Lacrosse Playground

Last weekend was a special one for the fourteen members of our senior class, as we were all honored for Senior Day versus Lafayette. Lafayette, as many of you know, is our rival, and we were looking to go 4-0 against them in our careers. A goal for the lacrosse team, as well as the Lehigh Athletics Department in general, is to “Always defeat Lafayette.” We knew that although they didn’t have the best record, they were a very talented team and we would have to bring our “A” game to do so. Read More…

Harvard will commemorate all those affected by the tragedy at the Boston Marathon with a special helmet decal which will be worn for the remainder of the season. The Harvard men’s lacrosse team will host No. 15/15 Yale Saturday, April 27 on Senior Day at Harvard Stadium with a spot in the Ivy League Tournament on the line. Face off is slated for 2 p.m.

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Six student-athletes on the Tewaaraton Award watch list highlight this year’s All-ACC Men’s Lacrosse Team, as announced today by the conference office. The team is determined by a vote of the league’s four head coaches. Read More…

Smithfield, R.I. – Freshman Brendan Caputo (Westbury, NY) scored on a pass from senior Alex Jones (Annapolis, MD) with 37 seconds remaining to lift Brown to an 8-7 non-league win over Bryant to capture the Ocean State Cup for the first time since 2010. Brown, who had previously beaten Providence College in an Ocean State Cup game, improves its record to 7-6 overall, while Bryant falls to 5-10 overall. Read More…

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh sophomore goalie Matt Poillon has been named Patriot League Goalie of the Year for a second straight season, while six others joined him as All-League honorees, as announced on Tuesday. Poillon and senior Mike Noone were named to the First Team while seniors David DiMaria, Brian Hess, Ryan Snyder, junior Ty Souders and sophomore Patrick Corbett garnered Second Team laurels. Read More…

The one thing that really stuck out when we did bracket projections for this year’s NCAA tournament is just how much is unsettled. Any number of teams could play their way in or out of this year’s tournament and final week games and conference tournaments mean more than ever this year. Read More…

The victory over Lafayette punched our ticket into the Patriot League Tournament, but the regular season was far from over with a rivalry matchup against Bucknell coming up on Saturday. Not only were we playing one of our old foes, but also we were celebrating Senior Day in what was our last home game this season at Andy Kerr Stadium. After spoiling Lafayette’s senior day last week, we didn’t want the same happening to our senior class on Saturday. Read More…

The 2013 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championships returns to Philadelphia May 25 – 27 hosted by Drexel University. Watch the nation’s best compete at Lincoln Financial Field. 3 days, 3 championships, it’s the ultimate lacrosse experience starting at just $70. Get your tickets today.

Last Friday night was a huge win. With the Regular Season Championship on the line, we were able to pull out the win over a very talented Bucknell team. As “Clarity” was bumping in the locker room after the win, and everyone was jumping up and down, it finally hit me; we would be hosting the Patriot League Tournament for the first time in school history. This is one of many of the firsts that we have accomplished since I have been here, and this was quite the turn around from my freshman year when we didn’t even qualify for the Patriot League Tournament. Read More…

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – First-year Monmouth University men’s lacrosse head coach Brian Fisher announced the incoming student-athletes who will comprise the Hawks’ midfield that will attend Monmouth and compete for the Hawks in 2014. Fisher and assistant coach Andrew Geison have received commitments from Duncan Campbell (Ellicott City, Md./Marriotts Ridge), Eric Berger (Ardsley, Pa./Penn Charter), Blake Burger (Louisville, Kent./Trinity), Andrew Dooley (Monroe Township, N.J./Monroe Township), Tyler Keen (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West), Marco Mosleh (Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West), Kevin Murphy (Lafayette Hill, Pa./Penn Charter), Hunter Rainis (Rockville Center, N.Y./South Side), Colin Reilly (Annapolis, Md./Archbishop Spalding), Zack Schleicher (Wayne, Pa./Conestoga), Dylan Schulte (Southampton, N.J./Seneca [Bridgeton Academy]) and Brandon Willis (Cherry Hills Village, Colo./Cherry Creek). Read More…