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In years past, Gulls have torn through their side of the bracket and encountered a worthy program in the final. But even in dominant years they've gotten some great tests before that. Noke, Denison, plenty of others have shown out and made them really earn a title berth. They aren't undefeated in N...

In years past, Gulls have torn through their side of the bracket and encountered a worthy program in the final. But even in dominant years they've gotten some great tests before that. Noke, Denison, plenty of others have shown out and made them really earn a title berth. They aren't undefeated in N...

[/quote] so much about this post that i don’t understand. first off, salisbury appears to be the top team. they are undefeated, and should be the favorite. but. they have had a soft schedule compared to others. not sure if that means anything. salisbury has played two top 10 teams (3 games). compare...

I am not trying to disparage the SLU accomplishment this season. They are a very good team but far from dominate and to piss on the Tufts coach about his twitter posts is just ridiculous. He is trying to promote the programs. Nothing wrong with that. He has been very successful as a head coach. Him ...

Touching on the Friday games since they're on the slate tomorrow. RIT wins their game effortlessly easily, covering a 15-20 goal spread in my opinion. They’ve been mostly dominant all year and are proven perennial contenders and Hope is no where close to playing at the same level. The Denison vs. B...

i think there are three front runners for the title. RPI, RIT, and Salisbury. there is a gap to this next group. wesleyan, Tufts, St Lawrence, CNU, and Middlebury are in the next group. Laxattackjack - agree those three are the frontrunners but do think that if Wes and Tufts play there best lax tha...

RPI exceeded expectation because of one reason - the best goalie in the country. Their tournament run will be dictated by his play. When he is lights out, they are hard to beat but if he has a bad game, then they will lose. He had 24 and 19 saves against RIT. Those numbers decline ever so slightly,...

RPI exceeded expectation because of one reason - the best goalie in the country. Their tournament run will be dictated by his play. When he is lights out, they are hard to beat but if he has a bad game, then they will lose. He had 24 and 19 saves against RIT. Those numbers decline ever so slightly, ...

Agreed. My predictions for the first weekend of NCAAs for the NESCAC squads. Tufts: Will be interesting to see how the extra week off has played out. No chance they lose on Saturday, but Sunday will be a big game for them. Do they come out well rested with a chip on their shoulder or ready for next...

Have to say that this year's forum has become painful to read. Everyone is reacting to posts that are clearly meant to generate extreme reactions. Lets talk about lacrosse and prediction of the tournament. We have to possible rematches brewing in Middlebury-Bowdoin and Tufts-Wes. We should be talkin...

Tufts has an opportunity for revenge after losing to Salisbury and Wes. Would love to see them step up their game. They have had a lot to think during their break. Which team will show up this May - the one who demolished CNU, Union, and Middlebury or the one that gave Williams and Hamilton a 8 goal...

I have to say I think Amherst got a raw deal. They should have gotten in over Noke but understand why the comittee did not take 5 NESCAC teams. I think the head to head really hurt them against Bowdoin. On another note - How is the second weekend going to work? So will the games be at Salisbury or a...

At this point I don’t see anymore bid thieves out there. I’ll give my last go at guessing the 10 bids. This is assuming RIT, Salisbury, and Wesleyan win. RPI, Tufts, St. Lawrence, CNU, Middlebury, W&L, Union, Swarthmore, Amherst, Gettysburg. Just missed… Bowdoin and Roanoke. The last two spots ...

Saying that Salisbury is far and away the best D-III lacrosse program isn’t exactly a hot take. My point was that next to Salisbury, there has been no other league that has been as dominate as the NESCAC and the Liberty. On other note, everyone was bashing Tufts for losing to Hamilton in the confer...

A lot of people predicted that Tufts would have a down year and while the loss to Hamilton was not ideal, they were still very successful. They beat a lot of really good teams and given the amount of talent that they lost last year, I think they far exceeded expectation for this upcoming season. The...

The "RamLine" Ham @ Tufts(-6.5) Trin @ Wes(-5) Wil @ Bow(-1) Am(-1.5) @ Midd Tufts (-6.5) - Self explanatory. Side note: as a self-aware Tufts hater, I think just edging out a few tight games (Williams / Amherst / Bowdoin) actually helps this team rather than hurts. Credit to whoever had ...

Regional rankings updated. And they now appear to be in ranking order, and not alphabetical. https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/lacrosse-men/d3/regional-rankings interesting. with this new info, it starts to give an idea of who could be getting at large. looks like wins is more important than losses. as...

I think the NESCAC and the Liberty get 5 of the 10 pools C bids with the Liberty getting 3 and the NESCAC getting two (excluding the conference winner). Hard sell for the NESCAC getting 4 this year. Everyone tallked about Bowdoin being so good this year but they have one quality win against Amherst....

Bowdoin is the last team to get in from the NESCAC if Tufts win the tournament if they even get in. The order as I see it is Tufts, Wes, Amherst, and then Bowdoin. If Williams, Trinity, or Hamilton win the tournament, they have no shot. Amherst has much more quality wins beating both RPI and Swathmo...

Prediction for the Tufts - Bowdoin game. A lot on the line tonight.