Friday Recap: Defense Steers Richmond Past Towson

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Six times Richmond found themselves in a man-down situation on Friday night. All six of those instances ended with the Spiders being able to kill the penalty, keeping Towson off the board in such situations. That man-down success from the Spiders is just one piece of what was an incredible defensive performance in their 10-7 home victory over the visiting Towson Tigers.

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Five ‘Under The Radar’ Teams to Watch Out For In 2023

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Every season there are teams that make serious noise, grab a big win, or play spoiler in their respective conference despite not getting much, if any, preseason press at all.

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2023 Schedule Breakdown: UMBC Retrievers

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The UMBC Retrievers are the ninth DI program in the schedule breakdown series. The Retrievers are coming off a 2022 campaign in which they went 6-7 (3-3 America East). UMBC fell to Vermont in the America East championship after knocking off Binghamton in the semifinals.

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College Lacrosse’s Top 10 Defenses of 2022

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In the shot clock era, offenses rules. But it is still defense that wins championships.

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America East Semifinals: UMBC, Vermont Advance to Title Game

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On Thursday night the UMBC Retrievers put together their best defensive performance of the season in what was a defensive battle as they defeated Binghamton 7-6 to advance to the America East semifinals.

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Weekend Rewind: The Bulldogs Have Been Unleashed

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If you hadn’t been convinced of it already, I’m not sure there is anything more that Andy Shay’s Yale Bulldogs could have done last week to prove that the status quo of Yale being the scariest team in the Ivy League remains.

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2022 Schedule Preview: UMBC Retrievers

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The UMBC Retrievers are the 24th DI program and first from the America East to release their 2022 men’s lacrosse schedule. The Retrievers are coming off a 2021 campaign in which they went 8-3 overall (7-2 America East) and saw their season come to an end in the conference semifinals against UAlbany.

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Highlighted Yet Again By Defense, UMBC Looks to Get Back to The Top of The America East in 2022

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In just the third year of the Ryan Moran era in Catonsville, the UMBC Retrievers achieved something which they hadn’t done in a decade: win their conference and get that NCAA Tournament bid.

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