From all indications, lacrosse continues to be the fastest growing sport in the United States, even outpacing soccer. Just forty years ago the game was a virtually exclusive sport still heavily anchored in the Ivy League and in the sport's "Golden Triangle" of Maryland, Navy, and Johns Hpkins. Today, there are more than sixty Division I teams found on the East and West Coasts and at flagship universities in the interior. Each year that number grows by one or two teams. Expansion in other college divisions and at the middle and high school levels is much greater. There is a fine future in store for lacrosse.
And speaking of a fine future, over the next two weekends eight teams will play for a chance at the national championship game on Memorial Day. Thanks to ESPN's continued support viewers from coast to coast will have an opportunity to see some outstanding competition. Here is the schedule from the NCAA website; all times ate Easter::
Quarter Finals
all games on ESPNU
Saturday, May 21
Penn vs Rutgers at noon
Yale vs Princeton at 2:30
Sunday, May 22
Cornell vs Delaware at noon
Maryland vs Virginia at 2:30
Semifinals
all games on ESPN2
Saturday, May 28
game #1 at noon
game #2 at 2:30
Final
game on ESPN
Monday, May 30
game at 1:00
All of this coming weekend's games will be entertaining but the Maryland-Virginia rivalry will be front and center as the one to watch. Maryland wants to redress their overtime loss to Virginia in the 2021 national champioship game. Earlier this year Maryland handily defeated Virginia, 23-12. Virginia doesn't want a second loss and elimination from a chance at a back-to-back national championship. This match will be just about as sweet as the championship itself.
Hope you enjoy the action.
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