Duke lacrosse

Rob Forster The North/South All-Star Lacrosse Game has lost some of its luster. When we attended the 1978 game at Cornell and the 1990 game at Johns Hopkins, it was after the season and all the best seniors were in attendance. This year's game is this afternoon and won't include any players from the Final Four, which will be played this weekend. That being said, this news made us happy... STATE COLLEGE, Pa.--Three members of the Penn State Nittany Lion lacrosse team will take part in the 2009 USILA North/South All-Star game, to be played on Friday, May 22, at Harvard. Senior goalie Drew ... Read Full Story

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.--On the strength of an offensive outpouring from senior Marisa Lozano (Pittsburgh, Pa.) and a stellar effort in goal from junior Stephanie Ellis (Bryn Mawr, Pa.), the Penn State women's lacrosse team (9-7) ousted Ohio State (11-6) from the 2009 American Lacrosse Conference Championship with a decisive 11-7 semifinal victory at Jeffrey Field on Friday evening. With the win, the Nittany Lions punch their ticket to the ALC title game for the first time in the three-year history of the championship. Penn State will vie for the conference crown with four-time defending national champion, No. 1-ranked, and undefeated Northwestern (18-0) on Saturday ... Read Full Story

Adams ended the 2009 season with a 7.96 goals against average and 212 saves. Over the course of four years, Adams collected 694 saves, by far the most in school history. He also kept his goals against average below 8.00 goals per game having started all 54 games over the four years of his Penn State career. The Springfield native played in over 3,000 minutes in those 54 games. His Penn State accolades were many, including three honorable mention All-America nods in 2006, 2008, and 2009. Adams was a three-time ECAC Goalie of the Year and three-time first team All-ECAC selection as well. He ... Read Full Story

PSU will play tOSU in the ALC Championships on Thursday The 15th-ranked Penn State women's lacrosse team edged Johns Hopkins on Saturday for a key road victory on Saturday in Baltimore. Junior Erica Mihm (Annapolis, Md.) scored a game-high four goals to lead the PSU attack against the Blue Jays. For the second consecutive game, senior Marisa Lozano (Pittsburgh, Pa.) tallied three assists and reigning American Lacrosse Conference Rookie of the Week, freshman Theresa Zichelli (Severna Park, Md.), netted three goals. The win secured a #2 seed for the Lady Lions (8-7) in this week's ALC Championships at Penn State's Jeffrey Field. PSU will ... Read Full Story

In case you were wondering what games were televised this season. Sat., March 15 Syracuse at Johns Hopkins Noon ESPNU Sat., March 15 Hofstra at Princeton 2:30 p.m. ESPNU Mon., March 17 Women's: Maryland at Johns Hopkins 4 p.m. ESPNU Sat., March 22 Duke at Georgetown 2 p.m. (tape delay) ESPNU Sat., March 22 Johns Hopkins at Virginia 4 p.m. ESPNU Sat., March 22 Maryland at North Carolina 6 p.m. ESPNU Sat. March 29 Virginia at Maryland Noon ESPN2 Sat., March 29 North Carolina at Johns Hopkins 2 p.m. ESPNU Fri., April 4 Navy at Maryland 8 p.m. ESPNU Sat., April 5 Delaware at ... Read Full Story