Inside Lacrosse Podcasts

In an epic episode of the DIII pod, IL's Dan Kaplan and the Big Dog, Caleb Abney, have plenty to recount, recall, and reflect on. From the annual pre-Mustang Classic breakfast to unforgettable postgame interviews, there are some can't-miss tales from Owings Mills.

Beyond the Mustang Classic, the guys check in on some additional results and 
then take a larger look at the slate that makes up the rest of this week’s action.

Relive your St. Patrick's Day celebration with IL's Terry Foy and Nick O'Sello, starting with Cornell's dramatic 15-14 win over Princeton on Sunday.

From there, unpack Yale's 17-15 win over Harvard with the help of an appearance from Bulldog coach Andy Shay.

After that, dissect Virginia's 14-10 win at Maryland and then shift back to Navy's overtime at Homewood Field on Friday.

As the thrilling 2024 season rolls into mid-March, there’s no Spring Break for us. We can sleep in June. D-Fly and Dixie look back at the terrific action last week and discuss another new No. 1-ranked team as Army West Point rises to the top spot. They also preview the weekend ahead which features six incredible Top 20 matchups for fans to binge watch.

This week’s conversation is with do-it-all Syracuse midfielder Sam English as he and the Orange get set to play the Delaware Blue Hens in a Top 20 showdown on Saturday. They’ll talk about Cuse’s “We’re Back” statement win over Johns Hopkins, the decisions facing a prized player in the portal, what it’s like to be a grad student “rookie” on campus, competing against multiple brothers on Top 20 teams, the fun of playing in neutral site events, watching his dad play professional football and so much more.

THIS WEEK'S MARQUEE MATCHUPS
This week there are six full-fledged Top 20 bangers for fans to soak in. Make your plans to see as many as you can.

Saturday, March 16
No. 4 Duke (7-1) at No. 17 Richmond (4-2), 1 p.m., ESPN+
No. 12 Harvard (6-0) at No. 10 Yale (4-2), 1 p.m., ESPN+
No. 6 Syracuse (6-2) vs. No. 20 Delaware (3-2), 2 p.m. –College Lacrosse Live, Chantilly, Va. 
No. 18 Michigan (5-2) at No. 2 Notre Dame (4-1), 2 p.m., ACC Network
No. 3 Virginia (5-1) at No. 5 Maryland (5-1), 3 p.m., B1G Network

Sunday, March 17
No. 15 Cornell (3-2) at No. 13 Princeton (4-2), 2 p.m., ESPNU

GIVE & GO
And finally, in a holiday food-inspired Give & Go, they discuss the great food associated with holidays and rank the best eating days of the year as St. Patrick’s Day nears.

Kap and Caleb are back and in classic form ahead of the 2024 Mustang Classic. The guys dive all the way in on the past week of results and breakdown a ton of that action.

A big chunk of the episode is focused on Mustang Classic preview and which 1v1 battles, matchups, and other aspects of the 10 games they are looking forward to most.

Friday
11:00 a.m. York vs. St.Lawrence
1:15 p.m. CNU vs. Dickinson
3:30 p.m. RIT vs. Washington & Lee
5:45 p.m. Tufts vs. Hamilton
8:00 p.m. Stevenson vs. Lynchburg

Saturday
11:00 a.m. York vs.Dickinson
1:15 p.m. CNU vs. St. Lawrence
3:30 p.m. Lynchburg vs. Hamilton
5:45 p.m. Tufts vs.RIT
8:00 p.m. Stevenson vs. Washington & Lee

Be sure to listen close as you might just catch a fun announcement involving your favorite D3 pod and the upcoming Mustang Classic game broadcasts.

Even though a St. Patrick's Day Parade prevented IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello from recording, they unpack Sunday's action, starting with Yale's win at Denver and then Harvard's win at Michigan as they're joined by Crimson coach Gerry Byrne ahead of next weekend's rivalry game. Then, they circle back to Syracuse's 14-13 win over Johns Hopkins on Saturday night and zip through a weekend that underscored the slip margins up and down the rankings, including Brown taking Maryland to OT, Virginia and Duke pulling away from Towson and Loyola, and more.

Last week provided all sorts of drama and storylines, and this week the party continues with seven marquee matchups between Top 25 teams. We’ll look back on that wild week, sit down with a captain from the nation’s new No. 1-ranked team, Alec Stathakis, and preview those special games ahead this week.

In the interview, Stathakis and guys discuss the coaching change in Denver, the Pios fast start to the season and climb to No. 1, the face-off tradition at Denver, maintaining health and fitness during a grueling season, how Culver prepared him for college, the upcoming game against Yale and so much more. 

MARQUEE MATCHUPS
Saturday, March 9
No. 8 Cornell (3-1) at No. 11 Penn State (4-1), noon, B1G+
No. 4 Notre Dame (3-1) at No. 24 Ohio State (4-2), noon, B1G+
No. 14 Penn (3-2) at No. 22 Villanova (3-2), 1 p.m., FLOLive
No. 2 Johns Hopkins (5-1) vs. No. 9 Syracuse (5-2), 6:30 p.m., ESPN+/ESPNU delayed (Charlotte)

Sunday, March 10
No. 15 Princeton (3-2) at No. 16 Rutgers (5-1), noon, B1G+
No. 19 Harvard (5-0) at No. 13 Michigan (5-1), noon, B1G+
No. 12 Yale (2-1) at No. 1 Denver (5-0), 2 p.m., Altitude

And finally, in a road trip-inspired Give & Go, they rate fast food options for weary and hungry travelers.

Inside Lacrosse's Kevin Brown and Chris Rosenthall discuss the first three days of PLL free agency, most notably diving into the Redwoods' departures and why it's not time for any fans to panic.

They also give their Championship Series reflections, talk Andy Copelan stepping down from the Waterdogs and more.

IL's Dan Kaplan and Kevin Brown attended a pair of high-profile Mid-Atlantic matchups on Tuesday —  St. Mary's Annapolis (Md.) at Georgetown Prep (Md.) and St. John's (D.C.) at Boys' Latin (Md.), respectively — and they highlight standout performances, including impressive defensive play and goalkeeping. They also discuss exciting plays and game-winning moments.

Kaplan introduces the episode with a quick recap of scores, a milestone shoutout for Roswell (Ga.)’s Ezra Moore, and then hits a quick rundown on some of the games filling up his schedule.

Time Stamps
07:16 Introduction and Welcome
08:27 Excitement for High School Games
14:09 Highlight Play of the Day
08:59 Defensive Midfielders' Performance
16:15 Boys' Latin Offense and Attack
20:30 Goalie Performance and Ryan Inzer
32:47 Overtime Game-Winner
37:50 Shoutouts to Outstanding Players
42:30 Upcoming Games to Look Forward To

Kap and Caleb return for a Week 4 podcast with a heavy review segment, a look ahead to Week 5’s gems, and hit on plenty of players and performances that have impressed since the last DIII pod.
The fellas dive all the way in on recaps of Lynchburg vs. Salisbury, York vs. RIT, Gettysburg vs. Stevenson, and Middlebury vs. Amherst. Beyond that they hit preview of upcoming matchups like Middlebury vs. Bowdoin, Dickinson vs. Stevenson, York vs. Salisbury, and much more.
This week’s episode features statistical shoutouts for Rocco Albanese, Graham Clausen, Kaleb Simpson, Dylan Miller, has a hilarious tidbit involving a retired Cabrini goalie, and has officially dubbed Dickinson vs. Roanoke at a neutral site as the 50 Shades of Red Bowl.

Even though United Airlines prevented IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello from recording during the second half of Notre Dame's win over Maryland on Sunday (in accordance with listener's wishes), the duo dives into how Notre Dame was able to dictate the tempo vs. the Terps and how that led to their 14-9 win. From there, they jump back to Saturday's 16-14 Hopkins win over Virginia and how the Blue Jays went blow-for-blow with the Cavaliers and, in order to better understand how they did so, they bring on goalie Chayse Ierlan. To wrap, they talk about Penn's upset of Duke, Princeton's win over Carolina, then the four teams' reversal on Sunday, and Penn State's incredible comeback vs. Yale.