Lacrosse Playground

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Following a preseason scrimmage against each other Saturday, head coaches Kevin Cassese of Lehigh and Brian Dougherty of Chestnut Hill will be joining forces Sunday when the two friends coach the U.S. National Team in the Champion Challenge. After the Mountain Hawks and Griffins squared off, the two hopped in a car for the Philadelphia airport. Their ultimate destination is Lake Buena Vista, Fla. where they’ll lead the United States against defending national semifinalist Denver. Read More…

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese will continue his work with the U.S. men’s national team when he coaches the squad in an exhibition tilt on Sunday, Jan. 29 against defending National Semifinalist Denver. Faceoff against the Pioneers is set for 1:30 p.m. at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Cassese will be joined by Towson head coach Shawn Nadelen and Chestnut Hill head coach Brian Dougherty to make up the staff. Read More…

Attending a rigorous academic institution like Lehigh is challenging enough. Student-athletes are expected to manage a hectic sports schedule while not missing a beat in the classroom. Freshman two-sport athlete TaShan Mitchell faces that challenge, times two. Not only is Mitchell a linebacker for the Mountain Hawks’ two-time defending Patriot League Champion football team, but he is also a defenseman on the men’s lacrosse squad. Read More…

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Lehigh men’s lacrosse program is hosting a pair of events over the coming weeks – its Lehigh Lacrosse Elite Fall Clinic this Sunday (Oct. 23) before welcoming more than 50 varsity, junior varsity and seventh/eighth grade teams for the fourth annual King of the Mountain Fall Classic on Nov. 13. Read More…

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Smith Family Head Lacrosse Coach Kevin Cassese announced the Mountain Hawks’ 2012 schedule on Thursday,which includes a 14-game slate highlighted by four teams who qualified for the 2011 NCAA Tournament. Lehigh will host tournament participants Villanova and Bucknell while traveling to Penn and North Carolina. In addition, the Mountain Hawks play Yale, Penn State, Army and Colgate, who were all nationally ranked for much of last season. Read More…

Each week the Weekly Mashup brings you links to some of the articles you may not have seen that involve lacrosse or lacrosse players. Here are some of the news-makers from this week. The Weekly Mashup is presented by Natalie Portman. Keep Reading…

BETLEHEM, Pa. – Smith Family Head Lacrosse Coach Kevin Cassese announced on Wednesday that Cascade will be the official helmet supplier for Lehigh Men’s Lacrosse beginning in the spring of 2010 and running through the 2013 season. Lehigh Lacrosse will be taking the field with one of Cascade’s newest and most innovative helmets ever made in the Pro 7. The new Pro7 is the only helmet in lacrosse with the Seven Technology liner system. >>READ MORE

Lehigh men’s lacrosse program has announced the selection of STX as their equipment manufacturer of choice for the upcoming season. Lehigh Lacrosse will be taking the field with the latest and most innovative products from STX such as the new K18 line of protection as well as the Katana handle and Super Power head. Coach Cassese and co. are excited about teaming up with one the world’s leading manufacturers of lacrosse sticks and equipment.

“I am thrilled to support such an outstanding lacrosse company in STX,” Cassese explained. “They are the ‘league leaders’ when it comes to innovation and technology. Their staff members and company execs are first class people. In particular, I am very much looking forward to working with Lehigh alum, 1999 Patriot League champion and Defensive Player of the Year, Todd Schreiner, who currently serves as the Mid-Atlantic Territory Manager for the company.”