Inside Lacrosse Podcasts

At essentially the midpoint of the season, IL's Terry Foy and Nick Ossello hop on to discuss Maryland's triple-OT win over Virginia, North Carolina's win over Penn State (including whether the webstream's commentator Booker Corrigan had a hand in video replay review), Yale's impressive showing in a loss to Princeton, a rock fight in South Bend and more.

For intermission (and in honor the Oscars), they take a quick look at how the Tewaaraton race is shaping up.

After several weeks of endless Top 20 matchups, this week feels a bit like a breather as a good number of leagues get into conference play. D-Fly & Dixie are back to get you prepared for all the action.

Mr. Lax904 himself, Ray Carnicelli, joins the show as this week’s guest analyst. Carnicelli has been a vocal advocate of lacrosse in north Florida for more than three decades and is the play-by-play announcer for Jacksonville University and Flagler College. He shares his experiences helping to grow the game in greater Jacksonville and sits in on the game previews and the Give & Go.

Harvard star midfielder Logan Ip sits down with D-Fly as the No. 4-ranked Crimson get set to take on No. 16 Penn in the Ivy opener for both teams. Ip discusses Harvard’s fast start, the team leadership, Jordan Field, standout players for Harvard, international lacrosse, the Burrito Bowl, preparing for Penn and much, much more.

GAME PREVIEWS
ALL GAMES SATURDAY
No. 14 Army (6-1, 1-1 Patriot) at Boston U. (4-2, 2-0) | noon | ESPN+ | Army -1.5/22.5

Navy (5-2) at No. 12 Johns Hopkins (4-2) | 1 p.m. | ESPN+/ESPNU | JHU -2.5/23.5

No. 4 Harvard (5-0) at No. 16 Penn (3-3) | 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | Harvard -2.5/23.5

Virginia (3-3) at No. 10 Maryland (2-3) | 1 p.m. | B1G | Maryland -3.5/22.5

No. 5 North Carolina (6-1) vs. No. 9 Penn State (4-2) | 6:30 p.m. | Corrigan Sports Network | UNC -1.5/26.5

On the heels of the best weekend of the season, with another hour of daylight and temperatures creeping up, you'd think your hosts would be in a good mood. But whether it was a slate of matchups that produced less-than-compelling results or an unfortunate dog bath situation, IL's Terry Foy, Nick Ossello and Larken Kemp shade negative on this episode.

Ultimately, the most significant outcomes of the weekend led to themes or trends that have them questioning teams' near-term outlooks, specifically Virginia on the heels of a loss to Towson and Maryland on a less-than-inspiring bounceback win over Delaware. From there, they dive into Notre Dame's Big Ten-esque win over Ohio State, Richmond's late separation from Georgetown, a slap fight between Syracuse and Hopkins and much more.

By now, you should know that Get Reps is the smart lacrosse ball.

What you probably don't know is how the Get Reps app has changed the vibes of dozens of club teams. Or how they had to figure out how to shrink the smart core to make the ball behave more naturally. Or how his background — growing up playing for Mike Messere at West Genesee (N.Y.) informed his perspective on the value of fundamentals and wallball, specifically.

So he joins IL's Terry Foy for a discussion about all that and more, including what's next for one of lacrosse's most interesting tech startups.

“March is a month for expectation,” said American poet Emily Dickinson. Sports fans understand this. As March begins, we see separation between the contenders and the pretenders. In college lacrosse, we begin to see the same hope of promise vs. reality, as teams and leagues jockey for RPI wins before the conference season kicks off. It’s on.

This week there are five fantastic Top 20 matchups to preview, and D-Fly & Dixie, with an assist from Inside Lacrosse’s Kevin Brown, are here to get you primed.

The show kicks off with a debate over whether March is the best month for sports fans, followed by Dixie’s road show to Ivy League rivals Penn and Princeton. Kevin Brown, IL’s managing editor, hops in to describe his fun role at Inside Lacrosse and talk First State lacrosse with D-Fly. Then they get straight to the scintillating slate.

GAME PREVIEWS
ALL GAMES SATURDAY
No. 15 Rutgers (5-1) at No. 3 Princeton (3-1) | noon| ESPN+ | Tigers -5.5/21.5
No. 13 Georgetown (1-2) at No. 2 Richmond (5-0) | noon | ESPN+ | Spiders -2.5/22.5
No. 7 Cornell (3-1) at No. 14 Penn State (3-2) | 1 p.m. | B1G+ | Big Red -1.5/23.5
No. 12 Syracuse (4-2) at No. 13 JHU (4-1) 1 p.m. | ESPN+/ESPNU | Orange -1.5/23.5
No. 2 Notre Dame (4-0) at No. 10 Ohio State (6-0) | 2 p.m. | B1G+ | Irish -2.5/22.5

GIVE & GO
In this week’s Deli-themed Give & Go, the guys share their considerable expertise about the best hot and cold deli sandwich options. 

Wow.

A short 72 hours ago, Syracuse failed to get off the bus in Princeton and No. 1 North Carolina held serve at Penn.

Then, on Saturday, a heavy noon slate featured Richmond handing Cornell its first loss in 17 games, Notre Dame setting off the alarm bells in College Park and Ohio State putting in a rounded effort to top Georgetown. Then, with all eyes on Charlottesville in the late afternoon slot, Johns Hopkins did its best impression of the Undertaker meme, scoring 10 of 12 goals to turn an 11-4 deficit into a 14-13 win.

To cap it off on Sunday, Princeton topped the No. 1 Tar Heels and ’Cuse avoided a three-game losing streak by topping the Quakers in overtime.

IL's Terry Foy, Nick Ossello and Larken Kemp are back to discuss it all, in addition to the PLL Championship Series, which saw its first weekend unfold at The St. James in Springfield, Va.

How do you top a thrilling weekend with five Top 20 matchups? Follow it with EIGHT Top 20 matchups filled with intrigue, unpredictability and excitement. This week’s guest analyst and game picker is Inside Lacrosse contributor and the author of the Weekly Watch, Craig McMichael. McMichael shares his journey from Midwest lacrosse junkie to Inside Lacrosse writer, and helps D-Fly & Dixie break down the biggest games of the weekend ahead. 

This week’s player guest is Richmond’s All-American and leading scorer, Aidan O’Neill. While the Spiders prepare for a Top 5 battle in Ithaca against Cornell, O’Neill joins the show to talk about the Spiders' first NCAA Tournament victory last May, the remarkable senior class, the high expectations for 2026, Coach Chemotti’s culture, why he wears number 5, prepping for the Big Red, playing with his brother and much, much more.

GAME PREVIEWS
FRIDAY
No. 6 Syracuse (3-1) at No. 7 Princeton (1-1) | 4 p.m. | ESPN+ | Syracuse -1.5/25.5
No. 1 North Carolina (4-0) at No. 19 Penn (2-1) | 5 p.m. | ESPN+ | UNC -3.5/24.5 

SATURDAY
No. 3 Richmond (4-0) at No. 5 Cornell (3-0) | noon | ESPN+ | Cornell -1.5/26.5
No. 10 Ohio State (5-0) at No. 12 Georgetown (1-1) | noon | ESPN+ | Georgetown -1.5/21.5
No. 2 Notre Dame (3-0) at No. 9 Maryland (1-2) | noon | B1G+ | Notre Dame -1.5/23.5
No. 13 JHU (3-1) at No. 14 Virginia (2-1) | 3 p.m. | ACCNX | Virginia -1.5/23.5

GIVE & GO
In this week’s Super Hero-themed Give & Go, the guys discuss superpowers, superheroes, DC vs. Marvel Universes and reminisce about the epic Hall of Justice vs. Legion of Doom rivalry.