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Penn State took the lead in the first minute and never trailed, and an own goal by visiting No. 12 Hofstra led to an 8-7 upset win for the Nittany Lions on Saturday in men's lacrosse.

'David vs. Goliath' matchup still resonates for Syracuse, Hobart

Today's guest is Mount St. Mary's attacker Hannah Gutcher, who is tied for third in scoring with 10 goals and three assists and hopes to help the Mountaineers win their last three games to qualify for the Northeast Conference tournament.

As Mount St. Mary's men's basketball coach Jamion Christian followed his team onto the court for Tuesday night's Northeast Conference championship game he could hear the cheers for the Mountaineers piercing through a rowdy crowd at the home arena of Robert Morris.

Mount St. Mary's defeated second-seeded Wagner, 77-72, in the Northeast Conference tournament semifinals at the Spiro Sports Center on Saturday. Rashad Whack led the Mountaineers with 21 points.

Top-seeded Navy rolled to a 84-54 Patriot League quarterfinal victory over visiting No. 8 seed Lehigh on Thursday night, outscoring the Mountain Hawks 44-23 in the first half.

Lafayette had four players finish in double figures Monday and pulled away late in the second half to beat eighth-seeded Loyola Maryland, 84-71, and advance to the Patriot League tournament quarterfinals.

Jerrelle Benimon had an uneven game for the Tigers, who fell to UNC-Wilmington, 66-53, and lost ground on Delaware in the CAA standings.

The conference realignment that swept through college football has reached college lacrosse, and has generated optimism and concerns among those involved in the sport.

A team-by-team review of Division I women's lacrosse, including projected NCAA rankings and Baltimore area teams

Mount St. Mary's made a magical run through the Northeast Conference men's basketball tournament last March, advancing to the championship game as a No. 5 seed before falling to LIU Brooklyn.

Dan Hanner of ESPN Insider has ranked all 351 Division I men's basketball teams. As he explains, he "ran 10,000 simulations of every D-I player and each team's defense, and then ranked the teams 1-351 based on the median simulation."