Inside Lacrosse Podcasts

It’s officially spring. There is a fantastic weekend of college lacrosse on tap for this weekend, and D-Fly and Dixie are here to get you ready for all of the action.

The next few weeks are maybe the best stretch of time for sports fans each year. In addition to college lacrosse teams hitting mid-season form, we get treated to March Madness, baseball Opening Day, the Masters and so much more. Take a break from news of the world and immerse yourself in the fun and excitement of this part of the sports calendar.

This year, Inside Lacrosse is proud to partner with the NCAA to offer you, our loyal listeners, $5 off all single-day ticket options (men and women) by using the code ILPOD at checkout. So head to NCAA.com/LaxTickets and enter ILPOD at checkout to purchase your tickets. You know you’re going to go to Championship Weekend, so why not get $5 off and help us show the NCAA how awesome our listeners are by purchasing your tickets today.

This week’s guest is two-time all-Big Ten defenseman Bobby Van Buren of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Ahead of the big game at Penn State, the guys talk about BVB’s unusual path from homeschooling to big-time college lacrosse success, overcoming the adversity of season-ending injury, the aggressive Buckeyes defense, great defensemen he emulates, martial arts training, Buckeye Donuts, Pehlke’s frog face and much, much more.

WEEKEND PREVIEW
Six marquee games on the slate this week, with five contests being matchups between Top 20 teams. 

SATURDAY
Boston U (6-1, 2-1 Patriot) at No. 3 Army (7-0, 3-0), noon, ESPN+
Army will be looking to snap a four-game losing streak to BU. The Terriers ended the Black Knights season in the PL semis in a heartbreaking 11-10 OT loss.

No. 18 Colgate (5-3) at No. 10 Syracuse (6-2), noon, ACC Network
Syracuse is coming off a 18-2 win over Manhattan on Tuesday. Down 1-0 after the first quarter, Cuse outshot the Jaspers 71-18 and won 21-of-23 faceoffs. Most shots in a single game since 1997. The Orange have dominated this series 50-12-1, including an 18-10 win last February.

No. 14 Richmond (5-3) at No. 13 Georgetown (5-2), noon, FloSports
Spiders are 0-3 all-time vs. Hoyas, with Hoyas winning each of the last three years.

No. 12 Harvard (5-1, 1-0 Ivy) at No. 6 Princeton (4-2, 0-1), noon, ESPN+
Princeton leads this series 63-25-1 and won last year 14-11 at Jordan Field. Get there early. It’s everyone’s favorite promotion, the “Sherrerd Jungle Jam” game.

No. 20 Dartmouth (6-1, 0-0 Ivy) at No. 16 Penn (4-4, 1-0), 7 p.m., ESPN+
Are the Big Green for real? Penn has won 10 straight in this series. Can Dartmouth end that streak? 

SUNDAY
No. 9 Ohio State (8-1, 0-0 B1G) at No. 2 Penn State (6-1, 0-0), 7 p.m., Big Ten Network
In the conference opener for both teams, the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions face off at 7 p.m. from Panzer Stadium in the Big Ten Network Game of the Week. 


In this week’s March Madness-themed Give & Go, the guys talk a little college hoops and share their thoughts on filling out the bracket. Shockingly, they have complete opposite approaches.

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Kap and Caleb combine to recap their time on site for at 10 games thanks to the Callum Robinson Mustang Classic. The guys dive in on a ton of game action, recap highlight performances, and name some personal MVPs of the weekend. The full DIII landscape has had shifts from teams rising, falling, and others that are on the verge.

IL's Terry Foy is joined by Nick Ossello and Larken Kemp to discuss a dozen games as they decide to go shorter on more, as opposed to longer on fewer.

They start by talking about CJ Kirst's record-setting day in Cornell's 15-10 win over  Princeton, Maryland doubling up Virginia 12-6, Richmond came up just short  in double overtime vs. Duke,  Harvard out-physical-ing Yale, Hopkins' injury-impacted win over Navy and much more.

This year, Inside Lacrosse is proud to partner with the NCAA to offer you, our loyal listeners, $5 off all single-day ticket options (men and women) by using the code ILPOD at checkout. So head to NCAA.com/LaxTickets and enter ILPOD at checkout to purchase your tickets. You know you’re going to go to Championship Weekend, so why not get $5 off and help us show the NCAA how awesome our listeners are by purchasing your tickets today.

It’s mid-March. What did the non-conference schedule teach us? Which teams are the most battle tested? Who is healthy and getting better as the weather improves and home crowds increase? Which new stars have emerged? D-Fly & Dixie are back to get you answer these questions and get you set for another exciting weekend of college lacrosse. Let’s get it!

As NCAA basketball sucks up the bandwidth of most sports fans, conference play in college lacrosse ramps up. Every team wants to make the conference tournament and compete for the league’s Automatic Qualifier for the NCAA Tournament. Since performance in the league race is the ticket to the post season for most teams, this is when the real season begins. 

This year, Inside Lacrosse is proud to partner with the NCAA to offer you, our loyal listeners, $5 off all single-day ticket options (men and women) by using the code ILPOD at checkout. So head to NCAA.com/LaxTickets and enter ILPOD at checkout to purchase your tickets. You know you’re going to go to Championship Weekend, so why not get $5 off and help us show the NCAA how awesome our listeners are by purchasing your tickets today.

This week’s guest is two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week, junior goalkeeper Ryan Croddick of the Princeton Tigers. As the Tigers prepare for the Game of the Week against Cornell, the guys talk to Croddick about the success of Princeton in the non-conference season, having to wait your turn to play as a goalie, Tigers that have stepped up in new roles, Goalie Trivia, preparing for Cornell and much, much more.

WEEKEND PREVIEW
SATURDAY
No. 2 Princeton (4-1) at No. 6 Cornell (4-1), noon, ESPN+
No. 8 Duke (7-1) at No. 14 Richmond (5-2), noon, ESPN+
No. 7 Notre Dame (3-2) at No. 22 Michigan (4-3), 1 p.m., B1G Network
Yale (1-3) at No. 13 Harvard (4-1), 1 p.m., ESPN+
No. 1 Maryland (6-0) at No. 18 Virginia (3-3), 4 p.m., ACC Network

SUNDAY
No. 10 Ohio State (7-1) at No. 20 Denver (4-3), 2 p.m., Midco Sports Plus

In this week’s travel-themed Give & Go, the guys discuss the recent changes to Southwest Airlines most famous policies, how it will affect travel and possible alternatives to Southwest.

Dan Kaplan hosts a new episode of the IL Preps podcast. IL's Dan Aburn joins the show to discuss all things early high school ball. Rivalries are on the forefront, regional reputation is on the line, and the energy that comes with high school lacrosse is soaring. Tune in as the guys discuss early Q-Collar Rankings, Crankshooter games of the week, and matchups like McDonogh (Md.) vs. Malvern Prep (Pa.), Haverford (Pa.) vs. Loyola (Md.), Hill Academy (Ont.) vs. Calvert Hall (Md.), and much more.

Once again, Larken Kemp joins IL's Terry Foy to drive the car in Week 5, and they start by examining Syracuse's win over Johns Hopkins in front of 8,000 fans in the Dome on Sunday. They're then joined by Nick Ossello — who, ironically, is driving a car — to discuss how worried he is about the two-time defending champs after their loss to Ohio State in South Bend.

From there, Foy and Kemp dissect Penn State's epic comeback overtime win over Cornell, then speed through Yale's icebreaking win over Denver, Harvard's win over Michigan, Princeton's win over Rutgers and Penn's win over Villanova.

This year, Inside Lacrosse is proud to partner with the NCAA to offer you, our loyal listeners, $5 off all single-day ticket options (men and women) by using the code ILPOD at checkout. So head to NCAA.com/LaxTickets and enter ILPOD at checkout to purchase your tickets. You know you’re going to go to Championship Weekend, so why not get $5 off and help us show the NCAA how awesome our listeners are by purchasing your tickets today.

After two consecutive weekends of non-stop matchups of Top 20 teams in the KANE Men’s Division I Media Poll, this week feels like a necessary breather. This time “only” three such matchups highlight the weekend slate as many programs get their final non-conference tune ups in before league play begins. The main event will be a stand-alone tilt televised on ESPNU when Johns Hopkins and Syracuse renew their rivalry on Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Dome. Appointment television for lacrosse fans.

This year, Inside Lacrosse is proud to partner with the NCAA to offer you, our loyal listeners, $5 off all single-day ticket options (men and women) by using the code ILPOD at checkout. So head to NCAA.com/LaxTickets and enter ILPOD at checkout to purchase your tickets. You know you’re going to go to Championship Weekend, so why not get $5 off and help us show the NCAA how awesome our listeners are by purchasing your tickets today.

This week’s guest is Johns Hopkins star midfielder, Matt Collison. As the Blue Jays prepare to face the Orange in hostile territory, the guys talk about a satisfying win over Virginia, the start of the 2025 season at Homewood, Hopkins’ unsung heroes, the leadership of Scott Smith, Hopkins Lacrosse traditions, food, music and much, much more.

WEEKEND PREVIEWS
No. 8 Penn State (4-1) at No. 3 Cornell (4-0), noon, ESPN+
Michigan (4-2) at No. 12 Harvard (3-1), noon, ESPN+
No. 16 Denver (4-2) at Yale (0-3), noon, ESPN+
No. 15 Ohio State (6-1) at No. 2 Notre Dame (3-1), 2 p.m., ACC Network

SUNDAY
No. 7 Johns Hopkins (5-1) at No. 11 Syracuse (4-2), 2 p.m., ESPNU


In this week’s TV-themed Give & Go, the guys share recommendations for what to watch on various streaming services, along with what’s on the playlist and in the queue.

The ILWomen Podcast is back, and part of the discussion is which team is making the lump from the dangerous and unpredictable middle tier to the dominant Final Four tier? An early look at players of the year, conference races and more.

This year, Inside Lacrosse is proud to partner with the NCAA to offer you, our loyal listeners, $5off all single-day ticket options (men and women) by using the code ILPOD at checkout. So head to NCAA.com/LaxTickets and enter ILPOD at checkout to purchase your tickets. You know you’re going to go to Championship Weekend, so why not get $5 off and help us show the NCAA how awesome our listeners are by purchasing your tickets today.

IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello welcome the return of Larken Kemp — back by popular demand — and dive deep into Maryland's win over Notre Dame in front of more than 10,000 fans in Atlanta.

From there, they discuss Princeton's win over North Carolina, Cornell's comeback vs. Richmond, Hopkins' win over Virginia and the rest of Friday's action.

This year, Inside Lacrosse is proud to partner with the NCAA to offer you, our loyal listeners, $5 off all single-day ticket options (men and women) by using the code ILPOD at checkout. So head to NCAA.com/LaxTickets and enter ILPOD at checkout to purchase your tickets. You know you’re going to go to Championship Weekend, so why not get $5 off and help us show the NCAA how awesome our listeners are by purchasing your tickets today.

As the calendar flips from February to March, we are treated to seven showcase games featuring Top 20 teams spread out across three days! Finally, some premier games that are not all scheduled on top of each other.

As Ivy rivals Penn and Princeton head south to play Tobacco Road rivals in Friday-Sunday twin bills, we also get the Doyle Smith Cup game at Homewood and the Big Red heading south to Richmond for a sneaky super game. Oh yeah, and the marquee No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown between Notre Dame and Maryland in Atlanta. C’mon, let’s get it!

This year, Inside Lacrosse is proud to partner with the NCAA to offer you, our loyal listeners, $5 off all single-day ticket options (men and women) by using the code ILPOD at checkout. So head to NCAA.com/LaxTickets and enter ILPOD at checkout to purchase your tickets. You know you’re going to go to Championship Weekend, so why not get $5 off and help us show the NCAA how awesome our listeners are by purchasing your tickets today.

This week’s guest is star attackman Daniel Kelly from the Maryland Terrapins. As the Terps prepare to face top-ranked Notre Dame in a rematch of the 2024 title game, the guys talk about Maryland’s NCAA tournament run a year ago, the best resume so far in 2025, new faces contributing in College Park, growing up in the boisterous Kelly house, the pros and cons of playing for your father, keys to winning in Atlanta and much, much more.

WEEKEND PREVIEW
FRIDAY
No. 13 Penn (2-1) at No. 4 North Carolina (3-0), 5 p.m., ESPN+
No. 8 Princeton (1-1) at No. 7 Duke (4-0), 6 p.m., ACC Network

SATURDAY
No. 19 Virginia (2-2) at No. 6 Johns Hopkins (4-1), noon, ESPNU
No. 1 Notre Dame (3-0) vs. No. 2 Maryland (4-0), Ga Tech, 1 p.m., ACC Network

SUNDAY
No. 8 Princeton at No. 4 North Carolina, 11 a.m., ESPN+
No. 3 Cornell (3-0) at No. 14 Richmond (3-1), 1 p.m., ESPN+
No. 13 Penn at No. 7 Duke, 1 p.m., ESPN+

In this week’s Game Show-themed Give & Go, the guys talk classic TV game shows, including who would join them on their five-person Family Feud team and some of host Steve Harvey’s funniest moments.