Brendan Mundorf, newest member of the STX team, discusses what head and shaft he plays with in a recent interview.>>VIEW VIDEO

We don’t usually show women’s lax but LAS found this beauty of a gem featuring the University of Maryland Women’s Lacrosse team in action. Most of the clip shows the Terps working Penn State with Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” blaring. Towards the end it catches the ladies working on dodging, checking, shooting, dancing, and “belly rolling.”

Also, it’s nice to see the head coach’s kids traveling and kicking it with the team. Watch the whole flick, but lend your eyes to these particular scenes – 2:38, 2:43, 2:53, and 3:05.

Nike has just released their latest lax commercial. The 20 second clip casts a spotlight on three of the best in the game: Kyle Harrison, Ryan Powell, and Brett Hughes. Zooming in and out of continuous action the commercial is short, sweet and to the point. Keep an eye out for it during televised games this season. >>VIEW VIDEO

Lacrosse Magazine posted an interesting article this week on their site about the ongoing stick tech regulations. Questions have popped up about STX’s Professor head. Although, there have been more than 100 Division 1 games already, there have been slim to none infractions. Yet, there is always a chance of an infraction due to the fact that heads come from factories on the edge of illegal. MORE AFTER THE JUMP…

The Terps scored seven straight to beat Georgetown 15-13 this weekend. Check out more of the game, including photos, AFTER THE JUMP.

As you watch UNC gain speed this season you’ll notice most, if not all, of them wearing blue bracelets on their wrists. The rubber bracelets commemorate the life of Michael Piegare, the now deceased brother of current Tar Heel Kevin Piegare. Michael, a Cold Spring Harbor native, played lacrosse at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York, and passed away 15 months ago. Kevin and his family continue to keep the memory of Michael alive with the bracelets and a website in his honor. VIDEO HERE…

In late 2009 STX ran a contest on FaceBook to design the Rip the Duck promotional t-shirt. Blake DeRosier won it and STX slightly tweaked his design, cleaned it up a little and gave it some brighter colors. He won the full new K18 padding line, stick and several of the shirts bearing his winning design.>>READ MORE

Each week Lacrosse Playground will be featuring a different lacrosse athlete as part of our “Grip ‘N Rip” series, where we’ll find out what the best use to fine tune their game. This week we are featuring Cornell’s Max Feely. This stud was extremely underrated going into college, but soon got on everyone’s radar after Cornell’s championship run in ‘09. More after the JUMP.

The Washington College mens team will be wearing new K18 gloves this season and are eager to share them with the world. Below is a quick overview of the new gloves from senior middie Chad Freedman. Chad discusses what he likes about the new gloves in comparison to the old ones.

As Jovan Miller gears up for his breakout season with the Orange, he took time to send us a sneak peak of what he has in store. Cop his fresh mohawk with deuce parts and do your best not to get seasick on those waves. Don’t be shy, drop a line after the jump.