📺 GAMES TO WATCH

Heading into the weekend, we’ve got five NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse matchups that deserve your attention — including one you might not expect.

Check out the slate below:

Lindenwood at NJIT!? Sign us up! The Highlanders are an unexpected 6-0 so far this season. On Saturday, they aim to protect their perfect record against a Lindenwood team that is starving for a win in its final season as an NCAA program.

We’re calling that The People’s Game of the Week, but our real Game of the Week is Johns Hopkins vs. Syracuse at The Crown Lacrosse Classic. This will be a neutral site matchup at American Legion Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. While Hopkins is coming off an impressive road win over Virginia, the Orange still need to prove they can win outside of The Dome.

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📽 Pat Kavanagh’s GRITTY Plays

One of our games to watch this weekend is Notre Dame at Ohio State. The Irish bounced back with a big win over Maryland last weekend, and they could not have captured that victory without some gritty plays from star attackman Pat Kavanagh.

After setting the tone with a filthy backhand goal early in the game, Kavanagh went on to finish with FOUR caused turnovers. His efforts on the ride were a big reason why Maryland only converted 18-of-24 clear attempts (75%).

You can watch all of Kavanagh’s grittiest plays here:

One moment that you won’t find in the box score was a late hit Kavanagh absorbed in the fourth quarter. The hit sent Kavanagh flying and kept him down on the turf momentarily, but he stayed on the field and ended up missing ZERO minutes of game action. The ensuing man-up put Notre Dame ahead by four goals late in the fourth quarter, and the Irish were able to cruise the rest of the way to victory.

👀 Tewaaraton Watch List Grows

Some big names were added to the Tewaaraton Award watch list this week. Here are all of the first-round additions on both the men’s and women’s sides…

Men’s Additions:
Hank Bethel, NJIT — Grad Student, Defense
Greg Campisi, Harvard — Sr., Defense
Will Coletti, Army — Jr., Face-Off
Andrew Cook, Christopher Newport — Grad. Student, Midfield
Willie Grieco, Wingate University — Grad. Student, Attack
Nathan Laliberte, Bryant — Jr., Face-Off
Brendan Lavelle, Penn — Sr., Defense
Michael Long, Cornell — Sr., Attack
Noah Manning, Denver — Jr., Attack
Brayden Mayea, High Point — Sr., Attack
AJ Mercurio, Denver — Grad. Student, Defense
Jacob Morin, Army — Sr., Midfield
Mason Oak, Quinnipiac — Jr., Goalie
Evan Plunkett, Army — Soph., Midfield
Scott Smith, Johns Hopkins — Sr., Defense
Josh Zawada, Duke — Grad. Student, Attack

Women’s Aditions:
Olivia Adamson, Syracuse — Jr., Attack
Chase Boyle, Loyola — Jr., Midfield
Jorden Concordia, Saint Joseph’s — Sr., Goalie
Jenika Cuocco, Drexel — RS Soph., Goalie
Mckenna Davis, Boston College — Jr., Attack
Kelly Denes, Notre Dame — Sr., Midfield
Maggi Hall, Florida — Sr., Attack
Kendall Halpern, Northwestern — Sr., Defense
Callie Hem, Harvard — Jr., Attack
Kayla Martello, Boston College — Sr., Attack
Erin O’Grady, Michigan — Jr., Goalie
Morgan Schwab, Virginia — Sr., Attack

We recently highlighted one of the men’s additions, Penn defenseman Brendan Lavelle, for his performance against Duke attackman and 2023 Tewaaraton Award winner Brennan O’Neill. You can watch that film breakdown by clicking the button below.

❤️ Help Tino Beat Cancer

Tino Kelly is a long stick midfielder in the Class of 2027 who was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The cost of treatments are putting a financial strain on the North Carolina native’s family, so the Headstrong Foundation is hosting a fundraiser to help rally support from the lacrosse community.

According to the Headstrong fundraiser, Tino was playing through pain in his lower back last fall when doctors discovered a tumor, which led to his diagnosis.

If you are in a position to do so, please consider donating to Tino’s battle against cancer by clicking the button below.

📺 Weekend TV & Streaming Info

NCAA streaming info courtesy of Inside Lacrosse (all times Eastern):

Friday, March 8:
4 p.m. — Richmond at UMBC (ESPN+)

Saturday, March 9:
11 a.m. — Delaware at Monmouth (FloSports)
12 p.m. — Holy Cross at Army (ESPN+)
12 p.m. — Marquette at Bellarmine (ESPN+)
12 p.m. — Binghamton at St. John’s (ESPN+)
12 p.m. — Brown at Maryland (B1G+)
12 p.m. — St. Bonaventure at Cleveland State (No Streaming Info)
12 p.m. — Cornell at Penn State (B1G+)
12 p.m. — Fairfield at UMass Lowell (AmericaEast.tv)
12 p.m. — Lindenwood at NJIT (ESPN+)
12 p.m. — LIU at VMI (ESPN+)
12 p.m. — Notre Dame at Ohio State (B1G+)
12 p.m. — Providence at Stony Brook (FloSports)
12 p.m. — Siena at Sacred Heart (ESPN+)
12 p.m. — Virginia at Towson (LacrosseTV)
1 p.m. — Bucknell at Boston U (ESPN+)
1 p.m. — Hobart at UAlbany (ESPN+)
1 p.m. — North Carolina at Hofstra (FloSports)
1 p.m. — Penn at Villanova (FloSports)
1 p.m. — Vermont at UMass (ESPN+)
1:30 p.m. — Jacksonville vs. High Point (Streaming TBA)
2 p.m. — Quinnipiac at Canisius (No Streaming Info)
3:30 p.m. — Duke at Loyola (ESPN+)
3:30 p.m. — Navy at Lehigh (ESPN+)
4 p.m. — Lafayette at Colgate (ESPN+)
6 p.m. — Marist at Wagner (Wagner All-Access)
6:30 p.m. — Johns Hopkins vs. Syracuse (ESPN+)

Sunday, March 10:
12 p.m. — Harvard at Michigan (B1G+)
12 p.m. — Mount St. Mary’s at Manhattan (No Streaming Info)
12 p.m. — Le Moyne at Mercer (ESPN+)
12 p.m. — Princeton at Rutgers (B1G+)
2 p.m. — Yale at Denver (Pioneer All-Access)
3:30 p.m. — Drexel at Saint Joseph’s (ESPN+)