Hot start, steady finish give UAlbany men’s lacrosse semifinal win over UMBC | The Daily Gazette
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Fast starts have been hard to come by for the UAlbany men’s lacrosse team this season.
Head coach Scott Marr has even taken it down to the granular level of pre-game music, telling his players to shed the earbuds and headphones to get more in tune with their teammates.
He got what he wanted on Thursday, and also what the Great Danes needed at the end, as UAlbany scored two goals in the final 2:27 to beat UMBC 14-12 in the semifinals of the America East tournament in Catonsville, Maryland.
Photo courtesy Nora King, Vermont Athletics)
The UAlbany Great Danes had to win Thursday’s America East Semifinal twice on Thursday afternoon in Catonsville, Md. First, they built a seven-goal first quarter lead and appeared to have the game in hand, only to have the Retrievers chip away and a four-goal run lead to a tie game with 10 minutes to go.
Then, after Brandon Galloway’s fifth goal of the day brought UMBC level once again, Corey Yunker had to score the final go-ahead tally with 2:27 two play, and Ron John iced it with 1:13 to go.
UAlbany topped UMBC 14-12 and advance to take on Vermont in the America East Semifinals on Saturday at 10 a.m. at UMBC. The game will be aired live on ESPNU.
This week’s feature is “The Good, the Bad and the UMBC.” The UAlbany men’s lacrosse team will face UMBC in the America East semifinals at 1 p.m. today at UMBC…
Balanced UAlbany men’s lacrosse drops NJIT, gets help around the league in quest for America East title | The Daily Gazette
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Balanced UAlbany men’s lacrosse drops NJIT, gets help around the league in quest for America East title
April 24, 2021
UAlbany s Camden Hay (21) had three assists Saturday in the Great Danes 18-8 win over NJIT at John Fallon Field in Albany. (Photo courtesy Kathleen Helman/UAlbany Athletics)
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ALBANY Coming off a 12-day break, the UAlbany men’s lacrosse team did exactly what it needed to Saturday against NJIT to set the team up for the last week of the regular season and results around the rest of the America East on Saturday have the Great Danes heading into their final two games with their chances at securing the top seed for the conference tournament notably improved.
ALBANY — The UAlbany men's lacrosse team moved the ball well on Sunday. As a result, the Great Danes avoided moving in the wrong direction in the America East…