Sat May 8 2021 | Patrick Stevens | College
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Vermont finally broke through.
In the Catamounts’ third consecutive America East championship game appearance, Chris Feifs’ team claimed its first tournament title and the program’s first-ever NCAA tournament bid.
The No. 2 seed in the conference tournament, Vermont (9-4, AE 7-2) used a balanced offensive attack and a dominant performance at the faceoff X to dispatch fourth-seeded Albany 15-10. The victory is Vermont’s third win this season and fifth straight against the Great Danes.
@UVMmlax pull away in the second half to down @UAlbanyMLax and clinch its first-ever NCAA tournament bid.
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It s midseason (despite the fact that Duke has played 10 games and Marist has only played one), so it s the perfect time to check in on the annual awards.
Make sure to check out Thursday evening s Syracuse vs. UAlbany game on the ACC Network, where the Midseason IL Media All-American First Team selections will debut at halftime, and then check out www.insidelacrosse.com for Second and Third Teams, as well as the Honorable Mentions.
Last week, the Tewaaraton Award added 15 men s players to its Watch List, bringing the total number of Watch List members to 70. Seven of the players ranked below were on the initial Watch List released on March 11, one was added last week and two remain absent from the list.
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5. Notre Dame Irish students and alums stand for the school fight song. Saturday afternoon they were dancing after an 18-11 victory over Syracuse in the Carrier Dome. St Patrick Kavanagh finished with nine points. He is playing himself into Tewaraaton conversation. The groundball and face-off stats tell the story, with Notre Dame holding a 45-20 edge in grounders while winning 23-of-32 face-offs. The rest takes care of itself. After a close home loss to Virginia last week, the Irish were ready to battle. This was the exact response you hope to see. Their EMO continues to percolate. Eric Dobson, Griffin Westlin and Will Yorke all stung corners. The FOGOs, defense and goaltending plus bench role players have Rudy dreaming of its first NCAA title.