Archive | Lacrosse
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Column: Lacrosse movement picks up steam across country
It’s been a big month for the sport of lacrosse. When the Big City Classic opened New Meadowlands Stadium on April 10, 26,710 people witnessed No. 1 Virginia take on No. 2 North Carolina and No. 3 Syracuse versus No. 4 Princeton. It was a couple of mega-matchups in a mega-venue.
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North Carolina snaps Northwestern lacrosse team’s 41-game win streak
It was bound to happen eventually. Heading into a rematch of the 2009 National Championship game against No. 2 U. North Carolina, No. 1 Northwestern U. had a 41-game winning streak and had not lost in Evanston since 2004—an NCAA-record 58 straight home wins. Both streaks hit zero Sunday.
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Duke lacrosse hands No. 1 Virginia its first loss
Duke U. walked into Charlottesville, Va. on an eight-game win streak, but without a marquee victory to its name. It leaves having knocked off the top team in the nation, an undefeated U. Virginia squad looking to beat Duke for the first time in seven years. The No.
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Senior attacker sets sights on Northwestern’s sixth straight national title
Year after year, new leaders have stepped up to take charge of Northwestern U.’s women’s lacrosse team and continue its unprecedented success—five national titles in five years. Now it’s senior attacker Danielle Spencer’s time to shine.
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Top-ranked Northwestern U. women’s lax extends win streak to 40
Northwestern U. is over the hill. In a good way. In their final road trip of the regular season, the top-ranked Wildcats extended their winning streak to 40 games with wins over two top-ranked opponents.
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No. 1 U. Virginia tops No. 2 U. North Carolina
The top-ranked U. Virginia men’s lacrosse team continued to power through its season with a 7-5 win Saturday against No. 2 U. North Carolina at the newly constructed stadium of the New York Giants.
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Big City Classic plays host to two best lacrosse teams in country
For the second time this season, U. Virginia will be engaged in a No. 1 versus No. 2 matchup in lacrosse. In the last game, then-No. 2 Virginia defeated then-No. 1 Syracuse to earn the top spot in the country — which the Cavaliers have yet to relinquish.