The College Lacrosse Show

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Join NLL/PLL Pro Jon Donville and journalist Dan Arestia as they break down the biggest stories, trends, and games in college lacrosse!

  1. 05/22/2025

    The College Lacrosse Show Episode 16 - Final Four Preview

    On today's episode of the College Lacrosse Show, Dan and Donny discuss the incredible quarterfinal weekend and preview the 2025 Men's Lacrosse Final Four! In the first game, Cornell went toe-to-toe with a talented Richmond team and used transition goals to supplement an offence that was mostly held in check by the Richmond defence. Then Syracuse and Princeton had an instant classic, with 37 combined goals and 18 combined goal-scorers. Joey Spallina provided the greatest performance of his Syracuse career, dominating his matchup on the way to 4 goals and 4 assists. He also let the haters know about it after the game, which may or may not include the CLS boys. Penn State provided some heroics, doing everything you shouldn't do against Notre Dame before pulling off an incredible late-game rally to unseat the king of college lacrosse. The boys spend some time discussing the end of the Kavanagh era and this historic run from the Irish. Then in the finale, John Tillman and the Maryland Terrapins did what they do, improving to 12-1 in the quarterfinals in the Tillman era. They suffocated a previously red-hot Georgetown offence and advanced to their second straight Final Four, and fourth in five years. Then we look ahead to the upcoming matchups, including Penn State's use of zone, Syracuse's matchup decisions, and the massive importance of faceoffs and goaltenders. We hope you enjoy this episode, don't forget to like, comment and subscribe!

    1h 19m
  2. 05/15/2025

    The College Lacrosse Show Episode 15 - Quarterfinal Preview

    On today’s episode, Dan and Donny discuss a variety of topics, including a preview of the four quarterfinal games this weekend! But first, they take a look at the All-American lists that were released this week and discuss the selections and snubs from this list. Most notably, there were relatively few players who made both the preseason list and the final All-American list, which shows both the difficulty of picking these lists and the unpredictable nature of this season.  Next, they discuss their biggest surprises from the first round of the NCAA tournament, which include the offensive explosion by Notre Dame, the dominance by Georgetown, Syracuse’s miracle comeback victory and the play of the UAlbany defence to try and disrupt Ryan Goldstein and the rest of the Cornell offence.  Then they get into the upcoming games this weekend, first at Hempstead and then in Annapolis.  They begin with Cornell vs Richmond in a game that pits the nation’s best offence against one of its elite defences. Richmond played Cornell very well in the first matchup and will look to replicate that success. Hunter Smith and Mitchell Dunham will be massive in this game, tasked with guarding two of the best attackmen in America.  For Princeton and Syracuse, it likely comes down to faceoffs, where both teams dominated in round one. Princeton has had issues at the X all season long, and will hope that Andrew McMeekin can continue his strong play against Towson. With two of the nation’s best offences, this game has explosive potential.  Notre Dame and Penn State features the nation’s two biggest collegiate brands as the Irish look for their 10th straight NCAA tournament victory. While Penn State hsa the edge statistically, Notre Dame has the experience and was in incredible form last weekend.  And finally, the game with the most sicko potential is Georgetown vs Maryland, which will be a battle of ball control and possession between some of the best coaches in the business, who happen to know each other extremely well.  It should be a great weekend of lacrosse. Hope you enjoy!

    1h 11m
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Join NLL/PLL Pro Jon Donville and journalist Dan Arestia as they break down the biggest stories, trends, and games in college lacrosse!