The Knights of Rutgers faced off against the regional rival Sea Wolves of Stony Brook on a mild February Saturday afternoon at Shi Stadium in Piscataway. It was a chaotic day across the men’s college lacrosse landscape. Loyola handed No. 1 Maryland their first loss since 2021, Hopkins edged No. 3 Georgetown, Jacksonville took down No. 8 Duke and Vermont topped No. 14 Boston.
February college lacrosse is equivalent to November college basketball. Teams are trying to figure out rotations, games are filled with turnovers and errant passing, and the media polls are in constant flux as contenders emerge and pretenders slip away.