![](https://www.laxjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/03/Jared_Paquette_Yale.jpg)
Goalie Jared Paquette and Yale face an important test against Cornell on Saturday. (Erica Denhoff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
As high schools and prep programs across the nation are just ramping up, college lacrosse is reaching peak intensity.
The premiere weekend of in-conference play features a double dose of Ivy-on-Ivy action, as well as another big week in the NESCAC.
Last week saw one of the best games of the young season between Tufts and Amherst. This week Amherst heads down to Maryland for a pair of games that could define its season.
Get ready for another weekend of NCAA action with our weekend primer.