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Colgate Men’s Lacrosse Soars Past Hobart, 18-8

By Lacrosse Playground | March 7, 2012 |
HAMILTON, N.Y. (3/6/12) - The Colgate men's lacrosse team's offense came alive once again on Tuesday afternoon as the team soared past Hobart 18-8 on Tuesday afternoon in their fourth win of the season. This was the most goals the Raiders have scored against Hobart since the teams first met in 1921. This was also their second straight win by 10 goals, having defeated Robert Morris 24-14 last weekend. Read More...

Colgate Men’s Lacrosse 2012 Player Blog, We Politely Passed on the Offer

By Lacrosse Playground | March 6, 2012 |
You wouldn’t know the mood in the locker room just five minutes prior by watching the start of practice. Everyone was loud and excited to be out on the field. Tim Cashman, our lunch pail winner of the week, had another great practice alongside Pat Shanley. We focused on our system and our game throughout practice. Read More...

Colgate Men’s Lacrosse Fly by Robert Morris, 24-14

By Lacrosse Playground | March 4, 2012 |
MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (3/3/12) – Eleven different players scored at least one goal as the Colgate men's lacrosse team blew past Robert Morris 24-14 in its third win of the season and its first road victory on Saturday afternoon. This was the most goals scored by the Raiders in a game since 1991 when Colgate defeated Army 25-8, and was the largest scoring margin in a win since 2008 when it defeated Denver 15-10 on the road. Read More...

Colgate Men’s Lacrosse 2012 Player Blog, Anti-Gravity Treadmill

By Lacrosse Playground | February 28, 2012 |
Following a strong performance from the team against Vermont, we came into the locker room on Monday ready to work. Kevin Gordon had just been awarded Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week, the coaches announced that John Donnally and Rob Grabher were our players of the game in the win, and Aaron Darr was recognized with the lunch pail for his great job in the prior week of practice. Read More...

Dartmouth Lacrosse Rallies to Beat Colgate 9-6

By Lacrosse Playground | February 27, 2012 |
HAMILTON, N.Y. (2/25/12) – The No. 19/20 Colgate men's lacrosse team dropped its first game of the 2012 season when it fell to Dartmouth 9-6 on Saturday afternoon at Tyler's Field. Despite outshooting Dartmouth 40-27 in the game,the Raiders were unable to secure the win. Senior co-captain Jeff Ledwick and junior Peter Baum had three points each from two goals and one assist apiece while freshman Ryan Walsh added two points from a goal and an assist and senior Chris Zielinski tallied his first goal of the season. Read More...

Game Photos: Colgate Men’s Lacrosse 2012 Player Blog, Heart Power

By Lacrosse Playground | February 22, 2012 |
The first page of the packet (usually an overview of the game and inspiration) had a quote from Vince Lombardi, “Once a man has made a commitment to a way of life, he puts the greatest strength in the world behind him. It’s something we call heart power. Once a man has made this commitment, 
nothing will stop him short of success.” This game would be about our heart power and not letting anything get in our way from winning the game. Read More...

Colgate’s James Queeney Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week

By Lacrosse Playground | February 14, 2012 |
HAMILTON, N.Y. (2/13/12) – Colgate men's lacrosse junior James Queeney was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the team's 10-8 win over Bryant on Saturday. The co-captain, who receives the first PL defensive player of the week award this season, had three groundballs and one caused turnover in the game, while also holding one of Bryant's top attackmen from the 2011 season scoreless. Read More...

Colgate Men’s Lacrosse Team Ranked 19th in Preseason Poll

By Lacrosse Playground | January 30, 2012 |
HAMILTON, N.Y. (1/30/12) – The Colgate men's lacrosse team landed the No. 19 spot in the 2012 Nike/Inside Lacrosse Preseason Top 20 poll that was released today. The Raiders, who were picked to finish third in the Patriot League Preseason Poll, were one of two teams in the league to secure a spot in the top 20. Bucknell was ranked 15th in the same poll. Colgate also received votes in the 2012 USILA Preseason Poll but was unable to break into the top 20. Read More...

Colgate Men’s Lacrosse in Final Preparations for 2012 Campaign

By Lacrosse Playground | January 26, 2012 |
HAMILTON, N.Y. (1/26/12) – The Colgate men's lacrosse team is entering its final two weeks of preparation for the 2012 season. The Raiders will first play a pair of scrimmages against Delaware on Jan. 28 and Cornell on Feb. 4, before opening the season with Bryant at home on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. Read More...

Colgate Tabbed Third in 2012 Patriot League Preseason Poll

By Lacrosse Playground | January 25, 2012 |
HAMILTON, N.Y. (1/25/12) – The Colgate men's lacrosse team was picked to finish third in the 2012 Patriot League Preseason Poll that was released today, while junior Peter Baum was selected as the PL Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Read More...

Colgate Men’s Lacrosse 2012 Player Blog, Entry 1

By Lacrosse Playground | January 24, 2012 |
The 2012 season is here and we wanted to work closely with college programs to bring a part of the excitement to you. Throughout the 2012 season we will highlight lacrosse programs on our space for all of our readers to follow. Player blogs serve as a unique outlet for programs to showcase their season as it develops, plus highlight everything they have to offer a student-athlete. In contrast, families and fans get a glimpse into the program's athletic and academic regimen Read More...

Colgate Men’s Lacrosse Announces 2012 Schedule

By Lacrosse Playground | November 29, 2011 |
HAMILTON, N.Y. (11/29/11) – Colgate men's lacrosse head coach Mike Murphy has announced the 2012 men's lacrosse schedule, which will include nine home matchups and five road games as well as eight non-conference games, six of which will be played in Hamilton, N.Y. Read More...