Beark Lockshin of the Westminster School. (Credit: Westminster School)From the public school mainstays of Southern Connecticut, to the vaunted Independent School League program, to the prowess of prep juggernauts scattered across Western New England, the top midfield talent across the region this … [Read more...]
Preview: UMass stays local, Boston College and Dartmouth await top teams
Norwell, Mass., native Stephanie Croke had 39 points as a UMass sophomore. (Thom Kendall Photography)With opening weekend in the rearview, the vast majority of New England's teams begin their 2019 season this weekend. Namely, the Ivy League programs get underway, while the collective has regrouped … [Read more...]
Preview: Yale returns, Harvard’s daunting trip, UMass welcomes Ohio State
Yale attackman Matt Gaudet in the 2018 national semifinal vs. Albany. (John McCreary/New England Lacrosse Journal)The region's Division 1 men's teams have Friday off, then it's a fast and heavy schedule once Saturday comes around. To know what's in store, New England Lacrosse Journal has its weekend … [Read more...]
UConn Huskies carry “chip on their shoulders” into 2019
UConn midfielder Sydney Watson. (Credit: Stephen Slade)There’s been a jolt of lightning running through Storrs, Conn., this winter. “We’ve been having real high energy,” said sophomore midfielder Sydney Watson, who after a revelatory freshman season figures to bear a brunt of the scoring and … [Read more...]
St. Anselm has sky-high expectations for 2019
Senior attackman Anthony Busconi. (Jim Stankiewicz / Saint Anselm Athletics)Mike Sciamanna’s fourth season as St. Anselm head coach comes with a different view. The Hawks are used to being the underdog. Last year, for instance, after playing Merrimack to a four-goal loss in the Northeast-10 … [Read more...]
As Hartford seeks rebound in America East, Dylan Jinks again go-to guy
Dylan Jinks has 118 career points going into his senior year. (Credit: Steve McLaughlin)It’s been a lean few years in West Hartford, Conn. The Hartford Hawks last made the NCAA tournament in 2016, then bottomed out last spring by going 3-10, the program’s worst campaign since 2010. And yet, there’s … [Read more...]
Potential Bryant record-breaker Jess DeMeo to offer new look in 2019
Bryant senior Jess DeMeo will once again lead the Bulldogs in NEC play. (David Silverman/Bryant Athletics)Brianna Roche’s first year as Bryant head coach comes with inheriting one of the region’s most dangerous attackers. She's third all-time in career points (174) and goals (151) since the Bulldogs … [Read more...]
Utah readies for inaugural D1 season with Seth Neeleman as co-captain
Ahead of its first NCAA lacrosse season, Utah has one New Englander rostered: Seth Neeleman. (Utah Athletics/Ben Haslam) A funny thing happened to Seth Neeleman on the way to Maryland. The New Canaan, Conn., native was never too big on summer club teams that now define youth lacrosse. The feeling … [Read more...]
Vermont views itself as “sleeping giant” ahead of 2019 season
With Ian MacKay graduated, Vermont will have to adapt on offense in 2019. (Brian Jenkins)After your most successful season in program history, do you sit back on your laurels and reflect? Do you temper your expectations after a program-defining player graduates, fearful about what lies ahead? No, as … [Read more...]
