The Virginia Cavaliers are the 2011 NCAA Lacrosse National Champions thanks to four goals from Colin Briggs, three goals from Matt White and a defense that shut down the Maryland offense most of the day.
Virginia vs. Maryland: Catalino, Amato Have Terps Ahead 1-0 After First Quarter
Grant Catalino got the Terps on the board first, making good on a feed from Haus to start the scoring at the 12:27 mark in the first quarter. Virginia’s man-to-man defense seemed to break down rather easily and they quickly went back to a zone.
From there, Maryland goalie Niko Amato basically took over. Virginia peppered him with shots for the rest of the quarter and he continued to turn them away. It seemed as though Virginia did get one goal in but it was called off for interference after the ball was knocked from freshman Amato’s stick while he was in the crease.
Read Article >2011 NCAA Lacrosse Championship, Virginia vs. Maryland: 96 Degrees In Baltimore
It’s currently 96 degrees and extremely humid in Baltimore. How that’s going to affect the game and each team, we’ll have to see. Hydration, timeouts and good substitutions are going to be critical.
Remember, if its 96 degrees outside, its even hotter down on the field. It’s going to get schvitzy. Especially for a group of fans wearing red and orange. Hopefully no Maryland fans were dumb enough to wear black.
Read Article >2011 NCAA Lacrosse Championship, Virginia vs. Maryland: Lazy Announcer Bingo Card
The Virginia Cavaliers (12-5) are about to take on the Maryland Terrapins (13-4) for the 2011 NCAA Lacrosse National Title at 3:30 p.m. EST in M&T Stadium in Baltimore. The game will be televised on ESPN where Sean McDonough, Quint Kessenich & Eamon McAnaney will announce the game.
Since this is the one game of the year most likely to pull in casual viewers of the sport, you can bet that that trio is going to have their bag of tricks ready to keep you up-to-speed and in the know. That means, hardcore lacrosse fans, you’re just going to have to grin and bear it as you hear bits of information and kernels on each notable team, player and coach that you’ve heard ad nauseum all season long.
The least you can do is have some fun with it. And so, I give you your Lazy Announcer Bingo Card for the 2011 NCAA Lacrosse National Championship Game:
Read Article >Virginia vs. Maryland: Cavaliers NCAA Lacrosse Championship History
Seven schools have basically dominated NCAA Lacrosse since its inception in 1971. Syracuse, Princeton, Johns Hopkins, North Carolina, Cornell, Virginia and Maryland. Some of those schools won a lot of championships early on and faded from the title game spotlight while others have made their cases more strongly in recent years.
Virginia is the latter.
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