BIG EAST

BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Tournament Field Finalized

By Lacrosse Playground | April 28, 2014 |
Top-seeded Denver will square off with No. 4 Rutgers Thursday at 4:30 p.m., while second seed Marquette battles host and third-seeded Villanova at 7 p.m. in games that will stream live on BIGEAST.com. Saturday’s championship game between the semifinal winners is set for 4:30 p.m. on FOX Sports 1. Read More...

DU Men’s Lacrosse to Join BIG EAST for 2014 Season

By Lacrosse Playground | May 30, 2013 |
DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse team will move to the BIG EAST Conference for immediate competition for the 2014 season, it was announced today. Denver will join members Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John’s and Villanova, as well as Rutgers, who will remain with the league for one season. Read More...

2013 BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Awards Announced

By Lacrosse Playground | May 2, 2013 |
VILLANOVA, PA ­– Rutgers, St. John’s, Syracuse and Villanova shared the BIG EAST men’s lacrosse regular season individual awards, as major award winners and all-conference teams were announced on Wednesday evening at the 2013 BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship banquet, held at the Philadelphia Marriott West. St. John’s junior Kieran McArdle was named BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year and Villanova junior John LoCascio earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year honors. Read More...

Big East Preseason Team Announced, Brian Megill Named Big East Preseason Co-Defensive Player Of The Year

By Lacrosse Playground | January 22, 2013 |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Orange senior defenseman Brian Megill (Clark, N.J.) was named the BIG EAST Preseason co-Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season in a vote by the league’s seven head men’s lacrosse coaches on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Megill shared the honor again with Notre Dame goalie John Kemp. In addition, Syracuse was picked to finish second in the BIG EAST in 2013 behind Notre Dame in the preseason coaches’ poll. The Orange totaled 32 points and received two first-place votes. Read More...

Big East Lacrosse 2013 Championship Sites Announced

By Lacrosse Playground | October 4, 2012 |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The 2013 BIG EAST Lacrosse Championship sites have been announced by the league on Oct. 3. The BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship, in its second year, will return to the site of the inaugural tournament, Villanova University. The BIG EAST Women’s Lacrosse Championship will be held at the Multi-Sport Field on the campus of Georgetown University. Read More...

Syracuse Orange 2012 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Season Champions T-Shirt

By Lacrosse Playground | May 7, 2012 |
The other teams put up a good fight, but none of them were able to stop Syracuse's inevitable march to the top of the lacrosse scene. This 2012 Inaugural Season Champs tee is the perfect way to show your pride in your team's domination. The Navy Blue shirt shows two crossed lacrosse sticks behind custom Champions graphics on the front.

Syracuse Wins 2012 Big East Men’s Lacrosse Championship

By Lacrosse Playground | May 6, 2012 |
VILLANOVA, Pa. – Led by a career-high tying six points from Tommy Palasek (Rocky Point, N.Y.) the Syracuse men’s lacrosse team (9-7) built a 7-0 first-half lead and never looked back en route to a 12-4 victory over St. John’s (8-7) to capture the inaugural BIG EAST Men's Lacrosse Championship Saturday, May 5 at Villanova Stadium. Read More...

Gait Lacrosse At The BIG EAST Conference Tournament

By Lacrosse Playground | May 3, 2012 |
Gait Lacrosse will be present at the BIG EAST Conference Tournament and will be running a couple of fun promo’s that you should get in on. The BIG EAST Championship will be held on the campus of Villanova. Gait is going to be giving away two Gait Sc55 shafts to the first two fans to buy a Gait head. They will also be running halftime contests for the semi-final and championship games. Read More...

Men’s College Lacrosse: Championship Winds Down the Regular Season

By Lacrosse Playground | May 1, 2012 |
The regular season for men’s college lacrosse winds down this weekend as the BIG EAST, Ivy League and America East hold their conference championships. Action begins on ESPNU with the semifinals of the first-ever BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship on Thursday, May 3, with No. 2 Notre Dame facing St. John’s at 4:30 p.m. and No. 19 Villanova hosting No. 18 Syracuse at 7 p.m. The BIG EAST Championship final will air Sunday, May 5, at noon, on ESPNU. Read More...

Galloway Wins BIG EAST Institutional Male Scholar-Athlete Award

By Lacrosse Playground | February 9, 2011 |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The BIG EAST Conference selected senior goalie John Galloway of the men’s lacrosse team as Syracuse University’s male recipient of the 2010-11 American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Institutional Scholar-Athlete Award on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Galloway was one of 16 male honorees recognized by the conference, one from each member school. He will receive $2,000 toward graduate studies.