Haley Connaughton (Westwood, Mass.) entered her junior season at the University of Massachusetts by picking up right where she left off the previous year. The attacker totaled 24 points in the Minutewomen’s first five contests of this season, and she scored four goals in three of those games. One of … [Read more...]
Bentley’s Baughan developed order from chaos
Editor's note: This story appeared in the March issue of New England Lacrosse Journal. On March 12, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Northeast-10 Conference made the decision to suspend spring sports until at least April 13, and later cancelled them. In a way, Connor Baughan was meant to play … [Read more...]
Andrew Baxter shares why he left Yale for Fairfield, vision for the program
The move from Yale University to Fairfield University is just a 25-minute drive, but it’s still a big step for Andrew Baxter. A defensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator and associate head coach at Yale for various periods across the past seven seasons, Baxter was named the next head coach of … [Read more...]
Now permanent head coach, Peter Burke shares vision for Holy Cross
After a full season auditioning for the job he always wanted, Peter Burke finally got his recognition. Holy Cross athletic director Marcus Blossom announced last week that Burke would be promoted to permanent head coach of the men’s lacrosse team after serving as interim coach since July 2018. A … [Read more...]
NESCAC trio of Middlebury, Tufts, Wesleyan ready for Div. 3 semifinals
Middlebury head coach Kate Livesay is used to playing on the season’s final weekend. With a 16-4 win over Franklin and Marshall in this year’s national quarterfinals, the Panthers secured a Final Four spot for the third time in the last four seasons. What Livesay may not be accustomed to is seeing … [Read more...]
CIAC Notebook: Fairfield Prep in state of constant evolution
Fairfield Prep attackman Mason Reale has proven time and time again that he can score. Now, head coach Graham Niemi has a new challenge for the Villanova commit. “We have been trying to ask him to do a little more distributing in our offense this year,” Niemi said. “One of the things we’ve been … [Read more...]
Brendan King the “whole package” for Ithaca
Though he was a talented lacrosse player from Connecticut, Brendan King didn’t play for one of the state’s powerhouses. King, now a 6-foot, 170-pound senior at Ithaca, played four years at Fairfield Warde High School. The Mustangs regularly play the likes of New Canaan, Darien and Ridgefield, … [Read more...]
How Tyler Canto developed into Towson’s starter
Towson goalkeeper Tyler Canto wanted to radically improve his game, but he wasn’t sure how. That is until his goalkeeper coach, Andy Shilling, mentioned how a Johns Hopkins goalie trained at a boxing gym in the offseason and was having a great year. Canto followed his lead, training at a boxing … [Read more...]
With Paparo and Sconone back, UMass carries high hopes into 2019
It wasn’t a great victory that sparked UMass lacrosse last season; rather, it was a crushing loss. The Minutemen opened the 2018 season with an underwhelming 1-4 record. A 19-8 loss to then-No. 1 Albany left UMass stunned, and captain Isaac Paparo (Westport, Conn.) said the whole team got together … [Read more...]
College lacrosse offseasons have shifted greatly across a generation
University of Massachusetts head coach Greg Cannella recalls what the autumn was like for him as a lacrosse player for the Minutemen. “In the middle of October, Coach (Dick Garber) would say, ‘See you guys in February,’” Cannella said. That was back in the late 1980s. Fast forward to now, and the … [Read more...]
Jim Calhoun’s growing relationship with lacrosse
Back when Jim Calhoun was a kid growing up in Braintree, Mass., boys played only football, baseball and basketball. The UConn basketball coaching legend didn’t know much about lacrosse until his oldest son, Jim, started playing at Noble & Greenough School in Dedham, Mass., in the 1980s. Calhoun … [Read more...]
Logan Kreinz’s road to Portsmouth Abbey
Logan Kreinz grew up watching his older brothers play lacrosse in Wisconsin, a state he estimates had just four high school teams when Drake and Austin played. When Logan himself started playing at Kettle Moraine High School in Wales, Wis., his brothers were excelling at Portsmouth Abbey, a prep … [Read more...]
