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4/29 DIII: The Lax Gods Giveth

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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.

5/1 DIII: Holy Sh*t It’s May

It's the penultimate Tailgate of the regular season, IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello start by talking not about Notre Dame's win over Virginia, but North Carolina's win over Duke and what it means for the ACC Tournament and the future of Tar Heel lacrosse.



From there, they dive into the Merrimack situation, which started with a fight at last week's loss to UAlbany (which Nick was in attendance for), the Warriors' win over Bryant on Saturday, the resignation of coach Mike Morgan later in the day and then the Mack's qualifying for the America East Tournament to end the day.



While the Ivy League and Big Ten didn't pack a huge punch, the Patriot League and Atlantic 10 made up for it. Wrap up the weekend with Towson's winning the CAA and Siena and Manhattan making it to the MAAC Semifinals.

4/29 The Tailgate: It Doesn't Get Any Better

How did we get here so fast? 



As we leap into the last weekend of April, we need to mentally come to grips with the crazy fact that this will be the last game of the season for a large number of teams. Sadly, it will be the end of dreams and a reminder of the harsh reality of the finality of a lacrosse season. Time flies.



For others, this weekend is an opportunity to better position themselves for post-season glory. They get to continue to chase their goals and be together for another week.



That makes every game on the schedule MASSIVE this weekend. As always, D-Fly & Dixie are here to get you pumped up for marquee games, and we’ll talk to Georgetown’s All-American Graham Bundy ahead of the Hoyas regular-season finale against Villanova on Friday night.








MARQUEE MATCHUPS



Friday, April 26

No. 12 Army (10-2, 5-2 Patriot) at Loyola (7-6, 5-2), 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network

No. 15 Towson (10-3, 6-0 CAA) at No. 18 Delaware (8-3, 6-0), 7 p.m., FloSports

No. 11 Georgetown (9-3, 3-1 Big East) at Villanova (8-5, 2-2), 7 p.m. , FloSports



Saturday, April 27

No. 13 Princeton (8-4, 3-2 Ivy) at No. 9 Yale (11-2, 4-1), noon, ESPN+

No. 1 Notre Dame (9-1, 3-0 ACC) at No. 5 Virginia (10-3, 1-2), 2 p.m., ESPNU

No. 16 Saint Joseph’s (9-3, 4-0 Atlantic 10) at No. 14 Richmond (9-4, 4-0), 4 p.m., ESPN+



Give and Go

In this week’s car misery-inspired Give & Go, the guys discuss the Misery Index when it comes to life on the road.

4/26 D-Fly & Dixie Podcast with Georgetown’s Graham Bundy

Caleb and Kaplan return to set the table on conference races, Top 20 movement, and much more. This episode also features a great segment of statistical Players of the Week that will have you questioning what's possible in a single game. The lookahead highlights some key matchups, updates Bet of the Week, and has a few predictions baked in.




















4/29 DIII: The Lax Gods Giveth

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