Staff Writer
Local lacrosse guy, husband, and father of two. I am a big advocate of growing youth sports in the Triad. When not on the lacrosse field, you can find me helping out with NC Fusion sports!
The Blue Devils had enough possession, enough shots and enough early answers to make this interesting. Princeton had Ryan Croddick, a third-quarter surge and a cleaner closing gear in a 14-7 national semifinal win.
The Blue Devils beat Georgetown 16-6 in Newark, getting four goals from No. 15 Max Sloat and a defensive performance that made a dangerous Hoya offense look painfully ordinary.
The Bears owned the shot chart, the ground-ball count and most of the field position. Anderson owned the only math that actually mattered, riding #20 Adin Laughlin’s monster day to a 9-7 NCAA quarterfinal win in Hickory.
Anderson turned the second round into a track meet and Wingate could not slow it down, falling 21-13 at home in the NCAA Division II tournament.
The Bears went on the road and won a second-round NCAA tournament game with room to breathe, beating Florida Tech 15-8 in Melbourne.
The Blue Devils beat Richmond 14-12 in the NCAA first round, using Liam Kershis' five-point day and a late response to avoid getting swallowed by the Spiders' comeback.