Earlier this week, Inside Lacrosse talked about the currently independent Johns Hopkins’ plans for the future. One of the options that has been discussed, and thought to be a reasonable possibility, would be joining the Big Ten as a lacrosse only member. Of course the conference hasn’t even added lacrosse to its list of supported sports just yet, but it makes more and more sense every day. There are currently…
The NCAA season is opening tomorrow with High Point taking on Delaware. What are the stories to watch this season throughout college lacrosse? Syracuse Loses Galasso to Foot Injury – Whatever plans the Orange had in their pockets with UNC transfer, Nicky Galasso, it will have to wait another season. The attackman has decided to get surgery on his foot after an injury he suffered last year at North Carolina…
The 2013 college lacrosse season is descending upon us. What players should fans focus on following for the most entertainment this season? Here’s a list of players both familiar and not so familiar with a lot of skill and a lot at stake this season that will definitely be worth watching. Rob Pannell, A, Cornell Last year he was the No. 1 MLL draft pick and a Tewaaraton candidate. He…
According to Inside Lacrosse, recent Syracuse transfer Nicky Galasso is expected to miss the entire 2013 season for the Orange. Galasso, who recently transferred from North Carolina, sustained a lower body injury in a pre season practice and will have surgery. He is expected to miss all of 2013. Galasso was described to have a leg injury this weekend when he was held out of two scrimmages against the Hofstra…
These two teams have a mirror image of each other They like to attack the net and have two similar offensive strategies. Redshirt juniors Bucky Smith and Garrett Swaim have been named team captains for High Point. Both of these two unique players have the ability to turn this team around. Last season, High Point were scorn with key injuries. Injuries was a huge difference maker with this team. High…
There have been questions concerning this conference. Lacrosse has been out shadowed by basketball. Basketball has been this conference’s “bread and butter.” Lacrosse has been a new sport in recent years for these schools. I believe if all of these schools agree on a solution, lacrosse would grow into a sport that many would like. As the sky changes, so does the decisions that these schools will make. Since the departure of Rutgers,…
This conference has some outstanding schools that will put fear in opponents. Here are the schools; Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, St. Johns, Syracuse, and Villanova. Notre Dame was the Big East Champions. Notre Dame has an aggressive attack style. They play fast and up tempo. If you are not aggressive bumping them out their defense strategy, they will hurt you. The way you can stop them is slowing up their attack.Score first, so you…
As the season approaches these teams have some very good talent. Delware, Drexel, Hofstra, UMass, Penn State, Saint Joesphs, and Towson are the toss up teams in the division. Last season both UMass and Drexel battled for the CAA Championship. As we know, UMass was undefeated, with their stifling defense and their outstanding offense. As Drexel struggled with UMass and lost the game. Questions and concerns for this organization would be more skilled players…
As the improvement for last year was answered, there were a group of emerging All Americans willing to fire back at any questions or concerns of this team. Denver finished last season ranked fifth nationally in scoring offense. This team was lead by senior attack men Mark Mathews and Alex Demopoulos. Mathews lead the team with 47 goals, finishing third in the nation in goals and tenth in points per game in the country….
Last season was an improvement for this Army team. They had improve their defense and offense. Last season they had many players that were injured. A key player that was injured goes by the name of Tyler Kamide. He was a big piece that had injuries problems last year, now after treatment, he will be ready to play at game speed this year. Prospects Alex Van Krevel and Patt Brennan…