
Henry Vogt (Stratham, N.H.) stopped 80 percent of the shots he faced in a win over Hofstra Sunday. (Merrimack College Athletics)
As is customary, the opening weekend of Division 1 lacrosse is generally full of feel-out games.
Feel-out games are when teams schedule a opponent that might be slightly better or slightly worse than it is, to see where the team stands in the grand scheme of its overall progress.
In the wild world of D-1, that means that there is plenty of room for upsets and odd score lines, but this past weekend was a bit more predictable than most.
These are the top takeaways from the three games that featured New England teams.