Best Games, Upsets, and Upcoming Games

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

Just saw an updated ESPN schedule for Saturday and NU at BC is now listed at noon. This rounds out a very nice opening weekend. All the marquee games are covered. And as an added bonus, Michigan at Notre Dame Sunday night to top it off.

Fri - #13 Stanford at #3 Syracuse - 6pm - ACCN

Sat - #4 Northwestern at #1 BC - Noon - ACCN
- #2 Carolina at #12 JMU - 1pm - LSN

Sun - #23 Michigan at #5 ND - 6pm - ACCN

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

Friday at 5pm on ACCN we can get our first look at Pittsburgh as they host Duquesne. It will make for an appetizer before the battle of the colors (Cardinal vs Orange) gets underway at 6pm.

#9 Maryland at St. Joe's Saturday at 3:30 beaming on espn+ might be a nice 2nd game of the day after NU at BC at noon. We'll get a peek at the new look Terps and who knows--the Hawks might prove competitive for a while. They finished 10-7 last year with 2 OT losses plus a first round A10 tournament win over then #19 Richmond.

Ohio St vs Cincinnati and Lehigh vs St. Joe's--both 4pm start times Wednesday on espn+

Friday the 18th offers a couple of intriguing matchups:

#18 Jacksonville hosts USC at 3pm on espn+ and the ACCN offers a very interesting early test for both teams as #11 Virginia hosts #9 Maryland at 5.

Plenty of good games to choose from this first week coming up. Hopefully the camerawork will be up to snuff for these games. One can always turn down the sound on brutal commentators but a body can't do much to get away from poor camerawork.

[@inthe8m]

#18 Jacksonville hosts USC at 3pm on espn+ and the ACCN offers a very interesting early test for both teams as #11 Virginia hosts #9 Maryland at 5.

Will be interesting to see USC this year. They struggled last year and nearly half of their roster is new to the team this season (15 of 31). They have 12 frosh and 3 transfers. USC's goalie situation is GR transfer from Iona (18 career starts, 0.430 SV%), SO transfer from BC (2 game appearances), and true FR - so, that should be interesting.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

#18 Jacksonville hosts USC at 3pm on espn+ and the ACCN offers a very interesting early test for both teams as #11 Virginia hosts #9 Maryland at 5.

Will be interesting to see USC this year. They struggled last year and nearly half of their roster is new to the team this season (15 of 31). They have 12 frosh and 3 transfers. USC's goalie situation is GR transfer from Iona (18 career starts, 0.430 SV%), SO transfer from BC (2 game appearances), and true FR - so, that should be interesting.

Sounds like they have their work cut out. They were ranked 4th in PAC12 preseason coaches poll behind Stanford, Colorado and Arizona St.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

Friday

USC at #18 Jacksonville 3pm
#8 Maryland at #10 Virginia 5pm
#15 Denver at #14 Stanford (Grudge match) 9pm

Saturday

#9 Loyola at #21 Johns Hopkins 11am
#2 Carolina at #7 Florida 12pm
#22 Temple at St. Joe's (Philly 6 battle) 12pm
#17 Rutgers at Georgetown 3pm

Sunday

#16 Princeton at #10 Virginia 12pm
#4 Stony Brook at #3 Syracuse 4pm

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

Zo! Movink shmartly on from der claptraps and der kerfuffles...

#8 Maryland at #10 Virginia - 5pm Friday - ACC Network.

#4 Stony Brook at #3 Syracuse - 4pm Sunday - ACCNX

No doubt these are the two marquee matchups of the weekend. I know the #7 Gators are hosting the #2 Tar Heels but I have reservations that game will be competitive past a certain point. The Heels are motivated and they won't let Florida get in the way of their stated goal--to win a 3rd Nat while the (excellent) grads and seniors are still here.

All 4 teams will get their first real test of the season. Will Innovator Joe be able to coach 'em up to counter the overwhelming talent of Syracuse? We'll get a good initial indication of where Maryland is in their rebuild, if I can call it that.

Now some honorable mention games that are streaming:

Friday

USC at #18 Jacksonville 3pm - This is a very interesting game. Will Jacksonville continue to disprove the naysayers or does USC actually show up for a road game against a ranked team and get back in the national spotlight.

#15 Denver at #14 Stanford 9pm - This might be a great game seeing as how they met in the NCAA's last year but good golly that's late for this old timer. We'll see how much energy is left in the tank.

Saturday

#9 Loyola at #21 Johns Hopkins 11am - This is another dilly of a game but alas, the ears have to get lowered and nowadays one has to make an appointment for a haircut. If I'da known, I would have chosen another time. This should be a real test for both clubs. Loyola won the last meeting in 2020 by a 16-7 score. The year before Hop took it 13-11. The Hounds own the series 14-5.

Sunday

#16 Princeton at #10 Virginia 12pm - First look at Princeton since 2019. Crazy to think it was that long ago. We'll see what state the Hoos are in. If they knock off the Terps Friday they may be too busy reading their own press clippings to put in a strong mental effort. On the other hand, if they lose to Maryland they may come out loaded for bear, as the saying goes.

All in all, a great 2nd weekend of women's lacrosse in the young season.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

Unless the Gators bite the Heels, this is the game of the day for me. (And Doc and hmmm will be there in the stands--those two lucky SOB's )

Forecast is nippy in the low 40's and a bit windy (15-20 mph).

My haircut appt should allow me to get back in time to catch the end of the 2nd period and the whole 2nd half.

Pretty sure the game streams free here: https://www.centennialconference.tv/hopkinssports/

Hopefully it'll be a good'n.

Go Hop! Go Hounds!

[DMac]

Looks like it does, thanks.

[seacoaster]

JHU v. Loyola: you can tell which team has a game under its belt. JHU just doing everything a little better right now.

[DMac]

So far a game right out of DMac's book of Draws Wins Games.
Should be a very lopsided game, but it aint.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

DMac's book of Draws Wins Games.

Unless you're Georgetown. In 2020 The Hoyas dominated Hop 26 to 4 in the draw circle and lost 15-14. Yesterday, G'Town held a 24-13 advantage over Rutgers yet lost 17-16.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

1pm - #1 Boston College at #13 Virginia ACCNX
3pm - Towson at #8 Loyola ESPN+
7pm - #5 Northwestern at #17 Notre Dame ACCNX

Very nice. Using up some of my personal time off at work to enjoy this.

[OuttaNowhereWregget]

Some very interesting games coming up this weekend:

Saturday brunch game (10 am first draw) #5 Stony Brook at #11 Florida
Harvard at #24 Penn
Penn State at #9 Loyola
St Joe's at Towson

Sunday

#7 Duke at #3 Syracuse
#5 Northwestern at #2 Carolina
#13 Virginia at #16 Notre Dame
#16 Vandy at #12 Denver
#15 Drexel at #20 Johns Hopkins

Read all about it: https://www.insidelacrosse.com/league/WDI/calendar/2022

[Dr. Tact]

Some very interesting games coming up this weekend:

Saturday brunch game (10 am first draw) #5 Stony Brook at #11 Florida
Harvard at #24 Penn
Penn State at #9 Loyola
St Joe's at Towson

Sunday

#7 Duke at #3 Syracuse
#5 Northwestern at #2 Carolina
#13 Virginia at #16 Notre Dame
#16 Vandy at #12 Denver
#15 Drexel at #20 Johns Hopkins

Read all about it: https://www.insidelacrosse.com/league/WDI/calendar/2022

SBU and Florida....we will see if FLA is real this year.
Harvard gets beaten badly
STJ v Towson - pick 'em
Cuse takes down the Blue Devils in their first Big girl lax game of the year.
UNC by 4
Vandy/Denver - pick 'em
Drexel beats JHU

[seacoaster]

Some very interesting games coming up this weekend:

Saturday brunch game (10 am first draw) #5 Stony Brook at #11 Florida
Harvard at #24 Penn
Penn State at #9 Loyola
St Joe's at Towson

Sunday

#7 Duke at #3 Syracuse
#5 Northwestern at #2 Carolina
#13 Virginia at #16 Notre Dame
#16 Vandy at #12 Denver
#15 Drexel at #20 Johns Hopkins

Read all about it: https://www.insidelacrosse.com/league/WDI/calendar/2022

SBU and Florida....we will see if FLA is real this year.
Harvard gets beaten badly
STJ v Towson - pick 'em
Cuse takes down the Blue Devils in their first Big girl lax game of the year.
UNC by 4
Vandy/Denver - pick 'em
Drexel beats JHU

SBU v. Florida -- SBU by 1 or 2
Harvard v. Penn -- Penn by 2-3; don't think they have the scoring to get out ahead as much as Doc thinks.
St. Joe's v. Towson -- SJU by 1 or 2
Syracuse v. Duke -- Syracuse by 6. Duke's only hope is, as you'd expect, for Jenner to completely dominate and then for Duke to be remarkably efficient on Offense.
Vanderbilt v. Denver -- Pioneers by a few.
Drexel v. JHU -- Hopkins by 2.

[8meterPA]

Some very interesting games coming up this weekend:

Saturday brunch game (10 am first draw) #5 Stony Brook at #11 Florida
Harvard at #24 Penn
Penn State at #9 Loyola
St Joe's at Towson

Sunday

#7 Duke at #3 Syracuse
#5 Northwestern at #2 Carolina
#13 Virginia at #16 Notre Dame
#16 Vandy at #12 Denver
#15 Drexel at #20 Johns Hopkins

Read all about it: https://www.insidelacrosse.com/league/WDI/calendar/2022

SB by 4
Penn by 6
Loyola by 3
St Joe's by 2

Syr by 5
UNC by 4
UVA by 2
Denver by 3
JHU by 6

[Matnum PI]

This weekend's 25 Best D1 Women games in order:

– – Team VS Opp Team Details
1 – North Carolina vs Northwestern 3/6/2022
2 – Denver vs Vanderbilt 3/6/2022
3 – Colorado vs Vanderbilt 3/4/2022
4 – Louisville vs Boston College 3/5/2022
5 – Syracuse vs Duke 3/6/2022
6 – Johns Hopkins vs Drexel 3/6/2022
7 – Loyola vs Penn State 3/5/2022
8 – Denver vs UC Davis 3/4/2022
9 – Colorado vs UC Davis 3/6/2022
10 – William and Mary vs Maryland 3/5/2022
11 – Princeton vs Cornell 3/5/2022
12 – UMass vs UConn 3/5/2022
13 – UMBC vs Temple 3/4/2022
14 – Richmond vs Coastal Carolina 3/4/2022
15 – Central Michigan vs Michigan 3/6/2022
16 – Ohio State vs James Madison 3/4/2022
17 – Jacksonville vs East Carolina 3/5/2022
18 – Dartmouth vs Yale 3/5/2022
19 – Notre Dame vs Virginia 3/6/2022
20 – Florida vs Stony Brook 3/5/2022
21 – Canisius vs Marquette 3/4/2022
22 – Army vs Monmouth 3/5/2022
23 – Pitt vs Virginia Tech 3/5/2022
24 – Rutgers vs Villanova 3/5/2022
25 – Columbia vs Brown 3/5/2022

[Laxfan500]

This weekend's 25 Best D1 Women games in order:

– – Team VS Opp Team Details
1 – North Carolina vs Northwestern 3/6/2022
2 – Denver vs Vanderbilt 3/6/2022
3 – Colorado vs Vanderbilt 3/4/2022
4 – Louisville vs Boston College 3/5/2022
5 – Syracuse vs Duke 3/6/2022
6 – Johns Hopkins vs Drexel 3/6/2022
7 – Loyola vs Penn State 3/5/2022
8 – Denver vs UC Davis 3/4/2022
9 – Colorado vs UC Davis 3/6/2022
10 – William and Mary vs Maryland 3/5/2022
11 – Princeton vs Cornell 3/5/2022
12 – UMass vs UConn 3/5/2022
13 – UMBC vs Temple 3/4/2022
14 – Richmond vs Coastal Carolina 3/4/2022
15 – Central Michigan vs Michigan 3/6/2022
16 – Ohio State vs James Madison 3/4/2022
17 – Jacksonville vs East Carolina 3/5/2022
18 – Dartmouth vs Yale 3/5/2022
19 – Notre Dame vs Virginia 3/6/2022
20 – Florida vs Stony Brook 3/5/2022
21 – Canisius vs Marquette 3/4/2022
22 – Army vs Monmouth 3/5/2022
23 – Pitt vs Virginia Tech 3/5/2022
24 – Rutgers vs Villanova 3/5/2022
25 – Columbia vs Brown 3/5/2022

I don’t think Louisville gets lucky like last year when they played BC. It won’t even be close . BC by 8
Cuse will win but another close game …I think it will def come down to how well Duke goalie does . Jenner will dominate on draw . ND over UVA. SB easy win over Florida

[Dr. Tact]

My unedumacated guesses:

– – Team VS Opp Team Details
1 – North Carolina vs Northwestern 3/6/2022 UNC
2 – Denver vs Vanderbilt 3/6/2022 Denver
3 – Colorado vs Vanderbilt 3/4/2022 Vanderbilt
4 – Louisville vs Boston College 3/5/2022 BC
5 – Syracuse vs Duke 3/6/2022 Cuse
6 – Johns Hopkins vs Drexel 3/6/2022 Drexel
7 – Loyola vs Penn State 3/5/2022
8 – Denver vs UC Davis 3/4/2022 Denver
9 – Colorado vs UC Davis 3/6/2022 Colorado
10 – William and Mary vs Maryland 3/5/2022 MD
11 – Princeton vs Cornell 3/5/2022 Princeton
12 – UMass vs UConn 3/5/2022 UMass
13 – UMBC vs Temple 3/4/2022 Temple
14 – Richmond vs Coastal Carolina 3/4/2022 Richmond
15 – Central Michigan vs Michigan 3/6/2022 Mich.
16 – Ohio State vs James Madison 3/4/2022 JMU
17 – Jacksonville vs East Carolina 3/5/2022 JU
18 – Dartmouth vs Yale 3/5/2022 Dartmouth
19 – Notre Dame vs Virginia 3/6/2022 UVA
20 – Florida vs Stony Brook 3/5/2022 FLA
21 – Canisius vs Marquette 3/4/2022 Canisius
22 – Army vs Monmouth 3/5/2022 Army
23 – Pitt vs Virginia Tech 3/5/2022 VT
24 – Rutgers vs Villanova 3/5/2022 Rutgers
25 – Columbia vs Brown 3/5/2022 Columbia

[user1020]

Some very interesting games coming up this weekend:

Saturday brunch game (10 am first draw) #5 Stony Brook at #11 Florida
Harvard at #24 Penn
Penn State at #9 Loyola
St Joe's at Towson

Sunday

#7 Duke at #3 Syracuse
#5 Northwestern at #2 Carolina
#13 Virginia at #16 Notre Dame
#16 Vandy at #12 Denver
#15 Drexel at #20 Johns Hopkins

Read all about it: https://www.insidelacrosse.com/league/WDI/calendar/2022

SBU by 6
Penn by 7
Loyola by 5
Towson by 3

Cuse by 6
UNC by 8
UVA by 2
Denver by 4
Hop by 2