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  Men's Lacrosse: DIII Notes for Week of 2/27
  A few teams have already gotten underway, with No. 4 Salisbury and No. 5 Roanoke both comfortably advancing to 2-0. Salisbury beat a good Lynchburg team 14-9 and also rolled past Greensboro. Roanoke tuned up in an easy win over York and went on to handedly defeat CAC dark-horse St. Mary's. York also fell in an 13-14 overtime loss to Virginia Wesleyan, when Curran Lee fired home his fourth goal of the afternoon to put his team at 2-0. No. 18 Stevens Tech had to dig deep in an 9-8 win over up and coming Muhlenberg. Stevens' Dave Decker had 25 saves in the win and was around 78%. He has an interesting match-up this weekend with Endicott's Eric Hagarty, a fellow '09 All American and another great stopper. Spring is coming and this is the first major weekend of action, there are some quality match-ups with almost all of the top ranked teams are in action; few even square off against each other. This early in the year there will be some kinks to work out, especially with the weather keeping a lot of these teams indoors. Special teams, transition and clearing are all notable areas of concern heading into the weekend, teams with experienced rosters always benefit the most in the early going. There are always a few upsets on account of over-rating some teams and under-rating others, but as was just discussed, the limited preparation time sets the stage for wide-open games. Game of the Week
  No. 1 Cortland State vs No. 7 Western New England College (2/27)
  Top seeded Cortland takes their first step in defending their national title on Saturday when they host WNEC. In their last meeting, Cortland topped WNEC 6-5 to advance into last year's NCAA semi-final and there will be some emotional carry-over from that game. Cortland is working with a new defensive line-up after graduating three poles and a goalie, which could be problematic with WNEC's Tim Santye playing the crease. His presence will force the Red Dragon defense to keep their slides tight and timed, something that is very difficult without a lot of unit experience. True crease guys kill sloppy defense, but Santye will need some favorable 1v1 match-ups to get the defense moving around him. WNEC has an outstanding keeper in Brewster Knowlton, who will have his hands full with the sharp -shooting Cortland attack. Cortland's Chris Deluca is a force on face-offs and WNEC doesn't return a proven man at that position, those extra touches could be the difference in this top ten showdown. Other Games to Note
  No. 11 Cabrini @ No. 9 Haverford (2/27)
  This is a great match-up. Haverford brings back most of their 2009 roster and have an exciting attack. Cabrini will pressure the ball and force the issue on their defensive end. Haverford's Andrew Kim is the best ball handler, but he isn't a big threat to score. Haverford will have to be fast off-ball and move it quickly, or they may look to invert. Cabrini's Casey Grugan could have a big day, he'll likely draw junior Scott Kelley and I like Grugan's first step in that match-up. It'll be interesting to see who Haverford assigns Grant Firestone to cover, Cabrini has a few threatening midfielders, including freshman Andrew Protenic. Cabrini smashed the Fords 15-3 early last season, but this will be a tighter game. Both teams are looking to prove themselves and take bigger steps in 2010.
  No. 15 Lynchburg @ Ohio Wesleyan (2/27)
  Lynchburg is coming off a 9-14 loss to Salisbury, but this isn't any easier of a road trip. Ohio Wesleyan is a physical team that will make Lynchburg earn their looks. They're a veteran team, especially on the defensive end, but Lynchburg does hold the keys to a potent offense that can score goals. Lynchburg won this contest 9-8 early last season. Lynchburg's Eddie Bilinkas was only able to net one in the loss to Salisbury, look for the long haired flow fanatic to heat up in this contest. Tags
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