B1G Lacrosse Tournament Semi vs JHU
Michigan vs Johns Hopkins from Columbus on BTN. Just turned it on at the start of the 2nd qtr and Michigan was in a 1-5 hole. Hopkins scored to start the quarter and Michigan has answered with 3 straight.
4-6 and Hopkins is man up on a cross check. Michigan kills the penalty.
Michigan ties it up 6-6 late in the 2nd
And goes up 7-6 even later in the 2nd. Go Blue!!
And at that, highlight reel off a ball kicked around, behind the back and then buried for the 7-6 Michigan lead. 6. straight. goals.
Beautiful go ahead goal on a scramble situation following a sloppy failed ground ball by JHU. Behind the back pass to the attack for a point blank shot.
Looked like a clean hit but Hopkins flagged for a X Check to end the half! Big call as it gives Michigan free possession man up to start the 3rd. Great quarter
Everything coming up Maize and Blue. Michigan leading 9-6
9-6 now
On a 5-0 run ever since Cruz started this thread!
10 - 7 after 3. I never thought I would catch myself watching lacrosse.
End of the 3Q: M up 10 - 7. Boehm just rattled the bar on the break. Michigan thoroughly dominating in shots and chances
Great ground ball win! All heart. Under 8:00 and preserved the possession
Michigan is on a 9-2 run and outshooting JH 43-23. Up 10-7. 6 minutes to go to make the B1G championship.
Love Taylor coming out to take that ground ball in the corner and a 1 pass clear. Most goalies don’t even think about going after that.
Hopkins uncharacteristically sloppy on the unforced turnovers. 3rd ball I’ve seen roll to the sideline.
And they’re unraveling with another undisciplined flag. Cheap hit behind their goal.
They look rattled. I watch very little LAX but I haven't seen the zebras get involved as much as they have this evening.
Refs doing a pretty good job of keeping this from getting chippy.
Anthony >>>> Johns
Let’s go! Kill this clock. This is a program win against the #1 seed and LAX blue blood. Boehm with 5 just willed this team back. Excellent 2-4 quarters. Go Blue!!!
Hail to the Victors!!
10-7
Hail to the victors!
Fuck yeah, way to Go Blue!!!
After being down 6-1 we outscored them 9-1!!!!!!
10-7 winners!
Huge W. Can't recall ever beating Johns Hopkins. Came a long way from a club team similar to soccer. Go Blue!
Hail to the Victors! Incredible 2nd Q. Was worried with the 5-goal deficit. But then I be like dang. 8 goals in a row including 2 in the 3rd.
That was an awesome comeback to advance to the Big Ten Tournament Final. I enjoyed it.
Nice win
They are playing the B1G Tourney in Columbus.. Michigan defeated O$U in the first round - and defeated Hopkins in the semi finals. Go Blue!
Last year Michigan opened the tournament as the #4 seed with a win against tOSU. Then beat the #1 seed Penn State. And took down Maryland to win it. Following a similar path this year.
It’s going to be Penn State vs Michigan for the Tourney Championship - in Columbus.
PSU beat Maryland 19-9. Even with a loss to U-M, Penn State is 99.8% likely in the NCAA tourney.
(I suppose they could get left out, if the committee didn't want 4 B1G teams in the tournament - it's only a 17-team tournament and JHU & MD are locks. But yikes, they'd be leaving out an 11-4 team with a 3-2 record against Top 10 schools. The B1G has a bunch of legit good teams, as they often do).
So, Michigan is playing a team that may have somewhat less motivation. Michigan is definitely win-or-out.
when is the championship game/time??
Nevermind-- I answered my own question.... Sat at 8pm...Big Ten Network
Go Blue!!!
You're right - Penn State better make it, they certainly deserve it, especially after last night's dismantling of Maryland. In the last few weeks of the season I was thinking that PSU, Maryland and JHU are in and the last question is: Can Michigan be that 4th B1G team? If they beat just one of either Rutgers or Harvard I would say, they're in but an at-large still looks unlikely even w/ a win over #2 last night. Penn State is definitely a strong team and Saturday should be a good game. If Michigan can play like that again they can definitely win though.
CRUZ: THanks for putting this together! I've been insanely busy at work but I managed to catch some of the game last night but thanks for posting. I'm wondering if its good luck that I didn't get a chance to preview it haha.
Agree that if U-M had beaten Rutgers, they'd be well-positioned for an at-large. Rutgers isn't even a bad team or a bad program, but as loss #6 it probably was a tipping point. I checked, nobody in the 2020s has been an at-large with 6 losses.
Lacrosse is a fun sport, I've enjoyed getting into it the last few years (I flew out to Philly for the 2019 Final Four when PSU made it)! Thanks for your posts, even if they miss tomorrow U-M's program has definitely turned the corner.
Great comeback! Go, Blue!