Lacrosse Playground

NEW LONDON, Conn.–The U.S. Coast Guard Academy Division of Athletics announced today that it will elevate the men’s and women’s club lacrosse teams to varsity status, effective with the 2014-15 academic year. The teams will compete officially for the first time as Division III intercollegiate squads playing in the NEWMAC Conference in the spring of 2015.
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Hardeeville, S.C. – A lack of field time in New London, caused by the heavy snows from Winter Storm NEMO, didn’t seem to affect the Coast Guard Academy Men’s Lacrosse team (1-0) as they opened the season with a 14-10 win over #9 SCAD (1-2) in the third annual Ricky McAllaster Memorial Lacrosse Tournament. Read More…

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Coast Guard Academy Men’s Lacrosse program General Manager, LCDR Dan Ursino, and Head Coach, Gary Weller, announced today that three players have been selected to serve as Team Captains for the Bears’ upcoming 2013 season. Read More…

The cadets of the Coast Guard Academy Men’s Lacrosse team got a life-lesson in honoring duty this week when they found out that Head Coach Brian Krautler (also an active duty Lieutenant Commander in the Coast Guard) had received unexpected and last minute orders assigning him as the new Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Cutter HICKORY, a 225-foot sea-going buoy tender out of Homer, Alaska. Read More…

New London, Conn – Coast Guard Academy men’s lacrosse junior Steven Danseglio (Islip Terrace, N.Y./East Islip) finished with six points on six goals while senior goalie Cory Pray (Medfield, Mass./Medfield) finished with 12 saves as the 20th-ranked Bears (10-4, 3-1) posted a 20-4 first-round PCLL playoff victory over Central Connecticut State University (3-7, 2-2) Wednesday at Cadet Memorial Stadium. As a result, the Coast Guard Academy earned a semifinal match against Stonehill College this Saturday, May 5th on Parsons Field (Northeastern University) at noon. Read More…

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Coast Guard Academy Men’s Lacrosse Team will conduct its traditional goal flag remembrance ceremony at Cadet Memorial Field prior to the first home game against Bridgewater State University on Friday, 16 March at 7:00 PM. The ceremony is open to the public and serves to formally recognize the ultimate sacrifices made by Coast Guard Academy graduates. The ceremony will occur before the game and two commemorative flags will be attached to the goals. They will be displayed at every home game throughout the season. Read More…

New Cascade Pro7s arrived for the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Men’s Lacrosse team. The helmets have a White shell with Orange chin. Jersey number on the left, BEAR PAW logo on the right in their Navy/Orange/White color scheme. “COAST GUARD” across the back panel with Service motto “Semper Paratus” (latin for Always Ready) with a fouled anchor across the lower lip to give a unique two-tone look. Read More…

As the smallest of the five U.S. service academies, the Coast Guard Academy offers the elite higher education, rigorous professional development, and honor and tradition of a military academy but with a more personalized approach. Today, it is our honor to show you the 6505 Commemorative Shorts for the Coast Guard Academy lacrosse team. Read More…