Over the next week-plus, and in the current issue of New England Lacrosse Journal, we will preview every Division 1 men’s and women’s team in New England. Today’s post focuses on the region’s women’s teams in a league that’s undergone offseason transformation as much as any – the Northeast … [Read more...]
Bailey Lower, Ella Bartolomei help put Cape lacrosse on map
The fog rolled in and the flight out of Nantucket was canceled. But this wasn’t just any flight for Bailey Lower. This was the flight last summer that would point her and her mother toward Nashville, where she was planning to attend a camp at Vanderbilt and — hopefully — cement her college … [Read more...]
ACC/A-10: A new challenge for BC, a new era for UMass
Over the next two weeks, and in the current issue of New England Lacrosse Journal, we will preview every Division 1 men’s and women’s team in New England, by conference. Today’s post focuses on the region’s women’s teams in two major conferences: the ACC and the Atlantic 10. Boston College has … [Read more...]
What to expect from new coach Jana Drummond at UMass
When the UMass women take the field on Feb. 11 for their opener against UMass Lowell, the program will be under the direction of a different head coach for the first time in more than a decade. A lot’s happened to the UMass program in the past 12 years, a lot of it good and a lot of it because of … [Read more...]
Five to watch: Region’s stars in the A-10 go beyond UMass
Yes, change is in the air in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The program that’s set the bar in recent years – UMass – has a new coach, with assistant Jana Drummond taking over for Angela McMahon-Serpone. But several top players are back for another go, and there is no shortage of New England natives … [Read more...]
Six to watch: The region’s stars are set to shine in the ACC
There’s no greater hotbed of women’s lacrosse talent than the Atlantic Coast Conference. The ACC boasts the last two NCAA champions (North Carolina and Boston College) and finished last season with six teams ranked in the top 20. Its 10 programs have become preferred destinations for the region’s … [Read more...]