DAY 4 -- MDIA Championships - Semifinal Round

by **Sonny** on Thu May 11, 2006 7:58 am

bste_lax wrote:
Bluevelvet wrote:Are the division A semi final games at Kimbrough Stadium or Russell Creek Park?

I believe RCP. Only the Championship games on Saturday will be in Kimbrough.

Correct. All four MDIA Semifinals (Div. A and Div. B) will be on Field 4 at RCP.

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by **primetime21** on Thu May 11, 2006 10:54 am

since i was not lucky enough to make the trip down there this year, i was just wondering how the facilities are down there? and are they better than last years?

by **KnoxVegas** on Thu May 11, 2006 3:38 pm

The Evil Empire vs. BYU!

That game is going to be fantastic!

by **lil lady lax fan** on Thu May 11, 2006 3:41 pm

KnoxVegas wrote:The Evil Empire vs. BYU!

That game is going to be fantastic!

I'm rooting for Darth! Go Johnnies!

by **cricketman** on Thu May 11, 2006 4:03 pm

primetime21 wrote:since i was not lucky enough to make the trip down there this year, i was just wondering how the facilities are down there? and are they better than last years?

Couldn't be better. A great facility and very well run. Despite the oppresive heat the first day this is a place I'd be willing to come back to again. You couldn't pay me to go back to Blaine! The people are very gracious hosts and it's easy to go from one game to another. Feels much more like St Louis, only bigger.

by **MandibleS4L** on Thu May 11, 2006 4:28 pm

I may have a differing view on our wonderfully inviting Texas hosts. Seems they have a staff of Barney Fifes running the clink downtown, more on that later.... The facilities are notch above the top. And the weather a few degrees below absolutely comfortable.

by **ZAHANMA** on Thu May 11, 2006 5:56 pm

as for my pick for the final game... i think it is a very true statement that any of the 4 teams could take it all the way.. i would love to see CSU/CU in the finals... just as a little curveball to what people are calling "tradition" but then again it would be cool to see that even with 2 and 3 loss seaons all around the league that the cream does still rise to the top... hopefully i'll be able to see it in person being only four hours away in houston i am most likely gonna make the trip for saturdays game... good luck to all still in it.

by **Pinball** on Thu May 11, 2006 9:25 pm

The staff has been great and I will take this weather over the freakish cold in Minnesota but the fields I would give about a C-. The far fields are (6 & 7) are EXTREMLY hard, like playing on gravel. The front fields are a little better with some actual grass, but not nice. Blaine fields are a lot nicer, but i hear there might be snow flurries there tommorow, ill play on some hard ground over snow anyday. It would be nice to have a stadium onsite, but i guess we get to see more of texas when we head over there. There have been a lot of fun games and I am loving the upsets all over the b-div.

by **Sonny** on Thu May 11, 2006 9:49 pm

Most Div. B article have been posted to the main page. The Semis are set:

Div. B
Montana vs. San Diego
Eckerd vs. St. John's

Div. A
UCSB vs. Colorado
Colorado State vs. BYU

should be some excellent games tomorrow.

by **Ballaholic** on Thu May 11, 2006 11:31 pm

The A semis are very interesting because the lower seeds beat both the higher seeds by considerable margins in the reg. season. Should make the games very interesting.

The B semis are a little different than the pollsters expected. The 1 vs 5 and 6 vs 7. I am gonna go out on a limb and say whoever wins the 1 vs 5 game will take the tourney but both eckerd and st. johns are having good tourneys so i dont count them out. Tomorrow should be a lot of fun.

by **jayp4757** on Fri May 12, 2006 10:25 am

but i hear there might be snow flurries there tommorow, ill play on some hard ground over snow anyday.

No flurries yet, but cold rain. Believe it's around 40 degrees.

by **UofMLaxGoalie11** on Fri May 12, 2006 10:27 am

jayp4757 wrote:
but i hear there might be snow flurries there tommorow, ill play on some hard ground over snow anyday.

No flurries yet, but cold rain. Believe it's around 40 degrees.

Apparently Minnesota has it out for MDIA lacrosse. Either that or it is favoring a Minnesota team, by creating a true home field advantage.

by **lil lady lax fan** on Fri May 12, 2006 10:43 am

Anyone know what's going on in the div. B consolation games? Claremont is supposed to play St. Thomas (according to their website) but it's not listed anywhere.

by **Sonny** on Fri May 12, 2006 11:43 am

lil lady lax fan wrote:Anyone know what's going on in the div. B consolation games? Claremont is supposed to play St. Thomas (according to their website) but it's not listed anywhere.

Scores are being posted to the scoreboard page. STU plays Claremont at 1pm.

by **DanGenck** on Fri May 12, 2006 12:30 pm

The Johnnies magic strikes again! National Finalists!!!!

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