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After the loss to Army we were forced to regroup and recover for our upcoming game against the team from Bethlehem. Not much needed to be said to get us going for this one, as we were playing the team that took the Patriot League Championship away from us last year. That ring hanging above the entrance to our locker room all spring, that flag they stomped on our field, that was all we needed to motivate us throughout the week and on game day. Read More...
Fans, boosters, alumni, Oprah, lacrosse community, I apologize for the span of time since the last #NDlax blog. I hope the last couple of months have been as crazy for you as they have for me. My journeys over the past two months have included California, Hawaii, Miami, Baltimore, the Bend, and Orlando. My vitamin D reserve has never been so full. Read More...
Despite having played a game the day before, it was another early start to get more walk throughs in before grabbing lunch. Having ate stacks of bread and meat sauce we lounged outside waiting for training to start. Korea v Holland had begun so we did our best to support the Koreans - Holland being our opponent for tomorrow. It was a worthwhile watch, checking out both their weaker and stronger players to shape our training later that day. Read More...
Day 3 promised to hold a little more for Scotland. The day started with more salmon and pancakes, before stepping out to the main stadium for training. We headed over to Ylakentta stadium for the first time, rehearsing some more plays and fine tuning the defence. For lunch we went back to Veritas Stadion, where we got a chance to watch a Holland v Wales scrimmage and also the Koreans training - our opponents for tomorrow. Over lunch we crossed paths with the Germans, hair of choice being a mohawk. Read More...
Lehigh Men’s Lacrosse is hosting a live Blog as the Mountain Hawks travel to #17 Penn State tonight for a showdown with the Penn State Nittany Lions. Check back around 6:45 p.m. for a live interactive blog. You're free to submit questions and comments as the game goes along. If you’re not near a computer, you can follow the blog on your BlackBerry, IPhone, or other device that has a mobile browser. Click here for more info.
John Christmas is a professional lacrosse player on the LXM Tour and Pro Rep for Maverik Lacrosse. He is currently traveling through Uganda, East Africa with Fields of Growth, and serving as the head men’s clinician for the D’Accardi Clinics sponsored by the Federation of International Lacrosse to support the development of the Uganda Lacrosse Union. Read More...