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Bison137 
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04-04-18 09:14 PM - Post#254807    

The Bison, currently ranked #14 in both polls, beat #3 Yale in OT tonight 9-8. Over the past 11 days, they beat #6 Loyola on the road, beat #15 Army on the road, and now #3 Yale on the road. Earlier in the year, they beat #18 Colgate on the road.

Bison currently are 8-3 overall, having lost in the final seconds at both Penn and at Richmond, and also losing to Navy after leading at halftime. In PL play, they are tied for 1st with a 5-1 record.




 
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04-04-18 09:19 PM - Post#254808    
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The winning goal in OT at Yale: https://twitter.com/USLacrosseMag/status/ 981700022...

And the Klipstein save late in regulation to get the game to OT: https://twitter.com/Dan_Aburn/status/9816 969573988...




 
Bison137 
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04-05-18 12:05 AM - Post#254811    
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Lengthy game article from Inside Lacrosse:

With 'underdog mentality', Bucknell knocks off Yale for third straight big win




 
Bison89 
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04-05-18 05:27 PM - Post#254852    
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With my son playing lacrosse, I have attended tons of Lax games in the last few years. It is a fun game to watch. Beating #18, #15, #6, and #3 is HUGE! I expect the Bison to move up in the poll.
New season, new team, new dream . . .


 
bison63 
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04-06-18 11:09 PM - Post#254892    
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If you beat 18,15,6 and 3, does that not make you #2 at the least? Just sayin’. It was those kind of wins that our hoop guys could not get.

 
jkrun80 
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04-07-18 07:28 AM - Post#254893    
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  • bison63 Said:
If you beat 18,15,6 and 3, does that not make you #2 at the least? Just sayin’. It was those kind of wins that our hoop guys could not get.


Not when you lose to two unranked teams.

 
Bison137 
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04-07-18 10:30 AM - Post#254897    
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To elaborate, the Bison lost at Richmond early in the year on a goal with 30 seconds left and then a few weeks ago they lost at #14 Penn on a goal with one second left. The third team they lost to - mentioned in the original post - was Navy, who is among the others receiving votes.




 
HuskyColonial 
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04-07-18 09:35 PM - Post#254910    
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The Bison have a resume for an at-large bid

 
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04-07-18 11:15 PM - Post#254914    
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  • HuskyColonial Said:
The Bison have a resume for an at-large bid




Possibly. But only if they win their last two regular season games and also win the PL semi-final. One loss before the PL final and they have no at-large shot.

To get an at-large, they are actually better off not getting the PL #1 seed. If Navy ends up hosting, then the Bison would face a very good Loyola team in the semis - and a win would help their RPI a lot. Then they would face Navy on the road in the finals, in a situation where a road loss wouldn't hurt their RPI much. If the tournament is held in Lewisburg, a win in the semi would carry much less weight and a loss in the final would be much more devastating.

Before their easy win tonight vs a mediocre Mt. St. Mary's team, they were ranked #15 in RPI. With four conferences without strong teams stealing four of the 17 bids to the tournament, that means the top 13 teams figure to get in on merit. The lax selection committee places way too much weight on RPI - as opposed to rational thought - but BU's win over Yale, and theoretically two wins over Loyola, will carry a lot of weight. It would help if Loyola ends up with a top ten RPI, which is very possible although they were #11 heading into today's games.




 
HuskyColonial 
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04-16-18 03:46 PM - Post#255395    
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NCAA.com posted its first Top Ten and the Bison aren’t in it. Villanova is.

 
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04-16-18 06:26 PM - Post#255408    
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Navy has finished PL play, so I believe these are the playoff scenarios for Army@Loyola and Lehigh@Bucknell.

Bucknell & Loyola win:
1. Loyola
2. Navy
3. Bucknell
4. Lehigh

Bucknell W & Loyola L
1. Navy
2. Bucknell
3. Loyola
4. Lehigh

Bucknell L & Loyola W
1. Loyola
2. Navy
3. Lehigh
4. Bucknell

Bucknell L & Loyola L
1. Navy
2. Loyola
3. Lehigh
4. Bucknell

Colgate, Boston, HC, & Army are tied for the last two playoff spots. Colgate plays @ Lafayette, Boston @ HC. Colgate should beat Lafayette. Boston looks better on paper than HC, but who knows.



Edited by jkrun80 on 04-16-18 06:35 PM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

 
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04-16-18 06:46 PM - Post#255411    
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Bison current RPI is 15. Definitely need to beat Lehigh and make the PL final to have any shot at an at-large. Loyola is #7, Navy #17 BTW.

 
HuskyColonial 
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04-17-18 05:49 PM - Post#255475    
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It would be scandalous if the Bison lose in the final and don’t get an at-large bid. This is the hottest team in lacrosse.

 
atlantabison 
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04-19-18 10:14 AM - Post#255540    
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Four Bison Chosen in MLL Draft

Sands 19th
O'Brien 37th
Gilray 44th
O'Hara 53rd

http://www.bucknellbison.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_O...
Ray Bucknell!


 
Bison89 
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04-19-18 11:10 AM - Post#255550    
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When do the Lax tournament seedings get announced?
New season, new team, new dream . . .


 
res 
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04-19-18 11:20 AM - Post#255551    
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Assuming you're referring to the PL tournament, presumably once they're determined, i.e., after Friday's games.


Edited by res on 04-19-18 11:21 AM. Reason for edit: No reason given.

 
Bison89 
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04-19-18 12:42 PM - Post#255559    
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No, NCAA Tournament.
New season, new team, new dream . . .


 
Bison137 
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04-19-18 01:10 PM - Post#255561    
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  • Bison89 Said:
No, NCAA Tournament.




The field is not selected until Sunday evening May 6th. . The regular season doesn't end till that weekend, but the PL ends their season earlier to accommodate finals. Some PL teams actually play another scheduled game the week after the PL tournament.




 
A Western Bison 
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04-19-18 01:30 PM - Post#255566    
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Isn't Army/Notre Dame traditionally in that post-tourney schedule slot?

 
jkrun80 
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04-19-18 03:02 PM - Post#255569    
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  • A Western Bison Said:
Isn't Army/Notre Dame traditionally in that post-tourney schedule slot?


Yes. Also, Colgate plays at Syracuse and Boston at Duke after the PL tournament.

 
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