Inside Lacrosse Podcasts

Rachael DeCecco and Alyssa Murray Cometti recapped the North Carolina and Boston College clash along with other key weekend games. In the spirit of March Madness, they cover who’s surprised so far, both good and bad along with early guesses of who will be the Saint Peter’s of women’s lacrosse this May.

What a week to be alive! With a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown looming, the guys went the extra mile for the listeners. Not only does IL Editor-in-Chief Matt Kinnear sit in with D-Fly and Dixie to preview the biggest weekend of the 2022 season, but Dixie interviews BOTH Lars Tiffany and John Tillman as they prepare for the showdown and discuss their teams.

Maryland-Virginia is hardly the only delicious game this weekend, as four other Top 20 matchups populate the schedule on Saturday, including three Ivy League openers with ranked teams squaring off. There are so many other intriguing games up and down the DI schedule.

WEEKEND PREVIEWS

No. 1 Maryland (6-0) vs. No. 2 Virginia (6-0), Audi Field, 3 p.m. B1GNo. 19 Michigan (7-1) at No. 16 Notre Dame (1-3), noonNo. 11 Yale (3-1) at No. 4 Cornell (5-0), noonNo. 15 Brown (5-1) at No. 17 Harvard (3-1), 1 p.m.No. 6 Penn (3-1) at No. 3 Princeton (4-1), 1 p.m.
They guys also talk a little Fantasy Lacrosse on InsideLacrosse.com. Matt sheds some light on how decisions are made as to which players to include in any contest, as well as the all-important question of how dollar values are assigned to players. They also reveal their picks for Saturday’s DI contest.

In this week’s March Madness-inspired Give & Go, the guys give their predictions for the Final Four. And as you would expect, a few of these experts’ Final Four locks have already been eliminated on the tournament’s first day.

One of the viral moments of last lacrosse weekend was Maryland’s win over UAlbany, which — due to weather — had to be relocated at the last minute, played indoors at the recently renovated Jones-Hill House, previously known as Cole Fieldhouse. As a result, the technology wasn’t in place to broadcast or stream it via the Maryland athletics department’s standard platforms. Terps’ Director of Strategic Communications Jason Yellin was determined to get the game out to those via whatever means necessary due to its historic nature — the first-ever competition played in the converted venue — and the effort resulted in a cell phone stream on YouTube. To learn more about how it came together, IL’s Terry Foy talked to Libby Ellis, Maryland’s AAD Sport Administration, Yellin, intern Matt Sanders and coach John Tillman.

What a weekend. Nick joins Terry again and they start by discussing Hopkins' 10-7 win over Syracuse, which was long on drama but short on quality. Up next is Penn's late-game heroics, then Loyola's first half explosion vs. Duke, Ohio State topping Notre Dame, Harvard upsetting Michigan, Princeton beating Rutgers on Friday night and more.

D-Fly and Dixie preview this weekend’s biggest games, including three Top 20 matchups and Dave Pietramala’s return to Homewood Field as the Syracuse Orange take on the Blue Jays. The weekend’s biggest game will take place in the Garden State though, when No. 3 Rutgers battles No. 7 Princeton for the glory of the Tots Meistrell Cup, and the fellas sit down with Princeton head coach, Matt Madalon. (NOTE: This game has been moved to Friday at 6 p.m. due to pending inclement weather on Saturday.)

They also talk about the return of D-Fly’s all-time favorite Netflix series, The Last Kingdom, a fun afternoon of lacrosse in Georgetown, Inside Lacrosse’s new Fantasy Lacrosse games and much, much more. 

In this week’s fantasy sports-inspired Give & Go, D-Fly asks Dixie what are the least interesting topics to bring up to co-workers at the proverbial “water cooler.”

The boys finally have a name! Peet Poillon and Matt Bocklet are back with their "Let's Ride" podcast, this time joined by Princeton assistant coaches Jeremy Hirsch and Jim Mitchell. Hirsch handles the D, Mitchell runs the O and — on the heels of the Tigers' big win over Georgetown on Saturday — the group discusses the program's identity, the type of player who can get recruited to Princeton, building a NASCAR identity, the best rope units of all time and so much more.

A month into the season, it's time to catch up on all the action. IL's Alyssa Murray Cometti and Halley Griggs are back, this time joined by Le Moyne assistant Brenna McMullen. Of course they touch on the hot starts from Boston College, North Carolina and Maryland, but they also dig into some of the surprise teams, too.

Once again, IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello start their reaction to the weekend of college lacrosse with Georgetown, this time unpacking Princeton's impressive 10-8 win over the Hoyas. They stay in the Ivy League to discuss Cornell's 14-11 win over Ohio State (defense featured prominently in both), discuss Notre Dame's face-off woes in an 11-9 loss to Maryland, spotlight Carolina's dramatic win over Denver and more.

As the calendar turns to March, the weather and the action heats up. Spring is just around the corner and the return to normalcy is palpable. Six premier Top 20 non-conference tilts highlight the Saturday schedule, with a few early conference opportunities at stake with W’s that will prove valuable come May. D-Fly and Dixie recap the significant mid-week games, preview the big matchups of the weekend and D-Fly presents a 200-level discussion of early 90’s rock to Dix. The guys also bring in friend of the pod, undefeated No. 3 Georgetown head coach, Kevin Warne, for a sit down ahead of his Top 20 battle against Princeton. Let’s get it.

In the interview with Warne they talk about his vaunted defense, Georgetown’s significantly boosted schedule, their hot start, blending a mature team with newcomers, game day fashion statements (including his cash-money Jordan collection), the New York Jets and what he likes to do to relax outside of lacrosse.
WEEKEND PREVIEWSSaturday, March 5No. 6 Ohio State (4-0) at No. 11 Cornell (3-0), noon, espn+No. 17 Delaware (4-1) at No. 16 Michigan (6-0), noon, B1G+No. 19 Denver (3-2) at No. 9 North Carolina (4-1), noon, ACCN XtraNo. 18 Princeton (2-1) at No. 3 Georgetown (4-0), noon, floliveNo. 15 Johns Hopkins (3-2) at No. 2 Virginia (4-0), 1 p.m., ACCN XtraNo. 1 Maryland (4-0) at No. 7 Notre Dame (1-1), 2 p.m., ACCN Xtra
In a desert-themed Give and Go, D-Fly noticeably stumps Dixie when he asks for his simple Top Ice Cream flavors. With a premise of the main, basic flavors you can find anywhere, Dixie finally finds his footing and provides his scoop on the tastiest choices.

In the fourth edition of their new Inside Lacrosse Podcast, former pro players and high school, club and college coaches Peet Poillon and Matt Bocklet are joined by two guests for the first time, Virginia assistant coaches Sean Kirwan and Kip Turner. They discuss their philosophies as coaches, what makes up a great day at the office, the dynamics within the staff, their approach to recruiting and much more.