2021 Lacrosse Championships: State and Conference Tournament Brackets and Results

When were the 2021 MPSSAA lacrosse state championships held. Which teams competed in the GLVC men’s lacrosse tournament. How many teams qualified for the GLVC tournament. What were the results of the MPSSAA state championship games.

MPSSAA Lacrosse State Championships Overview

The Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) held its 2021 lacrosse state championships in June, featuring tournaments across multiple classifications for both boys and girls teams. The championships marked the culmination of an exciting season of high school lacrosse in Maryland.

Championship Schedule and Format

The MPSSAA lacrosse championships followed a single-elimination tournament format. Key dates in the championship schedule included:

• Regional Quarterfinals – June 7
• Regional Semifinals – June 9
• Regional Finals – June 11-12
• State Quarterfinals – June 14
• State Semifinals – June 16
• State Championships – June 18-19

The state championship games were held at Loyola University’s Ridley Athletic Complex on June 18-19, 2021.

State Championship Results

The results of the 2021 MPSSAA lacrosse state championship games were as follows:

• Class 1A Boys: Fallston 13, Smithsburg 8
• Class 1A Girls: Liberty 10, Fallston 9
• Class 2A Boys: Hereford 5, Kent Island 4
• Class 2A Girls: Queen Anne’s 13, Middletown 10
• Class 3A Boys: Urbana 7, Towson 6
• Class 3A Girls: Marriotts Ridge 16, C. Milton Wright 11
• Class 4A Boys: Severna Park 11, Catonsville 3
• Class 4A Girls: Broadneck 12, Arundel 11

GLVC Men’s Lacrosse Championship Tournament

The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced its 2021 Men’s Lacrosse Championship Tournament bracket on May 1, 2021. The tournament featured the top four teams in the conference based on winning percentage.

Tournament Details

The GLVC Men’s Lacrosse Championship Tournament was hosted by Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, from May 7-9, 2021. This single-elimination tournament determined the conference champion for the 2021 season.

Qualifying Teams and Seeding

The four teams that qualified for the 2021 GLVC Men’s Lacrosse Championship Tournament were:

1. Lindenwood University (9-2) – No. 1 seed
2. University of Indianapolis (8-2) – No. 2 seed
3. Rockhurst University (8-4) – No. 3 seed
4. Maryville University (7-5) – No. 4 seed

Historical Context of the GLVC Tournament

The 2021 GLVC Men’s Lacrosse Championship Tournament marked an important milestone in the conference’s history. How has the tournament evolved since its inception?

The GLVC held its inaugural men’s lacrosse tournament in 2018, with the University of Indianapolis claiming the first championship title. The Greyhounds successfully defended their crown in 2019, defeating Rockhurst University in a thrilling 15-14 final. Unfortunately, the 2020 championship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, making the 2021 tournament even more significant for the participating teams.

Team Performances and Key Players

Each team in the 2021 GLVC tournament brought unique strengths and standout players to the competition. Who were some of the key contributors for the qualifying teams?

Lindenwood University

As the top seed, Lindenwood University boasted an impressive regular season performance. Key players for the Lions included:

• Carter Collins – Led the team with 44 points and 33 goals
• Rob Tucker – Team leader in assists with 15
• Brian Kallberg – Defensive standout with 21 caused turnovers
• Jony Major – Faceoff specialist winning 60.6% of attempts

Maryville University

The fourth-seeded Maryville University Saints had several notable performers:

• Jake Foster – Led the team with 35 goals in 12 games
• Connor Robinson – Freshman goalie with a .551 save percentage

University of Indianapolis

The defending champion Greyhounds showcased a balanced attack:

• Drew Billig – Team leader with 33 points (16 goals, 17 assists)
• Jack Belobrajdic – Collected 34 ground balls in 10 games
• Kyle Basch and Caleb Parker – Key defensive contributors

Impact of COVID-19 on the 2021 Season

The 2021 lacrosse season was undoubtedly affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. How did the pandemic influence the structure and execution of the championships?

For the GLVC, the pandemic led to an uneven number of games played by some programs, despite the original plan for a double round-robin conference-only format. This irregularity resulted in the use of conference winning percentage to determine tournament seeding.

In the case of the MPSSAA championships, additional health and safety measures were implemented. For example, all state championship tickets were sold online through Ticketmaster to manage attendance and facilitate contact tracing if necessary.

Significance of the 2021 Championships

The 2021 lacrosse championships held special significance for players, coaches, and fans alike. Why were these tournaments particularly meaningful?

After the cancellation of the 2020 season due to COVID-19, the 2021 championships represented a return to normalcy for many lacrosse programs. For seniors, it provided a final opportunity to compete for a title after missing out the previous year. The tournaments also showcased the resilience of the lacrosse community in adapting to challenging circumstances and continuing to play at a high level.

Looking Ahead: The Future of Lacrosse Championships

As lacrosse continues to grow in popularity, what can we expect for future championships at both the high school and collegiate levels?

The success of the 2021 championships despite pandemic-related challenges bodes well for the future of lacrosse tournaments. We may see continued innovations in tournament formats, increased media coverage, and potentially the expansion of championships to include more teams or divisions as the sport grows.

Additionally, the experience gained from adapting to COVID-19 restrictions may lead to long-term changes in how championships are organized and executed, potentially including more robust online ticketing systems, enhanced streaming options for fans unable to attend in person, and flexible scheduling to accommodate unforeseen circumstances.

Conclusion

The 2021 lacrosse championships, both at the high school level with the MPSSAA and the collegiate level with the GLVC, provided thrilling competition and memorable moments for players and fans. These tournaments not only crowned champions but also celebrated the resilience and dedication of the lacrosse community in the face of unprecedented challenges.

As we look back on the 2021 season, we can appreciate the hard work and perseverance that made these championships possible. The success of these tournaments sets a strong foundation for the continued growth and development of lacrosse at all levels of play.

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State Championship Schedule 

The MPSSAA has released the times for each classification of the state lacrosse championships.  All state championship tickets are being sold online through Ticketmaster.  

State Final Tickets

Class 4A Girls Tickets – 5 p.m. June 19, 2021

Class 4A Boys Tickets – 7:30 p.m. June 19, 2021

Friday, June 18, 2021

12 p.m. – Class 1A Boys – Smithsburg 8 vs. Fallston 13

2:30 p.m. – Class 1A Girls – Fallston 9 vs. Liberty 10

5:00 p.m. – Class 3A Boys – Urbana 7 vs. Towson 6

7:30 p.m. – Class 3A Girls – C. Milton Wright 11 vs. Marriott Ridge 16

Saturday, June 19, 2021

12 p.m. – Class 2A Girls – Middletown 10 vs. Queen Anne’s 13

2:30 p.m. – Class 2A Boys – Kent Island 4 vs. Hereford 5

5:00 p.m. – Class 4A Girls – Broadneck 12 vs. Arundel 11

7:30 p.m. – Class 4A Boys – Catonsville 3 vs. Severna Park 11

Championship Brackets

The MPSSAA Lacrosse Championships will be a single-elimination tournament.   The eight regional champions from each classification will be reseeded into a State Quarterfinal following the last regional championship game.  Seeding for the state quarterfinal will be determined by regular season winning percentage.

Championship Timeframe

The following championship schedule will be used.  All games must be played on their designated date unless a graduation or inclement weather occur.  

• Regional Quarterfinal – Monday, June 7 (Regional Sites)

• Regional Semifinals – Wednesday, June 9 (Regional Sites)

• Regional Finals – Friday, June 11 or Saturday, June 12 (Regional Sites)

• State Quarterfinals – Monday, June 14 (Regional Sites)

• State Semifinals – Wednesday, June 16 (Regional Sites) – Tickets

• State Championships – Friday, June 18 and Saturday, June 19 (Loyola University, Ridley Athletic Complex)  Directions, Tickets 

Championship Information

GLVC Announces 2021 Men’s Lacrosse Championship Tournament Bracket

GLVC Announces 2021 Men’s Lacrosse Championship Tournament Bracket

5/1/2021 7:15:00 PM

Cody Wainscott, Director of Communications

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INDIANAPOLIS – The Great Lakes Valley Conference announced Saturday evening the field for the 2021 GLVC Men’s Lacrosse Championship Tournament, which will be hosted by Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., on May 7-9.

 

The top four teams based on Conference winning percentage received a berth in the single-elimination tournament. The tournament location was determined prior to the academic year. Although a double round-robin Conference-only format was scheduled this spring, cancelations resulted in some programs competing in an uneven amount of games.

 

Lindenwood University (9-2) secured the No. 1 seed for the event after capping the regular season with a convincing 14-6 win over Rockhurst University on Saturday. University of Indianapolis (8-2) earned the No. 2 seed, while Rockhurst (8-4) and Maryville University (7-5) will be seeded No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.

 

UIndy has won each of the first two GLVC men’s lacrosse titles, winning the inaugural event in 2018 and successfully defending the crown the following spring. The Greyhounds downed then-member Young Harris College from Key Stadium in 2018, before defeating Rockhurst, 15-14, in 2019. The 2020 Championship was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Maryville is making its third appearance in the GLVC men’s lacrosse tournament, while Rockhurst will compete in its second next weekend. This season marks the first time advancing to the league postseason Championship for Lindenwood, which joined the GLVC prior to the 2019-20 academic year.

 

Carter Collins led the Lions with 44 points during the regular season and 33 goals, while Rob Tucker dished out a team-high 15 assists. Brian Kallberg caused 21 turnovers on defense and Jony Major has won 60.6 percent of his faceoff attempts at the x. For Maryville, Jake Foster scored 35 times in 12 games while five others recorded at least 10 goals. Freshman Connor Robinson collected a .551 save percentage in nine contests between the pipes.

 

The Lions and Saints square off on Friday at 4 p.m. CT in St. Charles. During the regular season, Lindenwood and Maryville played two tightly-contested games; the Saints snagged an 8-7 victory on February 24, while the Lions earned an 11-9 victory on April 6.

 

Four Greyhounds tallied at least 20 points this spring, with Drew Billig leading the way with 33 on 16 goals and 17 assists. Jack Belobrajdic scooped up 34 ground balls in 10 games, while Kyle Basch and Caleb Parker each grabbed 29. Austin Barnett made all 10 starts in net, recording an 8.54 goals-against average and .566 save percentage. Rockhurst also sported a balance offense, as John Myran tallied a team-high 29 points as one of four Hawks with at least 20. Brooks Hanson scored 20 goals for Rockhurst, while Luke Goetz (26) and Graden Soucy (25) combined for 51 caused turnovers. Sal Valdivia and Nick Mostrom have dominated on the faceoff as a duo this spring, winning 61.2 percent of attempts at the x.

 

The Greyhounds and Hawks compete at 6:30 p.m. CT on Friday evening. UIndy and Rockhurst split their pair of regular-season games this spring, as the Greyhounds won 13-8 back on March 7 before the Hawks returned the favor on April 17, 9-5.

 

Gates will open at 3 p. m. on Friday and noon on Sunday. Individuals must be on “will call” list (200 per team) in order to purchase tickets.

 

For complete coverage and tournament details, please visit championship central at GLVCsports.com/2021mlax. All games will be streamed for free on GLVCSN.com.

 

2021 Women’s Lacrosse Tournament | Mid-South Conference

2021 Mid-South Conference Women’s Lacrosse Tournament

April 22-24, 2021

UC Lacrosse/Soccer Complex – Williamsburg, Ky.

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UVA set to face Maryland for the National Title

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The Virginia Cavaliers face the Maryland Terrapins on Monday with the 2021 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse National Championship on the line.   No. 4-seeded UVA advanced to the final by knocking off the top-seeded North Carolina Tar Heels, 12-11.  The Terps advanced by defeating Duke, 14-5. Below are the game details and how to watch/follow the game courtesy of VirginiaSports:

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.  – The Virginia Cavaliers (13-4) and the Maryland Terrapins (15-0) meet on Monday in the final round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. Faceoff is set for 1 p.m. UVA is ranked No. 5 in this week’s USILA coaches poll and Inside Lacrosse media poll. Maryland is No. 1 in the coaches poll and No. 2 in the media poll.

UVA, an at-large selection, is the No. 4 national seed. The Cavaliers advanced to their 11th NCAA title game with a 12-11 win against North Carolina in the semifinal round. Maryland earned the automatic bid as champions of the Big Ten Conference and is the No. 3 national seed. The Terrapins advanced to the finals after defeating No. 2 seed Duke, 14-5.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Live stats will be available at VirginiaSports. com. The game will be televised live on ESPN2. Anish Shroff will call the play-by-play, while Paul Carcaterra and Quint Kessenich will provide analysis. ESPN2 will also simulcast the broadcast on the WatchESPN app, or by logging onto ESPN.com/watch. There will be a live radio broadcast in the Charlottesville area on WINA 1070 AM and 98.9 FM. Luke Neer will provide the play-by-play and Doug Tarring will add analysis. 

CAVALIER TIDBITS

• UVA is No. 13 in the nation in caused turnovers per game (8.88), No. 3 in the nation in opponent clearing percentage (.793) and No. 1 in the nation in ground balls per game (42.24)

• FO Petey LaSalla is No. 9 in the nation with 7.41 ground balls per game and No. 10 in faceoff winning percentage with a 62.9 percent success rate.

• Payton Cormier leads UVA with 43 goals in 17 games. He had 12 goals in UVA’s six games in 2020. Cormier also has at least two goals in 16 of his 23 career games. Cormier is No. 7 in the nation with 43 goals. 

• Connor Shellenberger leads the nation’s freshmen with 73 points, which ranks No. 4 in the country overall. Shellenberger is also No. 5 in the nation with 40 assists.

• Kyle Kology is No. 8 in the nation with 23 caused turnovers.

UVA IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT

• UVA is 55-33 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.

• UVA is 6-4 all-time in the final round of the NCAA Tournament.

• UVA is making its 40th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and fourth as the No. 4 seed.

• UVA is 7-4 all-time as the tournament’s No. 4 seed, including reaching Championship Weekend in 2005.

• UVA is 4-3 against MARYLAND in the NCAA Tournament, including WINNING THREE IN A ROW.

• Virginia is 7-4 against teams in the 2021 NCAA Tournament field.

SERIES INFO
• Monday is the 93rd all-time meeting between UVA and former ACC foe Maryland. The Terrapins hold a narrow 47-45 edge in an all-time series that started in 1926.

• UVA and Maryland met 65-straight seasons from 1950-2014. The series went on hiatus after Maryland moved to the Big Ten. UVA and Maryland met in the 2019 NCAA Quarterfinal round, the first meeting since the Terps moved to the Big Ten.

• UVA and Maryland were supposed to meet March 14, 2020, but the season was canceled two days before due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Virginia has won 14 of the last 19 meetings, including the 2011 NCAA title game, 9-7, at M&T Bank Stadium.
MARYLAND
• John Tillman is in his 11th season at Maryland and is coming off a 5-1 season in 2020 before the pandemic shutdown everything. Tillman led Maryland to the 2021 Big Ten championship and has the Terps at 15-0 on the season.
• Jared Bernhardt leads Maryland with 94 points on 69 goals and 25 assists. Logan Wisnauskas is No. 2 on the team with 36 goals and 66 points, while leading Maryland with 30 assists.

• Daniel Maltz has 38 goals and 48 points, while Anthony DeMaio (22-18) and Kyle Long (15-25) round out the top scorers with 40 points each.

• Logan McNaney is saving 53.4 percent of shots between the pipes and posting a 9.40 goals against average.

Maryland Meets Virginia in National Championship Monday

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#1/2 Maryland (15-0) vs. #4/4 Virginia (13-4)
May 31, 2021
Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
1:00 pm EDT

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The University of Maryland lacrosse team will play for the 2021 National Championship on Monday, May 31 when the third-seeded Terrapins take on #4-seed Virginia.

The game, hosted at Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. on Memorial Day, will be broadcast on ESPN2. Faceoff is slated for 1 p.m.

Playing in the NCAA Championship for the 15th time, Maryland is third all-time in final appearances behind Johns Hopkins (18) and Syracuse (16). Since John Tillman was hired by the Terps prior to the 2011 season, the Terps have played in the most NCAA Finals, appearing in six of the 10 held events.

VIRGINIA STORYLINES

TERPS DOWN DUKE IN SEMIS

•  #1-ranked and undefeated Maryland advanced to the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Game for the 15th time in history with a dominating 14-5 win over second-seeded Duke (14-3) at a rainy and cold Pratt and Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field on Saturday afternoon. 

• Tewaaraton Award front runner Jared Bernhardt scored five goals  — including the 200th of his career — and added two assists for seven points as he set the Maryland single-season record for points in a season with 94, breaking Ray Altman’s old record of 93 set in 1963.

• Anthony DeMaio had two goals and two assists, while Logan Wisnauskas tallied a pair of goals and had three points. The Terps’ defense was stellar as Logan McNaney made a career-high 17 saves as Duke, which came into the game averaging just under 15 goals per game, was held to five, a season low.  
  
   

TERPS IN THE TOURNEY

• Maryland has reached its 18^th consecutive NCAA Tournament – the longest streak in Division I. This is Maryland’s 43^rd overall NCAA appearance in program history and the 6^th time Maryland has advanced to the Championship game under John Tillman. Tillman led the Terps to their first National title in 42 years the last time the program made the title game in 2017.  
• Head coach John Tillman has amassed 24 all-time NCAA Tournament wins, which ranks 7th all-time in Division I history. All 24 wins have come in 10 seasons of NCAA Tournament play (2011-21) while at Maryland.
• Maryland’s current roster has 130 games of combined NCAA Tournament experience, with 13 players appearing in NCAA Tournament games before this season.

SERIES HISTORY

• Monday marks the 93rd all-time meeting between the two schools, with the Terrapins holding a slight 47-45 edge in the all-time series.  
• The Terps are 3-4 all-time vs. the Cavaliers in the NCAA tournament. The two schools last met in the 2019 Quarterfinals, where the Cavaliers clinched a 13-12 overtime victory.  
• The two schools were scheduled to play on March 14, 2020 before the season was shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 
• Virginia beat Maryland, 9-7, in the 2011 NCAA Championship game, the only meeting in the final between the teams. 

BIG TEN CHAMPS!

• Maryland came from behind to defeat Johns Hopkins 12-10 on May 8 to capture the program’s third Big Ten Tournament title and first since 2017.
• Kyle Long’s goal with 5:34 left in the fourth quarter gave Maryland the lead for good at 10-9 as the Terps reeled off five goals in a row in the second half to rally from a 9-6 deficit early in the third quarter. Daniel Maltz scored a team-high three goals, including two in the decisive fourth quarter.

HISTORIC WIN STREAK

• Maryland is off to its best start in school history, winning 15 straight games in 2021. Maryland has won 17 straight games dating back to 2020, its longest win streak since winning 31 straight from 1955-57. Maryland has completed six undefeated seasons in program history, the last coming during the 1973 National Championship season.       

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Men’s Lacrosse Defeats Hofstra to Win CAA Championship

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5/15/2021 | 5 p.m.

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y.   – Reid Bowering scored five goals as the Drexel men’s lacrosse team won the Colonial Athletic Association Championship with a 15-11 win at Hofstra University on Saturday. The Dragons raced out to a big early lead and held on for their second CAA title and earned the league’s automatic qualifier to the 2021 NCAA Lacrosse Championships that start next weekend.
 
Bowering was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament. He scored seven goals and had an assist in the two games. Bowering was joined on the All-Tournament team by Ross Blumenthal, Sean Donnelly and Sean Quinn.
 
The Dragons raced out to a big early lead thanks to an eight-goal run that made it 10-1 midway through the second quarter. Hofstra tried to chip away at the Drexel lead but could not come within three goals the rest of the day.
 
The Dragons got on the board early when Bowering picked up a rebound from in close at the 13:08 mark of the first. Two minutes later, freshman Luke Tomak’s right-handed shot put the Dragons up by a pair. Less than a minute later, the Pride cut the lead in half, when Ryan Tierney scored from the ground after taking a hit. That would be the Pride’s last goal for span of more than 19 minutes.
 
Bowering scored the first two Drexel goals in the run as the graduate student had a hat trick less than nine minutes into the game. The Dragons offense exploded for three more goals before the quarter ended and led 7-1 after one. Aidan Coll had a pair of goals, while Ryan Genord added another.
 
Drexel sustained its momentum in the second quarter. Jack Mulcahy increased the lead to 8-1 before freshman McVicker scored a transition goal just 21 seconds later. That goal was set up by a great save at point-blank range by Ross Blumenthal to rob James Thilben. Blumenthal had perhaps his best half in a Drexel uniform during the opening 30 minutes. The junior made eight saves in the first half, many of the highlight-reel variety. Tomak found the cage again halfway through the second giving Drexel its biggest lead of the game. Tierney finally broke a Hofstra scoring drought of more than 19 minutes with an unassisted score with 6:02 to play in the half.
 
Hofstra scored four of the first five goals in the third as they trimmed the margin to five at 12-7. Justin Lynsky started the scoring and then Ryan Sheridan got hot. His first goal of the quarter made it 11-4. After an unsettled situation, Drexel’s Sean Quinn raced down the field and fired home his second goal of the postseason. The defenseman now has three goals in his last three CAA Championship game. Sheridan answered with two more goals in the course of two minutes to cut Drexel’s lead to five. Jack Mulcahy finally got the Dragons back on the board with 20 seconds to go, but the Pride scored six seconds later to make it 12-7. On the play, the Pride was awarded a two-minute man-up situation after a penalty on Patrick Udovich. Hofstra was able to score once on the man-up, as Sam Lufti’s goal from right in front got the home fans back into the game.
 
Drexel allowed just one goal during the two-minute unreleasable penalty and still held a 12-8 lead. The Dragons scored two of the next three, both by Bowering, as the Drexel fans who made the trip could sense that something special was about to happen. Hofstra was able to score twice in the final five minutes to get within three, but with the Pride riding, Brennan Greewald found Coll, who put the exclamation point on the Dragons’ ninth-straight win.
 
The Dragons, who played in the championship game a year ago, picked up the second CAA title in program history, both under head coach Brian Voelker, and the first since the 2014 team won right here at Shuart Stadium. Bowering’s five goals tied a program tournament game record set by freshman Sean Donnelly just two days earlier. Tomak, another talented freshman, finished the day with a career-best three assists and five points. Coll had his second-straight hat trick, while Jack Mulcahy scored twice.
 
Freshman Brent McVicker had a team-best six ground balls. Quinn snagged five ground balls and forced a pair of turnovers. Blumenthal finished the day with 11 saves. Jimmeh Koita won 12 face-offs and added five ground balls. Drexel outshot Hofstra, 44-32, and double up the Pride in the first half (30-15), when it took control of the contest.
 
Sheridan led the Pride with three goals, while Tierney had two goals and two assists. The Pride won 15 of the 27 face-offs. Bobby Casey stopped nine shots in the cage.
 
The Dragons will find out their opening round opponent on Sunday night.
 

Panthers Draw #2 Duke in 2021 NCAA Tournament First Round

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The High Point University men’s lacrosse team will face #2 Duke in the First Round of the 2021 NCAA men’s Lacrosse Tournament the selection committee announced Sunday night (May 10.) HPU was paired up with the #2 seeded Blue Devils in a first-round matchup which will be held on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Dorrance Stadium on May 16th at 5:00 PM on ESPNU, this is the second NCAA tournament appearance for Jon Torpey and High Point.  

How did we get here?

 

The High Point University men’s lacrosse team won its second SoCon title with an 11-8 victory over #18 Richmond. Six Panthers scored in the SoCon Championship win. Kevin Rogers led the way in goals and points with four goals and an assist for five points. Dalton Sulver and Asher Nolting each scored two goals as well in the win. 

 

“Beyond excited, almost speechless,” Coach Jon Torpey said after the SoCon Championship victory. “Again, credit to Richmond, their staff is amazing they put their guys in great positions throughout the season to succeed. We learned a lot from our last game with them and I am just so incredibly proud of our guys. I love our guys, I love their families and for them to get this today, it means a lot for the program. “

 

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Panthers in the tournament

This is High Point’s second NCAA Tournament appearance ever and first since 2015. In 2015 the Panthers took on Towson in Towson, Md. The #17 Tigers won 10-8 in a close battle. 

The Panthers were one of 16 teams to earn the way into the NCAA Tournament and just one of eight automatic qualifiers.

Sunday’s game marks the second time HPU will face Duke this season. High Point has played Duke every single season in the program’s history except for one, 2014. 

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90,000 Moscow coach is ready to contribute to the development of the lacrosse team in Vologda

Coach of one of the country’s oldest lacrosse teams “ Moscow lacrosse club ” Valentin Sosnov expressed his readiness to come to Vologda and teach the local team the basics of this sport.

Lacrosse is a contact American team ball and stick game. In Russia, the mention of lacrosse is rare: you can count the teams professionally playing this game on one hand – one male team in Moscow
and St. Petersburg.And it is important for the Lacrosse Federation in Russia to promote this sport: its representatives regularly travel to other cities with all equipment, their own gates and teach new teams free of charge lacrosse.

Master classes have already been held in Yaroslavl, Perm, St. Petersburg, Zhukovsky and other cities. The mentor of the Moscow lacrosse club team and member of the Council of the Russian Lacrosse Federation Valentin Sosnov told the Vologda.RF correspondent that after such master classes, the coaches follow the further development of new teams, help them, invite them to competitions that are mostly held Abroad.For example, the next championship will be held in Serbia.

At such master classes, athletes are taught how to use a stick, handle the ball, and make passes. Usually mentors, often Valentin Sosnov himself and Yevgeny Arkhipov, president of the Lacrosse Federation in Russia, come for 1-2 days off. Classes can be periodic: for example, if the training process requires it, mentors will come once a month.

Valentin Sosnov expressed his readiness to come to our city if we recruit a team of initiative young people (the team can be women, men, children) interested in the development of lacrosse in Vologda.You can start training with a team of 4 people from the age of six. For classes, a gym or field and equipment are required: at the initial stages, only a ball and a club.

“We will come and show everything. We will bring equipment, but we will not be able to leave it. The International Lacrosse Federation sent us a huge number of clubs and balls, but they are now stuck in Latvia due to the coronavirus pandemic, and until the borders are opened, we will not be able to take all of this. But if by the time the inventory is at our disposal, there are interested persons in Vologda, we will be able to send them, for example, 10 clubs and balls, ”says Valentin Sosnov.

The coach notes that the beginning of classes does not require a high level of physical fitness, but it develops the back muscle corset well. The Vologda City Administration notes that the development of lacrosse in the regional capital can have a positive effect on the level of involvement of Vologda residents in sports.

“To form a lacrosse team in Vologda is an interesting initiative anyway. And any new or, more precisely, not very popular sports, at least deserve to be presented to the residents of our city.The main thing is that according to the results there are like-minded people who are ready to contribute to the development of lacrosse or another sport in our city. On the other hand, Russian President Vladimir Putin has set a task: by 2024, 55% of the country’s residents should go in for sports. The more opportunities Vologda residents have for doing sports, the better , ”commented Dmitry Zhobakas, Head of the Department of Physical Culture and Mass Sports of Vologda.

We will add that representatives of the Russian Lacrosse Federation come to Vologda with a master class, the initiative group needs to assemble a team of those who wish, find a gym or other training ground and write about this to Valentina Sosnov on the social network.

PO Box: Who’s Next After Ovechkin?

How many goals will Ovi score this year? Will he be able to overtake Howe this year and will he be able to overtake Gretzky in the end? @_tomsnft_ / Instagram

Ovechkin started this way (nine goals in his first eight games) and is now on schedule for 92 goals. That would give him 822 goals at the end of the season, leaving behind Brett Hull (741), Jaromir Jagr (766), and Gordy Howe (801). But no matter how great Ovi is, he will not be able to withstand such a schedule, excuse me.Before the start of the season, he was 164 goals behind Wayne Gretzky, that is, during the five-year contract signed in the summer, he had to score exactly 35 goals per season. It’s more than real, but it’s one thing to do it at 36, and another thing after 40. Age, of course, has no power over Ovi, but it’s better to create at least some groundwork now. The ideal layout of 165 goals in five seasons would be something like: 50 – 40 – 30 – 25 – 20.

Therefore, given the vigorous start of the 2021-22 season, it makes sense for Alexander to focus on 50 goals this year.That would already be very cool and would allow him to reach this summit for the ninth time, catching up with the record figures of Gretzky and Mike Bossy. But in principle, any result over 40 goals can be considered good.

The turn of 60 pucks? Oh! Ovi has conquered him only once in his career (65 goals in 2007-08), and it is highly unlikely that he will do it again. So if there are no injuries and disqualifications, Ovechkin can score 50 goals this season.

As for the main goal – the pursuit of Gretzky, to whom there are 155 goals – now the answer to the question of whether Ovechkin can become the best sniper in history falls somewhere in the category of faith.In the history of the NHL, there have already been cases when players scored a lot after the 36th anniversary. Jaromir Jagr scored 120 goals at this age, Gordy Howe – 216. At the same time, both voluntarily took a break in their performances in the NHL for several years. Ovechkin has no such desire yet.

Video: VASH-ARI: Ovechkin scores 739th career goal

Who will be the next big Russian star after Ovi? @elenajonesses / Instagram

Tough question, really. Who will be the next Ovi? Will there be such a thing at all?

Ovechkin is a unique blend of sportsmanship, character, charisma and natural gift that appears once in several generations. 7343 outfield players played in the NHL on October 31, 2021, and only one storms Wayne Gretzky’s record. By the end of his career, Ovechkin may well be included in the top ten best hockey players of all time. Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr, Gordie Howe, Mark Messier, Ovechkin. These are all players of the same order. When will Russia still have such a player? Is he playing now? Most likely no.

In terms of potential, Andrey Svechnikov is the closest to Ovechkin. He is only 21 years old, and he has been in the NHL for the fourth season and is just beginning to show his abilities.I would like to believe that the stormy start of this season in his performance (seven goals and 11 points in seven matches) is not an accident, but the next stage in revealing his hockey personality. He has a lethal shot, excellent natural data, unmatched hockey flair, space performance and superhuman self-confidence on the verge of audacity. His fight with Ovechkin in the spring of 2019, when Andrei just turned 19, and the first lacrosse goals in NHL history are a logical continuation of his personality. So Svechnikov will be one of the main suppliers of news headlines for the next at least 10 years.

Video: MON-KAR: Svechnikov scores from an acute angle

From the younger generation, we will follow Matvey Michkov, who breaks all records at the junior level, including Ovechkinsky ones. But we must wait at least until the very moment when Ovechkin can leave the NHL. Michkov, entering the draft in 2023, has a contract with SKA until the end of the 2025-26 season.

In the meantime, let’s enjoy the game of Nikita Kucherov, Artemy Panarin, Kirill Kaprizov.These are quite the superstars of the current NHL, in skill and talent not inferior to Ovechkin. They just have a slightly different role in history.

Can Vegas be considered a serious contender for the Cup if there is no top center in the team? And who can you really try to barter, besides Jack Eichel? Anders Tsoy / VK

Why not? “Golden Knights” have been walking around the Cup since the first season and in every year of their existence they had real chances for a championship. Be it 2018, when they stumbled over Washington in the final.2019, when the Sharks lost in a dramatic seven-match series of the first round. 2020, when in the final of the Western Conference he lost to Dallas. Or the last playoffs, where the Golden Knights, like many others, broke their teeth on the courageous Montreal.

If you look at the list of Stanley Cup winners, there have been examples in history when teams won simply with good, solid centers. New Jersey in 2003 with Patrick Eliash. Carolina 2006 with Eric Staal. Yes, the same “Tampa” in 2020 with Braden Point, when Steven Stamkos played three minutes for the entire playoffs.

Why is William Karlsson worse? He’s a great center, making a cool link with Riley Smith and Jonathan Marchesso. Chandler Stevenson is a good addition to Mark Stone and Max Pacioretti. Defense and goalkeeper’s line of “Knights” are the strongest.

Of course, Vegas will be looking for a boost in the free agency market, and the rumors about Jack Eickel are really persistent. But, first, the acquisition of a former Buffalo captain who is dealing with his health problems is a big risk.Secondly, in order to acquire Eikel’s heavy contract, you will have to get rid of other contracts. And besides, according to rumors, “Sabers” in the summer rejected a generous offer “Vegas”, allegedly ready to give up three players and a choice in the first round of the draft. Kelly McCrimmon is unlikely to be willing to give more.

Who else can look at in Nevada? In order not to completely guess on the coffee grounds, let’s take a look at the list of players becoming free agents in 2022. And we will see very interesting names there.How do you, for example, Evgeni Malkin, whose contract with Pittsburgh ends? I think it would be very interesting to see Gino in Vegas uniform. Perhaps this will give a new impetus to his career. Also, Claude Giroud, Patrice Bergeron, Joe Pavelski, Nazim Kadri, Vincent Trochek, Ryan Strowm can become unlimited free agents. Each of them would fit “Vegas” to the court.

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Can Kraken be a real contender for the playoffs? NHL SEATTLE KRAKEN / SEATTLE KRAKEN / VK

Complete! Taking one of the top three spots in the Pacific will be tricky given the start of Calgary and Edmonton and the presence of Vegas in the division.But here for the “wild card” of the Western Conference “Kraken” really fight. The first matches showed that NHL newcomers can quite compete with any rivals. In terms of skill, Seattle is perhaps far from the favorites, but due to organization, reliable goalkeeper play and dedication, it can consistently score points. Among the Kraken’s trump cards is the crazy home arena, where Dave Hackstall’s squad have won two out of three matches. It will be difficult for absolutely any opponent there. “Seattle” would still learn to score at least 50 percent of the points away, and it will be very good.The team at the “Kraken” gathered very even – all four links are able to bite opponents. And especially – the nominal third three with Brandon Tanev (six goals in eight games) and Jared McCann (seven points).

Another growth area for Seattle is power play. Of the 25 chances, “Kraken” has realized so far only three, with a percentage of realization of 12.0%, being in the 29th place in the NHL. But this should come with time. But with the minority they already have everything in order – a solid 88.9% reliability and fourth place in the league.

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Why do you think Edmonton have not yet claimed the Cup? Max Strizh / VK

Because he did not suffer enough and was not yet ready to sacrifice everything for the sake of victory. This is likely to change in the near future. Connor McDavid is the greatest hockey player of our time. At 24, in his seventh season in the NHL, he seems to have matured enough to give his team the best chance of a successful playoff game.

Of course, the Oilers’ cup failures had game reasons. Insufficient depth of the squad both in attack (there was too large a gap in skill level between the top-6 and bottom-6) and in defense (Oscar Klefbom missed the entire 2020-21 season and does not play in this, which forced Edmonton to reshape the whole defensive play). The Oilers still do not have the most representative third and fourth triplets, but at least the first two links have become more balanced with the arrival of Zach Hyman and the maturation of Jesse Pulyujarvi.The defenses were also shaken, and Darnell Nurse took over the leadership role. As before, doubts are raised by the not always stable and healthy goalkeeper line, made up of Mike Smith and Mikko Koskinen. But in the coming years, it will change in any case (Koskinen has the last year of the contract, Smith has two).

But even with such a roster, you can claim the championship. Remember how much the same Ovechkin went through, who won his first and so far the only Stanley Cup at the age of 32. That’s when McDavid and Leon Dreiseitl become truly team players and are ready to sacrifice themselves for the sake of the rest, then the Oilers will become a real force.

Video: ARI-EDM: McDavid scores his 200th career goal International 10 – which took place from 7 to 17 October in Romania. Reported by RIA Novosti.

In the final of the tournament, Russian cybersportsmen defeated the Chinese team PSG.LGD with a score of 3: 2 on maps. The third place was taken by the international team Team Secret.The Russians won $ 18.2 million, the Chinese $ 5.2 million. The bronze medalists will receive $ 3.6 million.

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received the Russian team Team Spirit for the victory in the tournament The International 10

According to RBC, Team Spirit became the first Russian team to win the world Dota 2 tournament. Russia was marked by the Virtus Pro team. In 2015, 2017 and 2018, she took 5-6 places.

Members of Team Spirit are Russians Alexander TORONTOTOKYO Hertek (20 years old), Magomed Collapse Khalilov (19 years old) and Yaroslav Miposhka Naydenov (23 years old), as well as Ukrainians Ilya yatoro Mulyarchuk (18 years old) and Miroslav Mira Kolpakov (21 years old) . .. Cybersportsmen are being coached by 28-year-old Russian Airat Silent Gaziev.

The winners shared their plans on where they will spend the $ 18.2 million won in the World Cup. Mulychuk said that he would buy a house for the cat “and, possibly, a manor”, and Hertek – an apartment for his sister.“She is 11 years old. We talked with her on FaceTime and I said: “If we win, I’ll buy you an apartment in the center of Moscow,” he shared. Kolpakov said that he was going to buy a house and a car for his father with the winnings. “I don’t know what to buy. I have everything! I have everything I need to eat, I do not need anything! ” – Khalilov admitted.

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Team Spirit was founded back in 2015. In addition to Dota 2, the organization is represented in disciplines such as CS: GO and Hearthstone.“Our goal is to consistently perform at a high level in each of the disciplines and compete with the best esports clubs in the world,” say the cybersportsmen. The Dota 2 team roster was updated at the end of last year.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko has already congratulated the team. According to him, the cybersportsmen held the tournament “flawlessly”. “The victory of Russian players in such a large-scale international tournament once again focuses the attention of our society to sports that combine two most important components of modern life: sports and digital technologies,” he stated.

The importance of esports in government has been discussed before. So, in July, the authorities proposed introducing classes in this discipline in a number of universities. In addition, by December 2022, it is planned to introduce courses on data analysis, computer game development and the use of technology in the creation of films and other content.

Later, the Ministry of Education and Science explained that Russian universities can make their own decisions on the inclusion of e-sports in educational programs.