SoCon Championship: Richmond Tops Jacksonville to Earn Fourth Conference Title

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For the second time in three days, Lance Madonna proved to have ice in his veins. After scoring the game-wining goal in Thursday’s conference semifinals victory over High Point, Madonna put home a buzzer-beater in the final seconds of the third quarter to knot things all up, 7-7.

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Sunday Recap: Jacksonville Upsets Duke, Virginia Escaped High Point

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The Jacksonville Dolphins went into Durham and took home their biggest win in program history, beating the No. 2 Duke Blue Devils 14-12.

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Friday Recap: Second Half Run Lifts North Carolina Past Richmond, Epstein Leads John Hopkins Past Towson

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Joe Breschi’s North Carolina Tar Heels may be a little greener than usual at multiple spots on the field, but they are still as talented as ever. The Tar Heels opened up the season with a 13-9 victory over the Richmond Spiders on Friday night.

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Mercer Beats Bellarmine 9-4 in First Game of 2022

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The Mercer Bears defeated the Bellarmine Knights 9-4 on Saturday afternoon in a game that kicked off the 2022 college lacrosse season. The win marks the Bears’ second-ever win over the Knights, who now lead the all-time series 10-2.

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Previewing Bellarmine vs Mercer

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The college lacrosse season gets underway on Saturday, January 29th as the Bellarmine Knights travel to Macon, Ga. to face the Mercer Bears. It marks the second season in which the Knights and Bears will play in January in the first game of the season.

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2022 SoCon Preview

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The SoCon lacrosse enters a new era in 2022 as the conference will not have Air Force and Bellarmine as members for the first time since the conference added the sport. Additionally, Hampton has joined the conference. This shake-up will change the landscape of this conference a bit for sure, but overall we should still see the big three of Richmond, Jacksonville, and High Point sit above the rest.

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2022 Schedule Preview: Hampton Pirates

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The Hampton Pirates are the 60th DI program and sixth from the SoCon to announce their 2022 men’s lacrosse schedule. The Pirates did not play last season and are coming into their first season under head coach Chazz Woodson and in the SoCon.

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2022 Schedule Preview: Richmond Spiders

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The Richmond Spiders are the 30th DI team and fourth from the SoCon to release their 2022 men’s lacrosse schedule. The Spiders are coming off a 2021 campaign in which they went 7-6 overall (5-1 SoCon). Their season fell to High Point, 11-8, in the SoCon title game.

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2022 Schedule: Mercer Bears

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The Mercer Bears are the 23rd DI program and third in the SoCon to release their 2022 men’s lacrosse schedule. The Bears are coming off a 2021 campaign where they went 5-8 overall (2-4 SoCon) during the first season of the Chad Surman era. They missed the SoCon tournament.

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