Albany and Vermont Take on Ranked Foes

Albany and Vermont Take on Ranked Foes

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Every gameday throughout the 2011 season, America East will provide a men's lacrosse update that  previews the day's matchups as well as recaps the previous day's action. The update will also provide links to live coverage, box scores and highlights of select games. Fans can also follow men's lacrosse action throughout the season at the America East Facebook page, Twitter account and YouTube page!

 

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Tuesday, March 8
at Albany vs. #5/5 Massachusetts -- Live Stats

  • Albany (1-1) hosts the fifth-ranked team in the nation Tuesday. Massachusetts is the second nationally ranked opponent for the Great Danes this season. The Great Danes fell to then-No. 18/20 Drexel, 14-7, to open the season.
  • The Great Danes are coming off an 11-9 win over Delaware in their home opener March 5.
  • Freshman attack Miles Thompson scored the first three goals of his collegiate career against the Blue Hens on his way to being named America East Rookie of the Week.
  • The last time the Great Danes played Massachusetts, Albany lost a 4-1 lead after the first period as they fell to the Minutemen, 11-6, last March.

at Binghamton vs. Hobart, 4 p.m. -- Live Stats | Live Video
  • Binghamton (1-3) looks to build off its first win of the season last Saturday when it hosts Hobart in Vestal.
  • Their last time out, the Bearcats beat Canisius, 11-7, thanks to a balanced offense that produced the Bearcats' highest scoring output of the season.
  • Six different Bearcats scored a goal against Canisius and four Bearcats notched an assist.
  • Binghamton has lost in each of its last three meetings with Hobart, including a 6-5 loss in Geneva, N.Y., last season.

Vermont at #2/2 Virginia -- Live Stats | Live Audio
  • Vermont (3-1) again makes a long road trip when it heads to Charlottesville, Va., to take on national power virginia.
  • The Catamounts travelled to Colorado earlier this season, splitting a pair of games against Air Force and Denver.
  • Vermont, which is coming off a 7-5 win at home against Bryant, received votes in both major national polls this week.
  • Vermont has lost to Virginia in each of the last three seasons. Vermont head coach Ryan Curtis played for Virginia when the Cavaliers won the national championship in 1999.