Games 3/8 - 3/9

[stegmakk]

SATURDAY
Penn State at Ohio State (12:00 pm)
Virginia at Princeton (12:00 pm)
Siena at Stony Brook (12:00 pm)
Manhattan vs. Bellarmine (St. Louis, MO) (1:00 pm - 1:00pm EST)
Mount St. Mary's at Bucknell (1:00 pm)
Army at Cornell (1:00 pm)
Albany at Delaware (1:00 pm)
Saint Joseph's at Hobart (1:00 pm)
Johns Hopkins at Hofstra (1:00 pm)
Colgate at Holy Cross (1:00 pm)
Navy at Lafayette (1:00 pm)
Binghamton at Marist (1:00 pm)
Towson at Maryland (1:00 pm)
Harvard at Massachusetts (1:00 pm)
Providence at Quinnipiac (1:00 pm)
VMI at Robert Morris (1:00 pm)
Fairfield at Rutgers (1:00 pm)
Hartford at Sacred Heart (1:00 pm)
Yale at UMBC (1:00 pm)
Brown at Denver (1:30 pm)
Penn vs. Air Force (@ Denver) (11:00 am - 1:00pm EST)
Wagner at Lehigh (2:00 pm)
Duke at Loyola (2:00 pm)
Notre Dame at North Carolina (3:30 pm)
St. John's at Drexel (4:00 pm)

SUNDAY
Air Force vs. Brown (@ Denver) (11:00 am - 1:00pm EST)
Penn at Denver (1:30 pm - 3:30pm EST)
Georgetown at Syracuse (3:30 pm)

[stegmakk]

Hard to say the best game this week. I am torn between UVA/Princeton and GT/Cuse.
There is also the undefeateds of UNC/ND
My heart is pulling for Albany to get a good W, but Delaware is hot right now.

[laxer6]

Delaware is this years Albany. Id like to see Albany finally get a w but I don't think it's going to happen.

[Hounds4life]

Delaware is this years Albany. Id like to see Albany finally get a w but I don't think it's going to happen.

Well hey cornell lost to UNC and although UNC is a very good team i dont think cornell is near as good as they were, I think it will be a godd game and Albany will want to avenge there loss last year

[Hounds4life]

My predictions


SATURDAY
Penn State at Ohio State (12:00 pm)-ohio state

Virginia at Princeton (12:00 pm)-UVA

Siena at Stony Brook (12:00 pm)- Stony brook

Manhattan vs. Bellarmine (St. Louis, MO) (1:00 pm - 1:00pm EST)- who knows

Mount St. Mary's at Bucknell (1:00 pm)-bucknell

Army at Cornell (1:00 pm)-cornell but i think army could make it close

Albany at Delaware (1:00 pm)- UD

Saint Joseph's at Hobart (1:00 pm)-Hobart

Johns Hopkins at Hofstra (1:00 pm)- JHU

Colgate at Holy Cross (1:00 pm)-colgate

Navy at Lafayette (1:00 pm)-navy

Binghamton at Marist (1:00 pm)-binghamton

Towson at Maryland (1:00 pm)- UMD

Harvard at Massachusetts (1:00 pm)-UMASS (i havent looked at either team
this year so i dont really know)

Providence at Quinnipiac (1:00 pm)-Providence?

VMI at Robert Morris (1:00 pm)-RMU

Fairfield at Rutgers (1:00 pm)-Rutgers

Hartford at Sacred Heart (1:00 pm)-hartford?

Yale at UMBC (1:00 pm)- UMBC

Brown at Denver (1:30 pm)-Brown (i hope but it should be close)

Penn vs. Air Force (@ Denver) (11:00 am - 1:00pm EST)- Penn?

Wagner at Lehigh (2:00 pm)-Lehigh

Duke at Loyola (2:00 pm)- uggh as much as i hate to say it probably duke but i always think loyola can win because they are THE BEST!

Notre Dame at North Carolina (3:30 pm)- hmmm close game i kinda wanna see ND take it but who knows probably UNC

St. John's at Drexel (4:00 pm)- Drexel

SUNDAY
Air Force vs. Brown (@ Denver) (11:00 am - 1:00pm EST)- Brown

Penn at Denver (1:30 pm - 3:30pm EST)- Denver

Georgetown at Syracuse (3:30 pm)- ughh after the UVA game i have faith in SU but i really cant say maybe georgetown??

[TrapDoor]

My predictions:

Penn State at Ohio State - Not sure, I'd like to see both teams pull through. Ohio State teams to be doing better recently, so I'll go with Ohio State.

Virginia at Princeton - Oh my lawd it will be epic. I think this games determining factor is the Princeton D and Hewitt in the cage. This is tough. I'll go with Virginia, but I really think this will be a close one. Game of the week runner-up? I'd say so.

Siena at Stony Brook - Siena has a young but talented offense and their goalies have put up big numbers. It's been a slow start for Stony Brook so far. So I'm going with Siena this time.

Manhattan vs. Bellarmine - Bellarmine has done quite a bit of tinkering with their time, I think they will be fine-tuned enough to beat Manhattan. I'm going Bellarmine this time.

Mount St. Mary's at Bucknell - Nick Sciubba is a beast in the cage for Bucknell. I don't see MSM winning this.

Army at Cornell - Army may give Cornell a harder time than many might think, but I think Cornell is gonna pull though.

Albany at Delaware - Despite a Final Four appearance last year, Delaware seems a little underrated coming into this season. If Queener can step up, Albany has a considerable chance at winning. But otherwise, I'm going Delaware.

Johns Hopkins at Hofstra - Hofstra might seem promising this year, yeah. But c'mon, guys, Johns Hopkins has this one in the bag.

Navy at Lafayette - As much as I'd like to see Lafayette to continue to do well (Reppin the Seattle goalies), Navy, along with Coughlin in the cage, will prove too strong for the likes of Lafayette.

Towson at Maryland - Towson is just lacking the firepower everywhere that Maryland has. And I'm predicting that Phipps will have a good game himself, so go Terps.

Brown at Denver - Denver might be lacking some quality D, but they're playing a Brown time whose offense isn't exactly loaded. Expect Denver and it's talented, if young team to win.

Duke at Loyola - Loyola pulled the big upset last year. But Duke has them beat everywhere. In attack, in midfield, in defense, and in goaltending. I really like Loyola, but Duke won't let this one slip, especially after last year.

Notre Dame at North Carolina - Kemp and Zimmerman. Two excellent goalies meeting face to face with teams that are reaching their peak. Both are also undefeated, so expect two extremely motivated to go at and give it their all for 60 minutes. I'm going to go with Notre Dame and make this my pick for the game of the week.


Sorry, I got lazy and took some games off :grin: . Oh, and if you didn't know, Princeton vs. Virginia is gonna be on ESPN. :D

[lsilaxer131]

My Picks

Penn St. at Ohio St. - OSU wins easily but Drew Adams still saves 64% of the shots he faces.

Virginia at Princeton - My money is with the experienced D and goalie, so I'm going to take a shot with Princeton.

Siena at Stony Brook - Siena has surprised early and I like them to keep the hot hand.

Manhattan vs. Bellarmine - I guess I'm going to take Bellarmine. Gotta love the Canadiens...

MSM at Bucknell - Bucknell rolls to victory.

Army at Cornell - Cornell is reeling of a bad loss to UNC but once again, my money is with the experienced D and goalie, so I like Army in this one.

Albany at Delaware - Tough opening schedule for Albany especially with the Siena game being canceled. Against my gut, I saw Delaware is going to win here.

JHU at Hofsta - Hopkins with waaaay to much firepower for the Pride to handle.

Navy at Lafayette - Navy is a far cry from Presbyterian and Wagner, and the Leopards lost to a team that got absolutely pasted by Syracuse. Mids roll in this one.

Towson at Maryland - Who knows, if Jeremy Blevins can stand on his head like he did against Denver Towson might be able to pull it out. The smart choice is UMD though with their four young attackmen and experienced midfield.

Brown at Denver - Its going to be tough for Brown to play at that altitude and I think they are over matched even without that disadvantage. Denver will even their record this weekend.

Duke at Loyola - Freshman goalie in the pipes for Loyola...could be a field day for Danowski and Duke.

Notre Dame at UNC - Kemp is a great goalie, but I think UNC's offense is going to over power most opponents that aren't ACC teams this year. Way too much talent at Chapel Hill to not make a FF run this year.

[stegmakk]

Top 3 games voted by you are up...http://laxspot.com/blogs/thoughts_from_a_dinosaur/index.php?pst_id=100179

I'll be at the Hopkins Hofstra game...cheering for the Flying Dutchmen even though I know they will get beat down.

[jdturtle02]

Hey Stegmakk, took your earlier advice and decided to go more with the Xs and Os instead of the gut, and stand at 8-0 after two weeks. The bad news is those were pretty easy picks. Props for TrapDoor, lsilaxer131 and Hounds4Life (Bellarmine in a romp) -- good stuff -- I just can't wrap my mind around that many games, so I'll stick with four.

1. Army @ Cornell -- Some say the Big Red are over-rated, some say Army is building for a season of atonement. Despite its losses, especially on defense, Cornell's depth and power middies are a formidable force. Army, with Bokmeyer, Boltus, Korvin and Fullerton in cage should do better than last year, a 7-4 loss -- Cornell 10-7

2. Virginia @ Princeton -- For anyone who thought Princeton was not over-rated last year, look away. If Coach Tierney has concerns about the Tigers' motivation, as the IL preview asserts, they're in trouble against the Cavaliers. Princeton is averaging 11 goals per game, but the first was against Canisius, and the Tigers were never in the second against Hopkins. Fact is, the Tigers don't appear as terrifying on D as they have in the past, and Virginia has more than enough firepower to pull out early and sprint to the finish line -- Virginia 12-8

3. Georgetown @ Syracuse -- Thanks for the notes on last week's game with Virginia, Syracuse fans, I'll concede the point that Galloway may not have been the Classic's MOP, but he was to me. The point is, Syracuse showed it's on the rise, and Abbott, Brooks, Leveille, Hardy, White and Company have got to be drooling over this opportunity -- Syracuse 13-9

4. Notre Dame @ Carolina -- The Irish impressed everyone at Hopkins in the NCAA Tournament last year, and they haven't tripped since. Wins over Loyola and Albany demand attention. Carolina has scoring weapons and depth. Both teams are young … uh, maybe this should be my No. 1 game. Joey Kemp is a madman in the net for the Irish (4-0, .652 save %), but there's something about Fetzer Field. A marquee win for someone -- Carolina 12-10

[HoosUrDaddy]

My Predictions
(Fyi: I only predict games I think I have a clue about)

Penn State at Ohio State - OSU 9-4
Virginia at Princeton - UVa 12-5
Army at Cornell - Cornell 8-7
Johns Hopkins at Hofstra - Hopkins 11-7
Duke at Loyola - Duke 17-6
Notre Dame at North Carolina - Notre Dame 9-8(ot)(My Choice for Game of the Week)
Georgetown at Syracuse - Syracuse 11-8