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Air Force Opens GWLL Slate at Home Against No. 5 Notre Dame

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The Air Force lacrosse team returns home this weekend, March 22, when it hosts fifth-ranked Notre Dame in the GWLL opener for both teams. The game is slated to begin at 12:00 p.m. at Cadet Lacrosse Stadium.
Scouting the Falcons…
Air Force (1-4) fell to sixth-ranked Maryland over the weekend, going scoreless for nearly 43 minutes. Junior Griffin Nevitt led the Falcons’ offense with a pair of goals, while Air Force had two goalkeepers combine for 18 saves.
Nevitt is the Falcons’ leading scorer with eight goals and three assists on the season, while senior David Rose is second on the team with six goals and two assists.
Scouting the Fighting Irish…
Notre Dame (5-1), ranked fifth in the USILA coaches poll and sixth in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse media poll, is coming off a 19-7 victory over Dartmouth. Its lone loss of the season came against No. 4 North Carolina.
Alex Wharton leads Notre Dame’s offense with 19 points (7g, 12a), while Ryan Hoff has pitched in 17 points (16g, 1a). Meanwhile, goalkeeper Joey Kemp is averaging over 11 saves per game and holds a 6.66 GAA.

The Teams…
• Air Force enters this weekend’s contest with a 1-4 record.
• Notre Dame, ranked fifth in the latest USILA coaches poll, currently holds a 5-1 overall record.
The Coaches…
• Air Force is coached by Fred Acee, in his 11th season with the Falcons. Acee holds a 348-218-1 career record (41st year) and a 36-99 mark at the Academy.
• Notre Dame is coached by Kevin Corrigan, in his 20th season leading the Fighting Irish. Corrigan holds a career record of 182-108 (22nd season) and is 172-93 at Notre Dame.
Series Records…
This weekend marks the 21st meeting all-time between Air Force and Notre Dame, with the Irish holding an 18-2 advantage in the series. Notre Dame won last season’s contest, 16-4, while the Falcons upset the Fighting Irish two years ago, 9-8.

Air Force in the Statistical Rankings…
In the latest national rankings through games of March 17, Air Force ranks tied for 29th in the nation in man-up offense (.304).
Meanwhile, juniors Eric Evans and Griffin Nevitt, who rank second in the GWLL in ground balls per game (4.6), rank tied for 24th nationally in the same category. Classmate Dan Gnazzo is ranked tied for 30th in the nation with 4.4 ground balls per contest.
How They Rate…
Notre Dame ranks in the top 15 nationally in five major statistical categories. The Fighting Irish are second in face-off percentage (.656), fifth in scoring margin (+4.67), ninth in scoring offense (11.67) and man-up offense (.448) and tied for 11th in scoring defense (7.0). They lead the GWLL in face-off win percentage, scoring offense and scoring margin.
Individually, Ryan Hoff leads the league and ranks ninth in the country with 2.67 goals per game, Alex Wharton is first in the GWLL and 11th in the nation in assists per game with 2.0, Joey Kemp leads the GWLL and is seventh in the country with a .642 save percentage and Taylor Clagett ranks first in the conference and fourth in the nation with a .630 face-off win percentage. Kemp also ranks 10th in the nation with a 6.66 GAA.
Keeping the Streak Alive…
Junior Griffin Nevitt will look to keep his scoring streak alive this weekend, as the midfielder has scored at least one goal or assist in 30 consecutive games. Nevitt, who has 53 goals and 27 assists in his career, has scored in 32 of 33 games in his first two-plus seasons.

Up Next…
The Falcons remain at home next week, March 25, for a non-conference match-up against Presbyterian College, The contest is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m. at the Cadet Lacrosse Stadium.

Tigers know what to expect as CHSAA members - SHS boys lax team prepares for tough competition

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FARMER’S KORNER - Last spring was a humbling season for the Summit High School boys lacrosse team.

The Tigers, once known for their mountain-region dominance as a club, debuted as a state-sanctioned high school squad and wound up with a 3-9 record.

The losing season was something of an eye-opener for SHS head coach Jay Beckerman.

“(The ‘07 campaign) was a shock,” Beckerman said after Friday’s practice in reference to. “We went 24-2 or 26-2 playing mountain schools like Durango, Battle Mountain and Aspen. We figured (Colorado High School Activities Association) competition would be a little tougher, but that we could go .500 and maybe make the playoffs. … The competition was incredible. It’s nice to have gone through that and know what we’re up against (in the future) instead of going in blind.”

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No. 20 Denver Pioneers Battle Past Marist for Win

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DENVER – Junior Steph Coyne (Baltimore, Md.) continued her monster week with six points off two goals and four assists, as the No. 20 University of Denver women’s lacrosse team battled past Marist 21-10 at Barton Stadium on Monday afternoon. Coyne has recorded 25 points in the last three games and now sits just three assists away from tying Kristie Leggio (2006-07) for DU’s career assist record.

Denver (5-3) scored the first two goals, both by freshman Tulley Stapp (Denver, Colo.) from passes by Coyne, but Marist (2-1) hung in there for the first 20 minutes, tying the game 6-6 with 10:11 left in the first half. However, the Pioneers ripped off a 6-1 run to end the half, heading into the lockerroom with a 12-7 halftime lead.

The Red Foxes struck first after the break, but Denver scored eight unanswered goals to put the game out of reach. Junior Megan Carver (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore Ali Flury (Arnold, Md.) added five points each in the Pioneers’ win. Carver had two goals and three assists, while Flury scored four goals and added an assist.

Lindsey Diener and Liz Falco led the Red Foxes with four points each. DU has scored a combined 62 goals in the last three games, the most during a three-game stretch in team history. The Pioneers conclude their seven-game homestand at Barton Stadium when they host Cincinnati on Friday at 2:00 p.m.

City Lax encourages inner city kids to pick up the game of lacrosse.

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DENVER - — In Denver’s Park Hill, nearly a hundred Black, Hispanic and white youngsters have begun practice for season number two on the lacrosse field.

Traditionally a sport played by suburban or private schools, several coaches/teachers at Hallet Academy introduced kids to the sport last year. With a beginners team of fifth graders last year the kids learned the game well enough to win the State Jamboree.

“Our stick skills left something to be desired, but our speed on the field and athletic ability helped us win some games,” said Head Coach Rod Allison. “Last year we had about 15 or 20 kids, this year we have almost 70 enough for about three teams.”

Skills are improving and so is the coaching. “We have support from D.U., the Colorado Mammoth and Outlaws and many of the lacrosse sporting goods stores are helping with equipment,” Allison said.

Practices are held at Smiley and Martin Luther King Park.

Call Erik Myhern 720.275.7337 or Rod Allison 720.837.4947 for more information.

DU Women exploded for 41 goals last week

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DENVER exploded for 41 goals last week, in a 21-13 win over Connecticut and 20-14 win over Colgate. Tied at 8, the No. 19 Pioneers used a 6-0 scoring run late in the first half and into the second to open it up. Junior Steph Coyne was unstoppable all week, totaling 10 points vs. the Raiders on three goals and seven assists, and tying the all-time team record for most assists in a game. Against the Huskies, she combined for nine points on three goals and six assists, giving her a 19-point week. Denver’s outburst carried over to Monday with a 21-10 win over Marist as sophomore Ali Flury had four goals and Coyne had four assists.

Denver lacrosse player has unique offseason conditioning program

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Lacrosse is easy for Andrew Bourke these days. Diminutive in stature, the 5-foot-7, 165-pound senior never had it easy on the lacrosse field — until recently. Constantly battling with Division I college players much taller or heavier than him, Bourke has earned every minute of playing time he gets as a reserve attackman for No. 16 Denver, a program he grew up idolizing as a Denver resident. But after working the past three summers as a deckhand on a deep-sea fishing boat off the coast of Alaska, lacrosse now seems like a walk in the park to Bourke.

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Cornell routs Denver, 20-7

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DALLAS – After a rocky start, the No. 6/7 Cornell men’s lacrosse team used a 12-1 to break open a 2-2 game as it rolled to a 20-7 victory over No. 20 Denver on a rain-soaked Highland Park High School field this evening in Dallas, Texas. With the win, the Big Red improves to 4-1 on the season, while Denver falls to 3-4 overall.
In total, 10 different players scored for the Big Red, led by Ryan Hurley who registered a hat trick in the first 11 minutes of action en route to a career-high six goals. Hurley also added an assist for a personal-best seven points on the night. John Glynn registered three goals and an assist, while Chris Ritchie posted a career-high three goals. Chris Finn (two goals, one assist), Mike Corbolotti (one goal, one assist) and Tom Corbolotti (one goal, one assist) where the other multi-point scorers for the Big Red.
Denver was led by Jaime Lincoln’s two goals and by the Dickinson brothers, who combined for one goal and two assists.
Cornell found itself in an early 2-0 deficit thanks to back-to-back Denver goals by Lincoln and Jon Pualson, but Hurley got the Big Red out of the hole with two-straight goals to knot the game at 2-2 with 12:16 to play.
The Pioneers regained the lead off a goal by Emerson Eichler, but Ritchie responded almost immediately, starting the decisive 12-1 run after taking a pass from John Espey and finding the back of the net to give Cornell its first lead of the evening.
The Big Red made quick work of Denver after that, reeling off the next four goals in a span of 2:41, beginning with a fastbreak goal by Finn off a perfect pass by George Calvert. Hurley completed his early hat trick on the Big Red’s next goal, sending a low shot past Denver goalie Austin Konkel with 5:34 showing on the clock.
Glynn put Cornell up by three goals with a rocket to the left side of the cage and Romero tallied his first goal of the season off a pass from Tom Corbolotti to make it a 7-3 game with just over four minutes to go in the first quarter.
Denver opened the scoring in the second quarter as Murray sent a skip shot past Cornell netminder Jake Myers to make it a 7-4 game.
The Big Red needed just over one minute to put three more goals on the board, starting with a brilliant play by Glynn, who stole the ball on the defensive end, raced 80 yards down the right side of the field and fired the ball past Konkel with 12:24 showing on the score board.
Cornell won the restart and Ritchie carried the ball behind the goal before finding Finn as he cut towards the cage and one-timed it into the back of the net. Seibald pushed the lead to 10-4 when he fought his way through a double-team and scored at the 11:22 mark.
Hurley had a hand in both of the Big Red’s next two goals, scoring at the 9:37 mark off a pass from Finn, before feeding Glynn for a man-up goal to make it 12-4 with 8:18 remaining in the quarter.
The Pioneers replaced Konkel with Peyton Tyree and Cornell quickly welcomed him to the game as Hurley tallied a man-up goal off a pass by Mike Corbolotti with 5:12 showing on the clock. Just over one minute later, Glynn forced another Pioneer turnover and fed Tom Corbolotti, who skipped a shot past Tyree to put Cornell up by double-digits, 14-4.
John Dickinson ended the Big Red run with a man-up goal at the 2:41 mark, but Cornell responded on its very next possession as Ritchie sent the Big Red into halftime with the 15-5 lead.
A great individual effort by Mike Corbolotti got Cornell on the board just over two minutes into the third quarter, before back-to-back goals just 30 seconds apart made it an 18-5 game. The first goal was the direct result of a stifling ride as the Big Red double-teamed Tyree to force a turnover and Ritchie scored on the open goal with 8:54 showing on the clock. Hurley tallied his sixth and final goal of the evening, scoring a man-up tally off a pass from Mike Corbolotti.
Ilija Gajic broke the scoreless drought for the Pioneers, beating Myers with 7:46 remaining in the quarter to make it an 18-6 game.
Shortly after the Denver goal, Coach Tambroni began to substitute liberally, beginning with Texas native Drew Webb, who promptly fed Kyle Doctor, who scored at the 5:57 mark to give Cornell a 19-6 lead.
The Big Red started the fourth quarter with back-to-back penalties and managed to kill the first before allowing a goal by Lincoln on the second attempt to make it 19-7 with 13:43 remaining in the contest.
It took nearly five minutes for Cornell to respond before Peter Grom earned his first goal of the season after fighting through a defender and beating Konkel, who had returned to the game at the start of the final stanza, to make it a 20-7 Big Red lead.
Neither team scored the rest of the way as Cornell took the 20-7 victory.
The Big Red returns to Ithaca this weekend and opens the Ivy League portion of its schedule as it plays host to Yale on Shoellkopf Field on Saturday, March 22 at 1 p.m.

Cougars Fall in Colorado Finale

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Colorado Springs, Colo. - Sophomore midfielder Chris Love recorded three goals and three assists to lead the Colorado College men’s lacrosse team to a 13-10 victory over Kean University on Tuesday afternoon at Washburn Field.

Love had two goals and an assist to spark a 7-1 run that allowed the Tigers to turn a 3-1 deficit in the second period into an 8-4 lead with 7:17 remaining in the third.

Senior midfielder Hunter Combs snapped a 4-4 tie 1:41 into the third period. Sophomore attacker Scott Leathem (Fair Lawn, N.J.), Kean’s leading scorer, triggered a 4-1 run that trimmed CC’s lead to 9-8 with 13:18 remaining in the game, but Love set up Gangl 15 seconds later to start a 4-1 run for the Tigers.

Leathem had four goals and an assist to pace the Cougar attack. Senior attacker Dennis Lukacsko (Lincoln Park, N.J.) had two goals, while junior attacker C.J. Gannon (Morris Plains, N.J

Fort Collins unified lacrosse team opens with impressive win

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BROOKLANDVILLE, Md. - Fort Collins’ unified high school lacrosse team made a big statement Tuesday in a season-opening victory over St. Paul’s, Md.

The Vipers, the defending Colorado state champion, beat the Crusaders 8-5.

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“It’s the first time a Colorado team beat a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association team,” Fort Collins coach Carey Smith said. “They’re the top lacrosse league in the nation, so it’s a pretty big deal.”

Senior attacker Henry Miketa led the Vipers with three goals and one assist. Tyler Whitcomb and Brock Waddell added two goals apiece, with Whitcomb scoring his second goal with 7:41 to play after the Crusaders (4-2) had closed to 6-4.

Devin Arruabarrena also scored for Fort Collins, and Jackson Nye came up with 15 saves in goal.

Smith said the Vipers will continue their eastern road trip today with a scrimmage, then take on Pennsylvania state champion Downingtown East on Thursday.

Pioneers Fall to No. 7 Big Red - Lincoln records two goals

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DALLAS, Texas – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team fell to No. 7 Cornell 20-7 on Tuesday evening at Highlander Stadium.

The Pioneers came out firing to begin the game, as freshman Jamie Lincoln (St. Cathariens, Ontario) scored at 14:17 in the first and senior Jon Paulson (Flemington, N.J.) followed with an unassisted goal at 13:36.

The Big Red knotted the game at 2-2 before freshman Emerson Eichler (New Vernon, N.J.) gave Denver back the lead. Cornell recorded five unanswered goals to pull out to a 7-3 lead to end the first quarter.

Junior Joey Murray (Denver, Colo.) stopped Cornell’s run with an assist from sophomore Charley Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) to begin the second quarter.

Sophomore John Dickenson (Dallas, Texas) ended a 7-0 run by the Big Red, but the Pioneers trailed 15-5 at the end of the first half.

Sophomore Ilija Gajic (Burnaby, B.C.) added a goal, while Lincoln recorded his second of the game in the fourth quarter.

Sophomore Peyton Tyrie (Greenwood Village, Colo.) entered the game in the second quarter and recorded four saves, while allowing 10 goals.

The Pioneers travel to Stony Brook on March 22 to play the Sea Wolves at 2 p.m. MT. DU returns home on Monday, March 24 to face Presbyterian at 7:30 p.m.