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i hated lacrosse in high school, but its become a lot more fun in college. maybe its because i no longer have to deal with the lacrosse players (who were the reason i disliked the sport) or maybe its because i’ve just started liking sports more. (i also hated hockey in high school, but now i play intramural hockey and love watching it live).

in any case, brown had a great team this year. they beat cornell (then ranked #5 in country or something) at home, and i saw the first three quarters of the game. i only left because jack nicholson was speaking on the main green, and that’s a little more of a priority for me.

early this afternoon, brown took on johns hopkins in baltimore for the first round of the ncaa tournament. for those who are unfamiliar with college lacrosse, johns hopkins is historically the most successful team in the sport, winning 9 national championships since the tournament began in 1971.

brown, an at-large for the tournament, played a damn great game, fighting back from 3 goals down to tie the game with a knock-in goal with just 8 seconds left to play. unfortunately, hopkins rocked brown with a single shot in the sudden death overtime.

still, it was a beautiful game, and i’ve got take my hat off to some kids who had to balance finals period with playing for a national championship in their sport, and almost taking out the most storied team in the sport at their home.