Manhattan is bound for the MAAC championship game after a decisive 10-5 win over Canisius.
The Jaspers scored three-straight goals to start and never let go of the lead to return to the title game for the first time since 2009. Manhattan won the league in 2002, its lone title.
It’s a good week for coach Drew Kelleher, who along with his wife Morgan welcomed their son Carson on Tuesday and was named the league’s coach of the year last Wednesday.
Kyle Gucwa had a hat trick and an assist, Liam Walshe had two goals and an assist, and Trevor Pelletier added a pair of goals. Brendan Krebs made 12 saves.
All of these teams have tremendous talents that show there are quality players outside of the ACC. Hereâs one player from every team worth watching. Note itâs not necessarily their best player, but someone who over the course of the year or their career has made an impression.
Air Force, Quentin Carlile, Jr., D He has an uncanny ability to knock down passes, and he brings it when the spotlight is brightest like last week vs. Richmond (5GB, 5CT), vs. High Point (3GB, 3CT), or at Duke (5GB, 2CT).
Army, Marcus Hudgins, Jr., D An opposing coach earlier in the year told me, âI knew he was good. I didnât realize he was that good.â He erases top matchups at close, played LSM earlier in his career, and will be one of the top defenders in the country by the time he finishes his four years.
MLAX travels to Monmouth for MAAC Semifinals after first round victory
Published on May 5, 2021 in Uncategorized by News Staff
BY NATHAN SOLOMON, SPORTS EDITOR.
This season’s been full of accomplishments for the St. Bonaventure Men’s Lacrosse team. They won their first-ever game as a program just two months ago, and they won their first ever MAAC game a few weeks later. Individually, the Bonnies had four players named to the all-conference team along with Jake Rosa being named the MAAC Offensive Player of the Year.
But now, add another accomplishment into this historic season for St. Bonaventure. The Bonnies won their first ever MAAC Playoff game on Friday, defeating the Detroit Mercy Titans 11-8.
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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.