Thursday May 13th, 2021 10:00am
(Photo Courtesy: Dave Anderson)
We made it! After months of wondering whether the 2021 season would even happen, the powers that be figured it out. The student-athletes and coaches stayed as safe and healthy as possible under unprecedented circumstances (can we retire that phrase soon?). And now, we’ve arrived at May Madness.
Choosing the 29-team field involved some unprecedented (sorry) discussions. The Big Ten only played conference opponents. Some teams played 11 or 12 games while others got in 16 or more. And the bracket isn’t without controversy (Duke at No. 7? No Penn State?). But that’s all pundit-speak. Over the next three weekends, teams will settle scores between the lines. Here’s (half of) what to watch for this weekend.
Thursday May 13th, 2021 10:00am
(Photo Courtesy: Dave Anderson)
We made it! After months of wondering whether the 2021 season would even happen, the powers that be figured it out. The student-athletes and coaches stayed as safe and healthy as possible under unprecedented circumstances (can we retire that phrase soon?). And now, we’ve arrived at May Madness.
Choosing the 29-team field involved some unprecedented (sorry) discussions. The Big Ten only played conference opponents. Some teams played 11 or 12 games while others got in 16 or more. And the bracket isn’t without controversy (Duke at No. 7? No Penn State?). But that’s all pundit-speak. Over the next three weekends, teams will settle scores between the lines. Here’s (half of) what to watch for this weekend.
Thu May 13 2021 | Ella Brockway | College
PHOTO BY JOHN STROHSACKER
Lizzy Fox scored the winning goal in overtime against Drexel in the CAA championship game.
James Madison has always prided itself on peaking at the right time. The Dukes focus on managing out their year, coach Shelley Klaes said, so that they’re playing their best lacrosse when the postseason rolls around.
That’s no different in 2021. After an overtime win over Drexel in the CAA championship game on Sunday, James Madison will enter the NCAA tournament’s first round on Friday riding a six-game winning streak, with four of those wins coming by six goals or more.
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