One Fight Left: Northwestern Back in NCAA Championship For First Time Since 2012 insidelacrosse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from insidelacrosse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It’s baked right into the DNA of the University of Denver women’s lacrosse team. Alongside a focus on draw controls, scrappy ground ball play and suffocating defense is the ability to take almost anything personally. This team has a Rocky Mountain-sized chip on its shoulder and its sights set on a national championship. So, when the Pioneers currently the only undefeated team remaining in the Division I ranks received the No. 5 seed in the NCAA Tournament bracket, they dutifully dispatched their opponents in the first two rounds, beating the University of Southern California and defeating the University at Albany. But they’ve had their eyes set on the University of North Carolina, the reigning national champions, and the Pioneers are more than happy to play the underdog role even with an undefeated record. First draw is set for 3 p.m. MDT on Thursday at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill. “We take everything personally,” DU coach Liza Kelly says. “We’ve got to be chippy all th
Moving Forward: Denver, North Carolina Earn Tight Wins to Advance to Quarters insidelacrosse.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from insidelacrosse.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.