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With the Rounds of 32 and 16 in the books, it turns to the weekend ahead of back-to-back quarterfinals and semifinals. The guys gathered to chat through it all, setting the table for a huge weekend. Kaplan will be Boston-bound for the weekend, but first they linked in studio to record this week's DIII podcast.

IL's Terry Foy and Nick "Not Old Enough to Be a WWII Guy Yet" Ossello discuss an action-packed First Round of the NCAA Tournament, starting with Army's incredible win over Maryland on Saturday night. From there, they go deep in on Penn State's switch to a zone defense and how it stymied Princeton's fast start en route to another one-goal win. Then, it's the complete opposite — a track meet in D.C. where Georgetown emerged 19-17 victors over Yale. Stick with America's sweetheart — Michigan — and their dramatic OT win over Cornell on Sunday afternoon, then dive into how Duke overcame the job Owen Grant did covering Brennan O'Neill to wrap up the summary of the weekend's most compelling games.Throughout it all, play "Where's Waldo?" but with WWII jokes. For some reason, Nick's first crack about Army's shooters struck a nerve and the podcast went off the rails from there.

D-Fly & Dixie present your guide for the first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Tournament, one of our favorite episodes of the year. The show begins with some thoughts on the tournament field and reactions to Selection Sunday. Mark opines about the significance of Power 5 schools Michigan and Utah making their first appearances in the NCAA Tournament as well as the final end to coaching legend Bill Tierney’s magnificent career.After reviewing Delaware’s victory in the mid-week NCAA play-in game, they get into the game previews. Eight games on tap. Four each day. All available on ESPNU.This week’s guest is Michigan head coach, Kevin Conry. The guys cover Michigan’s marvelous run through the Big Ten tournament, building a program, turning the corner, getting up to play back-to-back rivalry games, preparing for Cornell, juice meetings and much, much more.WEEKEND PREVIEWAll games on ESPNUSaturday, May 13Richmond (11-4) at No. 2 Virginia (11-3), noonUtah (12-4) at No. 3 Notre Dame (10-2), 2:30 p.m.Yale (9-5) at No. 7 Georgetown (12-3), 5 p.m.Army (12-3) at No. 4 Maryland (10-5), 7:30 p.m.Sunday, May 14Bryant (12-4) at No. 6 Johns Hopkins (11-5), noonMichigan (9-6) at No. 8 Cornell (11-3), 2:30 p.m.Delaware (13-4) at No. 1 Duke (13-2), 5 p.m.Princeton (8-6) at No. 5 Penn State (9-4), 7:30 p.m.Give and GoIn a Campus Eats-inspired Give & Go, Dixie lists his favorite Big Ten eateries and Dan recounts how he became a professional eater at a Roy Rogers in Frederick, Md.

On the eve of the NCAA Tournament, Official Lax Girl, a.k.a. Tari Kandemiri, talks to Boston College attacker Jenn Medjid and midfielder Belle Smith. The No. 3-seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Eagles will host the winner of Penn vs. UConn.

It's survive and advance. The NCAA Tournament is here. Kap and Caleb discuss the bracket surprises, the early rounds of matchups and more in a deep dive of NCAA action.

What a weekend that was! IL's Terry Foy and Nicky Brackets Ossello unpack it all, starting with Michigan's run to the Big Ten Championship, Princeton's bid thievery in the Ivy League and Army's sideline celebration-fueled run to the Patriot League AQ (on the heels of Loyola's upset over Boston U).From there, they discuss the bracket, including Duke, Virginia and Notre Dame claiming the top three seeds, Cornell and Yale earning the last spots in, Denver and Penn being left the first teams out, and isolate their top matchups.They wrap up with their Superlatives for the year: Cutest Couple, Best Dressed, Most Likely to Succeed and more.

On the heels of the NCAA Tournament Selection Show, IL's Terry Foy talks to Committee Chair and Denver Associate AD Brandon Macneill about the choices that created the field, Pioneer coach Bill Tierney on the final season of his distinguished career coming to an end, Duke coach John Danowski on making it back to the Dance after missing out last year, Michigan coach Kevin Conry on his team's magical week, Bryant coach Brad Ross on picking up where his predecessor left off, Hopkins coach Pete Milliman on his program taking the next step back to "where it belongs" and Yale coach Andy Shay on the emotions of being the last team in off the bubble.

May Madness is upon us. We’re fully in the camp who believe that the Thursday and Friday of conference semifinals are the greatest two days of lacrosse every year. To celebrate, D-Fly and Dixie are coming to you a day early with a super-sized podcast to preview all the conference tournaments and to deliver you an extended, candid interview with coaching legend Bill Tierney as he prepares for what could be his final game. You won’t want to miss any of this one. Let’s get it! THURSDAY’s GamesBig Ten Semifinals at Johns Hopkins – Baltimore, Md.No. 4 Michigan (7-6, 2-3) vs. No. 1 Penn State (9-3, 4-1), 1 p.m., BTNNo. 3 Maryland (9-4, 3-2) vs. No. 2 Johns Hopkins (11-4, 4-1), 3:30 p.m., BTNMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Semifinals at Manhattan – Riverdale, N.Y.No. 3 Marist (8-7, 6-3) vs. No. 2 Mount St. Mary’s (8-7, 7-2), 3 p.m., ESPN+No. 4 Siena (8-6, 5-4) vs. No. 1 Manhattan (10-4, 7-2), 7 p.m., ESPN+America East Semifinals at Vermont – Burlington, Vt.No. 4 Albany (5-9, 4-3) vs. No. 1 Vermont (9-4, 7-0), 4 p.m., ESPN+No. 3 Binghamton (9-4, 5-2) vs. No. 2 Bryant (10-4, 5-2), 7 p.m., ESPN+Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Semifinals at Delaware – Newark, Del.No. 4 Towson (6-8, 5-2) vs. No. 1 Delaware (10-4, 6-1), 5:30 p.m., Lacrosse TVNo. 3 Stony Brook (8-6, 5-2) vs. No. 2 Drexel (8-5, 5-2), 8:30 p.m., Lacrosse TVAtlantic 10 Semifinals at Richmond – Richmond, Va.No. 4 High Point (8-7, 2-3) vs. No. 1 Saint Joseph’s (10-4, 5-0), 5:30 p.m.No. 3 UMass (8-5, 3-2) vs. No. 2 Richmond (9-4, 4-1), 8 p.m.Big East Semifinals at Marquette – Milwaukee, Wisc.No. 4 Providence (6-8, 2-3) vs. No. 1 Georgetown (10-3, 5-0), 6:30 p.m., CBS Sports NetworkNo. 3 Villanova (10-4, 3-2) vs. No. 2 Denver (9-4, 4-1), 9:30 p.m., CBS Sports NetworkFRIDAY’s GamesAtlantic Sun (ASUN) Semifinals at Robert Morris – Moon Township, Penn.No. 4 Bellarmine (10-5, 7-2) vs. No. 1 Utah (10-4, 9-0), 1 p.m., ESPN+No. 6 Robert Morris (7-7, 4-5) vs. No. 2 Air Force (10-5, 7-2), 4 p.m., ESPN+Patriot League Semifinals at Boston U. – Boston, Mass.No. 5 Loyola (8-7, 4-4) vs. No. 1 Boston U. (10-3, 7-1), 4 p.m., CBS Sports NetworkNo. 3 Lehigh (10-4, 6-2) vs. No. 2 Army (10-3, 7-1), 7 p.m., CBS Sports NetworkIvy League Semifinals at Columbia – New York, N.Y.No. 4 Yale (8-4, 3-3) vs. No. 1 Cornell (11-2, 5-1), 6 p.m., ESPNUNo. 3 Princeton (6-6, 4-2) vs. No. 2 Penn (7-5, 4-2), 8:30 p.m., ESPNU Give and GoIn a sports fan-inspired Give & Go, the guys talk about how even within the same sport there are some events that are just better than others, and they make choices about the best. Simplicity Group President and CEO, Bruce Donaldson, joins them for the discussion.

The weekly DIII podcast from IL is a lengthy one and features some of Kap and Caleb's best work. Join the guys as they recap the past week of action and set the table for this week's conference playoff activity. Among this loaded episode is a Top 5 moment in DIII podcast history as, much to Big Dog's dismay, F&M downed Muhlenberg in OT mid-recording. Be sure to catch all of this episode and stick around for advice to departing teams & seniors.

IL's Terry Foy and Nick "Pack Your Bags" Ossello are back to discuss a weekend of action, starting with Virginia's win over Notre Dame that took what could've been a very clean No. 1 seed scenario and muddied it all up. From there, they discuss the game of the weekend — Cornell's OT victory vs. Princeton to clinch the Ivy League Tournament No. 1 seed — and to a post mortem on Harvard's campaign after their loss to Yale that secured the Bulldogs the No. 4 spot. They rank "weird seasons" and argue about Loyola vs. Marquette while unpacking the final weekend of Patriot League and Big East action (including a colorful tour of Valley Fields that somehow ends up in West Philadelphia). They discuss the Big Ten Quarterfinals and make predictions for who's going to capture the Land Grant Crown, then end by discussing the Electric Game of the Weekend that had no stakes: Merrimack's win over Bryant.