Choate soph Uppgren goes from ‘little scrub’ to Duke commit
There was no youth lacrosse program when Turner Uppgren was growing up in Stillwater, Minn. So his father decided to do something about that. He started one – when Uppgren was a second-grader. But there was one problem. “Because the program was so low on players, he would throw me into the net with the […]
Photo gallery: Big City Classic should make for a special Sunday
Photos by Ryan Rabidou Let’s play three. The Konica Minolta Big City Classic tripleheader is set for Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Action starts at 1 p.m. as Notre Dame faces St. John’s. Duke takes on Syracuse at 4 p.m . The final game features a 6:30 p.m. contest between Johns Hopkins and North Carolina. […]
For starters, Notre Dame defense shuts down Duke; UVa edges Drexel
The first full weekend of the brand-new college lacrosse season has produced a surprise. No. 9-ranked Notre Dame’s men’s lax team was dominant defensively in a 7-3 season-opening win against No. 2-ranked visiting Duke. After falling behind 2-0, ND scored seven unanswered goals. Goalie John Kemp equaled a career high with 14 saves. Senior midfielder Max […]
Duke’s 2011 slate set; Stony Brook/UVa rematch; other schedules
We’ve been passing along high school non-league schedules and college schedules as they’ve been finalized the last few weeks. Yesterday, Johns Hopkins released its schedule. Today, we have a few college schedules to pass along, including defending national champion Duke. The Blue Devils’ schedule is highlighted by a 6:30 p.m. game on Sunday, April 3 […]
Costabile’s faceoff win, OT goal give Duke national title over Notre Dame
CJ Costabile of New Fairfield wound up being the star of Duke’s dramatic 6-5 victory today against Notre Dame in the national title game in Baltimore. (Photo courtesy Duke University athletics) New Fairfields CJ Costabile cleanly won the opening faceoff of the first overtime and then scored on the ensuing fastbreak to give Duke a […]
