On May 27, 2013 the Duke University Blue Devils upset number one ranked Syracuse University Orange 10-16 to capture their first Division One Men’s Lacrosse National Championship since 2010. After beginning the season with a 2-4 record, the Blue Devils were able to bounce back and shock the nation in the NCAA Tournament. The team manned a high powered offense last season that saw numerous players such as Jordan Wolf…
Alex Urquhart The MCLA fall ball season is much harder o follow then the NCAA, most scores aren’t published other than on Facebook or over Twitter. The only advantage is if you know coaches players and organizers. The Madcity Tournament hosted by Wisconsin had both an MCLA bracket and a GLLL/ Men’s bracket. The MCLA Bracket had teams like UW- Madison, Ohio St. club, Michigan club, and Minnesota- Duluth. …
This last weekend was filled with a number of fall ball classics and series. The most notable were the Nick Colleluori Fall Classic and the Play for Parkinson’s Series. Both tournaments were held on October 5 and 6, with some of the best teams coming out to give a great show for their fans and other spectators. The NCC was held in Folsom, PA and had St. Joseph’s, Monmouth, Lafayette,…
Sunday, October 6th marked this year’s Play for Parkinson’s lacrosse event. On the women’s side, standout squads like Duke, Maryland, Penn State, JMU, and Georgetown all participated in this great event for a cause. For those that don’t know, PFP is an event that consists of the top NCAA teams from around the country to help raise money and awareness for the ProjectSpark Foundation, established by former Princeton lax player…
Crosse Studios in-conjunction with game developer, Big Ant, announced Lacrosse 14 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and the PC. Lacrosse 14 will be funded through a month long “all-or-nothing” Kickstarter Campaign. Kickstarter allows the fans to help fund Lacrosse 14 through pre-orders and/or having their name and face featured in the game. If enough people support Lacrosse 14, Crosse Studios and Big Ant will be able to deliver the highest-quality…
After a cinderella run in 2012, winning the NCAA Division 1 Men’s National Championship, the Loyola Greyhounds were set on making another run to protect their title. Lowing top scorer Eric Lusby made things seem a little gloomy at the start, but the Greyhounds came out to start 2-0 with wins over Delaware and Towson. Next, the Greyhounds schedule had them hosting Maryland in a rematch of the 2012 national…
As fall ball has already begun, a number of D1 teams have had to replace some of the top players in the nation. A number of these players will be joining the National Lacrosse League once the season begins after they were drafted in the 2013 MLL Draft that took Monday, September 16. It will be interesting with the lacrosse season coming up soon to see how these teams will…
Yesterday in NCAA fall ball action, the Richmond Spiders played in a division one lacrosse event for the first time, where they lost twice.
Chapel Hill, NC—Fresh off an ACC title and and a #1 ranking in the coach’s poll, the Tarheels felt ready to reach that elusive NCAA title, something that they haven’t won since 1991. However, the Tarheels couldn’t stop Eric Law and the Denver Pioneers as their season fizzled out to a heartbreaking end in the second round of the NCAA tournamemt. It was a long ride home from Indianapolis…
The MCLA fall ball season is very different from the NCAA’s, the biggest difference is that there is no limit on practices. MCLA teams are allowed to take on as many teams or have as many practices as they want to have. Now the biggest problem MCLA teams face is burning players out before the season starts, especially freshman. Two tournaments will be taking place this upcoming weekend in the…