On this week’s episode of New England Lacrosse Journal’s “Chasing The Goal” podcast, hosts Kyle Devitte and Jack Piatelli were joined by Governor's Academy and New England Twisters coach Tucker Sampson. Sampson hails from Yarmouth, Maine, and played his college lacrosse at upstate New York … [Read more...]
Why Lafayette’s John Mathes is the best middie you don’t know
John Mathes (Ridgefield, Conn.) isn’t a household name in lacrosse. At least, not yet. The hard-charging midfielder has made a name for himself in the Patriot League as Lafayette’s most versatile scoring midfielder. He’s the kind of player who made the majority of his impact as a ball-carrying … [Read more...]
Answering three burning questions facing the Ivies in ’23
The highest level of academic excellence in the country is also the home to six of the best men’s lacrosse teams going into 2023. The Ivy League has always put forth at least one or two top-tier teams, but last year it produced six NCAA tournament teams - a record among all conferences. Cornell … [Read more...]
Weekend takeaways: Why Merrimack and Providence are celebrating
As is customary, the opening weekend of Division 1 lacrosse is generally full of feel-out games. Feel-out games are when teams schedule a opponent that might be slightly better or slightly worse than it is, to see where the team stands in the grand scheme of its overall progress. In the wild world … [Read more...]
Weekend primer: UVM in the Dome, PC starts a new era
It’s here. On one of the coldest days of the year so far, we are kicking off the new Division 1 lacrosse season. I’ll spare you the annual complaints about the season starting too soon. In fact, I’ll push back in the other direction and say that it’s just right. At the end of every season, we’re … [Read more...]
Power rankings: Who starts the season on top in Division 1?
Another great year in Division 1 men’s lacrosse begins this weekend, with Merrimack, Providence, Holy Cross and Vermont all in action. Last year was historic in the region for a multitude of reasons. We had sleeper teams finally wake up and we had programs on the cusp of greatness finally break … [Read more...]