Welcome to a very special Friday episode of the DII-DIII Podcast, it's conference championship weekend and the boys are buzzing! Jack and Dan get together to talk some DIII news, address some major historical upsets, and dive in to your weekend going conference-by-conference across the landscape — where bids are few and far between. Playoff lacrosse and desperate seniors make for Dan's favorite thing, chaos.

5/7 DII-DIII: Conference Champs 'Gonna Be a Bloodbath'

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Excitement is high as the NCAA Tournament kicks off this weekend. Sixteen teams will battle in eight games for a coveted spot in the Quarterfinal round and to continue to earn the opportunity for extra time together as a team. As always D-Fly and Dixie are here to get you pumped up for all the action.



This week’s guest is Virginia defenseman, Cole Kastner. Ahead of his first round matchup with Saint Joseph’s, he talks to the guys about refocusing for the NCAA Tournament, Virginia’s selection show watch party, playing for the last time in Klockner, being selected in the PLL Draft, his dream of playing college basketball at his hometown school, the game vs. St. Joe’s, and much, much more.








GAME PREVIEWS

NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND

All games on ESPNU



Saturday, May 11

Saint Joseph’s (12-3) at No. 6 Virginia (10-5), noon

Utah (12-4) at No. 2 Duke (12-5), 2:30 p.m.

Michigan (10-6) at No. 5 Denver (11-3), 5 p.m.

Princeton (11-4) at No. 7 Maryland (8-5), 7:30 p.m.



Sunday, May 12

Lehigh (10-6) at No. 3 Johns Hopkins (10-4), noon

Penn State (11-4) at No. 8 Georgetown (12-3), 2:30 p.m.

UAlbany (10-7) at No. 1 Notre Dame (12-1), 5 p.m.

Towson (13-3) at No. 4 Syracuse (11-5), 7:30 p.m.



GIVE & GO

In this week’s tournament-inspired Give & Go, the guys create “Maggiano’s Madness,” a 16-entrée bracket to crown the ultimate dish at the lacrosse world’s favorite restaurant.

5/10 D-Fly & Dixie Podcast with Virginia’s Cole Kastner

Man the first week of May goes by fast!



Kap and Caleb recap a fun week of conference championship action and hit a ton of NCAA Tournament bracket talk — everything from Bracketology and how the bracket is made to teams' paths and most importantly predictions. A great episode with some can't-miss context for this stage of the season. We also officially turn the coverage keys over for #d3lax nation.

5/9 DIII: Bracket Talk and Conference Champs

In the wake of Sunday's NCAA Tournament Selection Show, IL's Terry Foy talks to Committee chair and Rutgers Deputy AD Matthew Colagiovanni about decisions like Penn (the first team out) vs. Penn State (the last team in), seeding Hopkins over Syracuse and Virginia over Maryland and more. He then talks to Sacred Heart head coach Jon Basti, whose Pioneers won the MAAC for the first time, plus Towson coach Shawn Nadelen, Syracuse coach Gary Gait and Denver coach Matt Brown.

5/8 Selection Recap: Committee Chair Colagiovanni, Basti, Nadelen, Gait, Brown

May Madness is upon us. We’re down to the conference semifinals, and it’s down to each league’s four best squads. So many critical games, and since conference tournament semifinals begin on Thursday, we’re putting this out a day early. Let’s get it!



As we normally do, we’ll go chronologically through the schedule, conference by conference.



THURSDAY’s Conference Tournament Games

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Semifinals at Manhattan – Riverdale, N.Y.

No. 5 Siena (8-7, 5-4) vs. No. 1 Sacred Heart (11-4, 9-0), 3 p.m., ESPN+

No. 3 Manhattan (7-8, 6-3) vs. No. 2 LIU (10-3, 7-2), 6:30 p.m., ESPN+



Atlantic 10 Semifinals at University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.

No. 1 Saint Joseph’s (10-3, 5-0) vs. No. 4 UMass (6-7, 2-3), 3 p.m.

No. 2 Richmond (9-5, 4-1) vs. No. 3 High Point (9-6, 3-2) 6 p.m.



America East Semifinals at UAlbany, Albany, N.Y.

No. 2 Vermont (7-7, 5-2) vs. No. 3 UMBC (5-6, 4-3), 4 p.m., ESPN+

No. 1 UAlbany (7-1, 6-1) vs. No. 4 Merrimack (6-7, 4-3), 7 p.m., ESPN+



Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Semifinals at Towson University, Towson, Md.

No. 1 Towson (11-3, 7-0) vs. No. 4 Drexel (6-8, 3-4), 4 p.m., Lacrosse TV

No. 2 Delaware (8-4, 6-1) vs. No. 3 Fairfield (8-6, 5-2), 7 p.m., Lacrosse TV



Big East Semifinals at Villanova University, Villanova, Penn.

No. 1 Denver (11-2, 5-0) vs. No. 4 Villanova (8-6, 2-3), 5:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network

No. 2 Georgetown (10-3, 4-1) vs. No. 3 Providence (7-7, 3-2), 8:30 p.m., CBS Sports Network



Big Ten Semifinals at Ohio State – Columbus, Ohio

No. 4 Michigan (8-6, 2-3) vs. No. 1 Johns Hopkins (10-3, 5-0), 6 p.m., BTN

No. 3 Penn State (10-3, 3-2) vs. No. 2 Maryland (8-4, 3-2), 8:30 p.m., BTN



FRIDAY’s Conference Tournament Games

Atlantic Sun (ASUN) Semifinals at United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.

No. 1 Utah (10-4, 8-1) vs. Cleveland State (9-7, 5-4), 1 p.m., ESPN+

No. 2 Air Force (9-5, 8-1) vs. No. 3 Jacksonville (12-4, 8-1), 4 p.m., ESPN+



Patriot League Semifinals at United States Military Academy – West Point, N.Y.

No. 1 Army West Point (11-2, 6-2) vs. No. 4 Boston University (9-6, 5-3), 4 p.m., CBS Sports Network

No. 2 Lehigh (8-6, 6-2) vs. No. 3 Navy (9-6, 5-3), 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network



Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Semifinals at American Legion Mem. Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.

No. 1 Notre Dame (10-1, 4-0) vs. No. 4 Virginia (10-4, 1-3), 5 p.m., ACC Network

No. 2 Syracuse (11-4, 3-1) vs. No. 3 Duke (11-4, 1-3), 8 p.m., ACC Network



Ivy League Semifinals at Cornell – Ithaca, N.Y.

No. 2 Princeton (9-4, 4-2) vs. No. 3 Yale (11-3, 4-2), 6 p.m., ESPNU

No. 1 Cornell (9-4, 5-1) vs. No. 4 Penn (8-5, 4-2), 8:30 p.m., ESPNU



Give and Go

In this week’s snack-inspired Give & Go, the guys discuss the merits of convenience store chains.

5/2 D-Fly & Dixie Podcast with Michigan’s Michael Boehm




The start of May brings  a new episode of the DIII Lax Pod and plenty of conference clashing.



Kap and Caleb linked up to recap some heavy-hitting games, do a little NCAA Tournament field selection explainer, have a loaded batch of statistical players of the week and close things out with a handful of conference champion predictions.



Consistent listeners should be prepared for Big Dog to bask in the glory of his correct Hamilton over Tufts prediction and get ready for this week’s version.

5/7 DII-DIII: Conference Champs 'Gonna Be a Bloodbath'

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