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Requiem for a Season: Michigan Wolverines 2016

After what had looked like steady progress through the first four years of the program – 1-13 records in the first two years, then 5-11 in 2014, 5-8 (with the program’s first conference win) in 2015 – this spring was … Continue reading

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Requiem for a Season: Detroit Titans 2016

UDM certainly didn’t have a banner year, finishing with just a 2-10 record and missing out on the MAAC playoffs. The NCAA’s inexplicable vendetta against TFL and good statistical analysis in lacrosse continues, so the opponent-adjusted data shall remain a … Continue reading

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Final Four Look

Memorial Day has long been the culminating weekend of the college lacrosse season, and this year’s Final Four has plenty of connections to the programs from the Great Lax State. Three of the remaining programs played Michigan this year, the … Continue reading

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Detroit 3, Marist 14

Detroit had a similar result to its game against the other team at the head of the MAAC, getting way behind early, and not having enough juice to even make it competitive. Tempo Free From the official box score, a look at … Continue reading

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Michigan 9, Penn State 14

The Wolverines ended the year with a 3-10 record (and an 0-fer in the Big Ten) by taking an L in State College. Tempo Free From the official box score, a look at the tempo-free stats: Penn State 2016 Michigan Penn State Faceoff … Continue reading

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Detroit 5, Canisius 9

This game was more even than the final score indicates, but a late collapse by UDM gave Canisius a relatively stress-free end to the game. Tempo Free From the official box score, a look at the tempo-free stats: Canisius 2016 Detroit Canisius Faceoff … Continue reading

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Michigan 13, Johns Hopkins 19

One day, Michigan wants to be a blueblood of college lacrosse. That day hasn’t yet arrived (nor does it seem particularly close), so when they do face off against such a squad, things don’t go well. Tempo Free From the official … Continue reading

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Detroit 9, Monmouth 8

When you aren’t playing the league’s best team, an early four-goal deficit is much easier to dig out of. Detroit did just that against a relatively young program in Monmouth. Tempo Free From the official box score, a look at the tempo-free … Continue reading

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Michigan 7, Ohio State 10

A week after a near-miss against Maryland, the “near” portion of that situation didn’t come into play at Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights took home the comfortable victory. Tempo Free From the official box score, a look at the tempo-free stats: Ohio State 2016 … Continue reading

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Detroit 4, Quinnipiac 14

Quinnipiac turned out to be the best team in the MAAC by a pretty healthy margin, so the result here isn’t such a surprise. The margin? Maybe, especially in poor weather conditions that you might have otherwise expected to slow … Continue reading

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