Inside Lacrosse Podcasts

In this episode of Shooting Space, Official Lax Girl, a.k.a. Tari Kandemiri, and her Sound-On co-star Amari Pollard preview the ACC Quarterfinals, featuring Duke vs. Boston College, Virginia vs. Notre Dame, Virginia Tech vs. Syracuse and Clemson vs. North Carolina.

IL's Terry Foy and Nick "Not Bad" Ossello are back to unpack a Top 50 Rivalry in College Lacrosse — Hopkins vs. Maryland — and the Blue Jays' dramatic 12-11 victory in College Park on Saturday night. Then, they discuss Army's 11-6 win over Navy and how the Black Knights captured their first Star since 2019. Shifting back to the Big Ten, Penn State took care of business in the Friendship Cup vs. Rutgers and Michigan used a 10-goal third quarter to beat Ohio State and set up a rematch this week in the Big Ten Quarterfinals.

One of the great things about college lacrosse is that there are always many important games every week of the season. Week in and week out it's consistently good. Always.

But then Rivalry Week comes, and it’s just better. The tradition and history in the series. The familiarity of the teams. The disdain, yet often mutual respect, between fanbases. The bragging rights to the victor. Then add in the fact that it comes late in the regular season, and the Rivalry Game means there are usually post-season implications at stake. The 2023 edition of Rivalry Week brings all this and more.

Highlighting our Rivalry Week preview show is an interview with third-year Hopkins head coach, Peter Milliman. He’ll be at the center of the storm this week as he guides his No. 7-ranked Blue Jays into College Park to face the No. 3-ranked Maryland Terrapins on Saturday night.

Milliman sits down with the guys to talk about changes coming out of the disappointing 2022 season, the significant addition of two new staff members, navigating one of the nation’s toughest schedules, the Blue Jays’ team leaders, what has made the Jays so good in late-game situations, the role JHU plays in growing the sport, the incredible success of Hopkins Athletics as a whole, team motivation going into The Rivalry and much, much more.

WEEKEND PREVIEWS
This week’s schedule is crazy. It’s littered with Rivalry Week gems, big league battles for the top of the standings and highlighted by four Top 20 matchups. Enjoy the games.

FRIDAY’s Top Matchups
No. 11 Rutgers (8-4, 1-3 B1G) at No. 5 Penn State (8-3, 3-1), 6 p.m., BTN
Ohio State (5-7, 1-3 B1G) at No. 18 Michigan (5-6, 1-3), 8 p.m., BTN

SATURDAY’s Top Matchups
Drexel (7-4, 4-1 CAA) at No. 17 Delaware (9-3, 5-0), noon
Lehigh (8-3, 5-1 Patriot) at Boston U (8-3, 5-1), noon, CBS Sports Network
No. 14 North Carolina (7-5, 1-3 ACC) at No. 1 Notre Dame (8-1, 2-1), noon, ESPNU
No. 12 Syracuse (8-5, 1-3 ACC) at No. 4 Virginia (8-3, 2-2), 2 p.m., ESPNU
No. 7 Johns Hopkins (10-4, 3-1 B1G) at No. 3 Maryland (8-3, 3-1), 6 p.m., BTN
No. 8 Army (9-2, 6-0 Patriot) at Navy (7-6, 4-2), 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network

GIVE & GO
In a Rivalry-inspired Give & Go, the fellas talk about some of the world’s most famous rivalries. They also send some love to listener Logan on his wedding day and answer Logan’s two mailbag questions.

Kap and Caleb jump in to the IL studio to record the Week 9 pod, and to no surprise have a ton of fun doing it. The episode features a look back at the past week of action and the guys highlight their top games. A full discussion of Top 20 and Top 30 movement makes up the bulk of the episode for a more general state of the union than previous episodes. We also hit our weekly segments, introduce a new segment to highlight teams with the toughest schedules of the week, and unveil the newest weekly bet.

The end of the season is in sight for IL's Terry Foy and Nick "Sprinter, Not a Marathoner" Ossello, and they start by discussing the Big Ten matchups — Maryland's win at Rutgers, Hopkins' victory vs. Ohio State and Penn State's comeback in Ann Arbor — as there is now just one week left in the B1G regular season. They touch on Duke's extended winning streak vs. Virginia — and the game's crazy finish — then dive into Syracuse's comeback over Carolina. They wrap by dissecting the Big East, including Georgetown's overtime triumph at Marquette and Denver's two-game swing that required coming from behind to beat St. John's.

Last week brought impressive crowds, close games, unprecedented gamesmanship and dramatic controversy. With three more Top 10 tilts and first place on the line in several conference matchups, what will this weekend hold in store for college lacrosse fans?

One of those first-place battles will take place in the America East, where 4-0 Bryant will travel to Vermont to take on the undefeated Catamounts. D-Fly & Dixie talk to first-year Bryant head coach, Brad Ross, ahead of that giant America East game. They discuss Ross’ first year in Smithfield, the importance of quality people, the Pressler/Danowski coaching tree, what he looks for in Bryant recruits, lessons learned from his time at Duke, the Bulldog team leaders, what makes his offense go, the joys of parenthood and much more. 

WEEKEND PREVIEWS
Three Top 10 matchups. UVa vs. Duke Part Two. First place on the line in several league matchups.

SATURDAY’s Top Matchups
No. 6 Cornell (8-2) at No. 7 Army (9-1), noon
No. 2 Virginia (7-2, 1-1 ACC) at No. 3 Duke (10-2, 3-1), 1 p.m.
No. 18 Ohio State (5-6, 1-2 B1G) at No. 7 Johns Hopkins (9-4, 2-1), 2 p.m.
Bryant (8-2, 4-0 America East) at Vermont (6-4, 4-0), 3:30 p.m.
No. 11 North Carolina (7-3, 1-1 ACC) at No. 17 Syracuse (7-5, 0-3), 4 p.m.

SUNDAY’s Top Matchups
No. 5 Penn State (7-3, 2-1 B1G) at No. 15 Michigan (5-5, 1-2), 6 p.m.
No. 4 Maryland (7-3, 2-1 B1G) at No. 9 Rutgers (8-3, 1-2), 7 p.m.

Give & Go
In a Deep Dish-inspired Give & Go, the fellas discuss pizza, including what pizza toppings are All Balls and which ones are JV.

Kap and Caleb return to IL HQ to jump in the pod studio and chat DIII lax. An action-packed week of matchups set the table to dive all the way in on a week in review, to chat about movement within the Top 20, and plenty more. A new segment of statistical players of the week also makes the cut for this week's DIII podcast.

It's not often that IL's Terry Foy and Nicky "Two Hands" Ossello start their weekend recap by discussing something other than the No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup (one in which Nick's beloved alma mater won, no less), but it's even less often that a national TV game features a controversy around an obscure rule lights lacrosse social media on fire.

That's right, there's only one place to start: #GloveGate And boy are the takes spicy.

From there, they discuss the rest of the B-A-N-A-N-A-S Big Ten action before finally getting to the Fighting Irish's 17-12 win over Duke, then finishing up with a similarly whacky slate of Ivy League results.

Easter Weekend brings six games featuring IL Media Top 20 teams squaring off against each other, including three Top 10 tilts and finally a No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup. D-Fly and Dixie are here to break it all down and get you ready. 

To set you up for the showdown in South Bend, this week’s coach interview is with Duke head man, John Danowski. In a fascinating conversation, they discuss how Duke has regrouped after missing the 2022 NCAA Tournament, moving on after facing life’s setbacks, Duke’s uncanny success against Virginia, Bill Tierney’s legacy, coaching the US National Team, current leaders on this edition of the Blue Devils, preparing for Notre Dame, his joy watching Duke’s women’s soccer team, Durham’s best restaurant and much more.

WEEKEND PREVIEWS
FRIDAY’s Top Matchup
No. 16 Michigan (5-4, 1-1 B1G) at No. 12 Rutgers (7-3, 0-2), 6 p.m., ESPNU
No. 3 Virginia (7-2, 1-1 ACC) at No. 9 North Carolina (7-3, 1-1), 6 p.m., ACCN
No. 5 Maryland (6-3, 1-1 B1G) at No. 17 Ohio State (5-5, 1-1), 8 p.m., BTN

SATURDAY’s Top Matchups
No. 11 Villanova (8-2, 1-0 Big East) at No. 19 Denver (4-4, 0-1), 2 p.m.
No. 1 Duke (10-1, 3-0 ACC) at No. 2 Notre Dame (7-1, 1-1), 4 p.m., ESPNU
No. 6 Johns Hopkins (9-3, 2-0 B1G) at No. 8 Penn State (6-3, 1-1), 7 p.m., BTN

GIVE & GO
In an Easter-inspired Give & Go, the fellas discuss Easter holiday traditions, including best and worst Easter basket items.

IL's Dan Kaplan and Caleb The Big Dog Abney  hit everything new in the DIII lacrosse world. Segments of reviewing previous action, discussing movement within IL's Top 30, and previewing the slate for the weekend make up an awesome episode. BONUS: For those who can't get enough of the DIII lax pod, we have a second episode featuring recorded segments from different periods through the last two weeks.