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Loyola Men’s Lacrosse Take 10th in Capital One Cup, Women 44th

By Lacrosse Playground | June 27, 2012 |
BALTIMORE - On the heels of winning its first NCAA Division I National Championship, the Loyola University Maryland athletic department finished tied for 10th in the Men's Capital One Cup, and 44th in the women's standings, for the 2011-2012 academic year. Read More...

Lax World Announces Catalog of College Lacrosse Apparel

By Lacrosse Playground | June 1, 2012 |
Lax World, the authority in retail lacrosse equipment & apparel, announces their online catalog of college lacrosse gear featuring schools from this year’s NCAA Lacrosse Tournament. Beginning June 1, Lax World will begin offering Loyola University National Championship T-Shirts, in honor of the schools first NCAA title. Read More...

Colgate Men’s Lacrosse 2012 Player Blog: We Made History

By Lacrosse Playground | May 22, 2012 |
Obviously a team never wants their season to end on a loss, but when looking back...what a ride. At the end of last season, the senior class knew we’d have a talented squad to lead this year, and understood how strong leadership combined with a cohesive group make for a great team. It would be our job to do just that. With about a month left in summer, the news was announced that Coach Murphy was hired as our new coach. He made sure to call every player, and discuss the coming year. When talking to each senior, Coach Murphy made clear his main goal for his inaugural season: make it the senior’s best one yet. Read More...

Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Selections, 88 Boys and Girls

By Lacrosse Playground | May 16, 2012 |
Baltimore, MD (May 16, 2012) ─ Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) and Corrigan Sports Enterprises, Inc. announced today the rosters for the 2012 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic. Eighty-eight of the nation’s top boys and girls high school seniors have been selected to the sport’s highest honor and will play in the seventh annual Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic on Saturday, June 30 at Towson University’s Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, MD. Read More...

Michigan Lacrosse Looks Forward to Building a ‘Legacy’

By Lacrosse Playground | May 9, 2012 |
There are very few videos that you watch in life, which create an immediate and lasting impression. Legacy is one of them. Legacy embodies everything an athlete and fan loves about sports. It evokes emotions, questions faith, builds camaraderie, and so much more. As a fan, I watched this video knowing that I witnessed Michigan's first year, Team One. Thusly, Michigan Lacrosse' first Division 1 team didn't have an easy journey. Read More...

Sh*t Monmouth University Women’s Lacrosse Players Say

By Lacrosse Playground | May 8, 2012 |
The Monmouth Women's team has made another cool video. This time it's a comical take on the "sh*t people say" videos. The ladies provide feedback from their daily routine of lifting weights, laxing, chugging water, and studying. It's definitely worth watching. Read More...

Elon Women’s Lacrosse Names First Head Coach

By Lacrosse Playground | May 2, 2012 |
ELON, N.C. - Josh Hexter, a member of the Duke women's lacrosse staff since 2004, has been named the first head coach of the Phoenix women's lacrosse program as announced by Elon University Director of Athletics Dave Blank. Read More...

Stanwick Nets 6 Goals, Virginia Men’s Lacrosse Beats Penn, 10-8

By Lacrosse Playground | April 28, 2012 |
DENVER - Steele Stanwick scored a career-high six goals and finished with seven points to lead the No. 6 Virginia Cavaliers (11-3) to a 10-8 victory over the Penn Quakers (3-10), Friday evening at the Whitman's Sampler Mile High Classic, inside Sports Authority Field and Mile High. With the seven points, Stanwick now moves up to No. 22 all-time in NCAA Division I career points with 260. Virginia is now 7-0 all-time in Inside Lacrosse events. Read More...

Christopher Newport University Men’s Lacrosse: What If?

By Lacrosse Playground | April 27, 2012 |
Christopher Newport University Men's Lacrosse made this video after a tough, underachieving year. Yet, they finished the season on a high note and expect big things next year. The team will be joining the CAC and produced this as a reminder of what their potential could be. Read More...

Lehigh Men’s Lacrosse 2012 Player Blog: The Time Has Come

By Lacrosse Playground | April 27, 2012 |
At the end of the day, success breeds complacency but complacency has never bred success. For the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, tomorrow night’s game is the only one that means anything in the grand scheme of things. The time has come to make this season truly significant for the legacy of our program. The time has come to earn the rings we’ve been chasing all along. Read More...

Colgate Men’s Lacrosse 2012 Player Blog: Who Needs Avicii When We Get to See Baumvicii

By Lacrosse Playground | April 25, 2012 |
Going into the fourth quarter it was tied 6-6. Coach’s message to us in the huddle was, “win this minute, then the next one, and the one after that until there are zeros on the clock!” Because of Rob Grabher’s performance at the X during the second and third quarters, Bucknell came out with three poles on the face-offs and it turned into a hard-fought battle each time. Read More...

Sean Smith’s Game Winner Steals Showdown for Colorado State Lacrosse

By Lacrosse Playground | April 22, 2012 |
Denver, CO - Trailing 10-6 with 6:18 remaining in the contest, the #4 Colorado State Rams staged an improbable comeback against the #9 Colorado Buffaloes, scoring four straight goals to tie the game and then winning it in the second overtime period in the annual Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Showdown at Sports Authority Field at Mile High Stadium. Read More...