Inside Lacrosse Podcasts

On the eve of the beginning of the 2023 World Lacrosse Men's Championship, IL's Matt Kinnear, Kevin Brown and Terry Foy discuss the overriding storyline — what to expect from the United States vs. Canada. The action begins June 21 at 7 p.m. PT, and the question that guides the conversation: Is Canada the favorite?

In addition to diving deep into the Americans vs. the Canucks, they analyze the Haudenosaunee, then isolate the meat of the tournament field, including Australia, England, Japan, Israel, Germany, the Czech Republic, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Italy and more.

IL's Kevin Brown and Terry Foy give their season outlooks, plus break down Week 1 and what's to come for Week 2 of the PLL season.

Kap and Caleb return to IL headquarters for a final episode of the 2023 season. The guys caught the NCAA Championship Game in person and had a ton of fun recapping it all. They also get a surprise caller and hit on the final Top 20 of the 2023 season.

What though the odds be great or small…

IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello recap an incredible celebration of college lacrosse, capped by Notre Dame's 13-9 win over Duke in Monday's national championship game. They discuss the four main factors that led to ND's win — goalie play, face-offs, complimentary scoring and lockdown on-ball defense — and discuss what the first win in program history means for coach Kevin Corrigan, the alums whose teams got so close and the guys on this roster. They also harken back to Saturday to discuss the crease violation that wasn't called in Duke's semifinal win over Penn State and how the Irish came back to beat Virginia in OT.

The dream begins each fall as newcomers join the veteran players on a quest to win a championship and bring glory to themselves, their teammates and their alma mater. This weekend the quest culminates in Philadelphia. Four teams. Four dreams. One trophy.

In this week’s pod, D-Fly and Dixie set the table for you to prepare for Championship Weekend. Dixie breaks down what each team needs to do to succeed in the semifinals. Let’s get it.


WEEKEND PREVIEWS
Games on ESPN2
Saturday, May 27 – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Penn.
GAME 1: No. 5 Penn State (11-4) vs. No.1 Duke (15-2), noon 
GAME 2: No. 3 Notre Dame (12-2) vs. No. 2 Virginia (13-3), 2:30 p.m.

Monday, May 29 – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Penn.
Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, noon, ESPN

GIVE & GO
In a Soundtrack-inspired Give & Go, the guys choose their winners in the movie pool, then talk about the greatest movie soundtracks of all time.

Kap and Caleb are back and in person for a national championship preview, review of the quarters and semis, and the first-ever DIII Lax Podcast awards. Listen in on a loaded episode that packs a ton of fun. 

Nick "Not Bad" Ossello returns to join IL's Terry Foy and discuss the NCAA Quarterfinals, starting with Penn State's dramatic 10-9 win over Army that featured one of the most memorable moments in NCAA Tournament History. They go deep in how the Nittany Lions built their lead and held on, then transition to discuss Notre Dame's 12-9 win over Johns Hopkins, which unfolded almost exactly how the Blue Jays needed to in order to win. From there, Nick explains why he thought Virginia's win over Georgetown was the most end-to-end exciting game of the weekend, then they quickly assess what Duke's win over Michigan means for their Semifinal matchup vs. Penn State.

May Madness brings us to the Quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tournament this weekend, and D-Fly & Dixie present your guide for enjoying this week’s action. The show begins with a recap of an exciting opening round of games and Dixie shares his experience calling the historic Michigan win, online Terps trolling and tales from the Ithaca Ale House.

Next the guys discuss the recently announced Inside Lacrosse All-America Team and the finalists for the Tewaaraton. Then it’s on to the game previews.

WEEKEND PREVIEWS
All games on ESPNU
Saturday, May 20 – Tom & Mary Casey Stadium, Albany, N.Y.
No. 7 Georgetown (13-3) vs. No. 2 Virginia (12-3), noon
Michigan (10-6) vs. No.1 Duke (14-2), 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 21 – Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, Annapolis, Md.
Army (13-3) vs. No. 5 Penn State (10-4), noon
No. 6 Johns Hopkins (12-5) vs. No. 3 Notre Dame (11-2), 2:30 p.m.

GIVE & GO
In a Blockbuster Madness/Bracket-inspired Give & Go, Dan shares a friend’s pool of the greatest movies of all time. Starting in the round of 16, Dixie makes his selections for the Sweet 16 and quarterfinals to set up an epic Final Four of Film.

With the Rounds of 32 and 16 in the books, it turns to the weekend ahead of back-to-back quarterfinals and semifinals. The guys gathered to chat through it all, setting the table for a huge weekend. Kaplan will be Boston-bound for the weekend, but first they linked in studio to record this week's DIII podcast.

IL's Terry Foy and Nick "Not Old Enough to Be a WWII Guy Yet" Ossello discuss an action-packed First Round of the NCAA Tournament, starting with Army's incredible win over Maryland on Saturday night. From there, they go deep in on Penn State's switch to a zone defense and how it stymied Princeton's fast start en route to another one-goal win. Then, it's the complete opposite — a track meet in D.C. where Georgetown emerged 19-17 victors over Yale. Stick with America's sweetheart — Michigan — and their dramatic OT win over Cornell on Sunday afternoon, then dive into how Duke overcame the job Owen Grant did covering Brennan O'Neill to wrap up the summary of the weekend's most compelling games.

Throughout it all, play "Where's Waldo?" but with WWII jokes. For some reason, Nick's first crack about Army's shooters struck a nerve and the podcast went off the rails from there.