After over eight months of no college lacrosse, many of us had to find things to do while we waited for the return of college lacrosse. That meant spending the nice weather somewhere warm (which was everywhere until after Christmas), watching other sports, or watching more lacrosse. But that long wait is over. WE MADE IT!!! Yes, the majority of college teams won’t start until later in the month, but…
Photo: Jim Pierce In just its second year as a division one program, Boston University found itself ranked. The Terriers exploded in the first half of the season, going 6-2 before losing its last six contests in the year. Despite finishing with a 6-8 record, Boston University became a team with the ability to contend in the Patriot League. “I don’t know if it’s expected, but it shows how far…
Third Star: Gage Board—SouthWest Cyclops Southwest Cyclops transition player Gage Board had a big performance in the Cyclops 17-9 win over the Barrie Blizzard on Friday night, netting two goals and four assists for six points. The Brampton, ON native now has eight points on the year. Second Star: Brady Heseltine—SouthWest Cyclops Brady Heseltine had no problem finding the back of the cage on Friday night, tallying five goals. Each…
For a third year straight and since joining the Patriot League, Loyola Maryland was chosen as the preseason favorite in the Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse preseason poll announced on Wednesday. Individual preseason honors and a preseason All-Patriot League team were also announced. The preseason poll and individual awards were voted on by the men’s lacrosse coaches and sports information directors from each institution, with restrictions of voting for their own…
The Boston University Terriers played the first of their three January preseason contests on Saturday morning where they defeated the Bryant Bulldogs, 14-9. Cal Dearth led the way with five points (two goals, three assists) and freshman Tristian Ruh scored twice. Christian Carson-Bannister did not play in net; instead the time between the pipes was split between Colin MacDougall and Sean McGovern. MacDougall allowed seven goals on 14 shots and McGovern allowed…
Overview: Once a perennial powerhouse program, The University of Delaware Men’s Lacrosse team has been in a consistent slump over the past four seasons. Since 2011, which featured the Blue Hens’ last winning season and NCAA tournament appearance, the program has an overall record of 23-38 (.377 win percentage) with a conference record of 4-18 in CAA play. In 2016, Coach Shillinglaw and the boys look to change the recent…
OVERVIEW: After back-to-back 8-6 seasons, head coach Lars Tiffany has turned Brown into a potential national champion contender in 2015, going 12-5 on the year and winning their first five games and eight of their first nine. But teams caught on to Brown’s quick transition play, and the Bears went 4-4 to end the season. The Bears return the majority of their roster from last season. They lose an attacker in…
Overview: Following their 2012 season, the Loyola Greyhounds Men’s Lacrosse program felt immense triumph. The minuscule private university out of Baltimore defeated an experienced Maryland squad en route to their first National Championship in program history. Four years post-2012 and things have changed greatly for the Greyhounds. Following two straight seasons with first round losses in the NCAA tournament, Loyola missed the tournament in 2015, finishing with a 7-8 record,…
OVERVIEW: The Bearcats are looking to rebound after a 4-9 campaign in 2015. The team loses only six seniors, but they include Tucker Nelson, Paul O’Donnell, and J.T. Hauck , who were the top three scorers last year. The Bearcats will try to improve on their defense, which ranked 43rd last season and were 65th on man-down. George Deignan, Garrett Waldron, Chris Bechle, and midfielder Joe Grossi all return to the Bearcats to improve from last season….
Overview: The Shoremen entered last season ranked 5th in Division III and voted as the unanimous favorites to repeat as Centennial Conference champions. Following their remarkable 18-2 season in 2014, the team fell down a tier, finishing their season just 6-10, coming short of the NCAA Tournament. The team will look to bounce back strong behind top returning scorers’ sophomore attackmen Tyler Powers and Tanner Barberi as well as senior…