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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...

Loyola University Maryland Men’s Lacrosse Races Past Michigan

By Lacrosse Playground | March 8, 2012 |
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Mike Sawyer had career-high seven points, scoring five goals along with two assists as the Loyola University Maryland men’s lacrosse team took down future ECAC foe Michigan, 15-8, on Wednesday night at Oosterbaan Field House in Ann Arbor, Mich. Sawyer helped the Greyhounds (4-0, 1-0 ECAC) become the first Loyola team since 2001 to score 10 or more goals in four-straight games, while also giving the team its first 4-0 start since 2002. Read More...

No. 11/12 Pioneers Dominate Wolverines, 17-5

By Lacrosse Playground | February 26, 2012 |
DENVER – Junior Eric Law (Centennial, Colo.) led the University of Denver men’s lacrosse team with four goals and one assist as the Pioneers (1-1) claimed a 17-5 victory over Michigan (0-3) in the second game of the 12th Annual DU Face-Off Classic in front of a sell-out crowd of 2,191 at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on Saturday.The win marks the 300th victory for head coach Bill Tierney, who becomes the fifth head coach to win 300 wins. Read More...

Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse Programs Establish Creator’s Trophy

By Lacrosse Playground | February 17, 2012 |
Penn State men's lacrosse head coach Jeff Tambroni announced in conjunction with his counterparts at Michigan (John Paul) and Ohio State (Nick Myers) the establishment of the Creator's Trophy, which will be an annual award among the three Big Ten schools that sponsor men's lacrosse. Read More...

Battle For Michigan Highlights Men’s Lacrosse Schedule

By Lacrosse Playground | December 28, 2011 |
DETROIT -- Three games against teams that made the NCAA Tournament a year ago and a home game against the Michigan Wolverines are on the docket as the Titan men's lacrosse schedule was announced today. Overall, Detroit will have five home games, including visits from MAAC Champion Siena in a rematch from last year's conference tournament championship, and Marist – who the Titans defeated in the semifinals. Read More...

Ann Arbor Area Lacrosse: Skyline High School Feature

By Lacrosse Playground | June 1, 2011 |
Being from Michigan I guess I am biased to my own state, but with that said, I must say that it definitely isn't easy for any program to get started from the ground up in any area that already has powerhouse teams. Well, that's just what Nick Zoroya, the head coach at Skyline High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan took on when he became the coach at the new high school.

University of Michigan Athletics Announces Men's and Women's Lacrosse as Varsity Sports

By Lacrosse Playground | May 25, 2011 |
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- University of Michigan director of athletics Dave Brandon announced today (Wednesday, May 25) the elevation of men's and women's lacrosse to varsity status. The men's program will begin NCAA Division I varsity competition in the 2011-12 academic year, and the women's program will be ready for NCAA Division I varsity competition in the 2012-13 academic year. Keep Reading...

Lacrosse Coverage In Michigan Just Got Better

By Lacrosse Playground | April 29, 2011 |
Tim Sullivan has created a new website that entirely covers nothing but lacrosse from that state of Michigan.

Michigan Lax Gets New Practice Helmet: All Hail

By Lacrosse Playground | April 19, 2011 |
Of course it seems the University of Michigan Lacrosse team is getting spoiled because they did get new helmets already, but these are special. In fact, these are not only for practice, but the even sport an old logo, which I haven't seen in a long time, known as the "Wolverbear." Read More...

University of Michigan Lacrosse Video Blog: For The Boys

By Lacrosse Playground | November 1, 2010 |
A few days in the life of the Michigan Lacrosse team; including, but not limited to, an alumni scrimmage on a perfect Ann Arbor Sunday, a defenseman's dream coming true, and the first night of the winterlong Wednesday night 3-on-3 tournament. The boys also manage to fit in a prison-style workout to make sure they look their best for Halloween weekend and try to figure out a way to defend Kurt Rambis. Keep Reading...

Michigan’s Custom adidas 111 Glove

By Lacrosse Playground | October 21, 2010 |
Michigan's custom adidas 111 glove for 2011. The Michigan insignia is embellished on the thumb with traditional school colors in the colorway.

Irish Lacrosse to be Honored During Michigan-Notre Dame Football Game

By Lacrosse Playground | September 10, 2010 |
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Fighting Irish men’s lacrosse team will be honored on the Notre Dame Stadium field during Saturday’s Notre Dame-Michigan football game. The Irish will be recognized for their run to the title game of the 2010 NCAA Championship and for their work in the classroom and community. Read More...