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Looking back to the 2015 Lehigh Men’s Lacrosse Season

July 8, 2015
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Building a successful sports program, especially at the collegiate level, is difficult. It’s arguably much more challenging than building a sustainable professional organization. If nothing else, the fact that student-athletes are only around for four years leads to annual turnover, the need to mesh different groups of people and essentially start from square one every year. After a historic 2012 season which featured a 14-3 record, Patriot League Championship and…

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McDaniels: The Cannons Have Arrived

July 7, 2015
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It’s time for everyone to start buying what Boston Cannons Head Coach John Tucker and Cannons GM and Vice President Kevin Barney are selling. Many lacrosse experts scoffed when the Cannons traded away the best player in the world Paul Rabil in the off-season. Many assumed the Cannons were dumping everything to rebuild. Well, everyone that is, except the Cannons themselves. While many looked at Rabil being moved, very few…

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NCAA Team Reviews: Loyola Greyhounds

July 7, 2015
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For the better part of four months, many of us watched some exciting college lacrosse, whether it was on TV, online, or in person.  There were good games, which included all of Championship Weekend, and there were bad games, such as low scoring affairs and of course, the horrendous winter weather.  I take a look back at all 69 Division I teams and how they fared this season and what…

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Arrows Clinch Top Playoff Seed

July 6, 2015
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The Six Nation Arrows have reached their goal as the number one seed in the playoffs. They did that by taking down Burlington 10-8 Thursday night in an overtime game. Ryan Lee has shown great success since coming over from the Toronto Beaches with six points (2G, 4A) in the game. Brendan Bomberry scored twice, while Jordan Durston dished out three assists and scored a goal. Goalie Doug Jamieson saved 44…

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NLL 2015 Les Bartley Award Candidates

July 5, 2015
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The nominees for the NLL Head Coach of the Year Award—also known as the Les Bartley Award—have been announced and now it’s a matter of waiting until September to see who the winner is. The nominees for 2015 are Mike Hasen of the Rochester Knighthawks, Derek Keenan of the Edmonton Rush, and John Lovell of the Toronto Rock. Lovell and Keenan faced each other in the Champion’s Cup this year,…

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WLA Power Rankings: Week Five

July 4, 2015
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   1. Victoria Shamrocks (1) Record: 9-2-0 Goal Differential: +48 Last Week: 18-8 W vs. New Westminster, 15-3 W vs. Coquitlam, 13-8 W vs. New Westminster This Week: vs. Langley, vs. Burnaby The Victoria Shamrocks have put a stranglehold on the rest of the WLA with one of the more dominant weeks of lacrosse in recent memory. After putting a combined 31 goals on New West and conceding just 16,…

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Lao Gosneys Leave Lasting Legacy

July 3, 2015
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Cameron and Roman Lao-Gosney ’12 were two of the most influential figures in the breakthrough of the Lehigh men’s lacrosse program. Today, they are continuing to make Lehigh proud in Major League Lacrosse, enjoying success due in large part to a foundation and common theme from their time donning the Brown and White. With practice time limited in Major League Lacrosse, success is tied directly to internal drive and motivation….

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NCAA Team Reviews: Boston Terriers

July 1, 2015
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For the better part of four months, many of us watched some exciting college lacrosse, whether it was on TV, online, or in person.  There were good games, which included all of Championship Weekend, and there were bad games, such as low scoring affairs and of course, the horrendous winter weather.  I take a look back at all 69 Division I teams and how they fared this season and what…

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MLL: Deadline Trades Help Teams Make Playoff Push

June 30, 2015
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After another weekend of intense lacrosse there are only two teams tied for second place, Boston and Ohio, while the three third place teams are looking for an edge to secure a playoff berth.  Chesapeake, Rochester, and Denver were left scratching their heads after their losses as their playoff chances are decreasing.  New York remains in first place despite losing to the Florida Launch 16-12.  Charlotte and Florida remain in…

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The Grateful Dead and MLL – Rankings Rise and Fall

June 30, 2015
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How about a self-indulgent rankings theme this week? In addition to some great MLL games this weekend, the remaining members of the Grateful Dead played their first two of five final concerts, the Fare Thee Well celebration, out in Santa Clara, California. Looking ahead to this coming weekend, with more MLL and more Grateful Dead goodness, as Fare Thee Well descends on Chicago for three nights, let’s do the marriage…

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