College Crosse Prospectus - February 13, 2020: Ivy League Crossecast Conference Preview & Syracuse’s Nick Mellen To Miss Saturday’s Game Versus Binghamton

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By Eri_Barrister Feb 13, 2020, 6:30am EST

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GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING, College Crosse Nation! Thanks for making us a part of your day! Here’s everything you need to know for February 13, 2020.

College Crosse News

Check out our Ivy League conference preview with Jake & Ryan.

The Ivy League finally begins playing some lacrosse this weekend, so we’re now able to complete the set of 2020 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse conference previews on COLLEGE CROSSECAST with a look inside a conference with scary good talent, but also scary thin margins of error for each team.

From Syracuse.com: Injury sidelines Syracuse lacrosse defender Nick Mellen.

The Syracuse lacrosse team will be without All-American close defender Nick Mellen when it hosts Binghamton on Saturday.

Hear from @JohnDesko as Syracuse prepares for Binghamton this weekend. pic.twitter.com/1zG9wlHYi2
— Syracuse Lacrosse (@CuseMLAX) February 12, 2020

Another great post by Edward Lee of the Baltimore Sun.

From @EdwardLeeSun: Johns Hopkins wanted Conner Delaney to play lacrosse. He’s leading the men’s basketball team instead.https://t.co/IFBoa87k7N
— College Crosse (@College_Crosse) February 13, 2020

Here’s a nice article on Utah’s Aaron Fjeldsted.

Though University of Utah lacrosse team captain Aaron Fjeldsted has found great success in his sport, lacrosse was not always his first love. Fjeldsted originally played soccer but quickly made the transition to lacrosse. The transition was made easier with the help of his brother and his friends.

Looks like Yale’s ready to rock in their season opener versus Fairfield.

Take a quick look back at our scrimmage vs. Fairfield.

T-minus 3 days to Game Day.#ThisIsYale pic.twitter.com/oMVEwYdi2u
— Yale Men's Lacrosse (@YaleLacrosse) February 12, 2020

From the Daily Collegian: Penn State men’s lacrosse doesn’t let slow starts obstruct its winning ways.

It hasn’t been about the way Penn State has started. It’s about the way it has finished.

The Nittany Lions are 2-0 on the young season against two in-state opponents in Lafayette and Villanova. While the final scores may have been lopsided, they found themselves lagging in the opening minutes.

Go Beyond the Block with the Ohio State women’s lacrosse team.

Here’s a nice little segment on the Albany men’s lacrosse team from News 10 ABC.

The UAlbany Men’s lacrosse team is one of three teams in the America East that hasn’t started its season yet. The Great Danes have been working hard leading up to their first game though.

Maryland expects a street fight against Penn this weekend.

College Crosse Fall Ball Matrices

Check out our still in progress 2020 men’s lacrosse preseason matrix as well as our still in progress 2020 women’s lacrosse preseason matrix.

#HardestWorkingKidInTheBiz

What’s Up, New PhilaJersey?

Jackpot: $202M jackpot was sold at Edison, NJ. Convenience store that sold the ticket gets $30K.

While the winner of Tuesday’s $202 million Mega Millions drawing has yet to step forward, the owners of the New Jersey convenience store that sold the lucky ticket were rewarded Wednesday for their continued streak of good lottery fortune.

World/National News

Ballin’: Jeff Bezos buys David Geffen’s Los Angeles Mansion for a $165M.

The deal marks a record for the Los Angeles area. The previous residential record was set late last year, when media executive Lachlan Murdoch paid roughly $150 million for Chartwell, a Bel-Air estate used as the Clampett residence in the television show “The Beverly Hillbillies.