Leap Year Babies are Weird: College Lacrosse Schedule for February 28, 2012

It’s over. 8:00 left in the first quarter.

Wildcats lead 6-2 in Q2.

I hope you’re in your sexy pajamas for this:

Cornell 17, Binghamton 12
Harvard 14, Holy Cross 9
Princeton 13, Manhattan 7
Virginia 17, Mt. St. Mary’s 5
Lafayette 19, Wagner 2 (Oh, boy!)
Villanova 14, Drexel 9
Fairfield 10, Hofstra 9 (3OT)
Lehigh 10, Pennsylvania 4

Virginia @ Mount St. Mary’s: 64 possession game where UVA controlled almost 55% of all possessions. The Cavs scored at a 48.5% clip while holding MSM to just 17.4%.

Binghamton @ Cornell: The Big Pannell’s - I mean Red - forced Binghamton into an 82-possession game that the Bearcats had no problem really keeping up with. Pannell scored six times and assisted on four more to help Cornell to a 38.6 offensive efficiency. Binghamton scored at a 31.6% clip, impressive in their own right. That efficiency from Binghamton is likely good enough to win most 80+ possession games. Just not against a team like Cornell.

Harvard @ Holy Cross: The Crimson downed the Crusaders 14-9 on the road with a strong attack. Holy Cross managed to clear defensively just 11 of 16 times (68.8%). Harvard’s offense cruised at a 38.9% offensive efficiency while the Crusaders were are 29.0%.

Manhattan @ Princeton: The Tigers almost doubled up the Jaspers 13-7 while taking control of almost 55% of all possessions. Princeton scored at a 32.5% clip while holding Manhattan to a paltry 20%.

Drexel @ Villanova: The Wildcats took care of Drexel 13-9 by being incredibly efficient. Nova scored on 13 of their 35 offensive possessions (40%). Drexel wasn’t too bad, posting a 30% offensive efficiency but it wasn’t enough to top the Wildcats in this 65-possession game.

Lehigh @ Penn: Lehigh picked up a road win over the Quakers 10-4 by picking up extra possessions. They dominated on draws, winning 12 of the 17 total and by forcing an unsuccessful Penn clear a quarter of the time. As a result, Lehigh grabbed 57.9% of the 57 total possessions in this contest while scoring at a 30.3% rate. The defense was stout as the Quakers scored just 16.7% of their offensive possessions.

Wagner @ Lafayette: Poor Wagner. They were destroyed 19-2 at the hands of the Lafayette Leopards. Wagner failed to clear the ball six of their 13 attempts and were dominated in the shots department. As a result, their two goals in 26 offensive possessions (7.75%) put their defense in trouble. A 59-possession game total, Lafayette scored 19 (!) times in 33 possessions, good for 57.6%. That’s, you know, pretty good.

Fairfield @ Hofstra: The Stags squeaked out a 10-9 against the Pride on the road in a 69-possession game. Possession was nearly split with the Stags getting 36 of the possessions and given the close score and close possession totals, the effiiencies were near equal. 27.8% for Fairfield and 27.3% for Hofstra.