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SixBySix wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 7:29 pm Having now watched a full Salisbury game, they are a full head and shoulders over any of the other remaining teams. I would be shocked if they don't win it all and somewhat surprised if any of the games are particularly close.

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Another year and another early set of departures for Centennial Teams in the NCAA tournament...saw a tweet that asked the question: "How many more bad NCAAs will it take for the CC to stop be considered top tier?" The conference has brand names, but when was the last, BIG time, OOC win fo...

Another year and another early set of departures for Centennial Teams in the NCAA tournament...saw a tweet that asked the question: "How many more bad NCAAs will it take for the CC to stop be considered top tier?" The conference has brand names, but when was the last, BIG time, OOC win fo...

valaxfan wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 6:55 pm

ah23 wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 6:46 pm Great season for Swarthmore, but…yeah. No shot tonight.

Already 9-0 Sals in first.

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Swarthmore getting some good looks on offense, but holy cow does Salisbury play perfect lacrosse. No mistakes ever and capitalize on every opportunity

I am trying to get an answer from anyone who might actually know. 1. Are players who are not among the 32 playing in a tournament game paying for their own hotels, meals and travel while other players have the NCAA pay? Are they not on the same bus? 2. Is this a recent change in the last decade? 1)...

Just take the L kid. We have gone from the NCAA putting the entire teams’ travel, hotel and meals in its “dime” to pleading that players aren’t putting it on their credit cards. I’m sure they aren’t bro. They aren’t putting their tuition on their credit cards either. But their parents are! You are ...

A little confused by this, will the ncaa ever allow more then 32 active players for the tournament in D3? A lot of rosters are reaching 50-60+ and these kids work there asses off all year to just stand in the bleachers when it really matters. Obviously a Salisbury fan and saw over 20 kids on the bl...

Swat advances and looks good vs a 16-1 Endicott squad. How do they beat Salisbury? Serious question. I think they have a punchers chance. I think they need a few things to happen: Convert every faceoff win to a possession- can not afford to turn the ball over between the lines Clear close to 100% C...

laxrat1982 wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 5:30 pm What did he do?

He aggressively fondled his nards for a while right towards the union bench

Any insights on where 23 and 99 are for Dickinson? Two big players not starting …

FWIW laxreference has Denison winning 74 times out of 100 sims vs Babson. I think LaxReference has improved a lot this year, but their Elo model has failed to adequately account for the geographic imbalance in D3 lacrosse for years. They consistently have Midwestern teams wildly overrated and the c...

False (as usual). If only every Region I team could have just played Christopher Newport (#2 in Region 3) this year, it would have been win after win. Or Swarthmore (#3 in Region 3), or Gettysburg (#5 Region 3). Bottom line Region 1 team are 5-1 against Region 3. Babson or Endicott would have had l...

Don't count out either centennial team, great specialist play goes a long way in the tournament.

Not predicting the outcome of the game- but there is a realistic chance Swarthmore is the best team Salisbury will have faced all year. That is a tough draw for the #1 seed. I think all D3 fans besides the Salisbury faithful would love to see the Gulls get bounced early. I think it would ramp up th...

Who has the hardest pod & who has the easiest? I think if Salisbury weren't a big favorite over the majority of the field we would say they got a tough draw - - three combined losses between the Gulls, Endicott, and Swarthmore. Tufts/Union/Stevenson could all advance out of that pod and it woul...

No chatter on Dickinson taking the title or Gettysburg missing out on the NCAA's? I guess it didn't surprise anybody. Swat and Roanoke took the paved road to the NCAA's while Getty went the old dirt trail. Worked out S&R if the only goal is to make NCAA's. I simply admire Getty more. Not that m...

St. Lawrence and Tufts both are the higher seed in their pods but are not hosting because of location/distance. The committee did not want to send 3 teams up to Canton, NY so they sent them down to CT. Tufts being in the pod with two Illinois teams meant it was closer to send them to Union rather t...

I don't think there is a high a chance this happens, but Scranton played dickinson pretty close during the regular season

Final Predicitions: Gettysburg/Swarthmore will probably be a coin flip. Both teams will be sweating it out 9:30pm EST. Pool B: Salisbury Pool C: Locks (3): RIT, Tufts, SLU Most likely In (4): CNU, W&L, Bowdoin, Union Bubble bids (2): Middlebury & Amherst Last team In: Swarthmore First 3 out...

Also curious why Gettysburg would get in at 10-8 and not even listed in the top 7 in the recent regional rankings Gettysburg made it to the finals, so they deserve a bid. Also Roanoke should get in too. Gettysburg’s a good team but there’s too few spots. The loss to WAC and muhlenberg really screws...