The University of Albany Great Danes Men's Lacrosse team is coming off of their best year in school history after advancing to NCAA Lacrosse Championship Weekend for the first time ever. Last year when the preseason rankings were unveiled Head Coach Scott Marr and his team were ranked 15th in the Nation. So where do the Great Danes rank just one year after losing the likes of Conor Fields, TD Ierland and more?
It's rare in my opinion that the #1 seed needs a win in a #1 VS #2 match up more than the #2 seed does but that's the case this Saturday. The number one lacrosse team in the country Albany Great Danes travel to the second seeded Maryland Terrapins this Saturday at noon and the pressure in on UAlbany.
The UAlbany Great Danes lacrosse team sits atop the national rankings this morning after Pennsylvania beat Duke and the Great Danes put a beating on the Syracuse Orange and Drexel in consecutive weekends. Head Coach Scott Marr has been building this program to be a national for years and it appears they are there.
Yesterday on Levack and Goz Baltimore Sun writer Ed Lee joined the show to discuss his 2018 preseason lacrosse rankings. Lee had ranked the UAlbany Great Danes as the one number team in the country heading into the 2018 season. With the return of Connor Fields and highly touted recruiting class, Lee believes 2018 can be the break out season for the Great Danes...
Today is the day! the UAlbany Great Danes will face the top ranked Maryland Terrapins for a chance to advance to the NCAA Final Four for Lacrosse. These two teams played each other once before with Maryland earning a hard fought victory over the Great Danes here in the Capital Region...