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[Matnum PI]

Patriot League Splitting Into Two Division For 2021

According to a report from Matt Kinnear of Inside Lacrosse, the Patriot League will be splitting into two divisions for the 2021 men’s lacrosse season and playing mostly a conference schedule.

The North Division will be comprised of Army, Boston U, Colgate and Holy Cross. The South Division will be made up of Bucknell, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola and Navy. This is a similar situation to what the Patriot League did with their basketball schedule, going conference-only and splitting the conference up into three mini conferences.

Per the report, the Patriot League conference schedule will begin on March 6th and will end on April 24th. The Patriot League Tournament will take place from May 7th-9th. Whether teams will be able to play non-conference games prior to the start of conference play will likely vary from school to school.

This report is very consistent to the schedule that Navy posted on their athletic’s website last week. The schedule features seven contest against Patriot League opponents and begins on March 13th. The Midshipmen are set to play cross-division contest against Holy Cross and arch-rival Army. The Army-Navy game is currently set to take place the last week of the season, as usual.

Navy is the only team who has posted a 2021 schedule online thus far. Stony Brook was the first team to post any kind of schedule online, posting a partial schedule a few months back. According to multiple sources, there should be a flurry of schedules dropping across multiple conferences following the holidays.

[Typical Lax Dad]

Patriot League Splitting Into Two Division For 2021

According to a report from Matt Kinnear of Inside Lacrosse, the Patriot League will be splitting into two divisions for the 2021 men’s lacrosse season and playing mostly a conference schedule.

The North Division will be comprised of Army, Boston U, Colgate and Holy Cross. The South Division will be made up of Bucknell, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola and Navy. This is a similar situation to what the Patriot League did with their basketball schedule, going conference-only and splitting the conference up into three mini conferences.

Per the report, the Patriot League conference schedule will begin on March 6th and will end on April 24th. The Patriot League Tournament will take place from May 7th-9th. Whether teams will be able to play non-conference games prior to the start of conference play will likely vary from school to school.

This report is very consistent to the schedule that Navy posted on their athletic’s website last week. The schedule features seven contest against Patriot League opponents and begins on March 13th. The Midshipmen are set to play cross-division contest against Holy Cross and arch-rival Army. The Army-Navy game is currently set to take place the last week of the season, as usual.

Navy is the only team who has posted a 2021 schedule online thus far. Stony Brook was the first team to post any kind of schedule online, posting a partial schedule a few months back. According to multiple sources, there should be a flurry of schedules dropping across multiple conferences following the holidays.

Seems reasonable. I will take it.

[Matnum PI]

I'll take it, too, though... After we discover who are the cream of each conference's crop, I'd really like some semblance of an end of season tourney.

[Matnum PI]

MEN'S LACROSSE
The Patriot League's nine men's lacrosse programs will be split into two divisions for the 2021 season. Army West Point, Boston University, Colgate and Holy Cross will play in the North Division, and Bucknell, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola Maryland and Navy will play in the South Division. Teams will play each divisional opponent at least once with limited games against non-divisional opponents. A minimum of seven League games will be played by each team.

The League schedule is set to begin on Saturday, March 6, concluding on Saturday, April 24, with a built-in makeup date planned for Saturday, May 1. The 2021 Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Championship is scheduled to begin with the semifinal round on Friday, May 7, followed by the championship game on Sunday, May 9.

[10stone5]

IL
pre Patriot play all league lists,

Preseason Patriot League Rankings

1 Loyola
2 Army
3 Lehigh
4 Navy
5 Bucknell
6 Boston U
7 Holy Cross
8 Colgate
9 Lafayette

Preseason All-Patriot League

*A-Brendan Nichtern, Army
A-Tommy Schelling, Lehigh
A-Kevin Lindley, Loyola
M-Harry Wellford, Bucknell
M-Andrew Eichelberger, Lehigh
M-Peter Swindell, Loyola
FO-Conor Gaffney, Lehigh
SSDM-Matt Higgins, Loyola
LSM-Ryan McNulty, Loyola
D-Marcus Hudgins, Army
D-Anthony Tangredi, Lehigh
D-Cam Wyers, Loyola
G-Wyatt Schupler, Army

*Preseason Patriot League Player of the Year

[laxxygilmore]

IL
pre Patriot play all league lists,

Preseason Patriot League Rankings

1 Loyola
2 Army
3 Lehigh
4 Navy
5 Bucknell
6 Boston U
7 Holy Cross
8 Colgate
9 Lafayette

Preseason All-Patriot League

*A-Brendan Nichtern, Army
A-Tommy Schelling, Lehigh
A-Kevin Lindley, Loyola
M-Harry Wellford, Bucknell
M-Andrew Eichelberger, Lehigh
M-Peter Swindell, Loyola
FO-Conor Gaffney, Lehigh
SSDM-Matt Higgins, Loyola
LSM-Ryan McNulty, Loyola
D-Marcus Hudgins, Army
D-Anthony Tangredi, Lehigh
D-Cam Wyers, Loyola
G-Wyatt Schupler, Army

*Preseason Patriot League Player of the Year

No love for Navy? That’ll change when they win the PLT and 3 or 4 Mids make the Post Season All PL Team.

[Turnandrake]

Bucknell finally got their first game and win today vs Cleveland st. 15-9

[gymman1031]

BU @ Holy Cross this evening.

[Sidelinehorn!]

BU pounding HC....9-1 still in the 2nd....yikes

[gymman1031]

Didn't expect BU to be dominating at this level!

[Sidelinehorn!]

Good coaching staff and had a lot of guys get experience last year with Burr and Gray gone. Polley has something good going!

[old salt]

WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Army West Point men's lacrosse game against Colgate University, previously scheduled for Saturday, Mar. 13 at 1 p.m., has been postponed due to a positive COVID-19 test within Army's Tier 1.

Rescheduling of the game will be announced at a later date.

NCAA TIER 1 DEFINITION: Tier 1 is the highest exposure tier and consists of individuals for whom physical distancing and face coverings are not possible or effective during athletic training or competition. Examples of relevant individuals include student-athletes, coaches, athletic trainers, physical therapists, medical staff, equipment staff and officials.
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[Laxrules10]

Is anyone able to watch the Lehigh @ Bucknell game now on ESPN+? Doesnt seem to be working.

[Henpecked]

Definitely not working.

[old salt]

Nope.

live stats = https://bucknellbison.com/sidearmstats/mlax/summary

Lehigh up 13-3 @ 6:30 remaining Q3

[laxxygilmore]

Not working at all.

It’s all Fauci’s fault.

[youthathletics]

[10stone5]

About what I expected, close,

8-6 Lehigh,
Sisselberger is killing it, so you could argue, good game
Cadets to keep it close.

[10stone5]

That kind of time of possession,
its too much,

11-7 Lehigh now.

[calourie]

Lehigh holds off Army after Army climbs back into the game at11-11 and 12-12. Fun game to watch. Neither team looks ACC or MD skilled (despite Army's game one dismantling of Syracuse). Denver has the makings of an elite team as well, and I'll wait to see Rutgers go 8-2 in the BIG before I put them in that class. Not sold on Georgetwon either. Sisselberger for Lehigh was a beast at FOGO where Army has been traditionally weak for years. Loyola trouncing Navy at the half. B.U. lost to Utah. League will likely sneak a second bid to the dance between Lehigh, Army and Loyola, but it certainly is no sure thing.