2008-05-12T21:42:32Z tag:blog.washingtonpost.com,2008:/lacrosse//383 Copyright (c) 2008, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive 2008-05-12T21:42:32Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-12:/lacrosse/2008/05/game_stories.html

Patrick Stevens of the Washington Times attended Virginia's 10-9 victory over UMBC and wrote this. His story from Maryland's 10-7 win over Denver is here. Ed Lee of the Baltimore Sun and I had similarly scheduled weekends. His story from the Hopkins-Hofstra game is here. And his Maryland-Denver story is here. My game story from Denver-Maryland is here; Hopkins-Hofstra is here. And Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital attended Navy's 8-7 win over UNC and...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-12T17:09:12Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-12:/lacrosse/2008/05/navy_insider_checks_in.html

Former DeMatha coach Dick Long was a member of the Navy team that won the national title in 1967. He recently was inducted into the Potomac Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse's Hall of Fame and sent dozens of players to play in college, including two Division I all-American midfielders last year (Navy's Billy Looney and Johns Hopkins's Paul Rabil). Navy played one of its best games of the year. Coach Richie Meade and his staff had...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-12T16:16:39Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-12:/lacrosse/2008/05/initial_thoughts_on_the_first.html

Navy Insider Dick Long has filed a postgame scouting report from Navy's 8-7 victory over UNC on Saturday night. I will have it up by 1 p.m. or so. For now, here are some initial thoughts from the NCAA first-round games. *North Carolina and its roster of 20 high school all-Americans is out. Georgetown and its roster of 24 high school all-Americans didn't make the tournament. Notre Dame (15 high school all-Americans) and Navy (16)...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-11T16:03:27Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-11:/lacrosse/2008/05/catholic_womens_update.html

Catholic defeated Rowan, 17-15, yesterday in the Division III women's tournament. The Cardinals (16-4) face No. 1 Salisbury (21-0) in the region final today at 1 p.m. Sophomore Kate Robinson (Catoctin) scored five goals and senior Marcy Cuneo added four goals for the Cardinals. Cuneo has nine goals in the tournament thus far....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-11T15:54:47Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-11:/lacrosse/2008/05/a_word_about_the_quarterfinals.html

Navy's 8-7 victory over North Carolina means that it will be playing a quarterfinal at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Navy (10-5) will play the winner of today's game between Johns Hopkins and Hofstra. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 youths. Parking is $5. The other game in the doubleheader will be Maryland against the winner of UMBC-Virginia. The games are noon and 3 p.m. Also, it appears that the teams' practices on Friday...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-10T10:49:32Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-10:/lacrosse/2008/05/if_youre_watching_navynorth_ca.html

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 Billy Bitter (#4, 15 assists), plays primarily on extra-man offense. Yet Navy has a very balanced defense. Its shortstick defenders, in particular junior Geoff Leone...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-10T03:43:50Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-09:/lacrosse/2008/05/if_youre_watching_denvermaryla.html

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 what seems to be 6 a.m. And the game will start at 10 a.m. Mountain time. Remember, Maryland isn't the team against which to start...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-09T16:05:28Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-09:/lacrosse/2008/05/the_catholic_womens_team_plays.html

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 goals this year.... In Division I first-round games on Sunday, Virginia (14-3) will host North Carolina (12-6) at 1 p.m. Maryland (17-2) will host Temple...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-09T16:12:46Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-09:/lacrosse/2008/05/where_to_watch_the_games.html

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 the games. Tell them ESPNU is channel 609 on DirecTV. UPDATE: Bailey's Pub in Ballston Mall and Bungalow in Shirlington appear to be good watch...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-08T18:33:46Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-08:/lacrosse/2008/05/when_navy_heard_the_news.html

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 his father during the selection show on ESPNU. "My dad was giving me the play-by-play," Durkin said. "We definitely needed a couple things to play...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-07T21:58:55Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-07:/lacrosse/2008/05/consecutive_appearances_questi.html

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 straight appearances. The fallout from the end of Georgetown's 11-year NCAA streak--in a year in which Georgetown defeated No. 1 Duke and Navy, which received...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-06T15:16:14Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-06:/lacrosse/2008/05/bluffers_guide_to_the_ncaa_tou.html

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 Penn State that year and had 15 saves in an overtime victory over Georgetown in the regular season finale. (That scenario sounds familiar.) Courteau quit...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-06T13:04:05Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-05:/lacrosse/2008/05/womens_pairings.html

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 a No. 4 seed. It hosts North Carolina (12-6) on Sunday. And Georgetown (12-6) will host Duke (11-7) in a first-round game on Sunday. The...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-05T23:09:59Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-05:/lacrosse/2008/05/ticket_information.html

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. Parking: Some street parking is available. Lot parking is $5 or $10 and is advisable. UMBC at No. 2 Virginia When: Sunday, 5 p.m. Klockner...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey 2008-05-05T20:26:55Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-05:/lacrosse/2008/05/what_happened_to_georgetown.html

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 we should use a format that our WaPo sports editor is fond of: A sort of Q&A where we ask the questions and then answer...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Christian Swezey