This week on In Lacrosse We Trust we take a look at the college scene and analyze Hofstra University and how they fared in fall ball and how they are looking to get ready for their upcoming season. Last season ended on a sour note for the Pride. After winning five of their first six games, including an upset of Notre Dame, the Pride finished the season losing six of…
Optimism is high as 1st year head coach Jon Basti leads Sacred Heart in North East Conference (NEC) play. Basti was previously the top assistant under Peter Lawrence at Hartford. Jon also has been an Assistant at Sacred Heart and Fairfield. Basti, was also the Head Coach at Eastern Connecticut State from 2002-2004 where he led the team to two Little East conference titles and a pair of NCAA Tournament…
When Michigan announced they would make the jump to Division I, it ushered in a momentum of new programs and changes to the sport. Soon, Furman, Boston University, High Point, Marquette, and others would declare the creation of men’s and women’s teams. The Big Ten and the creation of the Atlantic Sun conferences show that lacrosse continues to rise. Now the question falls as to where will the next domino…
When you think of division one college lacrosse you think Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Princeton, Duke, and Virginia. With the growth of the sport you also now think of teams like University of Michigan, Boston University, High Point, could you soon be thinking University of Texas? According to Chip Brown of orangebloods.com a University of Texas blog site then this is very possible in the near future. University of Texas has…
There’s a new force to be reckoned with as Division I NCAA Men’s Lacrosse adds a new member to its ranks in the University of Richmond Spiders. Over the fall season, the Spiders took part in the Play for Parkinsons tournament in Alexandria, VA. The team, led by head coach Dan Chemotti, went 0-2 on the day, but took Towson to a 9-7 final and fell to Georgetown 11-3. Corey…
Cornell University just released a statement regarding their dismissal of Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach Ben DeLuca this week. Though they stated his firing was entirely due to the direction they want the program to go, most beliefs are aiming at the recent reports of hazing on their team. There has been a lot of shady news in the world of sports across the board lately. Richie Incognito of the…
Penn lacrosse enjoyed a successful 2013 season that saw them rebound from a disappointing 2012 season which saw the Quakers go 3-10 after going 8-7 the season before. Last season, the Quakers finished 8-5 and finished ranked No. 17 in the country at the end of the season. The 2013 campaign got off to a strong start as they went 5-1 which included wins over Duke, Lehigh, Princeton and Villanova….
Division 1 lacrosse continues to grow, slowly but surely. Late last week, the New Jersey Institute of Technology announced that they will become the 69th men’s Division 1 lacrosse program and will be set to compete in 2015. NJIT is a public technological school located in University Height Newark, New Jersey. With the announcement NJIT becomes the 11th school to join Division 1 lacrosse since 2010. NJIT will also join…
The Drexel University Men’s Lacrosse Team had their promising season come to a screeching halt in 2013, leaving Dragons’ fans much to be desired. The Dragons fell to divisional foe, Towson, in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Semifinals last May by a disheartening score of 11-8. The result came just a week and a half after Drexel downed Towson 14-11 at Vidas Field. With scrimmages underway and the 2014…
The NCAA has announced the three finalists who have a chance to host Championship Weekend for lacrosse from 2015-2018. The city of Chicago and the Chicago Bears’ Soldier Field is one of the finalists with Philadelphia and Boston being the other two. With the recent dip in attendance during Championship Weekend, the sport is looking for a venue that can re-energize the fan base of lacrosse. With Chicago as a…