New England Lacrosse Journal

Kyle Devitte

Commentary: My take on the region’s media All-Americans

The preseason media All-Americans have been released just a few weeks before the start of the 2022 season. (Full disclosure: I do have a vote in the process and voted for eight of these 10 players on my ballot.) Game recognizes game.  This year the addition of another short-stick defensive … [Read more...]

From the podcast: Marty Bowes on finding meaning in lacrosse

On this week’s episode of New England Lacrosse Journal’s “Chasing The Goal” podcast, hosts Kyle Devitte and Jack Piatelli welcomed St. Michael’s College assistant coach and Quincy, Mass., native Marty Bowes to the studio.  Bowes has had an interesting career as a player and coach. While he runs … [Read more...]

Schedule Study: Yale returns, with an unforgiving early slate

Yale men's lacrosse has set the standard for recent excellence in the Ivy League and the nation. After winning a national title in 2018 and getting to the title game in 2019, the Bulldogs looked to be starting a dynasty. Then COVID hit and the loss of nearly two full seasons affected the entirety of … [Read more...]

Watch list: Five freshmen who could impact Ivy League play

The concept of being a freshman -- or “first-year,” if one is so inclined -- used to come with a stigma of limited playing time. However, recent trends in lacrosse have seen freshmen not only play loads of minutes, but start from their first game onward. Talent is not measurable by class year; if … [Read more...]

From the podcast: Babson coach Rocky Batty on D-3 recruiting

On this week’s episode of New England Lacrosse Journal’s “Chasing the Goal” podcast, hosts Kyle Devitte and Jack Piatelli welcomed Babson head coach Rocky Batty to the studio.  Batty is heading into his fourth year in charge of the men’s lacrosse program at Babson. He took over the program after … [Read more...]

Recruiting analysis: Maine, R.I. and Vermont, by the numbers

Our third trip through the state-by-state Division 1 recruiting numbers has forced a union of three very different regions of New England. While it may have seemed in our last post that New Hampshire was light on D-1 talent, it was wildly productive compared to other smaller states like Maine, … [Read more...]

Watch list: Five Big East beasts who’ll impress this season

New England lacrosse fans may not watch the Big East closely given that only one team from the region -- Providence -- is a member. This may be the year to start paying more attention to the conference as a whole, though. It’s not just Denver and Georgetown making national waves. Teams from all over … [Read more...]

Schedule Study: How healthy Bryant can build on ’21 success

Bryant was one of the sensations of the region in 2021. Along with Vermont, it took the baton left on the ground by the Ivy League forfeiture and ran to the NCAA playoffs with it. The Bulldogs won the Northeast Conference tournament at a canter, besting Saint Joseph’s, 16-10, on the road. Their … [Read more...]

Transfer Tracker: Five players to watch on new D-1 teams

The hulking bear that is Division 1 lacrosse will soon wake from its hibernation cycle. While the college season is still a month away, the excitement for a spring full of games is palpable.  Several local players swapped out their old teams for a fresh start -- mostly due to the extra pandemic year … [Read more...]

Back It Up: How a Zoom call turned into a coaches summit

The pandemic has forced us all to reexamine many of the finer points of our lives. It’s also led to ideas turning into projects that are now manifesting as reality. One such project is the Back It Up coaches summit -- a virtual lacrosse coaches symposium. So, how did this get started? “Back It Up … [Read more...]

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