The 2022 lacrosse season was a breakthrough year for many programs and players, maybe none more than Boston University. The Terriers won their first Patriot League title, and made their first NCAA tournament berth, since the launch of their program in 2014. It’s been a battle for the respect and … [Read more...]
Yale’s slate is a collection of rivalries, return engagements
Yale has released its 2023 schedule and, as expected, it’s a solid mix of challenging non-conference opponents, long-standing rivalries and – of course – a difficult Ivy League slate. Yale opens its slate with a pair of scrimmage dates. The first is just a short trip down the Merritt Parkway on Feb. … [Read more...]
Prep schools: How Loomis Chaffee has right pieces in place
Head coach Bill Ball took over at Loomis Chaffee last year after a successful run as the coach at Friends School in Baltimore. With that background, he’s no stranger to being in ultra-competitive lacrosse leagues. At Loomis, the schedule every year features showdowns with some of the top teams not … [Read more...]
Connor Theriault relishes his role as ‘The People’s Goalie’
Brown became something of a sweetheart team in 2022. The Bears started 5-1 before dropping three straight games to Harvard, UMass and Princeton. But just when everyone thought it was safe to stop talking about Bruno — er, Brown — they caught fire. The Bears won five straight, including league games … [Read more...]
How Leo Johnson is poised to be Yale’s next great attackman
Yale has experienced an ascension these last 13 years, since finishing the 2009 season with a record of 5-8. In 2015, the Bulldogs went 11-5 and won the Ivy League tournament. In 2018, they went 17-3 (undefeated in conference play) and won the NCAA championship. At the heart of Yale’s success has … [Read more...]
PLL championship takeaways: Resilient Waterdogs grab title
It was a physical and grinding affair in a packed Subaru Park in Washington, D.C., as the Waterdogs overcame an early deficit to Chaos and secured their first Premier Lacrosse League title by a score of 11-9 on Sunday. In a championship matchup between two Connecticut head coaches, Chaos struck … [Read more...]
