JHU Lacrosse OWNS

[MikeRulzU]

The Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays lacrosse team will kill everyone this upcoming season. WE RULE! Of course, I don't play, but I go there, so that's good enough... :dance:

[rakovlam]

Princeton will own j00 this season. I don't go to Princeton, but I live nearby, so that's good enough...

[lethal]

I went to UVa and we're gonna DOMINATE this year.

[TyroneK(prettypretty)]

Isn't the JHU team like the New York Yankees of college lacrosse? Aren't they always pretty dominant?

[lethal]

Nah, we beat em almost every year.

JHU, Princeton, UVa, Syracuse...few others, but those are the dominant teams most every year.

[Hanuman]

I'm think I'm gonna root for Syracuse, just because. What are they now? Orange people? Has Orangemen become un-PC yet?

[amietron]

Nick was on the Berkeley team. He's taking time off this season, though.

[MikeRulzU]

Didn't we beat Princeton in the season opener last year? And you guys were favored to win? Oh yeah, watch out!

[lethal]

UVa beat 'Cuse this weekend...at Syracuse 16-15.

Syracuse was ranked #1 before this game, Virginia was #4.

[teaz0r]

i like men's lacrosse.
there's something about that twisting action the do with their netted sticks.

[Korean Hunk]

LACROSSE?

iSN'T THAT LIKE WOMEN'S FIELD HOCKEY.

[teaz0r]

field hockey = sticks on the ground
lacrosse = sticks in the air
sodomy = sticks in the ass

[moschikat]

i love pips. :P

but i have a thing for squash boys . . . . and ASU is third tier. . . . ahahahahaha!!! :lol:

[Korean Hunk]

Originally posted by moschikat@Mar 3 2003, 09:26 AM
i love pips. :P

but i have a thing for squash boys . . . . and ASU is third tier. . . . ahahahahaha!!! :lol:
You don't have to suck up to Pips. She's not at all funny.

Don't encourage her.

By the way, Ping Pong rulez!

[MikeRulzU]

Yeah, so JHU is ranked #1 right now! We beat Princeton at home, and we rule.

[lethal]

UVa #1, JHU #2.

No. Name Record Points Previous
1 Virginia (6) 3-0 196 1Tie
2 Johns Hopkins (3) 3-0 192 1Tie
3 Maryland (1) 2-0 174 3
4 Syracuse 1-1 173 4
5 Georgetown 2-0 160 6
6 Massachusetts 3-0 142 7
7 Princeton 0-2 140 5
8 Duke 4-1 132 10
9 Notre Dame 3-0 125 11
10 Navy 3-1 106 9
11 Loyola 3-1 104 8
12 Hofstra 2-1 79 18Tie
13 Rutgers 5-0 75 15
14 North Carolina 1-2 59 12
15 Penn State 1-2 53 13
16 Towson 1-2 39 17
17 Yale 1-0 38 16
18 Army 2-1 28 18Tie
19 Bucknell 2-1 22 n/r
20 Cornell 1-2 19 14

http://www.usila.org/polls.html

[lethal]

The tournament is going on right now.

They're down to the Final 4.

Maryland vs. Virginia and Syracuse vs Hopkins this weekend in Baltimore at Ravens Stadium.

http://www.ncaasports.com/images/ncaasport...racket_2003.pdf (http://www.ncaasports.com/images/ncaasports/arc_image/d1_mlax_bracket_2003.pdf)

http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/mens/results/divi

ACC expansion to include Syracuse would put 3 of these 4 in the same conferece. That is one dominat conference for lacrosse.

[lethal]

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/sports/5941128.htm

Hopkins v Virginia in the Final on Memorial Day in Baltimore. Go Cavs!!!


Johns Hopkins, sparked by four goals apiece from Kyle Barrie and Bobby Benson, blew away defending champion Syracuse, 19-8, yesterday in the semifinals of the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament before a record crowd of 37,823 at M&T Stadium in Baltimore.

Barrie, a sophomore who graduated from the Haverford School, led the Blue Jays (14-1) into the championship game for the first time in 14 years.

Hopkins will attempt to win its first title since 1987 tomorrow against Virginia (14-2), which routed Maryland, 14-4, in the other semifinal.

[lethal]

UVA Cavaliers win in front of record crowd (http://espn.go.com/ncaa/news/2003/0526/1559141.html)

BALTIMORE -- They worked diligently for an entire year to earn the right to take this victory lap, and they weren't about to let a little mud ruin the party.

Minutes after Virginia won its third NCAA lacrosse championship with a 9-7 victory over Johns Hopkins on Monday, the Cavaliers celebrated by joyously stomping through the muck.


"To have an opportunity to run around with that trophy was just amazing,'' said Virginia goalie Tillman Johnson, who had 13 saves to earn selection as the tournament's most outstanding player.


"This is the best day I've ever had,'' Johnson said. "It's been a dream of mine ever since I was a little kid, to win the national championship. I used to come to every Final Four, and to be out there with the trophy, it's just the best feeling.''


A.J. Shannon scored four goals and Chris Rotelli had a goal and four assists for the Cavaliers (15-2), who raced to a 5-0 lead and avenged an earlier 8-7 loss to the top-seeded Blue Jays (14-2).


Virginia, which last won the Division I title in 1999, outscored its opponents 54-26 in four playoff games this month.


Monday's victory was a culmination of a diligent year of work by the Cavaliers, who dedicated themselves to winning the title immediately after being eliminated from the 2002 tournament with a double overtime loss to Syracuse in the semifinal round.


"Every once in a while you feel like things work out the way they're supposed to, and it did with this team,'' Virginia coach Dom Starsia said.


"This is something we've been focused on for a long time,'' Rotelli said. "It's very rewarding, given all the hard work we put in.''


Hopkins was denied its bid to win an eighth NCAA title and its first since 1987. It was the Blue Jays' first appearance in the championship game in 14 years.


"Virginia played a better game than we did,'' Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala said. "We put ourselves in a hole in the first quarter, and you just can't do that against a team of their caliber.''


The game was played before 37,944 fans at M&T Bank Stadium, the largest crowd ever to watch the championship. It was the fifth game in three days on the damp field, leaving the area in front of both goals virtually devoid of grass and extremely sloppy.


That hurt the offensive-oriented Blue Jays, whose 11-game winning streak ended.


"A lot of that has to do with Tillman Johnson,'' Hopkins midfielder Adam Doneger said.


Johnson, who had 18 saves Saturday in the Cavaliers' 14-4 semifinal win over Maryland, repeatedly foiled the Blue Jays. He was at his best early in the fourth quarter, turning away three close-in shots in the span of 15 seconds.


"Tillman Johnson got the better of me today,'' said Hopkins goalie Rob Scherr, who had 12 saves but struggled in the first half.


Down 6-4 at halftime, Hopkins turned up the defense and cut the margin to one goal when Greg Peyser scored with 5:41 remaining in the third quarter.


But the Cavaliers responded with an extra-man goal by John Christmas, and Shannon tallied his fourth of the game with five seconds left in the period for an 8-5 lead.


The Cavaliers then went into a slowdown on offense, and Johnson made sure the lead stood up.


Virginia went up 2-0 in the opening four minutes. Rotelli scored on the Cavaliers' first shot, and Shannon began his productive afternoon by scoring from close range after taking a pass from Christmas.


Johnson made four solid saves on the other end before Shannon scored on a one-hopper. Billy Glading scored for Virginia with two seconds left in the period for a 4-0 lead.


It was only the fourth time this season that Hopkins was held scoreless over an entire quarter.


After Shannon's third goal made it 5-0, Joe McDermott finally ended the Blue Jays' drought with 8:17 left in the half. Bobby Benson and Corey Harned then scored in a nine-second span to bring Hopkins to 5-3.

[bigwong235]

awesome... i wish they'd televise more lacrosse games on the west coast....

[lethal]

Originally posted by bigwong235@May 26 2003, 09:20 PM
awesome... i wish they'd televise more lacrosse games on the west coast....
It was on ESPN today.