Fri Apr 30 2021 | Matt Hamilton | College
PHOTO COURTESY OF DELAWARE ATHLETICS
Delaware men’s lacrosse has been the class of the Colonial Athletic Association all season, using the nation’s 13th-ranked offense led by Charlie Kitchen, Mike Robinson and Tye Kurtz to rise to the top of the conference standings.
However, the Blue Hens tied a season-low in goals in a Friday night matchup with UMass a number only reached in a loss to Drexel. Delaware had to turn to its defense, and goalie Matt Kilkeary, if it wanted to end its regular season with a seventh CAA win.
Kilkeary and the Blue Hens defense held the Minutemen scoreless throughout the second half en route to a 9-6 win at Delaware Stadium. The home teams scored the game’s final five goals, with Mark Bieda chipping in two tallies during the second-half run.
(Photo Courtesy of Nathan DeSutter / St. Bonaventure Athletics)
An entertaining MAAC Quarterfinal round saw two finishes decided on last-possession defensive stops, plus a first for St. Bonaventure.
The semifinals are set for next Wednesday, May 5. Games are streamed on WatchESPN:
No. 2 Monmouth vs. No. 6 St. Bonaventure
No. 1 Manhattan vs. No. 4 Canisius
Another first for St. Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure’s season of firsts continues.
The No. 6-seeded Bonnies upended No. 3 Detroit Mercy, 11-8, at the Marra Athletics Complex on the campus of St. Bonaventure. It was their first MAAC Tournament win in their first MAAC Tournament appearance, in a year in which the Bonnies won their first game as a program and first win in conference.
(Photo Courtesy of Nathan DeSutter / St. Bonaventure Athletics)
An entertaining MAAC Quarterfinal round saw two finishes decided on last-possession defensive stops, plus a first for St. Bonaventure.
The semifinals are set for next Wednesday, May 5. Games are streamed on WatchESPN:
No. 2 Monmouth vs. No. 6 St. Bonaventure
No. 1 Manhattan vs. No. 4 Canisius
Another first for St. Bonaventure
St. Bonaventure’s season of firsts continues.
The No. 6-seeded Bonnies upended No. 3 Detroit Mercy, 11-8, at the Marra Athletics Complex on the campus of St. Bonaventure. It was their first MAAC Tournament win in their first MAAC Tournament appearance, in a year in which the Bonnies won their first game as a program and first win in conference.
Fri Mar 12 2021 | Patrick Stevens | College
PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. BONAVENTURE MEN S LACROSSE
Austin Blumbergs had three goals and three assists in the Bonnies first-ever Division I win.
Randy Mearns could see the difference Sunday morning. In his third season as coach of St. Bonaventure’s start-up program, there was a buoyancy flowing from his still-young roster reflective of a major milestone.
A day earlier, the Bonnies beat Quinnipiac 13-6.
“It was quite apparent,” Mearns said. “You could kind of tell a little bit of that weight had been lifted off the shoulders. There was a little more confidence in the guys just because we actually won a game at the Division I level.”
UMBC’s Nick Dupuis ended the longest game in school history, propelling the Retrievers past Stony Brook, 13-12, in quadruple-overtime Saturday. The win was UMBC’s second-straight OT win and moves them to 2-0 (1-0 America East).
Both goalies shined in the extra periods with multiple saves, weathering man-down attempts and scoring chances. UMBC senior goalie Tommy Lingner (Fort Salonga, N.Y.) made 16 saves, including a game-saving one at the end of the third OT. Stony Brook’s Anthony Palma made two big saves in the third for 12 total.
For Dupuis’ third and game-deciding goal came on EMO, when he started at X, got to GLE, faked and buried low just before taking a hit.