The 2015 MLL Supplemental Draft was held December 17 and the Charlotte Hounds selected first overall this year. In that powerful position, the Hounds selected Garrett Thul, an attackman who played lacrosse out of Army in college and more recently on Team USA in the 2014 FIL World Games held in Denver. Thul is a monster on the field and has two seasons of MLL experience with the Hamilton Nationals…
Photo Credit: Ian Neadle “With the 16th overall pick in the 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft, the Denver Outlaws select Wes Berg, offensive player, Denver University.” Wes Berg as a player goes well beyond statistics. His biography on the Denver University roster page is glittering and shining with numerous awards, milestones and honors. His play progresses consistently every year, as reflected in his stats. But we cannot just hold him to…
The UCLA Men’s Lacrosse team is preparing for its 2015 schedule, which includes seven home games and six away games. The Bruins’ 2015 schedule includes many great matchups. Head coach Jacques Bagley highlighted some of these games, saying that “UCLA is excited to start the 2015 season. We have a very challenging schedule with an early season trip to San Diego followed by the Pac-12 Shootout at UCLA. The SLC…
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Photo Credit – Ian Neadle In both the USILA Coaches Poll and the Big East Coaches Preseason Poll, Denver U is predicted to be number 1 all around. Many of their players even make the all-conference teams. There’s more to the Pioneers that makes them so great. #GrowTheGame The obvious one is helping grow lacrosse in the west. Colorado has a huge lacrosse following these days, from youths to adults…
With High Point and Delaware kicking off the NCAA division I schedule this week, I thought we should overview some of the more relevant rule changes taking effect this year. Starting this year, all facilities capable of displaying a shot clock will have shot clocks installed to visually count down the 20-second timer-on calls. By 2016, all facilities must have shot clocks installed. Last year the referees counted down the…
Lukas Mikelinich has progressed as a student, athlete and all-around person, much like the Lehigh men’s lacrosse program he’s now leading. Often overlooked, Mikelinich has used a hard-working attitude to become an All-League defenseman and senior co-captain for a Mountain Hawks’ program with high aspirations entering the 2015 season. He embodies the type of attitude, mindset and identity that head coach Kevin Cassese wants in his program. “In high school,…
As the new year hits the University of Massachusetts, the only thing Minutemen fans can look forward to is a new start. After the team finished the season, last year, with a 1-4 conference record, the team is ready to turn things around. The team has brought in the two New Hampshire studs, Buddy Carr and Dom St. Laurent. With the added offense and last years leading scorer, Nick Mariano,…
2014 Record: 5-8 overall, 0-5 in the American East Conference, 2-3 at Home, 1-5 Away 2014 in Review: The regular season was nothing short of a complete and utter disappointment for the Catamounts. They finished 0-5 in conference play, which marks the 10th straight year of losing records for the team. They have not had a winning record as a team since the 2005-06 season when the team finished 9-5….
2014 Record: 9-7 overall, 4-1 in the Atlantic Sun Conference, 5-3 at Home, 3-3 Away 2014 in Review: The regular season was nothing short of a success for the High Point University Panthers. They finished 4-1 in conference play and 9-7 overall, which marked a major turnaround for the program in 2014 compared to the team’s 2013 results when they finished 3-12 overall. High Point comes into 2015 with one…