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…
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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…
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They actually play lacrosse in Kentucky? They do. As a matter of fact, they actually play Division 1 lacrosse in Kentucky. The fact that this isn’t widely known, even among many knowledgeable college lacrosse fans, is telling—and unfortunate. And also Kentucky tends to be discarded as a regional laggard in lacrosse, in comparison to neighbors…
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Will Jared Bernhardt play college lacrosse in 2021? It might seem ridiculous to focus on whether an individual player will be on a college lacrosse field next spring when it’s still unclear whether anyone will be. Granted, Bernhardt’s an exceptional talent. A First-Team All-American and Tewaaraton Award finalist, the Maryland attackman is also indisputably one…
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The very first Division 1 college lacrosse game played in Georgia, fittingly enough, featured one of the state’s all-time best players. But Neal Hicks, who had a goal and two assists that day in 2008 against Dartmouth, wasn’t the only Georgian on the field for Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish roster also included Andrew Gleason,…
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It’s been addition by subtraction for the Mercer, Georgia’s only Division 1 college lacrosse program. Following the resignation of Kyle Hannan in August, the Macon-based school had named Chad Surman as his interim replacement. With an announcement yesterday by Mercer Director of Athletics Jim Cole, the interim part of the title is now gone: Surman…
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It’s pretty easy to snicker at Jacksonville’s self-proclaimed status as the “Lacrosse Capital of The South”. That’s assuming you came across the conceit on, say, a yard sign planted next to some sun-blistered campus equipment shed. Or on a bumper sticker slapped to the convertible of some ancient, leathery program booster. But that’s not the…
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Two potential candidates for this list of Minnesota’s all-time best Division 1 lacrosse players share an interesting distinction. They’ve yet to play a full season of D1 college lacrosse. Due to an injury to sophomore Cade Saustad (one of Texas’s all-time best lacrosse players) Quentin Matsui of Eden Prairie became one of several freshmen defenders…
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Ohio lacrosse players Michael Boehm and Caleb Newman were named last week as Under Armour All-Americans. With the honor, the two players would ordinarily participate in the UA All-America Game, held in Maryland each summer. The two players will be among over 70 Division 1 college lacrosse players from Ohio on 2021 rosters. The release…
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Eric Malever’s selection for the 2020 Under Armour All-America Senior Lacrosse Game marks the fourth time a player from Georgia has been chosen for the event, which has become the premier showcase for incoming Division 1 freshmen in college lacrosse. The announcement of rosters last week unfortunately coincided with the organizer’s decision to cancel the…
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