J.P Dalton

Ray Lewis’s Inspiring Speech to the Loyola Greyhounds Men’s Lacrosse Team

By Lacrosse Playground | May 20, 2012 |
The Loyola Men's Lacrosse team stays true to its roots. This past week, the team received an enormous amount of support from Under Armour athlete and Baltimore Ravens legend Ray Lewis. Lewis has become famous off the field for his hair-raising speeches. Unlike Johns Hopkins, who had New England Patriots Head Coach Bill Belichick give a speech prior to this weekend's NCAA Quarterfinal game, the Greyhounds sought inspiration from their backyard. Read More...

Takeaways from Rivalry Weekend

By Lacrosse Playground | April 17, 2012 |
As Quint Kessenich said on Twitter Sunday, “Sometimes teams are coached to win games in March, but that ultimately costs them games in April.” The question is, who are those teams? If we weren’t sure headed into this weekend, we at least have an idea now. Duke dominates Virginia, Maryland shuts down Hopkins, the Tar Heel offense continues to gel and improve, and Loyola sits atop the national polls after a gritty win against growing power Denver. Read More...