College Lacrosse Schedule for April 12, 2014

This feels right:

Here are your three highlights for today:

• Furman at VMI: This may be Furman's best shot a win this season. The Paladins have really struggled to get anything going in their first run through Division I but showed signs of life against Richmond last week: Furman held a three goal lead at the start of the fourth quarter, eventually yielding seven goals to Spiders over the final 13:12 of play. This is a rock fight of the first order, but somebody has to win a rock fight, right?
• More Than Poll Implications: Three games today -- Maryland visiting Johns Hopkins; North Carolina traveling to Syracuse; and Cornell moving south to play Hofstra -- featured ranked teams squaring off against each other. These games, though, carry greater consequence than mere impact to the national polls: Hopkins is looking to round out their resume for potential NCAA Tournament participation; Maryland wants to build further momentum as it prepares for the ACC Tournament; North Carolina has a chance to cement itself into the ACC Tournament while Syracuse needs a win against the Tar Heels to avoid a spot in the league's showcase game; Cornell has a chance to rebound after falling to Syracuse earlier in the week; and Hofstra has an opportunity to bag a big kill in front of its home crowd. There are legitimate pursuits to these games and the results carry weight.
• Michigan at Ohio State // Navy at Army: This, basically:
  

Here's Saturday's full schedule. If there are errors, please let me know. I'll fix/populate links to live stats and video as the day progresses (if necessary).

This is your open thread for Saturday. Tax Day is just around the corner; I hope you got the government something nice. People will be around to yak about whatever is tickling their fancy.

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