If you wanted evidence of the shifting demographics of Division 1 college lacrosse, you could start by looking at the career of Maryland coach John Tillman. John Tillman and the Terps? On the heels of a national championship game, why would you possibly focus on the runner-up? And yes, however narrowly and heartbreakingly, Maryland did, after…
There was probably at least some initial confusion surrounding even the best lacrosse players from Arizona. Take, for instance, the D1 debut at Johns Hopkins of one of the players featured here. The fact that there’s another Phoenix—as opposed to the Maryland town of the same name—might’ve been news to some blinkered Blue Jay fans that…
10 years ago this week a milestone in the history of Florida lacrosse was achieved in the swamp. No, not in “The” Swamp —as in the celebrated Gainesville haunt of Dan Mullen, Steve Spurrier, Urban Myer, and the Florida Gators. The particular “swamp” involved here was a decidedly lower-case one: the New Jersey wetland that…
Players from outside traditional lacrosse hotbeds have been honored as the Under Armour All-Americans since the event’s inaugural game in 2006. That first game, for instance, included a 6’6, 260 lb. attackman from Rancho Bernardo High School and San Diego who more closely resembled an N.F.L. lineman—something which he ultimately became. But Will Yeatman was…
