Amidst all the controversy with Boise State Lacrosse the day before game day, the Broncos took the field at home against the University of Utah Utes. The Utes came out firing and quickly took a 3-0 lead over the Broncos through the impressive transition play and faceoff play by Jake Berkelbach (18-24). Boise State fought back to within two off of quick goals from John Carlson, Josh Davenport and Bryan Scott…
PHOTO CREDIT: DI MILLER, MSU team Photographer The Metro State Roadrunners started their lacrosse program in 2006, and are MCLA DII. They are coached by Alex Bauer who has been with the team since 2008, and promoted from Assistant Coach to Head Coach in 2009. The Roadrunners are a player-funded team which has made it a challenge for them over the past few years. With only three returning players from…
Alex Urquhart This weekend is the real start to the MCLA D2’s season with four of the top six teams in the country having games. Grand Valley St. has made a trip to the great state of Minnesota to take on #1 St. Thomas, #2 St. Johns, and #6 North Dakota St. Grand Valley, themselves, sits at #4 in the country. This weekend also has newly touted GRLC team Lindenwood-Belleville…
This is the second full weekend of the MCLA season. Today we will look at the Five top stories from this weekend. The first story to look at is Cal Poly falling to UC Santa Barbara 5-6. The Cal Poly Mustangs were led by Casey Mix, who had 4 points in the win, and Johnny Morgan who scored 2 goals. The Mustangs had 6 goals on 30 shots during the…
Pitt is one of the top competitors in the MCLA Division 1. With a 2013 record overall of 11-7, the Panthers were ranked No. 25 in the MCLA preseason coaches’ poll. This ranking is three spots lower than Pitt was ranked going into the 2013 season at No. 22. The Blue & Gold are looking forward to a challenging 2014, but one question remains: Will Pitt ever make the transition…
The Miami Hurricanes will be hosting Florida International on Friday, February 7. The Hurricanes lost all 10 games they played last year and ended up at the bottom of the SELC Southeast. At 0-10 last season the Hurricanes fell short of fellow Florida teams that sky rocketed in the MCLA. The Hurricanes are looking to compete with those teams (Central Florida, Florida, and Florida Gulf Coast). Game time is scheduled…
This SELC season is looking like it is going to be an awesome one. In the 2014 SELC poll, the Georgia Bulldogs were picked to repeat as the SELC Champs. They have recently chosen four captains, Peter DeWispelaere, Michael Trainer, Bobby Merryman, and Conner Reed. All four are hoping to lead the team to another SELC championship in 2014. DeWispelaere has been named one of the top players in the…
I had never heard of MCLA lacrosse before I came on board with ILWT. Natural curiosity led me to do some investigation into why I had recently learned there were hundreds of college varsity lacrosse programs and approximately 30 percent are NCAA sanctioned. Repeatedly, lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the world. The question in this instance is not what is keeping the NCAA from sanctioning MCLA teams. The…
The MCLA has released it’s preseason Coaches Poll and the two teams who had won last seasons Division 1 and Division 2 Championships are sticking it out on top for the beginning of the season. Colorado St. is the two-time defending MCLA National Champions, whereas there Division 2 counterparts, St. Thomas, have won four of the last five National Championships. The full poll can be found at http://mcla.us/polls/2014/preseason/ Other teams…
Statistics Tracking, Comparing and Game Improvement Living in a world of constant connection and communication, social networking sites and applications have taken over the internet trends. Countless studies are performed annually to show just how much time is wasted on Facebook and Twitter instead of being used productively at work, school or face-to-face social events. Back in January of 2013, an application was introduced called RipNet. They are attempting to…