By NoontimeSports.com
Below are the results from the various NCAA lacrosse tournament games, which took place this afternoon.
Men’s Lacrosse:
* WNE 15, Nazareth 12 — Golden Bears advance to Wednesday’s quarterfinals
* Tufts 14, Stevens Inst. 9 — The Jumbos are headed to the quarterfinals and will face RIT on Wednesday
Women’s Lacrosse:
* LIU Post 15, Stonehill 9
* Middlebury 13, Endicott 4
By Matt Noonan
A variety of local lacrosse squads will be competing this weekend in either the first or second round, and below is the schedule. Remember to circle back for a daily roundup, as well as releases and news, too.
Men’s Lacrosse:
* Western New England @ Nazareth (Saturday, May 11), 12 p.m.
* Stevens Inst. @ Tufts University (Saturday, May, 11), 12 p.m.
Women’s Lacrosse:
* Boston College vs. Dartmouth College (Friday, May 10), 4 p.m. in Syracuse, NY – Winner advances to face Syracuse on Sunday in the second round
* UMass vs. UConn (Friday, May 10), 6 p.m. in University Park, PA – Winner faces Canisius/Penn State in second round on Sunday
* Stonehill College @ LIU Post (Saturday, May 11), 12 p.m.
* Endicott College at Middlebury College (Saturday, May 11), 11:30 a.m. – Winner advances to Sunday’s quarterfinals against Gettysburg/RPI.
By NoontimeSports.com
The NCAA released all six brackets (Division I, II and III) this evening for the upcoming men and women’s lacrosse tournaments, which start this week, and below are the squads that earned a spot, along with their first round matchup.
Men’s Division III
* Eastern Conn. State at Western New England (Wednesday, May 8) TBA
* Norwich University at Tufts University (Wednesday, May 8) TBA
* Springfield College at Cabrini College (Wednesday, May 8) TBA
Women’s Division I
* Boston College vs. Dartmouth College (Friday, May 10) @ 4 p.m. Game will be played at Syracuse University.
* UMass vs. UConn (Friday, May 10) TBA. Game will be played at Penn State.
Women’s Division II
* Stonehill College at LIU Post (Saturday, May 11) @ 12 p.m.
Women’s Division III
* Bridgewater State at Bowdoin College (Wednesday, May 8) @ 7 p.m.
* Lasell College at Colby College (Wednesday, May 8) @ 7 p.m.
* Springfield College at Endicott College (Wednesday, May 8) @ 7 p.m.
Stonehill Skyhawks Logo (Photo Credit: Stonehill College Athletics)
By NoontimeSports.com
The pairings for the NCAA Division II women’s lacrosse tournament were announced earlier this evening and Stonehill College secured a spot despite a Northeast-10 Conference semifinal setback to Adelphi on Saturday.
Stonehill will face-off against LIU Post, a squad that defeated them earlier this season, next weekend in the quarterfinals.
LIU enters the tournament as the top seed with a 17-0 mark, as well as the defending national champions, too.
Stonehill is making its seventh appearance in the tournament and has won two championships (2003 & 2005).
To view the bracket — HOP HERE
By NoontimeSports.com
Here are the conference tournament results from this afternoon.
Men’s Lacrosse:
* Western New England 9, Endicott College 5 (CCC Championship)
* Tufts 14, Conn. College 11 (NESCAC Semifinals)
* Springfield College 14, Babson College 3 (Pilgrim League Championship)
Women’s Lacrosse:
* Bridgewater State 13, Westfield State 10 (MASCAC Championship)
* Endicott College 17, Western New England 15 (CCC Championship)
* Regis College 9, Becker College 8 (OT) (NECC Championship)
* Adelphi 11, Stonehill College 7 (NE-10 Semifinals)
By NoontimeSports.com
It’s a BIG weekend in the college lacrosse world as several teams will be competing in their conference semifinals or championships. Below is this weekend’s schedule, and as always, make sure to circle back for recaps, releases, and roundups.
Men’s Lacrosse:
* Le Moyne @ Merrimack College, 7 p.m. (Friday) — The winner of this match advances to Sunday’s Northeast-10 Conference championship against Adelphi/St. Michaels. Adelphi is the No. 1 seed in the tournament and would host the championship with a victory against the Purple Knights.
* Babson College @ Springfield College, 1 p.m. (Saturday) — The Beavers and Pride will meet in the Pilgrim League final for the second time in three seasons. Babson defeated Wheaton on Wednesday evening, 14-5, while Springfield beat MIT, 13-4. Springfield rallied past Babson earlier this season for a 13-11 victory, so expect tomorrow’s contest to be a good one.
* Tufts University vs. Conn. College @ Middlebury College, 3 p.m. (Saturday) — The Camels and Jumbos will meet for the second straight year in the NESCAC semifinals, but don’t expect Tufts to down Conn. College like they did last season. The winner advances to Sunday’s final against the winner of Middlebury/Wesleyan.
* Western New England @ Endicott College, 1 p.m. (Saturday) – The Golden Bears and Gulls will face-off in the Commonwealth Coast Conference championship tomorrow afternoon with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA championship.
Women’s Lacrosse:
* Stonehill College @ Adelphi, 1:30 p.m. (Saturday) — The Skyhawks will attempt to earn a trip to Sunday’s NE-10 championship against a Panthers team that defeated them earlier this season, 12-5. If Stonehill wins, they’ll face-off against the winner Le Moyne/New Haven.
* Becker College at Regis College, 1 p.m. (Saturday) — Both the Hawks and Pride earned wins on Wednesday, which provided them spots in this year’s NECC championship. Regis defeated Becker earlier this season, 16-7.
* Endicott @ Western New England, 1 p.m. (Saturday) — Similar to the men’s game, this particular match is for the Commonwealth Coast Conference tournament crown. The Golden Bears defeated the Gulls in their final match of the season, 19-17, so expect another great game tomorrow in Springfield.
* Westfield State @ Bridgewater State, 1 p.m. (Saturday) — The top seeded Bears will look to earn the MASCAC crown against the Owls, who earned a spot in the title match with a 16-4 win against Worcester State last night. Bridgewater has qualified for the NCAA tournament the last three seasons, too.
Merrimack’s Isaiah Voegeli signed his undrafted free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday! (Photo Credit: Merrimack College Athletics)
By Matt Noonan
As noted on our blog yesterday, Bentley University graduate student Nick Halloran was invited to this weekend’s New England Patriots’ Rookie Mini Camp.
“Just amazing news, not a better way to start the day,” Halloran told the Boston Globe on Tuesday.
Halloran isn’t the only local college football player to earn an invite to a rookie mini camp this weekend as Framingham State’s James Muirhead will attempt to earn a spot with the St. Louis Rams, while Middlebury College’s Ryan Moores, who prepped at Governor’s Academy, will tryout with the Atlanta Falcons.
“I’m braced for it,” Muirhead told the Brockton Enterprise on Tuesday. “I understand what’s going to happen. But you know what? I’m not there to make any friends. I’m there to compete. I’m going there to get a job.”
Merrimack College’s Isaiah Voegeli became the fourth player in program history to sign with a professional team as the Hyannis native inked his name on an undrafted free agent contract Monday with the Philadelphia Eagles.
“I am so grateful for this opportunity,” Voegeli said in the college’s release. “I can’t thank head coach Dan Curran enough for his help and guidance and preparation to get me to this point. This is a dream come true that I’ve dreamt about since I was 7, to just have a shot and I’ve been blessed this opportunity.”
Voegeli will leave the North Andover campus as the all-time receiver in multiple receiving categories, which includes catches (211) and yards (3,554). He also ranks second in program history with 34 touchdown receptions, too.
Prior to this year’s NFL Draft, the Boston Herald reported that Muirhead, Voegeli and Moores, along with Assumption College’s Nick Haag and Boston College’s Jim Noel worked out with the Falcons, Patriots and New Orleans Saints.
By NoontimeSports.com
Courtesy of the Bentley University sports information department, here’s this morning’s release about two first-year players earning spots on the Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team:
WALTHAM, Mass. – Two members of the Bentley University men’s lacrosse team, attacker Matt Brigham (Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth Abbey) and midfielder Joey Lefebvre (Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet), have been named to the Northteast-10 All-Rookie team, the conference revealed Tuesday in announcing its All-Conference teams and major award winners for the 2013 season.
Brigham finished his freshman campaign with 13 goals and seven assists for 20 points, placing him among the team leaders in each of those categories. He was second in goals to Tim Matheson’s (Reading, Mass./Reading) 16, second in assists to Steve Caditz’s (Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island) 11 and tied with Caditz for the team lead in points.
A two-time NE-10 Rookie of the Week this season, Brigham scored five of his 13 goals in man-up situations and had a season high four goals in a win over American International on March 13. He also was involved in the two goals that won overtime games for the Falcons this season. He assisted on Matt Dente’s (Reading, Mass./Reading) goal that beat Saint Rose 8-7 in double overtime April 6, and netted the winner himself in triple overtime with one second remaining to beat Franklin Pierce 9-8 April 20.
Lefebvre was one of three primary face-off takers for Bentley, and won better than 57% of his draws (36-61). He collected 12 ground balls on the season and played in 11 of 12 games.
The complete Northeast-10 Men’s Lacrosse All-Conference teams can be viewed here.
By Matt Noonan
There were some very important conference games that occurred this afternoon and below is our afternoon and evening roundup.
Men’s Lacrosse
Yale 11, Harvard 10 - Despite two late tallies each by Ian Ardrey and Jack Walker, the Crimson still couldn’t complete their comeback as the Bulldogs defeated Harvard in Cambridge. With the loss, Harvard’s season concludes with a 6-8 overall mark.
No. 7 Merrimack 16, Assumption 11 - Greg MeLaugh tied a school-record with nine goals in three quarters as Warriors defeat the Greyhounds and claimed a share of the regular season Northeast-10 crown with Adelphi.
Roger Williams 9, Wentworth 8 (OT) - Ian Powers scored the game-winner 3:08 in overtime to lift the Hawks past the Leopards in the first round of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) tournament. With the win, Roger Williams advances to Wednesday’s semifinals against Western New England. Alec Paradis paced Wentworth with five points (three goals, two assists).
Norwich 9, Mount Ida 7 - Ian Thomas halted the Mustangs rally with his third strike of the afternoon at 1:20 in the fourth as the Cadets defeated Mount Ida and claimed the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) crown. Nick Yacuzzi, Michael Markevich and Phil Pichel netted two goals, respectively, for Mount Ida.
No. 9 Tufts 14, Bate 10 - The Jumbos outscored the Bobcats, 7-2, in the third as Tufts defeated Bates and secured a spot in next weekend’s New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) semifinals. Chris Schoehut led the Powder Blue and White with five goals, while Andrew Fiamengo finished with four goals.
No. 6 Middlebury 19, Amherst 9 - Jon Broome and Scott Redmond each scored two goals in the opening frame, which provided the Panthers the lead for good as Middlebury defeated Amherst and punched its ticket to the NESCAC semifinals. Devin Acton led Amherst with three goals.
UMass Dartmouth 11, Plymouth State 6 - Dennis Healy recorded four points (three goals, one assist), while Justin Lawless and Todd Davis each netted two strikes as the Corsairs defeated the Panthers.
Women’s Lacrosse
University of New England 11, Gordon 10 – Hannah Tavella‘s 63rd goal of the season at 6:52 in the second lifted the Nor’easters past the Scots in the first round of the CCC tournament. With the win, UNE advances to Wednesday’s semifinals against Endicott College. Jessica Castelline led Gordon with six points (four goals, two assists).
Curry 14, Roger Williams 12 - The Colonels outscored the Hawks, 9-2, in the second half as Curry defeated Roger Williams and secured a date with Western New England on Wednesday in the CCC semifinals. Mel Brickley led Curry with five strikes, while Haley Carey and Deanna Monfredo each finished with hat tricks.
Babson 11, Wheaton 8 - Jameson Sprang netted the go-ahead goal with 5:30 remaining in the second as Beavers defeated the Lyons and punched their ticket to New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship. Charlotte De Santis led Wheaton with five points (three goals, two assists), while Sprang finished with a hat trick.
Springfield 14, Mount Holyoke 9 - Michelle Dorsey, Colleen Keeley and Meghan Flanagan each recorded a hat trick as the Pride defeated the Lyons in the NEWMAC semifinals. Mount Ida’s Molly Macdonald led all scorers with four strikes.
No. 1 Trinity 12, Tufts 8 - First-year Molly Cox scored a career-high four goals as the Bantams defeated the Jumbos and secured a spot in next weekend’s NESCAC semifinals. Kerry Eaton led Tufts with three strikes.
No. 8 Colby 11, Amherst 3 - The Mules outscored the Lord Jeffs, 8-2, in the second half, which helped them secure a first round win the NESCAC tournament and spot in the semifinals. Caroline Holliday, Elizabeth Ludlow and Hillary Densen each scored one goal for Amherst.
Worcester State 14, Fitchburg State 13 (OT) - Jackie Connors netted two of her four goals during the extra session as the Lancers defeated the Falcons in their final regular season contest. Jessica Bartlett and Lindsey White paced Fitchburg State with five tallies, respectively.
By NoontimeSports.com
There were a few important conference contests that occurred this afternoon/evening in the lacrosse world and below are their outcomes.
Men’s Lacrosse
* No. 7 Merrimack 10, No. 9 St. Michaels 8
* UMass Boston 6, So. Maine 5
* UMass Dartmouth 12, Salem State 3
* Becker 12, Lasell 8 (GNAC Quarterfinals)
* Mount Ida 20, Rivier 7 (GNAC Quarterfinals)
* Emmanuel 9, St. Joe’s (ME) 8 (GNAC Quarterfinals)
* Norwich 19, Anna Maria 6
Women’s Lacrosse
* No. 12 Bentley 19, Merrimack 10
* No. 9 Stonehill 16, St. A’s 15
* No. 14 New Haven 20, AIC 5
* No. 5 Adelphi 19, Assumption 4
