We were treated to a smorgasbord of television games, rivalry games and contests that had league-standing significance.
The ACC Thursday Night Thriller remains undefeated. Navy earned the Star in front of 5,000 fans in Annapolis. UMBC keeps winning overtime games. Otto bounced back in Charlottesville. The Drexel Dragons and Saint Joe’s Hawks have momentum in late April.
For some, this week is the last of the regular season. For others it s the chance to play for a conference automatic qualifier where every game has Game 7’ intensity and ramifications. Right now, there are roughly 45 teams in the hunt for the NCAA Tournament.
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There was a point not long ago, where Marist’s coaches had to ask the tough question that nobody wants to hear: Is it really wise to continue on?
“When it got really tough a couple weeks ago, we had open dialogue about it. ‘Is this too much? Do we just shut it down?” coach Keegan Wilkinson says. “That’s the God’s honest truth. It had gotten really tough for us. I didn’t want to see the guys continually let down.”
The freshman and sophomore classes resoundingly said they were going to follow the lead of the upperclassmen. If they’re in, we’re in.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
The NCAA shares the inspirational story of former UMass-Lowell women’s lacrosse player Noelle Lambert and her Born to Run Foundation.
After losing her leg in an accident, former @RiverHawkWLax player Noelle Lambert started @TheBornToRunFo1, which donates specialized prosthetics to young adults and children. #LLAMpic.twitter.com/zi56xzh89L
WHAT’S ON TAP
U.S. gold medalist and current PLL star Jordan Wolf is the guest this week on Overtime with Paul Carcaterra.
Notre Dame looks to snap its three-game losing streak in women’s lacrosse when it hosts Virginia Tech today for a noon matinee on ACC Network Extra.
Tuesday April 13th, 2021 9:00am
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Marist men’s lacrosse has played one game and had 11 practices. The women’s team has played two games. The MAAC tournaments are 17 days away.
The clock is ticking for the Marist lacrosse programs and it’s the student-athletes who are paying the price. It’s time to let them play if it’s not already too late.
The outlook is bleak for the Red Foxes. The university continues with a campus-wide pause of athletics, most recently suggesting to student-athletes that vaccinations are part of the path forward to return to play.
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