MANCHESTER, England – A four-year long rebuilding project by the U.S. men’s national team culminated Saturday in a 12-10 victory over Canada — the team that dethroned it in 2006 — in the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship final before 4,651 fans at the University of Manchester.
 
“We dreamed of this. This was our destiny,” said Team USA head coach Mike Pressler. “The script was written. We just had to go out there and prove it.”
 
Team USA’s seventh world title did not come easy. The U.S. seized an 8-4 halftime lead with four unanswered goals in the second quarter. But Canada stormed back, blanking Team USA in the third quarter to tie it at 8. It set up another epic U.S.-Canada, fourth quarter showdown.

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For Immediate Release – 2010 FIL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

U.S. authorities initially had refused to accept the passports issued by the Iroquois Confederacy, which lack new security features now required for border crossings because of post-Sept. 11 crackdowns on document fraud and illegal immigration.

Asked why the State Department had dropped its opposition and awarded the one-time-only waiver, spokesman P.J. Crowley said: “There was flexibility there to grant this kind of one-time waiver given the unique circumstances of this particular trip.”

Federation of International Lacrosse spokesman Ron Balls said in a statement on the 2010 official championship website earlier on Wednesday that the Iroquois team would forfeit the opening game against England on Thursday night if it didn’t arrive on time. But Frichner and other team supporters had held out hope that the game would be rescheduled.

The Iroquois Confederacy oversees land that stretches from upstate New York into Ontario, Canada. (more…)

By Michael Murakami

Normally when a new coach is hired, the headline would read: same face, new place. Not the case for Lindenwood University.

On June 7th the Lions announced that Derek Schaub would be the new men’s lacrosse head coach.

“I’m an extremely competitive person that loves a challenge,” Schaub said. “I saw this opportunity as a new and exciting challenge.”

But Schaub is no outside hire. He founded the lacrosse program back in 2003 and led the then GRLC Division B Lions to an 8-0 conference record and a conference title.

Now, seven years later Schaub has returned to the program he founded to take on his old role.

“When I got to Lindenwood, I was originally hired as the hockey coach but I wanted to start a lacrosse program,” Schaub said. “They told me I could but I had to coach the first year which I was willing to do.” (more…)

For Immediate Release—Westminster College Lacrosse

April 16, 2010

This Week

The Westminster men’s lacrosse team travels to San Rafael, Calif. for two games at the Baggataway Tournament this weekend. The Griffins face Grand Canyon at 1 p.m. on Saturday. They conclude the tournament against Dominican at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Both games will be hosted by Dominican University.

Westminster heads to the tournament at 9-3 on the season and riding a season-best four-game winning streak. They are 1-0 in RMLC action and are 3-1 on neutral field and 2-1 in road games. The Griffins sit at No. 4 in the Prodigy Network/CollegeLAX.us Top 25 Coaches’ Poll that was released on Wednesday. They are also No. 6 in the Adidas/MCLA The Lax Mag Top 23 and 10th in the Laxpower.com computer poll.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – CSU LACROSSE

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (April 11, 2010) – Faced with the toughest game of the season, the Rams did not back down. They stayed neck and neck with No. 1 University of Michigan until the last quarter when Michigan took a firm lead and won the game.

““It was a great lacrosse game today.  The scoreboard wasn’t what we wanted at the end, but we fought the whole game long,” Head Coach Alex Smith said. “All the credit to Michigan for outplaying us in the fourth quarter and having a great game plan.  I thought it was pretty evenly matched except for that four minute stretch where they pulled away a bit in the fourth,” Smith said. (more…)

News Release—John Carroll University Lacrosse

March 31, 2010

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio—The John Carroll Blue Streaks took on conference rival No.6 Grove City on Saturday, March 20 in Grove City, Pa. JCU came into the game feeling good after a productive week at practice and it showed with freshman Andy Seil putting in the game’s first goal, which gave JCU a 1-0 lead. From there, JCU struggled a bit in transition and against Grove City’s offense and gave up a few unanswered goals. John Carroll’s freshman attackman Chad Riley found the back of the net late in the first quarter to keep the game within reach with JCU down 5-2.

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FORT COLLINS, Colo., (March 2, 2010) – Colorado State men’s lacrosse will take on Simon Fraser on March 5 at Shea Stadium in Denver as part of a double header with the Mountain Vista high school and Kent Denver high school lacrosse game.

“We have a nice history with SFU, even though we haven’t played them in several years,” Head Coach Alex Smith said. “Way back in 1999, we beat them for our first national championship.  They have really improved over the past several seasons and become a dominant team, especially on offense.  We will need a focused team effort to stop some of their better players,” he said. (more…)

The Patriot Cup host committee in conjunction with the North Texas Chapter of US Lacrosse is pleased to announce this year’s lineup of great games.

According to North Texas Chapter President Tom Fitzsimmons, “We have some great high school programs playing, two top NCAA D-3 teams and four top MCLA, college club teams, including the University of Michigan who is aiming for its’ third national championship in a row. All sports fans should come on out to SMU to see the fastest sport on two feet, while supporting the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP).” The WWP benefits families of wounded servicemen and women. (more…)

(For more on Palm Beach Atlantic University lacrosse, please visit www.pbalacrosse.com)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. –– Palm Beach Atlantic men’s lacrosse coach Chris Southard has announced an 11-game schedule for the Sailfish this season. The 2010 schedule currently includes five home and six road games for the navy blue and white. This season’s schedule also includes six opponents who were nationally ranked at some point last season.

The Sailfish will start the 2010 season at home on Saturday, Jan. 30 against The Citadel. This is an SELC South Region game (4:00 p.m. start) and the atmosphere should be electric. In addition, game day sponsors like Chick-Fil-A and Red Bull are expected. The Bulldogs were a charter member of the SELC and despite falling on hard times, they are looking to resume their storied league history. The Citadel and Palm Beach Atlantic have never met previously.

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From BYU Lacrosse Press Release

The Cougars didn’t need a win to qualify for the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association National Tournament; they wanted a win. In a conference rematch, the BYU Men’s lacrosse team revenged a regular season loss to the University of Colorado Buffalos in an 11-10 victory at the Rocky Mountain League Conference Championship in Boulder, CO. The win over top-seeded Colorado, gave the Cougars an the automatic qualifying spot for the MCLA National Tournament next week in Denver.

The Cougars had to work all four quarters to notch the victory Saturday. Beginning the 4th quarter tied with the Buffaloes, BYU Attackman, Mark Manning (Sophomore, Waterford School), tallied three 4th-quarter goals, including the game winner on an Assist from Elliott Grow (Junior, Highland High) with less than 2 minutes to go. Britt Cone, a Long-Stick Midfielder from Potomac, MD (Junior, Walt Whitman High) kept the Cougars playing offense on Saturday with a team, season-high, 13 Grounds Balls. (more…)

By Will Freihofer
Photo by Jim Britt courtesy CUlax.org

The University of Colorado at Boulder has been selected as the latest CollegeLAX Team of the Week after racking up four wins in the last seven days to bring their record to 9-4 on the season.

The Buffalos, ranked #12 in the latest Prodigy MCLA Division  1 Poll, began their win-streak in dramatic fashion by knocking off the #4 BYU Cougars in Provo.

The 10-8 upset victory last Friday night was followed by successive weekend wins over conference opponents Utah and Utah State after which the Buffs took a few days off before hosting #9 Lindenwood in Boulder Thursday. CU continued their winning ways in the out-of-conference test against the GRLC heavyweights, besting the Lions 9-4 in another strong performance. (more…)

Event: Men’s Lacrosse
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Oosterbaan Fieldhouse)
Score: #1 Michigan 14, #4 Brigham Young 11
Records: U-M (9-0, 2-0 CCLA), BYU (11-2, 2-0 RMLC)
Next U-M Game: Friday, April 3, 2009 – 8:00pm EST – vs. #7 Minnesota-Duluth – Ann Arbor, Mich. (Oosterbaan Fieldhouse)

Ann Arbor, Mich. – The #1 ranked University of Michigan Men’s Lacrosse team remained perfect on the season with a 14-11 win over #4 Brigham Young University on Saturday night (March 28) in Ann Arbor, Michigan at Oosterbaan Fieldhouse. 754 fans packed in to witness another classic game between the two rivals, with the Maize and Blue holding on down the stretch for their ninth win of the season and their fourth over a ranked opponent.

Sophomore attackman Trevor Yealy (Pittsburgh, Penn./Upper St. Claire) continued his solid play vs. the Cougars, notching four goals in the contest. In his two games last season vs. BYU, Yealy scored four goals each time; once in early March, and again in the MCLA semi-final round. Junior attackman Kevin Zorovich (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) and senior midfielder Anthony Hrusovsky (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) each added three goals of their own as Michigan’s three-goal halftime lead held up in the end.

Michigan opened up the game with back-to-back goals from two unlikely sources this season, as junior midfielder Svet Tintchev (Rockville, MD./Bullis) scored on a dodge from the right wing, before sophomore long-stick midfielder Matt Asperheim (Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids) bounced a shot from a similar spot as Michigan took a 2-0 lead. (more…)

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CollegeLAX Webmaster Sonny Pieper and Georgia Tech Head Coach Ken Lovic broadcast the first half of the 2007 MCLA Division A National Championship between BYU and Oregon. The Cougars broke open a tight game in the second quarter when 6 different players scored for BYU to give their squad a 10 – 3 lead at the break. The game was originally played on Saturday evening, May 19th at Pizza Hut Park. Running time is approximately 64 minutes which includes pre-game commentary, player introductions, and the national anthem.

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CollegeLAX Webmaster Sonny Pieper and Georgia Tech Head Coach Ken Lovic broadcast the second half of the 2007 MCLA Division B National Championship between Montana and St. John’s. Led by Townsend Hall’s four goals, the third seeded Grizzlies finished off the Johnnies to post a 15 – 5 victory in the Division B national championship game. The game was originally played on Saturday afternoon, May 19th at Pizza Hut Park. Running time is approximately 43 minutes.

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