 3 Gettysburg, which will be taking on No. 1 Cortland in a rematch of the 2009 national championship game in Massapequa, N.Y.
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Each Friday, your crack laxperts here at Lacrosse Magazine Online will try to handicap the upcoming weekend for the top 10 college games across all divisions. Follow here at laxmagazine.com all season long.
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Jeramie Collins walked into Kingston High on Thursday morning and began planning a boys' golf team meeting. A dream coaching job, Collins thought. Teach the kids golf etiquette and don't mess with their swings. By 10 a.m., Collins was the school's new boys' lacrosse coach. Kingston athletic director Glen Maisch informed Collins that his spring assignment was changing.
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The William Smith College lacrosse team will open the 2010 season this Sat., Mar. 6, when the Herons host Nazareth on McCooey Field at 2 p.m. William Smith began the year ranked 14th in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association’s (IWLCA) preseason poll, after posting an 11-4 overall record in 2009.
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For the second year in a row, Syracuse (2-0) and Virginia (3-0) face off in a #1 vs. #2 showdown when they meet Sunday, March 7 at 1PM at Klöckner Stadium. The Orange maintained its position as the top-ranked squad in the USILA and NIKE/Inside Lacrosse [and CaseyPowellLacrosse.com / JustLacrosse.com] polls this week. The Cavaliers are currently #2 in [the 3] sets of rankings.

Fans can hear the action live on the radio home of the Orange - TK 99 (99.5 FM). Live streaming audio is available on SUathletics.com as part of Orange All-Access. In addition, the game will be carried live on ESPN360.com. There is no live television Sunday, however, ESPNU will broadcast the game on tape delay at 12:30 a.m. Monday, March 8.
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The list is made up of the top lacrosse players across all three divisions of collegiate lacrosse and are the early hopefuls for the 2010 Tewaaraton Trophy. Watch list nominees are screened and selected by two Selection Committees. The Selection Committees are comprised of college coaches, one committee for the men and one committee for the women.
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I’ve said it before on the message boards, and I’ll say it again here: If you are going to be in/around the Charlottesville area this Sunday, you don’t want to miss this game. Coach Dom Starsia asked me to pass on this message: “I do think we are going to have a great crowd. All I would say to any casual lacrosse fan or someone who is mildly curious: If you’ve heard a little bit about lacrosse and you’ve got some curiosity about it, this is the one to come to.”
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The Cornell women’s lacrosse team will have its first opportunity to play in front of the home fans when it plays host to Hofstra on Saturday, March 6 at 12 p.m. at Schoellkopf Field. The game is the first of a doubleheader that will also feature the men’s lacrosse team against Army at 3PM
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By the spring of 1975, Coach Al Hodish organized a team to compete throughout long island against other communities. The towns that surround Hempstead were both largely white and lacrosse power houses such as Garden City, Lynbrook, Elmont, Baldwin, Sewanhaka, Levitt Town Division, Manhasset, and many others. In those communities kids began playing lacrosse as early as the age of five.
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Union-Endicott senior Danielle Mastro announced on Friday that she will be attending Brown University, where she will play women's lacrosse. Mastro, a three-sport standout who has also earned Southern Tier Athletic Conference all-star honors in soccer and basketball, has tallied 121 goals and 49 assists over her last three seasons on U-E's varsity girls lacrosse team.
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Three of the biggest names in lacrosse — Paul Rabil, Mikey Powell and John Grant, Jr. — will be appearing at Saturday's Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic, March 6 at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. The event features a triple-header of Top 10 lacrosse action, with No. 9 Duke vs. No. 7 Maryland at 11 a.m., followed by No. 6 Princeton vs. No. 5 Johns Hopkins at 1:30 p.m., and No. 4 Notre Dame against No. 10 Loyola at 4.

Two years ago, two of lacrosse's major powers decided to skip the annual Face-Off Classic in Baltimore and continue one of the game's fiercest rivalries. While most of the area's fans will be at M&T Bank Stadium Saturday, the best game in the month of March will be played Sunday at 1 p.m. in Charlottesville when No. 2 Virginia (3-0) hosts No. 1 Syracuse (2-0).

"This game means a lot to the community," said Syracuse coach John Desko. "The players and the fans know this is a big game, and fans in general look forward to the Syracuse-Virginia game."
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Two years ago Syracuse University lacrosse coaches wondered if they were asking Joel White to do too much. Now, their only concern is that he is.

"If anything, he’s almost been a little too confident chasing people down and trying to take the ball away," Orange head coach John Desko said of his star longstick midfielder. "But when he plays within himself he certainly is terrific."
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My relationship with this game started from unique circumstances. Let me give you a little insight into my background so you can understand what I mean by “unique circumstances.” Hempstead, Long Island in 1975 was not unlike most communities of its time, very homogeneous in its makeup.
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The Big Red opens a four-game homestand this weekend as it welcomes Army to Schoellkopf Field on Saturday, March 6 at 3 p.m. The game is part of a double-header with the women’s lacrosse team, which takes on Hofstra at noon.

Cornell and Army first played each other in 1938 with the Black Knights winning the contest, 6-3. It would be the first of 16-straight victories by Army, helping them to a 23-12 lead in the all-time series.

Army's Game Notes (pdf)
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The undefeated Cavaliers, who lost in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament last year, face a Syracuse team which also has yet to lose a game. Although this clash between the nation’s top two teams has the feel of postseason contest, Starsia emphasized that his team must bear in mind the long season that still lies ahead following Sunday’s contest.

Video (1:05) from NewsPlex.com
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After one week of action, Zazzaro has scampered out to a one-game lead: 3-2 to 2-3. The swing game was Cabrini-Haverford. We disagree on three games this week, so I could take over the lead or Z might be able to clear some breathing room. On to the games...
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Last year, the Oswego State men’s lacrosse team collected eight wins and had six all-conference players. Laker coach Dan Witmer has set the bar even higher this year. The Lakers open their season at 7 p.m. Friday at Farmingdale, and will play at 1 p.m. Sunday at SUNY Maritime. Oswego State’s first home game is scheduled for March 27 against St. John Fisher.
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Kevin Harris, D-F/O, Stevenson HS, Ill., has verbally committed to Albany.
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Binghamton @ Villanova
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The Gator lacrosse team bounced back from its first defeat with a season-high scoring performance, doubling up visiting St. Bonaventure 22-11 before a chilled crowd of 361 at the Donald R. Dizney Lacrosse Stadium on Thursday night.
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Also a believer in the developmental power of sport, Cindy Timchal is among a pioneering group of collegiate coaches who came of athletic age in the 70s and seized on the opportunities that Title IX provided. Timchal made her mark with the University of Maryland, guiding the Terps to eight national championships in women's lacrosse. She has more wins than any other women's lacrosse coach in history, and with nearly 25 previous players coaching in the collegiate ranks she has essentially devoted her professional life to inspiring and guiding leaders.
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The Bandits set a new NLL attendance record last season with 143,651 fans, topping a record set in ‘04 by the Mammoth. The two franchises are again at the top of the attendance figures this year averaging 15,305 fans per home game over the first half of the 2010 regular season.

There’s a fresh office around the corner and down the hall from the old one. Paint has been applied and new carpet laid down. First-year coach Beth Hewitt has decorated with player pictures, candles — in school green and gold, naturally — and air fresheners squirt out a scent that says, come on by, everybody’s welcome.

“When you have a new coaching staff, you want your own kind of touch,” said Hewitt, 28. “We had empty walls for about three months. Then we said, enough is enough.”

Le Moyne practice photos
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Cornell used a 4-0 run midway through the second half to take the lead and held on for a 10-9 win over Colgate on Wednesday evening at Tyler's Field. The victory evened the Big Red's record at 1-1, while the Raiders dropped to 1-2. The win was Cornell's 11th straight in the series.

the story from Colgate Athletics
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As is typical for junior college programs, the roster turns over constantly. For the defending national champions of Onondaga Community College, that’s life. And so a new group of starters and key contributors takes over for a program that went undefeated a year ago and won its third title in four years.
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John Desko was asked the other day how much Sunday's game between his No. 1 Syracuse lacrosse team and No. 2 Virginia in Charlottesville means.

"Absolutely nothing," Desko said.

In terms of NCAA Tournament implications, he was pretty accurate. A victory in this early season showdown is a fine feather in the cap of the winner, but it does little to penalize the loser, which gets the benefit of Strength of Schedule ratings and RPI consideration just for playing the game.
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Guest Blogger Sean Higgins: I played high school lacrosse in Michigan which, in the 1980’s, was the hinterland of the game. Back then, ESPN only showed the national championship on tape delay and that was all the DI lacrosse we’d see all year. With VHS tape rolling, I sat in front of the TV to watch the 1985 Syracuse vs. Hopkins NCAA Championship.
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Cortland is No. 1 in Division III. Le Moyne is No. 2 in Division II. Throw in No. 1-ranked Syracuse in Division I - and the OCC men and women, who are No. 1 in the NJCAA polls - and Central New York lacrosse is doing nicely in the early USILA polls as voted upon by coaches.
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The RIT women's lacrosse team won their second game in as many days defeating Guilford College 19-13 on Wednesday afternoon. Senior Danielle Previ (Medford, NJ/Shawnee) led RIT with six goals.
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The RIT began the 2010 campaign at #2 Stevenson University on Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers were defeated by the Mavericks 20-10. Jordan McIntosh (Oakville, ON/Holy Trinity) led the Tigers with four goals and an assist.
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Freshman Brian Scheetz (Canandaigua) of the Mercyhurst College men’s lacrosse team has been named East Coast Conference Rookie of the Week, league officials announced on Monday evening. The Canandaigua, N.Y. native scored three goals and added three assists in an 18-0 win over St. Andrews, becoming the first Mercyhurst player to score six points in a season opener since the 2005 season. He followed up the game with four goals and two assists in a 19-5 victory over Wingate just a few days later.
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The University of Connecticut lacrosse team avenged a bitter one-goal loss a season ago with a convincing 16-8 victory over Quinnipiac on Wednesday. Senior Katie Devaney (F-M) and sophomore M.E. Lapham (Cazenovia) each led the Huskies with four points in the midweek contest at the George J. Sherman-Family Sports Complex.
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So it’s the 1994 Division 1 National Semifinals and the first game on the docket is #1 Syracuse vs. #4 Virginia, my first time ever playing UVa. Face-off was at 1 p.m. About 3 p.m., the score is tied up after a huge comeback from the ’Hoos. The game is in the second overtime, I run downfield on a break adjacent with the ball-carrier (LSM Kris Photopoulos) and he throws me a pass to my left and I have to reach back and get it, I turn … I shoot for the game-winning goal ……. WIDE
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In the 1983 hit movie, “Mr. Mom,” actor Michael Keaton takes on the role of stay-at-home dad, while his wife goes off to work. For Rochester Knighthawks defenseman Scott Ditzell, that transition has been easier than for character Jack Butler.
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Orlando Titans forward Casey Powell has been named the National Lacrosse League’s Overall and Offensive Player of the Week after his 4-goal, 4-assist game to lead the Titans to a 16-12 road win over the Toronto Rock.
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For most of his time playing lacrosse, Lake Brantley senior Joey Pellarin could only admire the professional brand of his sport from afar. But last August when he heard the New York Titans of the indoor National Lacrosse League planned to relocate to Orlando, Pellarin knew the area scene was about to change.

. . . Siena goalkeeper Brent Herbst made the crucial save in the final seconds to end the University at Albany's dominance of their men's lacrosse rivalry. Herbst stopped UAlbany attack Brian Caufield -- with some timely help -- to preserve Siena's 13-12 victory on Tuesday. The Saints earned their first Division I victory over the Great Danes in eight tries before a crowd of 1,224 at John Fallon Field.

the story from Siena Athletics | from Albany Athletics
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The men’s lacrosse team is ushering in “spring” with another win, this time in yesterday’s game at Buffalo against Canisius (0-2-0). The Red (2-0-0) racked up nine points compared to the Golden Griff’s six. And don’t two wins offer a little bit of hope that Schoellkopf will eventually thaw?

“I don’t think we played our best lacrosse,” said head coach Jeff Tambroni, “but we slipped in a win.”

the story from Canisius Athletics | from Cornell Athletics
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Patrick Campbell (Massapequa, N.Y.) scored twice, including the game winner with 18.5 seconds left in regulation to lift Colgate to an 11-10 victory over visiting Vermont, Tuesday afternoon in men’s lacrosse action at Andy Kerr Stadium.
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After a disappointing loss in its season opener on Sunday, the women’s lacrosse team (0-1-0) will try to even up its record during its match at Colgate this afternoon.
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Jeremy Thompson loves to run. He loves to condition himself enough that he ran cross-country from seventh grade all the way through high school to stay in shape for lacrosse season.

Gavin Jenkinson is the opposite. Watching Jenkinson lumber up and down a lacrosse field, it's evident that, as he admits, his daily exercise revolves around the weight room. There's none of the effortless grace of Thompson, who gets around the field fluently.
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The combination of senior Gavin Jenkinson and junior Jeremy Thompson at the faceoff X has provided the Syracuse lacrosse team with a huge advantage in possession so far this season. It has also sparked the Orange with some important goals.
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The No. 12 Ithaca men's lacrosse team (0-1) dropped its season-opening game 12-5 at Scranton Tuesday afternoon. Senior midfielder Nick Heckman (Sparta/Sparta, N.J.) scored two goals for the Bombers and three other players added one goal each for the Bombers.
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Despite a six-goal, one-assist performance by freshman attack Matt Springer, Binghamton (1-2) lost a 15-12 shootout at Villanova (1-1) in a non-conference men's lacrosse game on Tuesday afternoon at Villanova Stadium. The loss is the second straight setback for the Bearcats.
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Rowan is back on campus, pursuing her master's degree in education and, in the process, volunteering as an assistant coach on the staff of her former head coach, Gary Gait. And Gait sees the value of having his former player on staff.

"I had her as a player on my team, and over the last couple summers, she's worked a lot of camps for me," Gait said. "She's really taken her playing days and what she's learned from that and has been doing a nice job of trying to translate that into coaching."
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On the heels of its fifth anniversary, ESPNU is cementing its place as the home for collegiate lacrosse and lacrosse fans. The 24-hour college sports network will be televising the majority of the action with 40 regular-season games and every first-round and quarterfinal matchup of the men’s NCAA Tournament. Coinciding with the increase in coverage, ESPNU also will be adding to the onsite fan experience by bringing the 2010 ESPNU Lacrosse Tour, ESPNU Monument and “Game of L-A-X” mini-tournament to the following games and tournaments:
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Tom Palesky was tapped as Goalkeeper of the Week and Garrett Thul was named Rookie of the Week.
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The New York City native is the first to say that the milestone was a collective feat, accomplished thanks to hundreds of players, coaches, staff and family throughout his 36 years of coaching. He also points out the poignancy of this record, coming after perhaps his career's most challenging 18 months.
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Maverik Lacrosse (www.maveriklacrosse.com) and its creative video production arm Maverik Films today released its first in a series of ground breaking super slow-motion video/television commercials titled, "BE READY."
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The Orlando Titans are still without transition player Jarett Park (CBA), who was sidelined with a shoulder injury earlier this season, recently confirmed as a torn labrum, the Titans informing media earlier today that team physicians are currently working with the former All-Star to rehab the injury before opting for season-ending shoulder surgery.
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Insider has learned from several sources that the National Lacrosse League has fined and potentially further disciplined the official that served as the crew chief in the double overtime 12-11 Boston Blazers win over the Orlando Titans, Matt Robinson, for his incorrect call on Dan Dawson’s seemingly legitimate first frame overtime goal.
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