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Fall Ball: Metropolitan State University (Denver) vs. University of Wyoming

October 23, 2014
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Photo Credit:  Di Miller On Saturday October 18, the Metropolitan State University of Denver Roadrunners (3-1) played their second game of a double-header against the University of Wyoming Cowboys.  MSU had just come off a close loss to the UNC Bears 8-6 and wanted to win this game.  After the first game, they went over plays; ground balls; defensive slides; passing; and working as a team.  Obviously whatever Head Coach…

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Fall Ball: Metropolitan State University vs. UNC in Greeley

October 21, 2014
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Photo Credit:  Di Miller On Saturday October 18, Metropolitan State University Roadrunners (3-0) went head-to-head against their inner-league RMLC rivals the University of Northern Colorado Bears in Greeley.  The last time these two teams met during the regular season, UNC took down MSU by the score of 22-6.  So of course MSU wanted revenge.  Over the summer MSU has done some excellent recruiting and it’s paying off.  So far this…

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Fall Ball: Metropolitan State University Takes Down Rival Colorado School of Mines

October 7, 2014
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Photo Credit:  Di Miller On Sunday October 5, Metropolitan State University (2-0) took on the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado.  The weather was beautiful except for the extreme winds.  Players were wondering how much affect this would have on their game.  The field wasn’t in the greatest of shape which was also a concern for ground balls and face-offs.  The last time these two teams met was during…

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Metropolitan State University Shuts Down UCD

October 1, 2014
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Photo Credit:  Di Miller On Saturday September 27, the Metropolitan State University of Denver Men’s Lacrosse team took on UCD (University of Colorado at Denver) in their second game of the fall season.  Both teams share the same campus in downtown Denver and so the rivalry as to who would come out on top was in everyone’s minds.  Final score: Metro State University 20—UCD 14. MSU (Metropolitan State University) has…

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Lacrosse Is Heading to Houston, Dallas or Austin, Texas

September 1, 2014
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Lacrosse dominates the northeast USA and all of Canada, and has experienced a recent explosion of popularity in Utah, Colorado and Idaho. Youth leagues and elite travel teams are developed everywhere. High school success in the east gets players into colleges, travel teams and off season play get these westerners in the spotlight. The more time I spend in Colorado is the more exposure I get to the lacrosse culture…

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Dominican University Moves to MCLA

August 27, 2014
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SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — Dominican University of California has announced that men’s lacrosse will no longer be an NCAA-sponsored sport. The program is also withdrawing from the Western Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (WILA) for the upcoming 2015 season. Instead, the program will look to join the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association. The MCLA is a national organization of non-NCAA college lacrosse programs. The association currently operates in the United States and Canada…

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Holding Looking for Second Championship of 2014

August 23, 2014
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Before embarking on his rookie campaign in Major League Lacrosse this summer, Denver Outlaw midfielder Cam Holding watched his alma mater win it’s first ever MCLA Division II Championship. “We had come so close, and so much has been put into growing that program,” Holding said. “It was a great feeling to watch the team take the next step and bring home the championship.” Holding, a two-time All-American attackman while…

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MCLA Bracketology: Grand Valley State Leads D2

May 10, 2014
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The D2 Tournament seems much more interesting and much more open to seeing a new Champion this year. This year we have seen the deposing of the back to back champion St. Thomas Tommies fall from their stranglehold #1 position down to the 4th seed, which happens to be their lowest seed since 2007. This year also saw the most movement in the top ten that I can remember in…

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MCLA Bracketology: D1 Led by Arizona State, Colorado

May 6, 2014
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The MCLA National Tournament brackets have been announced and now it is time to play with the teams to find the winners before the games. Although not always correct, this comes from in-depth research and film watching of each team. *Winners will be in bold. #1 Arizona St. (SLC AQ) vs. Indiana (GRLC AQ) This year we have a new  No. 1 overall seed in Arizona St. from the SLC….

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