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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Bellarmine vs Mercer Lacrosse 2022 Game Preview, Lacrosse Is Back (LaxFactor Podcast #184)
January 29, 2022 15:55 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBCollege lacrosse is back thanks once again to Bellarmine and Mercer. They will faceoff today at noon in a game that this time around will be officially streamed. We all got to watch it last year on Periscope or Twitter thanks to Cameron Herbert, an injured Bellarmine player that streamed the game from his phone. Last year Bellarmine won this opening game, but this year could be different as Mercer was without their leading scorer, Sean Goldsmith. Goldsmith gets things done on the offensive ...
2022 Big Ten Lacrosse Way Too Early Predictions, Maryland Will Repeat (LaxFactor Podcast #183)
January 16, 2022 15:07 - 20 minutes - 19 MBWe'll keep this simple...Maryland will repeat and will finish 5-0. Rutgers and Ohio State should battle it out to see who finishes second. Hopkins could surprise, rebound and end up taking out either Rutgers or Ohio State and Penn State and Michigan will battle it out for the worst team in the conference. There will be lots of offensive firepower witnessed from all teams involved, but there are too many suspect teams defensively in this conference and that will keep Michigan and Penn State i...
Top 2022 Lacrosse Transfers Sean Lulley, Will Bowen, Richie Connell & More (LaxFactor Podcast #182)
January 09, 2022 17:41 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBThe 2021 college lacrosse season featured some of the highest profile transfers the sport has seen, headlined by Michael Sowers ditching Princeton for Duke. The 2022 season doesn't have any Sowers level transfers to boast of, but that doesn't mean that there aren't some very capable players that will be donning new colors this upcoming season, and I'd like to talk about them. A guy like Sean Lulley (Penn to Duke, Attack) has somehow snuck under the radar, but make no mistake, Lulley put up ...
2022 ACC Lacrosse Way Too Early Conference Predictions, UVA Locked & Loaded (LaxFactor Podcast #181)
January 02, 2022 17:57 - 25 minutes - 23.1 MBThe ACC has been the best top-to-bottom lacrosse conference for many years now. With teams like Virginia, Syracuse, Duke, North Carolina and Notre Dame, how could it not be? The 2021 season saw the ACC beat the living crap out of each other, each team having to play 6 ACC contests but that battle-tested these teams to the point that all of them ended up in the NCAA tournament. So how do things look for 2022? Despite it being way too early to know, I'll give you my thoughts. Support the ch...
Top Returning Lacrosse Players In 2022, #50 through #31, Loyola Schedule & More (LaxFactor Podcast #180)
November 28, 2021 16:29 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBIn this episode, we'll start by talking some general news, but we'll dive deep into InsideLacrosse.com's Top 50 Returning Players list. We'll talk about #50 through #31 skipping over the girls only because I know nothing about girls lacrosse. Guys that made the cut, to name a few, Owen Hiltz (Syracuse), Brennan O'Neill (Duke), Arden Cohen (Notre Dame), Brendan Nichtern (Army), Nakeie Montgomery (Duke), Bret Makar (Maryland), Asher Nolting (High Point), Petey LaSalla (Virginia) and many, m...
2022 Watchlist: Brennan ONeill, Logan Wisnauskas, Handley, Dordevic & More (LaxFactor Podcast #179)
November 21, 2021 16:37 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB2022 is going to be huge for college lacrosse as we'll see a bit of a "changing of the guard" in terms of who is doing battle for end of the year awards and the Tewaaraton. Guys like Brennan O'Neill and Logan Wisnauskas both played Robin to Sowers & Bernhardt last, but this year will get to put on the bat suit for themselves. Sam Handley hasn't seen a college lacrosse field since his breakout freshman season for Penn and talk surrounding this guy is that he may put in a Tewaaraton finalist q...
High Point 2022 Schedule Includes Some Killers: Maryland, UNC, UVA & Duke (LaxFactor Podcast #178)
November 07, 2021 15:35 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThe High Point men's lacrosse squad will once again play one of the most brutal early season schedules in all of college lacrosse including Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Duke. Throw in conference foes Richmond and Jacksonville along with solid programs like Robert Morris and Navy, and this schedule overall is one of the toughest in the country. I will rip through this schedule game by game and will predict what I think High Point's end-of-season record will be. Thanks to Asher Nolti...
Fall Ball Updates: Syracuse, Virginia, Hopkins, Ohio State, Hobart & More (LaxFactor Podcast #177)
October 31, 2021 14:56 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBLots of 2021 fall ball action to talk about including Syracuse vs Ohio State, Virginia taking on Lehigh, Johns Hopkins hosting Hobart and Richmond, High Point and Harvard did battle and much more. Syracuse supposedly took down Ohio State, both both teams looked good. Rumors continue that we'll see Tucker Dordevic get some time at attack for the Orange which many of us have been calling for since last season. Virginia looked excellent as usual and Petey LaSalla scored once again off a face...
Lacrosse Sixes Event, US, Canada & the Haudenosaunee Take The Field & More (LaxFactor Podcast #176)
October 24, 2021 15:21 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBIn today's episode we are going to keep it simple and stick to random news. To start, we'll talk about some World Sixes action that took place this weekend where we got to see the United States, Canada and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy do battle and I was suprised that I really liked what I saw in terms of highlights. I think I will be a bit more willing after this weekend to push this, and I'll talk about why in this episode. Random college news that I'll rip through... Gary Gait is allow...
2021 NCAA Lacrosse Tournament Predictions Follow Up, Am I Smart, Or Dumb? (LaxFactor Podcast #175)
October 17, 2021 14:15 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBAt least one person asked for it, so you all shall receive. I'm going to revisit my predictions for the 2021 NCAA Lacrosse Tournament starting with the first round and see how I actually did in terms of (a) picking the winners and (b) picking the spread. I'm notoriously terrible at making predictions and have always fully admitted that fact, so it will be interesting to see...Am I Smart? Or Am I dumb? Support the channel, buy some swag... https://www.laxfactor.com/ Watch the show w/ vide...
Maryland Has A New #1 in Logan Wisnauskas, 10 Fall-Ball Questions Answered (LaxFactor Podcast #174)
October 02, 2021 14:22 - 34 minutes - 27.8 MBWe're back with season #3 of the LaxFactor Lacrosse Podcast, and today marks our 174th episode. Today, we're going to answer InsideLacrosse's "10 Questions For Fallball 2021" that was posted to their website late this week. The questions include... How do the Ivies respond? How will Rutgers replace their attack? Who will replace Jared Bernhardt as Maryland's new #1? Who's on the Tewaaraton List? What's the Cuse defense look like? Is UVA the pre-season #1? Who's the biggest transfer?...
Attackmen To Watch In 2022, Shellenberger, Nolting, Kavanagh & More (LaxFactor Podcast #173)
September 05, 2021 14:49 - 30 minutes - 24.2 MBThere is no shortage of incredible offensive talent we will be able to enjoy in 2022's upcoming lacrosse season, but there are 5 guys that I'm really excited about, that I wanted to talk about. Caveat, I'm not going to talk about Chris Gray, even though we know he's going to be the favorite once again for the Tewaaraton. Nothing at all against Gray, but I talked about him a ton last season and will do so again this season, so for this show, I'm going to talk about guys that aren't quite at ...
Lyle Thompson Has a Day, Waterdogs & Cannons Pick Up Wins on Sunday & More (LaxFactor Podcast #172)
July 14, 2021 12:42 - 18 minutes - 14.6 MBLyle Thompson finally had his breakout game for the Cannons going for 5 goals and 4 assists in the Cannons one-goal win over the Archers. Stephen Rehfuss put up 2 goals and 3 assists in the win. The save of the year was made by Nick Marrocco as he turned away a doorstep chance with only a second remaining in the contest to secure the victory. The Waterdogs pulled away from the Chrome on Sunday as well, winning out 12-6. Mikie Schlosser was good for 3 goals and Connor Kelly stuck 2 singles i...
PLL Week 5: Jeff Teat Dominated, Waterdogs, Redwoods & Atlas All Roll (LaxFactor Podcast #171)
July 11, 2021 15:50 - 20 minutes - 16.2 MBJeff Teat put the league on notice letting everyone know, he didn't just come for the PLL Rookie of the Year award, but he may be eyeing that MVP as well. Teat went off for 4 goals and 4 assists in the Atlas' win over the Chaos Saturday evening. The Waterdogs put the beat down on the Cannons, Ryan Brown going for 4 goals in the win, and the Redwoods topped the Whipsnakes thanks to 4 goals from Matt Kavanaugh, and Tim Troutner Jr. standing on his head in cage, 17 saves on the day for Troutne...
Whipsnakes Take Down The Archers, SSDM's Excelling As Two-Way Mids & More (LaxFactor Podcast #170)
July 07, 2021 13:08 - 29 minutes - 23.9 MBWe are seeing that trend of "the teams that play Friday and Sunday back to back end up gassed by Sunday", and this weekend was no different as we saw the "rested" teams both win out this weekend. It started with the Matt Rambo-less Whipsnakes taking down the Archers by a single goal, Jay Carlson sticking the game winner on a feed from John Haus. Sunday's action continued as the Atlas defeated the Chrome by six goals thanks to the Atlas midfield going off. Bryan Costabile (6 points, 4 goals ...
Chaos Upset The Archers, Rabil Breaks Grant's Points Record, Rookies Roll (LaxFactor Podcast #169)
July 04, 2021 15:00 - 16 minutes - 13.2 MBThe Chaos started the season with two straight losses and things looked rough for them with the Whipsnakes and the Archers up next. Instead of folding and starting 0-4, the Chaos decided to upset the two best teams in the league in back-to-back games. They held the Archers to their lowest scoring output in team history winning this one 8-7 on Friday night. John Galloway played tough in cage for the Chaos putting up 13 saves in the win. Colin Heacock scored 4 goals on the day including the ga...
Paul Rabil & Rob Pannell Improve Production, Connor Fields Struggles & More (LaxFactor Podcast #168)
July 01, 2021 13:02 - 28 minutes - 23.1 MBI'm from Upstate NY so I'm naturally a big Connor Fields fan. When he found himself on the bench last season I couldn't believe it as the Chaos thrived without him. So in this episode I'm going to dive into the PLL stats a bit to see how this could happen. How could one of the most skilled attack on planet earth have trouble getting on the field in the Premier Lacrosse League. As part, we'll also talk about some geezers in the league that struggled in 2020, but have been playing really toug...
Premier Lacrosse League Week 3 Recaps, Rambo Scores OT Winner For The Whips (LaxFactor Podcast #167)
June 27, 2021 16:33 - 24 minutes - 19.7 MBMatt Rambo proved yet again that he's the best lacrosse player in the world by scoring the OT game winner for the Whipsnakes against the Atlas on Friday night. We also got to see the debut of Jeff Teat, the Cornell attackman that lost two college lacrosse seasons to covid stepped onto a lacrosse field for the first time in 400+ days and he ended up with 2 assists. Rambo finished the day with 3 goals and 2 assists in the victory and teammate Jay Carlson came up with a game saving takeaway on...
Gait Hires Pietramala As Syracuse Defensive Coordinator, LaxFactor Player Awards For 2021 (LaxFactor Podcast #166)
June 17, 2021 12:45 - 34 minutes - 27.3 MBOK, so news first, Gary Gait, Syracuse's new head coach, only the 5th in the programs history, wasted no time making headlines in hiring Dave Pietramala, former adversary, and long time head coach at Cuse rival Johns Hopkins. Pietramala is one of the most storied players and coaches in the game. Largely considered the greatest defensive lacrosse player in the history of the sport, Petro has won national titles as both a player at Hopkins and as a coach (2005 and 2007). So this hire is huge n...
Virginia Wins Natty Over Maryland, Gary Gait Named Syracuse Head Coach (LaxFactor Podcast #165)
June 12, 2021 15:16 - 25 minutes - 20.4 MBVirginia won an instant classic over Maryland by a score of 17-16 capturing their second national title in a row, the first back to back championship in the programs history. Connor Shellenberger was a huge part of the win going for 4 goals and 2 assists. The redshirt freshman was too much for Maryland to handle all day long. Teammate Matt Moore also put up 4 goals and 2 helpers in the win, both players taking only 7 shots. That efficiency in scoring would prove key down the stretch as Maryl...
NCAA Final 4 Previews & Predictions, Virginia vs UNC and Maryland vs Duke (LaxFactor Podcast #164)
May 27, 2021 12:50 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBMemorial Day Weekend is upon us, the most beloved weekend of the year by lacrosse fans all over the world. We have the top four seeds in the tournament doing battle this weekend so it's sure to be exciting. In Saturday's first game we have #4 Virginia taking on #1 North Carolina. Carolina beat the Cavs in their first meeting, but UVA retunred the favor and dropped the Heels in their second. So this is sure to be a dogfight. In the second game on Saturday, we'll see the ACC vs Big Ten batt...
Duke, North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland Advance To The Final Four (LaxFactor Podcast #163)
May 24, 2021 12:38 - 20 minutes - 16.7 MBMaryland made sure the NCAA Lacrosse Final Four wasn't an all ACC affair by knocking off Notre Dame in overtime on Sunday. We had three incredible lacrosse games that saw Duke and North Carolina also advance thanks to winning in overtime. One of the best quarterfinal weekends in memory. For Maryland, Notre Dame gave them all they could handle, but Jared Bernhardt's 5 goals were too much to overcome and after dominating face-offs all day, Notre Dame lost the opening face-off of overtime and ...
NCAA Lacrosse First Round Recaps & Quarterfinal Round Predictions (LaxFactor Podcast #162)
May 20, 2021 13:45 - 41 minutes - 33.3 MBWe had some incredible games for this weekends first round NCAA Lacrosse Tournament action. To summarize, we saw Drexel give Notre Dame some trouble, losing 10-8 to the Irish in a game that came down to the final minutes. We saw Vermont lose by a margin to Maryland, but it was a respectable 17-11 margin. Loyola and Denver played the game of the weekend with Loyola's Same Shafer making the game saving save with 4 seconds left on the clock. Michael Sowers trashed on High Point in the first ha...
May Madness Predictions, See My Bracket & Who I Am Picking To Win It All (LaxFactor Podcast #161)
May 12, 2021 13:21 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBMay Madness is upon us, and today is the day I make predictions for the entire first round, complete with a predicted "margin of victory", and I'll also reveal my full bracket and pick my winner for this years NCAA Division I Lacrosse Tournament. I won't spoil my picks within the description, but the games I'll be talking about obviously are... #1 Notre Dame vs Monmouth #2 Duke vs High Point #3 Maryland vs Vermont #4 Virginia vs Bryant #5 Georgetown vs Syracuse #6 Notre Dame vs Drexel...
NCAA Lacrosse Tournament Bracket Breakdown & Matchup Discussion (LaxFactor Podcast #160)
May 10, 2021 12:44 - 29 minutes - 23.5 MBSo North Carolina brings home the top seed, followed up by Duke, Maryland and Virginia. Army ended up being the first team out, and Rutgers the last team in, and this was a tough call for the committee. Matchups look like this... #1 North Carolina vs Monmouth UNC will win this game by a large margin, but congrats to Monmouth for making the big dance. #2 Duke vs High Point Duke rolled high point in their previous meeting, but expect an improved High Point team to put up a better showing ...
Conference Tournament Action: Maryland & Hopkins Advance, Plenty Of Upsets (LaxFactor Podcast #159)
May 07, 2021 12:53 - 34 minutes - 27.3 MBWe have had a great week of college lacrosse action with conference tournaments in full swing. On Thursday night we saw teams like Maryland, Denver, Georgetown and Drexel all handle their business. We also saw teams like Albany, Vermont and Hopkins pull upsets that will keep those hoping for at large bids guessing. Hopkins win over Rutgers was the big one, as Rutgers will now pray that Maryland wins the Big Ten Tournament and not eat up one of the coveted at large bids. The same goes for De...
Notre Dame Owns Syracuse, Michigan & Hop Upend The B1G Tournament & More (LaxFactor Podcast #158)
May 02, 2021 15:27 - 33 minutes - 26.5 MBSyracuse hit the road to face Notre Dame with revenge on their minds, and instead they come home huge losers as the Irish embarrassed the Orange in an absolute blowout that has the #FireDesko crowd screaming from the rooftops, and even myself, a long time Desko supporter is starting to wonder if maybe the game has now passed this living legend by. Michigan and Hopkins picked up huge Big Ten conference tournament victories over Ohio State and Penn State. Michigan and Hopkins only made the t...
Conference Tournaments Are Taking Shape & The Chase Scanlan Saga Continues (LaxFactor Podcast #157)
April 28, 2021 12:32 - 25 minutes - 20.5 MBThe Big Ten Lacrosse Conference seedings and tournament schedule is set. Maryland get's the #1 seed, Rutgers the #2, Penn State the #3, Ohio State #4, Michigan #5 (thanks to a coin toss) and Hopkins is the last seed. That tournament will kick off this weekend with Maryland as the obvious favorite after going 10-0 in conference play this season. The CAA, NEC, America East and Patriot League all have games being played this weekend that will help finalize their tournament fields and seeding. ...
Syracuse Beats Virginia, Duke, Maryland, Navy & UMBC All Get Wins As Well (LaxFactor Podcast #156)
April 25, 2021 15:20 - 30 minutes - 24.7 MBA near must win for Syracuse in Charlottesville on Saturday and the Orange sent a message to everyone that doubted them letting us all know, they ain’t dead yet. Jakob Phaup who has struggled at the face-off dot against ACC foes went 24 of 27 against Petey LaSalla who has been the ACC’s best face-off guy since getting merked by Cuse his last time out. The possession deficit proved too much for UVA to overcome as the Orange pull out the 13-11 win on the road, and improve to 6-4, locking up a ...
Duke vs Notre Dame Rematch, Top Teams Key Players, Big Conference Matchups (LaxFactor Podcast #155)
April 21, 2021 12:58 - 23 minutes - 19.2 MBIn todays show we'll talk about the Duke and Notre Dame rematch that will be played Thursday night on the ACC Network. This will be a monster lacrosse game played under the lights in primetime. Michael Sowers and company will look to get revenge over Notre Dame and their insane defense. We'll rip through the top 5 teams in the country and talk about each teams "key players" for continued success. On this topic we'll discuss Michael Sowers at Duke and how Duke can better utilize his skill. J...
UNC Thrashes Syracuse, Georgetown Drops Denver In OT, LIU & Delaware Win (LaxFactor Podcast #154)
April 18, 2021 15:44 - 32 minutes - 26.3 MBNorth Carolina put the big hurt on Syracuse in the Carrier Dome on Saturday beating the Orange 21-9. It's the first time in Syracuse's history they have lost by 7 or more goals 3 times at home. Terrible outing for Syracuse and things aren't looking good heading into their final games against Virginia and Notre Dame. For UNC, a huge bounce back win that they needed badly. Chris Gray paced UNC with 2 goals and 6 assists. Georgetown picked up their first regular season win over Denver in an 1...
Duke Drops Virginia In Overtime In Another Instant ACC Lacrosse Classic (LaxFactor Podcast #153)
April 16, 2021 13:57 - 8 minutes - 6.64 MBVirginia gave Duke everything they could handle in another instant classic within ACC lacrosse play. The game went back and forth all game long seeing both teams hold leads of 2 goals or more, only to see the other team battle back right through into overtime. Joe Robertson scored 2 goals and had 3 assists on the day including the game winner in overtime, his second game winning OT goal of the season. Brennan O'Neill tallied 3 goals and 2 assists and Mike Sowers went for 3 goals in the Blue...
Maryland Terps Are The New #1, Petey LaSalla My Favorite Faceoff Guy (LaxFactor Podcast #152)
April 14, 2021 12:38 - 32 minutes - 26.4 MBMaryland gets the top spot in Inside Lacrosse's new media poll and I'll talk about why I think that Notre Dame probably deserves it. I will go through and outline my own top 10 as I also think they have Virginia and Duke reversed and I think Denver and Rutgers are both ranked too highly. There are a lot of guys playing really well at the face-off dot, but I'm going to go through why I think Petey LaSalla is the best face-off athlete in the country, and it's not actually all that close thank...
Le Moyne Edges Pace, Tampa Escapes With Win Over Lynn, Union Drops St. Lawrence, Lynchburg Beats Up York & More (LaxFactor D2/D3 Podcast #1)
April 13, 2021 12:35 - 14 minutes - 9.72 MBIn the first episode of our D2/D3 podcast, we'll rip through the following games... Ross Filtch, a Le Moyne midfielder scored both the game tying and eventual game winning goals for the Dolphins over host Pace. #2 Tampa had a bit of a scare put into them against undefeated Lynn, but walked away with a 7-6 win. Caleb Kueber and Devin Pipher went off for Mercyhurst, Kueber putting up 5 goals and 5 assists and Pipher chipped in 4 goals and 4 helpers. Lenoir-Rhyne bounced back nicely after s...
Notre Dame Upsets Duke, Virginia Drops UNC, Drexel Over Delaware & More (LaxFactor Podcast #151)
April 11, 2021 15:09 - 32 minutes - 26.1 MBNotre Dame's defense came to play on Saturday handing #1 Duke their first loss of the season and upending the power structure of the ACC. Michael Sowers was held to a single goal and Notre Dame got production from their midfield in the huge ACC win. Virginia got revenge against North Carolina by defeating the Tarheels in their second meeting, this time in Chapel Hill. UNC had beat UVA in Charlottesville by three goals earlier in the season and the Cavs returned the favor this time around ha...
LaxFactor Live (#011): Ryan Tierney Helps Hofstra Get Revenge Over UMass, Syracuse Wins & Previews
April 10, 2021 14:39 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBRyan Tierney's 3 goals and 3 assists were exactly what Hofstra needed to edge UMass in a huge conference win. Syracuse took down Albany in a semi-slow going game at the Dome, but it was exactly the win Syracuse needed heading into North Carolina next weekend. 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 Supp...
College Lacrosse Previews, Duke @ Notre Dame, UVA @ UNC, Army @ Loyola & More (LaxFactor #150)
April 07, 2021 12:37 - 23 minutes - 19.1 MBThe biggest matchup of the weekend will see Duke hitting the road to take on Notre Dame in yet another top 10 matchup of ACC lacrosse teams. Duke is coming in as the favorite and the #1 team in the land, but Notre Dame is feeling really confident after beating up Syracuse in the Carrier Dome over the weekend. It's Michael Sowers against Pat Kavanagh in this one and both guys can light it up. Big ACC games are the norm this year and Virginia hosting North Carolina could be another masterpiec...
Notre Dame Drops Syracuse, Bernhardt Sets Goal Record For Maryland & More (LaxFactor Podcast #149)
April 04, 2021 14:44 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBNotre Dame rode their face-off duo to the promise land in the Carrier Dome taking down the Orange 18-11 while winning 23 of 32 draws on the day. Charles Leonard won 8 of 10 and Kyle Gallagher won 15 of 22 for the Irish. Pat Kavanagh peeled the Orange for 4 goals and 5 assists and teammates Griffin Westlin and Will Yorke each went for 4 goals. Jared Bernhardt entered the record books at Maryland by surpassing Matt Rambo as the Terps all time leading goal scorer. His 1st goal of the day tied ...
North Carolina vs Duke Lacrosse Preview, Maryland & Penn State Won Sunday (LaxFactor Podcast #148)
March 31, 2021 12:50 - 30 minutes - 24.4 MBBiggest game of the season see's #2 North Carolina travel to Durham to take on #1 Duke in an ACC lacrosse matchup on Thursday. It's Michael Sowers of Duke vs Chris Gray of UNC doing battle for the first time since each player transferred to their new ACC schools. Gray of course transferred a year earlier. Duke comes into this game with the #4 ranked offense in the nation as scored by LacrosseReference.com and UNC is #1. But defensively, Duke's #13 rank looks a lot better than UNC's #42 rank....
Virginia Tops Notre Dame, TD Ierlan's Perfect Return For Denver & More (LaxFactor Podcast #147)
March 28, 2021 15:06 - 29 minutes - 24 MBVirginia and Notre Dame played another classic ACC lacrosse game on Saturday and we saw UVA pull out the 12-11 win thanks to Dox Aitken's game winner with 3:24 left in the fourth quarter. Aitken was good for 2 goals and 2 assists. Payton Cormier put up another 5 goal game and Ian Laviano got himself a hattrick in the UVA win. Will York (Bucknell transfer) had his breakout game for Notre Dame with 5 goals in the loss. Petey LaSalla won 13 of 25 face-offs against Notre Dame's two headed monst...
Syracuse vs Duke Lacrosse Preview 2021, Huge ACC Lacrosse Matchup (LaxFactor Podcast #146)
March 24, 2021 12:38 - 18 minutes - 14.6 MBThe #4 ranked Syracuse mens lacrosse squad travels to Durham, North Carolina to face the #2 ranked Duke on Thursday in a huge ACC lacrosse showdown. It will pit Michael Sowers and company against the highly reguarded Syracuse midfield unit of Tucker Dordevic, Jamie Trimboli and Brendan Curry. Curry and Trimboli have both scored game winners against Duke in their last three meetings and Duke will be wanting some revenge as Syracuse owns a 4-2 advantage over their last 6 meetings dating back ...
Syracuse Over Holy Cross, Virginia Tops Bobby Mo, Rutgers & Maryland Win (LaxFactor Podcast #145)
March 21, 2021 14:46 - 22 minutes - 18 MBChase Scanlan's 7 goals helped Syracuse defeat Holy Cross in the Carrier Dome on Saturday. Teammate Owen Hiltz put up 1 goal and 5 assists in the win. Syracuse used their ride to limit their opponents possessions and the Orange defense was stingy only giving up 11 shots on cage. Syracuse will face Duke on Thursday in Durham. AJ Fox stood on his head in cage for Holy Cross contributing 19 saves in their losing effort. Robert Morris gave Virginia all they could handle, but it was the Cavs out...
Denver Exposes Georgetown, Tewaaraton Watch, Chris Gray, Mike Sowers & More (LaxFactor Podcast #144)
March 17, 2021 13:06 - 25 minutes - 20.1 MBDenver exposed Georgetown's lack of defensive depth on Tuesday in a Big East Lacrosse matchup that pitted the countries most formidable defense (Georgetown) against one of the most battled tested teams in the country in terms of strength of schedule and overall experience (Denver). While Georgetown jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, the Pio's used a 7 goal over about 15 minutes of play to take a 7-2 lead and never looked back. Jack Hannah had a huge day for Denver scoring 4 goals off just 8 s...
Maryland Drops Rutgers, Johns Hopkins Handles Penn State & More (LaxFactor Podcast #143)
March 14, 2021 14:37 - 20 minutes - 16.8 MBIn the featured college lacrosse game of the weekend, the Maryland Terps lacrosse squad put the Big Ten on notice by using a fourth quarter run to separate from fellow undefeated team Rutgers. Jared Bernhardt proved he's worth of legit Tewaaraton talk by going off for 6 goals and an assist. Daniel Maltz (4g) and Logan Wisnauskas (2g, 2a) also factored heavily for Maryland. Kieran Mullins paced Rutgers with 3 goals and 2 helpers and Adam Charalambides chipped in 4 goals in the Rutgers loss. ...
Duke Hosts High Point, Virginia Faces Carolina, Rutgers Battles Maryland (LaxFactor Podcast #142)
March 10, 2021 13:46 - 37 minutes - 29.8 MBWe have a host of fairly high profile college lacrosse games to talk about in todays episode. Duke and High Point start it all off tonight (Wednesday) followed up by North Carolina travelling north to take on ACC foe Virginia. Friday gives us a 3rd night in a row watching ACC teams play with Syracuse hosting Stony Brook at the Carrier Dome. Saturday we have perhaps the biggest game of the weekend other than UNC/UVA. Maryland hosts Rutgers in College Park in a battle of the top two Big Ten l...
Maryland Outguns Hopkins, Syracuse Beats Vermont, Penn St. Over Ohio St. (LaxFactor Podcast #141)
March 07, 2021 15:05 - 39 minutes - 31.4 MBCollege lacrosse is now in full swing and there is nothing better than March lacrosse (other than Memorial Day lacrosse). In the biggest rivalry matchup of the weekend, Johns Hopkins hung early with Maryland, but Jared Bernhardt and the Terps proved too much in the end beating Hopkins 18-10. Syracuse hosted Vermont in the Dome and things got chippy, Vermont hung around, but Syracuse picked up the 17-13 win in the end thanks to big games out the Syracuse attack. Stephen Rehfuss (2g, 6a), Owe...
Georgetown, Hofstra & Robert Morris Get Wins, Virginia Takes On High Point (LaxFactor Podcast #140)
March 03, 2021 11:00 - 21 minutes - 17.5 MBGeorgetown's defense gave up a whopping 5 goals, but despite Mount St Mary's proving they could score more than once where others had failed, the Hoya's still pick up a very lopsided 17-5 win. Jake Carraway was big once again for Gtown going for 5 goals and 2 assists in the win. Alex Mazzone forced 3 turnovers and picked up 7 groundballs to help lead the Hoyas defense. Hofstra beat down Wagner 18-6 and Ryan Tierney continued his outpouring of offense by putting up 6 goals in the win off jus...
Syracuse Drops Virginia, Duke Is Clicking, Georgetown Is A Wall & More (LaxFactor Podacst #139)
February 28, 2021 15:43 - 28 minutes - 22.6 MBWhat a day of college lacrosse action, highlighted by Syracuse beating down Virginia in the dome by a score of 20-10. The Syracuse attack unit showed up, Rehfuss was good for 3 goals and 3 assists, Owen Hiltz in his first start goes for 3 goals and 2 helpers. The Cuse midfield also showed in a big way, Brendan Curry, 3 goals and 4 assists, Tucker Dorcevic, 3 goals, Jamie Trimboli, 2 goals, Owen Seebold and Lucas Quinn each went for 2 goals. It was an offensive outpouring for the Orange. UVA...
Richmond Holds Chris Gray Back, Army Exposed Syracuse Off-Ball Woes & More (LaxFactor Podcast #138)
February 24, 2021 13:35 - 30 minutes - 24.1 MBDid Richmond provide a recipe to the ACC for how to hold Chris Gray in check and disrupt North Carolina's powerful offense? It would seem that Richmond came out and pressured UNC all over the field more than any other team they've faced has done so far, a very gutsy move by the Richmond staff, and it paid off. Richmond held Chris Gray to just 1 goal and 1 assist despite the loss. Syracuse's epic meltdown against Army proved that the Orange still have off-ball defensive issues. They have pla...
Army Beats Up Syracuse, Virginia Holds Off Loyola, Denver Wins & More (LaxFactor Podcast #137)
February 21, 2021 20:34 - 27 minutes - 21.8 MBSad day if you are a Syracuse lacrosse fan as the Orange got dropped at home by Army badly, 18-11. Tucker Dordevic paced Syracuse with 4 goals and 1 assist in the loss while Brendan Nichtern helped lead Army to victory with a 4 goal, 3 assist effort. Virginia held on to beat Loyola by a score of 15-12. Connor Shellenberger continued to impress with a 2 goal, 3 assist outing and Matt Moore in his 2nd game back went for 5 goals in the UVA win. The Kirst brothers paced Rutgers to a huge 11-9 ...