Over the next nine days, we will be looking at the top nine stories of the year in lacrosse, based off of our most read and covered stories. Today is #3 with the Duke Blue Devils NCAA championship. Duke lacrosse won their second title in the last five years when they defeated the Syracuse Orange this year to win the 2013 NCAA lacrosse championship. Their road was not an easy…
Over the next nine days, we will be looking at the top nine stories of the year in lacrosse, based off of our most read and covered stories. Today is #5 with a look at the new NCAA programs in 2013. College lacrosse is growing at a torrid pace at all levels with several new programs beginning play in 2013 and several more being announced for 2014. 2013 saw new…
With the NCAA Division 1 tournament expanding to 18 teams in 2014, it is time to look at enhancing the tournament and the championship. Below are some of my suggestions to improve the tournament in the future. With 18 teams now in the tournament, we should strategically look at having a first four format similar to college basketball. Matchup two At-large teams vs. two Automatic Qualifiers and play on a…
East Coast USA and Midwest USA are vastly different places. Geographies, people, cultures, etc all vary. I have lived on the east coast my entire life. Grew up and currently live in eastern Pennsylvania, work daily in New Jersey, and college in New York State (Central). My hometown lies in the middle of a perplexing lacrosse triangle, made up of Boston (New England), Buffalo, and Maryland.New England regions down the…
The NCAA announced on December 11 that the NCAA Men’s Division I Championship will be held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia in 2015 and 2016. Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium is the main site for the 2014 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament weekend. Philadelphia was blessed with the return of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Weekend where Stevenson won its first national title, Le Moyne withstood a surge by Mercyhurst…
Any time your team does not have the ball, you are on defense. Yes attackmen, this means you are also defenders! Three defensive areas we’ll cover this week: 1) Using the lines on the field as 2nd defenders (i.e. sidelines, end lines and creases) 2) Using your eyes to play defense 3) Using your feet to play defense USING LINES AS A 2ND DEFENDER Any time a ball carrier is…
Holiday time, the office party, the gift exchanges amongst friends, family and colleagues, this week’s column will be a grab bag. Since there are 8 days until Christmas here are my eight items in my grab bag. 1. Coaching moves. Congratulations to Travis Johnson on being named the first Head Coach at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Johnson a 2000 graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology has previously coached…
Each week I am going to be breaking down different conferences within the MCLA and what will be expected within and from those conferences in the 2014 season. I will start this off with the PCLL, which consist of teams from the Northeast. In division one we have SUNY Buffalo, Northeastern, University of Connecticut, University of New Hampshire, University of Rhode Island, and last years champion Boston College. I believe…
Expectations are extremely high for 1st year Head Coach Greg Raymond in Hobart’s first season in the Northeast Conference (NEC). Raymond comes to Hobart after stints as an assistant at Princeton and Drexel. Joining Greg on his coaching staff are Peet Poillon, Jeremy Hirsch and Terry Muffley. Raymond’s staff inherits a 6-8 team from a year ago that has strong senior leadership on offense and in the goal. The 2014…
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…