With the MCLA Executive board having met this last weekend in Dallas, TX and one of the big topics was the restructuring proposal. The proposal is headed up by Gary Podesta, former head coach at UC Santa Clara and Chair of the Competition Committee. This proposal, which I have come to call the Podesta Proposal, has a nice ring to it don’t ya think, mainly deals with separating the current…
Ok over last few weeks we’ve had a lot of action with the Big10 and new teams coming into it. For most of us we see the teams that moved and say that all they want is the money that the Big10 network rakes in every year. A ton of people have weighed in on this whole subject and most are saying that they hate the idea of Maryland and…
The Liberty Flames are one of the newest teams in the MCLA. The Flames hail from Lynchburg, Virginia and in only three years have become a force to be reckoned with in the SELC. The Flames last year went 7-2, only losing to SCAD and Elon. The Flames finished their season with a rematch against Elon in SELC semi- finals, Elon went on to win the SELC later in the…
The Great River Lacrosse Conference covers an area not known for its lacrosse history. The conference is situated right in the middle of the country and includes teams like Missouri Baptist, Missouri St., and Walsh University- St. Louis. With only one qualifying team coming from the GRLC the last few years it is imperative that if you are in the GRLC you need to win the conference to get to…
The UMLL is considered one of the most dominate conferences in the MCLA in the last few years the UMLL has won the National Championship more times than any other conference than any other. With teams that like St. Thomas, St. Johns, and now North Dakota State who are big players on the national stage and contenders for national titles year in and year out. When looking at the UMLL…
In the MCLA D2 last few years we have had some amazing talent come through the ranks. With the likes of Joe Costello, Cam Holding, and now Jack Dumsa as last three huge names to come through the D2 level. We now have to look for the new faces of the MCLA D2. These are just some of the players that I see making the biggest contributions to their teams…
Fall Ball season is here with Michigan State playing Albion yesterday, and there are some really good games in this year’s edition of college lacrosse in the fall. What are some of the top games? Fall ball sees some great teams, some club teams and honestly, sometimes teams you never heard of. Which exhibition games are the best? Read on. Princeton vs Virginia- Virginia- October 6th As a part of…
September 30th, 2012— Lacrosse is still a long way behind sports such as football in the line of American sports powerhouses, but there is no doubt advantages to lacrosse. Football plays only in the fall, making fans and youth players transition to other sports throughout the rest of the year. Youth players in lacrosse get to attend summer camps at high-profile colleges, travel in the fall, expose themselves to a…
September 12, 2012- The NC State Wolfpack of the SELC conference in MCLA Lacrosse had their first losing record in five years due to lack of offensive firepower. With two top notch attackmen graduating, the Wolfpack will need to find new ways to score, even if that means going through the midfielders such as Quinn Struble. Goalie and leader Ray Distefano was arguably the best keeper in the SELC, and…
Big news has come out of the lacrosse world today, with the NCAA Rules Committee proposing several ground breaking rule changes for lacrosse. The biggest proposed rule change was a thirty second shot clock for teams after a stall warning has been issued. After a team gets a stall warning, they have just thirty seconds to shoot or they lose possession. If this rule is approved by the Playing Rules Oversight…