Archive: May 4, 2008 - May 10, 2008
If You're Watching, Navy-North Carolina
Navy at North Carolina When: 7:30 p.m., Fetzer Field. TV: ESPNU Radio: WNAV-AM 1430, WFED-AM 1050. Records: Midshipmen 9-5, Tar Heels 8-5 What to Watch if You're a Casual Fan North Carolina has an extremely balanced offense: Several players are in double-figures in scoring. The leader in assists, freshman A...
By Christian Swezey | May 10, 2008; 6:48 AM ET | Email a Comment
If You're Watching, Denver-Maryland
Denver at No. 7 Maryland Where: Noon, Byrd Stadium. TV: ESPNU Radio: WJFK AM-1300 Tickets: $10 adult, $5 student. Parking: Free What to Watch if You're a Casual Fan: The time change and early start I think will be big problems for Denver. It will have its pregame meal at...
By Christian Swezey | May 9, 2008; 11:06 PM ET | Comments (1)
The Catholic Women's Team Plays On...
The Catholic women's team defeated host Christopher Newport, 18-7, on Wednesday in an NCAA Division III first-round game. Senior Marcy Cuneo scored five goals and sophomore Kate Robinson added three goals and two assists. The Cardinals (16-4) will play Rowan on Saturday at 2:30 at Salisbury University. Robinson has 83...
By Christian Swezey | May 9, 2008; 11:43 AM ET | Comments (1)
Where to Watch the Games
The first-round games are being broadcast live on ESPNU at noon, 2:30, 5 and 7:30 Saturday and Sunday. If anyone has suggestions on lacrosse-friendly places that aren't listed below to watch games, please email me at swezeyc@washpost.com. Also, please call these places ahead of time to make sure they're showing...
By Christian Swezey | May 9, 2008; 7:35 AM ET | Comments (4)
When Navy Heard the News
For the most part, the Navy lacrossse team did not gather to watch the NCAA tournament selection show on Sunday night because it was in the middle of exams. Junior midfielder Shane Durkin said he was in the library studying for a thermodynamics exam but was getting phone calls from...
By Christian Swezey | May 8, 2008; 2:29 PM ET | Email a Comment
Consecutive Appearances and a Question for Readers
Picked up a tidbit while in College Park earlier today working on a story on Will Dalton for Saturday's paper. Maryland Coach Dave Cottle noted that after Johns Hopkins's 37 consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament, the next-highest team has six. (Maryland.) Cornell and Navy are next; each has five...
By Christian Swezey | May 7, 2008; 5:45 PM ET | Comments (4)
Bluffer's Guide to the NCAA Tournament
Don't know anything about lacrosse? Neither do we! Hope our editors aren't reading this. Anyway, here's some info that will help you bluff your way through the first round of the NCAA tournament. Canisius starting goalie Chris Courteau is playing lacrosse for the first time since 2005. He started at...
By Christian Swezey | May 6, 2008; 10:44 AM ET | Comments (1)
Women's Pairings
Maryland, Virginia and Georgetown have received bids to the NCAA women's tournament. The Terrapins (17-2) are a No. 2 No. 3 seed and host Atlantic 10 champion Temple (13-6) on Sunday at 1 p.m. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for students and seniors. Virginia (14-3), the ACC champion, is...
By Christian Swezey | May 5, 2008; 8:09 PM ET | Comments (2)
Ticket Information
Here is the ticket info for the area first-round and quarterfinal games. Denver at No. 7 Maryland When: Saturday, noon. Byrd Stadium. Tickets: $10 adult, $5 student. Parking: Free for the most part. Hofstra at No. 5 Johns Hopkins When: Sunday, 2:30 p.m. Homewood Field. Tickets: $7 adult, $5 student....
By Christian Swezey | May 5, 2008; 6:58 PM ET | Email a Comment
What Happened to Georgetown?
I remember a scene in the excellent BBC show Blackadder where someone asks Rowan Atkinson's character why he talks to himself. "Because it's the only way to get intelligent conversation around here," was his answer. Anyway, there are so many questions about Georgetown missing the NCAA tournament that I thought...
By Christian Swezey | May 5, 2008; 3:28 PM ET | Comments (6)
The Men's Selection Show
The NCAA lacrosse selection show on ESPNU reminded me of a line from the BBC show Blackadder It started badly, it tailed off a little in the middle and the less said about the end the better. But apart from that it was excellent. Really, it wasn't dreadful. It was...let's...
By Christian Swezey | May 5, 2008; 6:42 AM ET | Comments (1)
Congratulations to the Catholic Women's Team
The Catholic women's team received its first bid to the Division III tournament Sunday night. The Cardinals (15-4) will face Christopher Newport (13-5) on Wednesday in Newport News, Va. Catholic has won 10 consecutive games, including a 21-10 victory over Goucher in the Landmark Conference title game on Saturday. Sophomore...
By Christian Swezey | May 5, 2008; 12:22 AM ET | Comments (1)
NCAA Tournament Selection--FINAL--Gtown Is Not In
No. 1 Duke (16-1) vs. Loyola (7-6), Sat., 2:30 No. 8 Cornell (11-3) vs. Ohio State (10-5), Sat., 5 No. 5 Johns Hopkins (8-5) vs. Hofstra (10-5), Sun., 2:30 No. 4 North Carolina (8-5) vs. Navy (9-5), Sat., 7:30 Also--I don't think Georgetown is in. ESPNU just showed a list...
By Christian Swezey | May 4, 2008; 9:00 PM ET | Comments (3)
A Stat for Syracuse and Virginia Fans
Syracuse's loss to Colgate in the regular season finale yesterday was bad news: Only once in the history of the NCAA tournament has a team lost its final regular season game and won the national title. In 1986, North Carolina lost its regular season finale to Virginia, 11-9. It won...
By Christian Swezey | May 4, 2008; 4:12 PM ET | Comments (1)
The Plan, and Some Sad News
I remember reading an interview with Mark Cuban where he said words to the affect of, "If you're doing the same thing as everyone else, you're doing the wrong thing." And it is in that vein that I will cede the bracketology to people who know more about it than...
By Christian Swezey | May 4, 2008; 12:25 PM ET | Email a Comment
Keeping It Hot, 5/4
*Ryan Major served as the honorary team captain for Johns Hopkins again yesterday. Major also had served that role in a 10-4 victory over Maryland on April 12. Major, a close friend of former Johns Hopkins backup goalie Andy Posil, lost both of his legs to an IED in Iraq....
By Christian Swezey | May 4, 2008; 9:13 AM ET | Comments (3)
