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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...

Warrior Burn 5.0 Mother’s Day Cleat

By Lacrosse Playground | May 1, 2012 |
Available for order starting today are Pink Warrior Burn 5.0 cleats. The cleats are Pink in honor of Mother's Day which is May 13th. These will also be worn by Princeton, Denver, Hofstra, and the Warrior Players Club for the month of May. 5% of profits will be donated to Breast Cancer Awareness.

Cohen Tallies Career-High Seven Goals in Harvard’s 11-7 Win Over Michigan

By Lacrosse Playground | March 31, 2012 |
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Jeff Cohen amassed a career-best eight points, scoring seven times and assisting on another tally, as he helped the Harvard men's lacrosse team defeated Michigan by a score of 11-7 Saturday afternoon at Harvard Stadium. Read More...

Game Photos: #7 Lehigh Scores Eight Unanswered To Down #19 Navy, 9-4

By Lacrosse Playground | March 31, 2012 |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team dug out of an early 4-1 hole with a vengeance, scoring eight unanswered goals to run past #19 Navy, 9-4, on Friday evening. The Mountain Hawks (10-1, 3-0 Patriot League) held the Midshipmen (5-4, 3-2) scoreless for the game’s final 40:02 in yet another dominant defensive effort. Read More...

No. 2/3 Massachusetts Holds Off Harvard Men’s Lacrosse

By Lacrosse Playground | March 28, 2012 |
AMHERST, Mass. – Alex White scored a career-high three goals, and Kevin Vaughan recorded three assists, but the Harvard men’s lacrosse team fell on the road at No. 2/3 Massachusetts by a score of 16-8 Tuesday evening. Will Walker added two goals and an assist for the Crimson, which sees its overall record slip to 4-4. White also won 6-of-11 faceoffs and collected five ground balls, while Keegan Michel went 6-of-14 in faceoff chances. Will Manny (5-2-7) and Art Kell (4-1-5) paced UMass in scoring, as the Minutemen improve to 8-0 overall this spring. Read More...

Photos: Syracuse University Lacrosse Practice

By Lacrosse Playground | January 13, 2012 |
The Syracuse men's lacrosse team began Spring practice for the 2012 season on Thursday. The team held its annual Media Day in the Manley Field House arena from 2-3 p.m. The team practiced once in the morning and once in the afternoon. We caught the second lax prax and captured a few images of their gear. Read More...

D1 Schools with Lacrosse “Stack Up” in New Directors’ Cup Rankings

By Lacrosse Playground | January 24, 2011 |
Empower the Athlete has recently posted the latest NACDA Directors' Cup Rankings. NACDA stands for National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, and once a year these athletic directors get together and rank NCAA colleges and universities by success in collegiate athletics. Points for the Directors’ Cup are based on order of finish in different NCAA championships or media-based polls. Essentially, these rankings reflect which schools have the best overall athletic departments. Keep Reading...