It was a weekend full of rivalries and upsets. In other words, it was a fitting end to a wild and raucous February that saw top-ranked teams fall across the nation. It would be quite the task to try and rank New England’s Division 1 teams right now, as nearly all of them have suffered an ignominious … [Read more...]
Q&A: New Thayer coach Bill Daye on goals, communication
Bill Daye is a name that many people heard for years on the sidelines of Boston Cannons games. First, as a player when the franchise was launched in 2001, and later as the first coach to deliver an MLL championship to the team in 2011. Daye is a player’s coach. Professional lacrosse players have … [Read more...]
Weekend primer: It’s the time of year when upsets abound
Ah, late February, the border between winter and spring. We have a lot of New England versus New England games on the docket this weekend. Most of those contests also happen to be impactful in the national picture even though they’re not in-conference duels. The end of February is when many teams … [Read more...]
From the podcast: Rich Lisk on growing the box game in U.S.
On this week’s episode of New England Lacrosse Journal’s “Chasing The Goal” podcast, hosts Kyle Devitte and Jack Piatelli were joined by New York Riptide executive vice president Rich Lisk. Lisk is in his third year with the NLL franchise. Previously, he oversaw the New England Black Wolves as … [Read more...]
Why Peter Burnes of Union is D-3’s most complete attackman
It’s not that often that a 5-foot-9, 150-pound attackman gets recruited to a top 20 school in any division. Never mind a crease attackman that doesn’t carry that ball that much. But Peter Burnes (Natick, Mass.) was recruited to Division 3 Union after a career at Rivers where he was doing just that. … [Read more...]
Power rankings: How NESCAC shakes out at the start, Part 2
The NESCAC is, top to bottom, one of the most competitive conferences in all of Division 3. There are 11 schools with men's lacrosse programs and all of those programs battle against one another for a shot at a title. This year, those squads will do their best to claw their way to the top of the … [Read more...]
