Weekend One-Liners: What to Watch for in Men's Lacrosse

Dartmouth (6-1) at No. 5 Cornell (6-1) – Saturday 12 p.m. (ESPN+)

The Big Green got blasted at North Carolina 25-7 in their last prove-it game, but seem better positioned to grind with Cornell on the heels of their comeback OT win against Harvard last week — their first Ivy League triumph since 2015.

No. 13 Denver (4-3) at No. 20 Georgetown (4-3) – Saturday 12 p.m. (FloSports)

The Hoyas have dug themselves out of an 0-3 start but still don’t look right defensively, which speaks to how important close defenseman Gibson Smith and goalie Owen McElroy were to the unit’s success in recent seasons.

No. 19 Yale (3-3) at No. 17 Penn (3-4) – Saturday 12 p.m. (ESPN+)

Cornell and Princeton have established early eminence in the Ivy League and exposed Yale and Penn’s flaws in recent weeks, giving this game a down-to-the-wire vibe as two teams look to use it as a springboard for a successful second half of the season.

High Point (6-4) at UMass (5-3) – Saturday 12 p.m. (ESPN+)

The Panthers have never played the Minutemen and may find the sledding tough on the road against a UMass team that owns wins over Army and Brown and yields just 8.88 goals per game — the fifth-best scoring defense in the nation.

Richmond (5-3) at Saint Joseph’s (4-4) – Saturday 1 p.m. (ESPN+)

St. Joe’s four losses have come by a combined seven goals, including narrow one-goal defeats to Johns Hopkins and Penn (in overtime).

No. 2 Notre Dame (6-1) at Syracuse (6-4) – Saturday 2 p.m. (ACCN)

The Orange have won three straight games, but the non-conference respite ends here — as does Syracuse’s home schedule.

No. 10 Rutgers (7-2) at No. 8 Johns Hopkins (8-3) – Saturday 3 p.m. (ESPNU)

Marquette transfer Russell Melendez has been a welcome addition, taking pressure off Jacob Angelus and Garrett Degnon on the Hopkins attack.

No. 14 Ohio State (5-4) at No. 12 Penn State (5-3) – Sunday 12 p.m. (ESPNU)

The Buckeyes must really like their new digs; they’re 5-1 at home (with wins over North Carolina and Rutgers and a close lose to Cornell) and 0-3 away from Columbus.