Patriot League Lacrosse
Excitement has come naturally to the Lehigh lacrosse program as of late. As I mentioned last week, I’ve never seen the kind of energy and enthusiasm from our team that I do now. Guys are learning first hand that winning, unlike losing, is easy to handle, and excitement about Lehigh lacrosse, in turn, continues to compound. Read More...
Coming off a great Patriot League win against Holy Cross, our sights were immediately set on Binghamton to continue a strong spring break. They’re a team we hadn’t beaten in two years, and always proved to be a tough adversary. We practiced on Sunday a bit to go through our fundamentals along with an intro to Binghamton’s offense. Following the practice we went back to the locker room to go over the scouting reports. Read More...
HAMILTON, N.Y. (3/17/12) – The No. 17 Colgate men's lacrosse team added a fifth win to its streak on Saturday afternoon when it handed No. 13 Fairfield its first loss of the season 12-6 at Andy Kerr Stadium. The win gives the team a 4-3 lead in the all-time series against the Stags and marks Colgate's (7-1, 1-0 PL) best start since 1993, when the team went 8-1 in its opening nine games. Read More...
Right after we changed out of our wet clothes, we got into our jackets and ties for the bus ride to Worcester, MA. The movie chosen for the bus was The Departed, which starts with the song, “I’m Shipping Up to Boston.” Another fun fact about it is that it unofficially stars former team member Frank Coughlin as cop/not cop William Costigan. Then, upon arriving at our hotel, we watched film and had some Papa John’s pizza ordered in. Read More...
WORCESTER, Mass. (3/10/12) – The Colgate men's lacrosse team was able to battle its way past Holy Cross on Saturday afternoon, improving its winning streak to three games after securing its first Patriot League win of the season over the Crusaders, 13-9. Read More...
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...
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...
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...
HAMILTON, N.Y. (2/22/12) – The No. 19/20 Colgate men's lacrosse team will complete its three-game homestand this weekend when it welcomes Dartmouth for a matchup on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. The Raiders, who are the only team in the Patriot League with a 2-0 undefeated record, are coming off their second-straight win, defeating Vermont 10-6 on Saturday. Senior co-captain Jeff Ledwick had three goals and one assist in the game while junior Peter Baum and senior Colby Wilson also recorded hat tricks in the game. Read More...
HAMILTON, N.Y. (2/20/12) – Colgate men's lacrosse senior Kevin Gordon was recently selected as the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in the team's 10-6 win over Vermont on Saturday. Read More...
Bethlehem, PA - It’s a new Lehigh women’s lacrosse team in 2012. After having veteran squads throughout the past few seasons, the Mountain Hawks feature a powerful freshman class that is expected to make an impact in their first season with the team. Lehigh also returns a number of talented upperclassmen, led by captains Leigh Ann Torcivia and Julie McBrien. The Mountain Hawks hope to hit their stride early in the season as they pursue a sixth-straight Patriot League Tournament appearance and aim to capture the league title. Read More...
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...
