The Big East conference will have quite the competition this year and sees a lot of change as well. Gone are Big East powers in Notre Dame and Syracuse. Welcome, Denver, yes Denver to the Big East. While Denver may be the favorite, Rutgers and St. Johns are two teams that could give Denver a run for its money in 2014. St. Johns When talking about St. Johns, the conversation…
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…
Inaugural Season for the Sunshine State Conference. Lynn, Florida Southern, Florida Tech, Rollins, Saint Leo and Tampa are ready to begin their first seasons in the Sunshine State Conference. This D II Conference has the potential to become one of the deepest and most competitive conferences in the nation. Florida Tech’s Head Coach Ryan MacAleavy stated that the growth of lacrosse in the South, especially in Florida, has been well received….
The Syracuse University men’s lacrosse team will begin preparations for the upcoming season Saturday, January 24 scrimmaging Hofstra University and Le Moyne College. The Orange will be looking for a group of new faces to impress in their first spring semester showing with the Syracuse squad. The Syracuse campus will welcome arguably the most sought-after NJCAA transfer in NCAA lacrosse history in former Onondaga Community College star Randy Staats. The…
It is certainly an exciting week here in Happy Valley for the Penn State Men’s Lacrosse Team. After finishing on a high note of a CAA title last year, the Nittany Lions were selected by a poll of the head coaches to lead the conference once again. They received three first-place votes, higher than any other program was rated, and they captured the top slot with 23 votes overall. The…
Story Credit – USLacrosse.org BALTIMORE – US Lacrosse, the national governing body of men’s and women’s lacrosse, today announced the addition of three newly-created chapters to its network of regional chapters. The US Lacrosse Board of Directors approved the addition of new chapters in Louisiana, Nevada and North Florida during its meeting last week. Led by local volunteers and supported by national staff in Baltimore, each chapter will deliver programs,…
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…
2013 showed that even if you start out on the wrong foot in the beginning of the season, you still have the ability to be champions, and that’s what Coach John Danowski and his Blue Devils accomplished. 2014 is going to be even more special. Players like Rob Pannel (Cornell), Jojo Marasco (Syracuse), Marcus Holman (UNC), Jake Tripucka (Duke), John Kemp (Notre Dame), Mason Poli (Bryant), Owen Blye (Maryland) and…
The Northeastern conference is looking fierce this season. All seven teams have put in much hard work, and it will be an exciting season to look forward to. With Bryant, Hobart, Mount St. Mary’s, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, Quinnipiac, and Wagner in the conference this season, it is bound to be a year of talented players playing great games. Bryant is back in action, hoping to improve their overall 8-11…
Penn State Men’s Lacrosse has quite the lineup this season. They will be playing 15 games in total, nine home and six away. The team will be traveling to many different parts of the country, including Indiana, Maryland, Colorado, and Ohio. This seems like a rough agenda, but these games are not part of their CAA conference schedule. Their conference game list includes three matches in University Park, PA, along…