(Damien Davis Guarding Mikey Powell in the 2002 NCAA title game|Photo: NCAA)
*This article is part of a month long series, Black Lacrosse Stories, that highlights Black players and coaches who have made an impact on our game, but may be lesser known to many younger players today.*
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Since the advent of the NCAA Tournament in 1971, the Ivy League has produced 10 national champions, seven runner-ups, and had a total of 90 tournament appearances. Most recently, Yale won the national title in 2018, was the runner-up in 2019, and in total the conference has been represented at Championship Weekend three of the past five full seasons.
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While exactly what the 2021 season will look like remains largely a mystery, Lacrosse Bucket is diving into early conference previews on the Lacrosse Bucket Podcast. On this second conference preview podcast, Tanner tackles the CAA, breaks down the top teams and gives his preseason projected finish.
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As we inch closer to the holidays and the first of the year, we get closer to the four month mark since September 1st, which was the first date that college coaches (outside of the service academies who could start contacting 2022 recruits on July 1st) could contact 2022 recruits.
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The college lacrosse season is just a few months away, and while it will be a bit longer than usual before everyone gets underway and the season as a whole may look different, at least in the beginning, due to the impact the Coronavirus has had on sports, teams will still be fighting to be the last one standing on Memorial Day Weekend. And after the way last season ended, it will be extra bittersweet for whoever is crowned champions on that special day in May.
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Brendan Callahan and the Dartmouth Big Green got some good news on Sunday, as Blessed Trinity, Ga., junior faceoff man Wilson Van Buren announced that he would be taking his talents to Hanover in a few years. Van Buren also heavily considered Richmond and Boston U.
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With the college lacrosse season just months away, Lacrosse Bucket is looking forward and examining this upcoming season’s breakout players.
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If you read any form of preseason or offseason content pertaining to college lacrosse, you’ll likely come across one or more pieces of media that dub various teams as “title contenders.” And chances are, the names are usually pretty similar each year. Of course, there is always movement and various programs hit peaks and valleys at different times. But in a sport where only 11 schools have actually won a national title in the NCAA era (1971-now), the programs that have been at the top always seem to stay at the top and are never too down for too long.
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Very few programs have ascended to the top tier of college lacrosse quicker and found as much success in recent years than the Yale Bulldogs.
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The Ivy League will be cancelling winter sports and postponing spring sports until at least March, per multiple reports. The league reportedly notified coaches on a Zoom call on Thursday night following a meeting with the university presidents earlier in the day.
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