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2015 Men's Lacrosse Schedule Released
Today, the University of Virginia released the Men's Lacrosse schedule for the 2014-2015 season, and it features some heavy hitters. The Hoos were picked No.10 in the Inside Lacrosse 2015 Face-Off Yearbook Top 20, and they play seven of the other nine residents in the top ten. Please note all rankings used will be from this same list.
Hackley School (NY) A Sam Welch will take his fast-paced style of play to Cornell lacrosse
Sam Welch makes things happen on the offensive end.
Riverhead sophomore goalie commits to Hofstra
When Jacob Coleman got a recruiting questionnaire from the University of North Carolina at the end of 8th grade, he started flirting with the possibility of playing in college.
#BestOfLax Best Game: Albany-Notre Dame
With appropriate due respect to the other games that were in consideration, for myself (and for many of you, it appears), this one was never in question.
Conference Snapshot: Northeast Conference (Men)
The Northeast Conference has its lacrosse headliner in Bryant. The Bulldogs, on the national stage last May, upset second-seeded Syracuse and had Cinderella lovers imagining intriguing possibilities. But it took a long road to get there — 21 games, the most of any Division I team. Not that Bryant coach Mike Pressler minds. "You get better by playing games," he said. "That's been our M.O." More of the same this season as the Bulldogs play 15 games with two scrimmages in 2015 after forgoing any fall ball play against teams with different colored jerseys.
Manhasset (NY) 2017 G Brendan Haggerty will follow his father's path to Villanova lacrosse
Brendan Haggerty was very familiar with his college destination long before the Wildcats began recruiting him.
Bishop Shanahan 2017 MF Goforth commits to Bryant
Bishop Shanahan High School 2017 midfielder Sam Goforth has made a verbal commitment to play Division I lacrosse at Bryant University.
Haddonfield (NJ) 2016 goalie Reilly commits to NJIT
Haddonfield Memorial High School (NJ) 2016 goalie Ian Reilly has made a verbal commitment to play Division I lacrosse at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Wilson 2016 goalie Roland commits to St. Joseph's
Wilson West Lawn 2016 goalie Jason Roland has made a verbal commitment to play Division I lacrosse at St. Joseph’s University.
2015 Preview: Colgate Raiders
Biggest Question Mark: Is it possible for Colgate to consistently earn double-digits in the wins column? Yes, every team wants to win consistently, but first a team has to prove they can win. Colgate has that part covered. Now they need to make that excellence an expectation rather than an aberration. (Ok, perhaps aberration is a bit dramatic, but you get the idea.)
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