The salvation of a season sounds hyperbolic. But in a spring with nothing but intrasquad competition -- and more than a year since another team set foot on campus -- it’s an appropriate expression for some. After the Ivy League scrapped its spring season, the Brown men had hoped to open a freelance … [Read more...]
From the Assistant Coach Files: Corey Bulken of Hartford
A new series from New England Lacrosse Journal spotlights the journeys of assistant lacrosse coaches across all levels of the sport. Assistants are the unsung heroes of the coaching world and come from all kinds of backgrounds. The one thing they all share is mutual love and respect for the … [Read more...]
Prep Showcase: Changes for Salisbury, but same high aims
Located in the northwest corner of Connecticut, the Salisbury School sits astride the private school landscape like an observant titan. Winners of six Western New England League titles since 2003, Salisbury is a program that develops Division 1 players at a churn rate that is regular and impressive. … [Read more...]
Tufts vs. Dartmouth: How an anticipated clash came about
On Sunday, the men’s team at Division 1 Dartmouth College will compete against one of the best teams in Division 3: Tufts. It will mark the first time this season that the Big Green will see official game action after the Ivy League decided to cancel all in-conference competition earlier this … [Read more...]
D-1 rundown: UMass punched again, more Merrimack growth
D-2 rundown | Bentley rallies vs. No. 1, edged in OT thriller
Division 2 has deep and strident roots in the New England area. The Northeast-10 is one of the best conferences, top to bottom, in any division and most of those teams reside within the borders of New England. This weekend the action was thick and heavy as those NE-10 teams went at each other in … [Read more...]
Division 3 rundown | Clark flips script, Tufts flexes muscle
Welcome to the first edition of our Division 3 rundown. This regular feature is designed to get you up to speed with the most impactful and interesting D-3 men’s lacrosse results in New England -- quick, fast and in a hurry. The post dives into some big numbers from the NESCAC, a significant sea … [Read more...]
Lakes Region insider | Brewster, New Hampton top loaded league
Simultaneously one of the most underrated and celebrated prep school conferences in New England, the eight teams of the Lakes Region League have rosters filled with dozens of future Division 1, 2 and 3 players. Their top players have gone from sophomores to seniors with last year’s lost spring, and … [Read more...]
NEWMAC insider: Springfield, Babson and others to watch
A condensed season in the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference is set to begin this weekend, with six of the league’s seven men’s lacrosse teams taking part after MIT elected to opt out. Each team will play each other once and the four teams with the best record will make the league … [Read more...]
NESCAC inside scoop: Who’s in, who’s out, who to watch
The NESCAC announced last week that it would play a limited spring schedule in several sports, beginning in April. While that statement answered one question, it produced several others, particularly in men’s lacrosse, which in most years sees some of its teams contending for national … [Read more...]
