Lax Factor Lacrosse Podcast
307 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 52 ratingsA podcast about lacrosse, and only lacrosse. We'll talk about ncaa college lacrosse, professional lacrosse including the mll, pll and more. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/laxfactor/support
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Lacrosse Lines: College Lacrosse Futures Betting Research & Discussion (1/27/2023)
January 27, 2023 15:15 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBIn this first episode of Lacrosse Lines, I'm going to talk a bit about futures odds for college lacrosse and where I think the smarter money is. This will never be betting or financial advice. I'm not telling you what college lacrosse games to bet on. I'm just sharing my views on the odds and my own experiences as a terrible sports better. This isn't not financial advice and never will be and never bet what you can't afford to lose. But for me with the futures odds, I like the odds they ...
LaxFactor’s College Lacrosse Division I Pre-Season Top 5: #1 through #5 (LaxFactor Podcast #332)
January 25, 2023 15:10 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MBToday's episode will bring my preseason top 20 poll coverage to an end. We'll talk about my top 5 teams, listed here in no particular order so as to not ruin the surprise... Cornell, Maryland, Virginia, Georgetown and Princeton. These teams all return huge names like Connor Shellenberger (Virginia), CJ Kirst (Cornell), Brett Makar (Maryland), Jake Stevens (Princeton) and Will Bowen (Georgetown). I'm not convinced I got the order right, but I'll stand by my rankings for now and can't wait ...
LaxFactor’s College Lacrosse Division I Pre-Season Top 10: #5 through #10 (LaxFactor Podcast #332)
January 22, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBContinuing on with the LaxFactor college Lacrosse Division I Pre-Season Poll, I'm going to rip through my #6 through #10 picks. I won't give away the order until you either read on, watch or listen, but today we'll talk about Penn, Notre Dame, Yale, Rutgers and Duke. View the blog post... https://www.laxfactor.com/2023/01/laxfactors-college-lacrosse-division-i-pre-season-top-10-5-through-10-laxfactor-podcast-332/ Support the channel, buy some swag... https://www.laxfactor.com/ Watch the...
LaxFactor’s College Lacrosse Division I Pre-Season Top 20: #11 through #13 (LaxFactor Podcast #331)
January 19, 2023 14:38 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBTodays episode we’re going to talk about my #13, #12 and #11 picks, getting us ready for the episode this Sunday covering the top 10. The season is close so I have to rip through these, and of all my picks so far, I’m really questioning two of them I’ll talk about today and may end up making an adjustment to my list before handing in my first poll. #13 Denver: Denver was a team last season that fell victim to a new term I'm coining "schedule creep". This means some of the games you schedul...
LaxFactor’s College Lacrosse Division I Pre-Season Top 20: #14 through #17 (LaxFactor Podcast #330)
January 15, 2023 10:30 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBContinuing on with the LaxFactor College Lacrosse Division I Pre-Season Top 20, I’m ripping through #17, #16, #15 and #14 in today’s podcast/blog post. Like Army, North Carolina has to deal with losing a guy that put up 6.3 million points in 2022, Chris Gray and many of his fellow top scorers for the Heels are also gone leaving a number of holes that must be plugged in order for UNC to stay ranked or better climb the rankings. The more I dug into Boston University, the more I feel me putti...
Bill Tierney Retiring, USA Lacrosse Mag Pre-Season AA's, NLL/PBLA Rundown (LaxFactor Podcast #229)
January 11, 2023 15:41 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBIn this episode I'll talk about legendary lacrosse coach Bill Tierney announcing his retirement after the 2023 college lacrosse season. We'll also talk about USA Lacrosse Magazine's Preseason All-Americans for 2023. Lastly, I'll do a run down of the NLL and PBLA action with a quick highlight of the Syracuse Spark's Skkylar Thomas as he has turned some heads in the Spark's first two losses of the season and has been a big bright spot for them. View the full blog post https://www.laxfacto...
LaxFactor’s College lacrosse Division I Pre-Season Top 20: #18 through #20 (LaxFactor Podcast #228)
January 08, 2023 18:18 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBI've been blessed with a vote in Inside Lacrosse's D1 Media Poll for the 2023 season and in this episode I want to rip through and talk about my "first team out" as well as my picks for #20 through #18. I won't waste any more of your time and will let you dive right into my first team out... #21 Syracuse: My first team out because they were terrible last season and despite an improved offense in 2023, they still have a ton of question marks on defense. #20 Army: Army lost a ton of offensiv...
Binghamton Bombers Defeat the Elmira Renegades in Binghamton's First Pro Box Lacrosse Game (LaxFactor Podcast #227)
January 04, 2023 15:57 - 15 minutes - 13.7 MBThe Binghamton Bombers defeated the Elmira Renegades by a score of 15-14 at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Binghamton this past Friday and I was in attendance and had an incredible time. Read the full blog post... https://www.laxfactor.com/2023/01/binghamton-bombers-defeat-the-elmira-renegades-in-binghamtons-first-pro-box-lacrosse-game-laxfactor-podcast-227/ Support the channel, buy some swag... https://www.laxfactor.com/ Watch the show w/ video on YouTube... https://www.youtub...
Top Lacrosse Goalies For 2023, McNaney, Entenmann & Hincks Will Impress (LaxFactor Podcast #226)
December 25, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBMy top three picks for the goalies in 2023 that are most likely to snag the top three all-american spots are pretty solid and I presume that many if not most will agree with me, at least for 2 of my 3. No question, Logan McNaney of Maryland has benefited greatly from having one of the best defenses in the game standing in front of him. But what I like about McNaney is he’s up to the task and he can hang and help lead right along side some solid all-american defensive talent. Liam Entenmann...
Schreiber, Sowers, Ehrhardt and Riordan Headline A Loaded Team USA Roster (LaxFactor Podcast #224)
December 21, 2022 15:46 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBThe Team USA Roster was announced and there were a couple of surprises in terms of guys that got cut. In the end I think that the roster they went with is solid as hell. Could you argue that some of the guys that were cut could potentially outperform some of the guys that made the roster? You bet. But the roster they went with is still 100% certifiably filthy and I can get behind it even with the guys that were left off being huge names. See the blog post https://www.laxfactor.com/2022/12...
Wierman, Cole, Sisselberger & LaSalla Headline Returning Faceoff Guys (LaxFactor Podcast #224)
December 18, 2022 17:39 - 20 minutes - 19 MBTalking about how Luke Wierman, Zach Cole, Mike Sisselberger, Petey LaSalla, Tommy Burke and James Reilly are my top six favorite returning face-off guys for 2023. Support the channel, buy some swag... https://www.laxfactor.com/ Watch the show w/ video on YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/laxfactor/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/laxfactor/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/laxfactor/support
Syracuse Lacrosse 2023 Schedule, Also Cornell, Penn & Denver Schedules (LaxFactor Podcast #223)
December 11, 2022 15:42 - 27 minutes - 25 MBCollege lacrosse teams are finalizing and releasing their 2023 schedules and I couldn't be more excited about how Syracuse's 2023 schedule looks and sets this young team up to have a little bit of success. Syracuse's schedule last season was a disaster in terms of flow. They opened with an easy one against Holy Cross before playing #1 Maryland, #2 Virginia and #13 Army West Point. A terrible way to start the season. This year, they start with 3 winnable games against Vermont, Albany and Ho...
Stupid Early College Lacrosse 2023 Preseason All-Americans On Defense (LaxFactor Podcast #222)
December 04, 2022 16:53 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBTime to discuss the three defenders that I believe will end up being the 1st-Team All Americans in Division I come the end of 2023. No hot takes, just some good ol fashioned prognostication that I think most will agree with overall. We're going to talk about a guy from Georgetown (Will Bowen), a guy from Cornell (Gavin Adler), and a guy from Maryland (Brett Makar). All three of these guys were 1st-Team All Americans in 2022, so this isn't a hot take, and Cole Kastner (Virginia) is the only ...
2022 Predictions Follow Up: ACC Lacrosse Conference Preview (LaxFactor Podcast #221)
November 27, 2022 17:46 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBIn this episode I want to go back and look at my 2021 Way Too Early ACC Lacrosse Conference Prediction and see how “smart” or how “dumb” I really am. SPOILER ALERT, this one didn’t go all that well for me. First prediction I missed on, the ACC would be the toughest lacrosse conference in the country. I was way wrong, the Big Ten was the best lacrosse conference in 2022 followed by the IVY League. The ACC may not have even been 3rd. Second prediction I missed on, I predicted that at lea...
Stupid Early College Lacrosse 2023 Preseason All-Americans On Midfield (LaxFactor Podcast #220)
November 20, 2022 16:32 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBMy picks for the college lacrosse midfielders that have the best shot of snagging up one of the three 1st Team All-American spots in 2023 include Penn's Sam Handley, Georgetown's Graham Bundy Jr. and Villanova's Matt Campbell. I think Sam Handley is the top returning midfielder overall and I have him as one of my top 3 returning players, period. Handley is a beast. Graham Bundy Jr. isn't far behind Handley though. He's the best dodging midfielder in the country and with some of the additio...
Stupid Early College Lacrosse 2023 Preseason All-Americans On Attack (LaxFactor Podcast #219)
November 13, 2022 17:19 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBMy picks for the college lacrosse players that have the best shot at eating one of the three 1st Team All-American spots in 2023 on attack include Yale's Matt Brandau, Virginia's Connor Shellenberger and Ohio State's Jack Myers. Matt Brandau is a guy that I personally think is the best returning player in all of college lacrosse. He's a threat with and without the ball and is overall the most complete player in the nation. Connor Shellenberger isn't far behind in terms of being a "comple...
Next Man Up: Virginia Lacrosse 2023 Scouting Report (LaxFactor Podcast #218)
October 30, 2022 18:23 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBVirginia lacrosse has been a dominant force since Lars Tiffany took over as head coach. 2023 won't be any different because guys like Connor Shellenberger, Payton Cormier, Cole Kastner, Cade Saustad and Matthew Nunes are all back and eager to prove their early NCAA Tournament exit at the hands of Maryland was a one-off fluke. Shellenberger, Cormier and Griffin Shutz will look to anchor the attack and could be more formidable than last years group that included Matt Moore. Jeff Conner and Xa...
College Lacrosse Attack Transfers, Georgetown, North Carolina & Syracuse Cleaned Up (LaxFactor Podcast #217)
October 23, 2022 16:44 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBWhen we look at college lacrosse attackmen that are heading to new destinations via the transfer portal in 2023 there is no doubt that Georgetown dominated picking up Tucker Dordevic (Syracuse), Jacob Kelly & Nicky Solomon (North Carolina) and Brian Minicus (Colgate). Right behind the Hoyas was North Carolina who picked up Sean Goldsmith (Mercer), Logan McGovern (Bryant) and Harry Wellford (Bucknell). Despite losing Dordevic, Syracuse managed to pick up two veterans that can play any role...
North Carolina Commit Brevin Wilson May Be My Favorite High School Junior (LaxFactor Podcast #216)
September 29, 2022 16:42 - 10 minutes - 6.96 MBNorth Carolina commit Brevin Wilson has a “not quite right” way of carrying his stick, which you see a lot in oddball killers that finish far beyond what most players can. Reminds me of a Kavanaugh, small, but you almost never notice his size playing into the game. He’s fully willing and capable of leaning on a defender at a near 45 degree angle to gain leverage and soak up their efforts to be physical. Willing to sell out to score goals which is a very Kavenaugh-esque trait and that makes ...
PLL Rookies Update: Nichtern & Wisnauskas Lead Nolting, Gray & Hannah (LaxFactor Podcast #215)
September 03, 2022 18:23 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MBThe Premier Lacrosse League has an incredible crop of rookies that have had amazing seasons thus far in 2022. In this 215th episode of the LaxFactor Podcast I'm going to talk about these PLL first years including Brendan Nichtern (Chrome), Logan Wisnauskas (Chrome), Chris Gray (Atlas), Asher Nolting (Cannons), Matt Moore (Archers) and Jack Hannah (Waterdogs). Each has had a great rookie campaign, but to me, Nichtern and Wisnauskas have stood above the rest. Both are top 5 in points with Ni...
Next Man Up: Maryland Lacrosse 2023 Scouting Report (LaxFactor Podcast #214)
August 02, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MB***SEE THE BLOG POST*** https://www.laxfactor.com/2022/07/maryland-terps-2023-scouting-report/ The Maryland Terps lacrosse squad has been “rinsing and repeating for some time” and for the last few years going into the off-season it was pretty clear who would be leading this team offensively. After Chanenchuk it was Matt Rambo. After Rambo it was Connor Kelly. After Kelly it was Jared Bernhardt. After Bernhardt it was Logan Wisnauskas. Every year, despite whatever losses they were going to ...
Maryland Tops Cornell In NCAA Tournament Finals, Finish A Perfect 18-0 (LaxFactor Podcast #213)
May 31, 2022 23:57 - 28 minutes - 26 MBMaryland completed the season a perfect 18-0 and gave coach John Tillman his second NCAA Tournament Title by defeating Cornell on Memorial day, 9-7. It was the Terps lowest scoring game of the season as they only put up 9 goals on the day. But their defense held Cornell to just 7 goals, their lowest scoring game of 2022 and that proved to be enough on Monday. Logan McNaney was named the MVP thanks to his 17 save effort. He made 19 saves in the semi-finals against Princeton and followed that...
Cornell Routes Rutgers, Maryland Too Much For Princeton, Memorial Day Set (LaxFactor Podcast #212)
May 29, 2022 13:39 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBOur NCAA Lacrosse Finals matchup is set. Cornell will face Maryland on Memorial Day in what will hopefully prove to be a fun game to watch on Monday. Cornell advanced by beating up on Rutgers 17-10. John Piatelli, Michael Long and CJ Kirst combined for 12 goals and 3 assists on the day, Piatelli was good for 5 goals, Long scored 4 and Kirst put up 3. Each of them had a single assist. Maryland advanced thanks to a monster day in cage by Logan McNaney. McNaney stopped 19 of the 26 shots he f...
Maryland Is Really Good, but Princeton, Cornell & Rutgers Also Advance (LaxFactor Podcast #211)
May 24, 2022 13:25 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBWhat we learned in the D1 NCAA Lacrosse Quarterfinal Round is that Maryland is really, really good at lacrosse. The Terps dismantled Virginia while dominating all facets of the game. It's going to be tough for Princeton next weekend, and if the Terps are able to get past the semi-final round, it will be tough in the finals for whoever has to face them as well. Cornell was able to play almost four full quarters this weekend in dropping Delaware. Ierlan was a monster in cage for the Big Red, ...
Tufts Handles Salisbury, RIT Beats Up Bowdoin, Union & York Get 1-Goal Wins (LaxFactor Podcast #210)
May 22, 2022 15:42 - 20 minutes - 14 MBWe had a great day of DIII lacrosse action as the NCAA Lacrosse Quarterfinals were played on Saturday in the heat. Union needed back to back goals with under a minute to play to defeat Gettysburg by a score of 14-13... ***NOTE, I THOUGHT FOR SOME REASON THIS GAME WENT INTO OT, IT DIDN'T, but it was still a hell of a game and I'm just an idiot****. York and Christopher Newport actually did need an OT period to decide the outcome of their contest. York goalie Jack Michael came up with a cou...
NCAA Lacrosse Tournament Talk + 10,000 Subscribers Livestream (LaxFactor Podcast #209)
May 18, 2022 02:30 - 1 hour - 45.1 MBGoing live today to discuss Sunday's NCAA Lacrosse Tournament games where we saw Georgetown get dropped by Delaware, Rutgers took down Harvard, Cornell took out Ohio State and Maryland waxed Vermont. PLUS, special bonus, I'm trying to get over 10,000 subscribers today as we're just 5 away, so help a brother out. Support the channel, buy some swag... https://www.laxfactor.com/ Watch the show w/ video on YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/laxfactor/ --- Send in a voice message: https:/...
NCAA Lacrosse Tourney, Day 1 Recaps, Princeton, Penn, Yale & Virginia Advance, UVA Spoils Ivy Attempt To Sweep (LaxFactor Podcast #208)
May 15, 2022 15:53 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBNCAA Tournament Day 1, Princeton, Penn, Yale Win, Virginia Prevents Ivy Sweep (LaxFactor Podcast #208) The first day of the NCAA Lacrosse Tournament kicked off on Saturday with four games being played through the day and I sat down and watched every minute of every game. Princeton took the first contest of the day over Boston University. Erik Peters stopped 15 of the 20 shots he faced on the day, Chris Brown put up 5 assists and Princeton rolled to victory. Richmond scared the hell out of...
NCAA Lacrosse Tournament Previews & Picks, Maryland, Gtown & Penn, Oh My (LaxFactor Podcast #207)
May 13, 2022 20:48 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIt's NCAA Lacrosse Tournament time so I may be late, but still wanted to log my picks for this weekends first round. I'll discuss every game in this first round of the tournament including... Vermont @ #1 Maryland Delaware @ #2 Georgetown Richmond @ #3 Penn St. Joseph’s @ #4 Yale Boston University @ #5 Princeton Harvard @ #6 Rutgers Ohio State @ #7 Cornell Virginia @ #8 Brown I won't write anything else about it. Watch the video, get my picks and then tell me how smart or dumb I am ...
Maryland Wins B1G, Georgetown Tops Nova, Vermont & Manhattan Clinch & More (LaxFactor Podcast #206)
May 08, 2022 15:44 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBMaryland proved they are absolute monsters with their statement win over Rutgers on Saturday in the Big Ten Championship. Logan Wisnauskas and company are good all over the field and Maryland locked up the #1 seed without question. Georgetown made a solid argument as to why they deserve the #2 seed by capping their 1 loss season with a win over Villanova. Despite only winning by 2 goals, the game was never in question. We'll also talk about Manhattan's win over St. Bonaventure in the MAAC...
Yale & Loyola Need Sudden Death, Ivy Is Chaos, Patriot Excites & More (LaxFactor Podcast #205)
May 01, 2022 14:52 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBThe Ivy has been insane all season long. That chaos was on full display in Yale's OT win over Harvard. Thomas Bragg scorched one in OT, yet another man-up goal for Bragg to win the game for Yale. Loyola also needed OT to win their regular season finale. It was Kevin Lindley scoring a man up goal on a dish from Aiden Olmstead to secure the sudden death for Lehigh and give Loyola a much needed win. Loyola is back to 500 heading into the Patriot League Tournament. Army and Boston University b...
Xavier Arline QBs Navy To Win Over Army, Patriot & Ivy League Insanity (LaxFactor Podcast #204)
April 24, 2022 16:01 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBArmy hosted Navy in the annual Army/Navy lacrosse game on Saturday and it was Lax Twitter's favorite, Xavier Arline that helped quarterback Navy to a win over Army. He finished the game with 2 goals and 2 assists, and Jack Sweeney scored a man up goal in OT and Navy wins the ballgame. Penn State gave Rutgers all the Scarlet Knights could handle and in the process scared the crap out of poor Rutgers. Rutgers needed a Ross Scott goal with just 8 seconds in regulation to force overtime, and it...
Carolina Ends Syracuse's Season, Maryland Too Much For Ohio State & More (LaxFactor Podcast #203)
April 17, 2022 14:54 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBSyracuse gave all they had to try and fight their way back into their contest against North Carolina on Saturday, but the comeback bid came up short. After taking a 1-goal lead with just over 2-minutes to play, the Syracuse defense gave up 2 goals in the final minutes to allow UNC to pick up the victory in regulation, mathematically ending Syracuse's season. Chris Gray had 5 goals and an assist in the win, and second year goalie Colin Krieg made 18 saves in the win for UNC. Ohio State gave ...
Albany Drops Syracuse, Jacksonville Tops Richmond, UVA Rolls UNC & More (LaxFactor Podcast #202)
April 10, 2022 15:33 - 46 minutes - 32 MBIt was heartbreak for the Syracuse faithful on Thursday night as the Orange took on UAlbany on the road and came away with a loss. Albany played incredible defense forcing Syracuse into 21 turnovers and Will Ramos made 15 saves for the Danes in victory. Graydon Hogg put up 4 goals off just 8 shots and freshman Thomas Decker contributed 3 goals and a helper. In some D3 lacrosse action, RIT held off undefeated Union for a one-goal win at home on Saturday. The Tigers man-up unit went 3 of 5 o...
College Lacrosse Previews Live, Syracuse/Albany, Maryland/Rutgers & More (LaxFactor Podcast #201)
April 07, 2022 22:58 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBOur second LIVE episode in as many shows. In this college lacrosse weekend preview episode, we'll talk about Syracuse heading to Albany for the first time to take on the Great Danes on the road. Maryland looks to stay undefeated against a one-loss team in Rutgers. In other big time ACC action, we see Duke take on Notre Dame while Virginia takes on North Carolina. And the Ivy League teams all play, which means there are officially way too many solid games to watch this weekend. Support the c...
Lacrosse Recaps LIVE, Richmond Tops Virginia, Numerous 1-goal games & More (LaxFactor Podcast #200)
April 03, 2022 16:05 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBIt's episode #200 of the LaxFactor Podcast and today I'm going to talk about A LOT of lacrosse, AND I'LL DO IT ALL LIVE. We're going to talk about Richmond's upset of Virginia, Duke put it on North Carolina, Princeton, Yale, Cornell, Georgetown, Maryland, Harvard and more all picked up wins as well. I can't thank everyone that has supported this channel and this podcast over the last 3 seasons enough. It's been great and I'm proud to make it to 200 episodes, thanks to you all. Support th...
Syracuse Tops Duke, Virginia Over Notre Dame, Ivy League Gets Wierd & More (LaxFactor Podcast #199)
March 27, 2022 17:32 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBSyracuse hosted Duke on Saturday in the Carrier Dome and Tucker Dordevic had himself a day in Cuse's 14-10 win over the Blue Devils netting 5 goals and 2 assists including a bonkers one-handed between the legs finish to give the Orange a 2 goal lead late in the game and ice the Duke comeback bid. In other action, Virginia handled Notre Dame 12-8 and Connor Shellenberger continued his dominance with a 3 goal, 2 assist effort. In a big Patriot League matchup, Brendan Nichtern showed why he's...
Ivy Produces Multiple 1-Goal Games, Maryland Thumps Virginia, Syracuse Wins & More (LaxFactor #198)
March 20, 2022 15:41 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBThe Penn and Princeton lacrosse squads produced an instant college lacrosse classic with Princeton hanging on for an OT victory over their Ivy League rival. It was the Ivy League that put out the most exciting games of the day as Cornell edged Yale by a goal and Harvard held on for a 1-goal win over Brown. In other action, the Big Ten continued their winning ways over ACC foes as Maryland trounced Virginia 23-12. Syracuse went into the half tied with Stony Brook before Tucker Dordevic caugh...
College Lacrosse Weekend Previews LIVE, Virginia vs Maryland, Ivy's Play (LaxFactor Podcast #197
March 18, 2022 01:16 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBWe have the #1 vs #2 matchup this weekend, Virginia vs Maryland and it should be a heck of a game. We also get to see Princeton vs Penn as well as Cornell vs Yale, so the Ivy League matchups this weekend should be very interesting. Support the channel, buy some swag... https://www.laxfactor.com/ Watch the show w/ video on YouTube... https://www.youtube.com/laxfactor/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/laxfactor/message Support this podcast: https://p...
Week 5 Recaps: Virginia Tops UNC, Ivy League Shows Up, Ohio State Is Good (LaxFactor Podcast #196)
March 13, 2022 14:41 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBWe started the weekend early with a Thursday night ACC showdown between Virginia and North Carolina that saw Connor Shellenberger put up big numbers while helping the Cav's to a big victory over their conference rival. The Ivy League showed up in a big way, starting with Princeton beating Rutgers (and I forgot to talk about that one) on Friday. But Harvard beat Michigan, Brown took down a very good Stony Brook team and Cornell squeaked one out against Penn State by a goal. Richmond couldn'...
Week 5 Previews: Cuse/Hopkins & Virginia/UNC Headline a Great Weekend (LaxFactor Podcast #195)
March 10, 2022 14:22 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBAnother great weekend of lacrosse with some big rivalry games in play starting with Virginia at North Carolina tonight on ESPN. Nothing better than Thursday night ACC Lacrosse on ESPN. It ends with one of the most storied rivalries in lacrosse, Syracuse will hit the road to take on Johns Hopkins in a battle of two teams still struggling to find some consistency. Beyond that, we'll talk about some D3 action with both Tufts and RIT playing key games this week, and we'll also dive into Bingha...
Week 4 College Lacrosse Recaps: Carolina, Maryland & Rutgers Win By Inches (LaxFactor Podcast #194)
March 06, 2022 17:07 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBWhat a great weekend of college lacrosse that treated us to a bunch of really close games, including our first upset of a top three team. Georgetown got dropped by Princeton thanks to an incredible defensive effort by the Tigers lead by goalie Erik Peters 16 saves. North Carolina and Denver did serious battle for a full 60 minutes and it was Chris Gray scoring his 6th goal of the game that gave Carolina the victory with just over a minute left in the contest. Notre Dame gave Maryland a goo...
Week 4 Previews w/ Army/Syracuse Recap, Notre Dame vs Maryland on Saturday (LaxFactor Podcast #193)
March 04, 2022 00:34 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBIn this weeks college lacrosse weekend preview show, we'll start with the Army & Syracuse weekday showdown that saw Army defeat the Orange in the dome ruining a perfectly fine Wednesday evening for me. But after that we'll get into the weekend previews of games that should be pretty great. The biggest being Notre Dame hosting Maryland. I like the Terps to win, but it should be a heck of a game overall as these two teams match up well all over the field. Beyond that, other games we'll discu...
Week 3 Recaps: Petey's Revenge, Georgetown Knows Defense, Penn & Richmond In OT (LaxFactor #192)
February 27, 2022 16:46 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBWhat a weekend of college lacrosse week #3 brought us. In this weeks recap show, we're going to start by talking about how Virginia dismantled Syracuse, partly thanks to Petey LaSalla getting revenge on Phaup. Connor Shellenberger going off for 7 points didn't hurt Virginia either. The Georgetown defense proved it is every bit as good as advertised by holding off a late Notre Dame comeback bid and beating the Irish and taking their Soda Bread and Irish Stew. Owen McElroy made 24 saves on th...
Week 3 College Lacrosse Previews, Syracuse & Virginia, Notre Dame & Georgetown, Duke & Penn, Denver & Jacksonville & More
February 24, 2022 14:22 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBWe're going to start this episode talking about DII Mercyhurst vs Lemoyne, but after that will dive into Syracuse playing at Virginia which is going to be a huge game this weekend. But then Notre Dame hosts Georgetown in a battle of two of the best teams in the country across the board both offensively, defensively and in cage. Maryland is taking on Princeton in a game many think is going to be close, but I personally don't. Rutgers heading to Maryland to take on Loyola should also be a g...
Week 2 Recaps: Duke & Denver, Hopkins & Loyola, Georgetown & Penn & More (LaxFactor Podcast #190)
February 20, 2022 16:45 - 40 minutes - 37 MBWhat a great Saturday of lacrosse we got to see. It started off for me watching Duke and Denver. What started out as a close game ended with Duke winning 19-10 and both Brennan O'Neill and Dyson Williams putting up 4 goals and 2 helpers. The return of the Ivies happened this weekend and the highlight of Saturday was Penn taking on Georgetown. Great game all the way through that saw the Hoyas get an early edge, and despite getting back to within a goal late, Penn was unable to knot things ba...
Week 2 Previews, Syracuse & Maryland, Duke & Denver, Hopkins & Loyola, UNC & Ohio State, Rutgers & Army & More
February 17, 2022 14:40 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBWeek 2 action is upon us and we're going to see a bunch of really sold games. Quick list of what we'll talk about in this weeks preview show... Syracuse will be hosting Maryland at the Dome and I expect both of these high flying offenses to put some points on the board. Duke is hosting Denver and this should be a very solid game with Duke holding a slight edge due to their unrelenting offensive firepower. We'll see Georgetown take on Ivy foe Penn as the Ivyies return to action. Hopkins and ...
Week 1 Recaps & Highlights: Syracuse, Hopkins, Maryland, High Point & More (LaxFactor Podcast #188)
February 13, 2022 16:50 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIn our week one recap show, we're going to talk about a ton of games. To start us off we'll talk about Syracuse's absolute beat down of Holy Cross. Then we'll get into the North Carolina and Richmond contest from Friday that saw Richmond hang tight for the bulk of the game before UNC was able to pull away for the win. We'll talk about the return of Joey Epstein as he put up 6 goals and a dish in Hopkins big win over Towson. Jaxson Lamb saved the day and forced overtime for High Point again...
Week Zero Recaps & Highlights: Duke, Virginia, Maryland, Hopkins & More (LaxFactor Podcast #178)
February 06, 2022 16:00 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBIn this week zero show, we're going to touch on EVERY GAME that was played on Saturday including Duke's Friday night win over Robert Morris, Virginia's big win over Air Force, Johns Hopkins close victory over a very tough Jacksonville squad, Maryland's statement win over High Point and much more. Action kicked off with Duke beating up pretty good on Robert Morris by a score of 21-12, paced by Brennan O'Neill and his 6 goals. Maryland got off to a hot start and easily dismantled High Point ...
Week 1 Previews, Duke & Robert Morris, Maryland & High Point, Virginia & Air Force, Hopkins & Jacksonville & More (LaxFactor Podcast #186)
February 03, 2022 13:57 - 26 minutes - 21.3 MBWeek 1 of college lacrosse is upon us. This may technically be the half week, Week 0 as they've been calling it, but we'll adjust next week once I see what lacrosse Twitter calls it. This week, we're going to talk about Duke & Robert Morris, Maryland & High Point, Virginia & Air Force, Hopkins & Jacksonville, Rutgers & LIU and Penn State & Lafayette. I'll also rip through all of Lax Vegas Lines official lines and make picks, off hip, no prep, so forgive me if I butcher them. Support the ...
Ashton Wood Owns The Dot In Mercer Win, Syracuse's Owen Hiltz Hurt & More (LaxFactor Podcast #185)
January 30, 2022 16:17 - 19 minutes - 18 MBThe first college lacrosse game of 2022 is in the books as we all watched Mercer take down Bellarmine by a score of 9-4 on Saturday in Georgia. ScoreBreak and Chris Jastrzembski did a great job streaming the game and overcome some early server issues so we could all watch the game. The story of the day, Ashton Wood won 13 of the 15 draws he took which is the biggest factor in Mercer's win. Sean Goldsmith scored the first goal of the game (and the 2022 season) and finished the day with 2 goa...