With 13 seniors committed to Division 1 programs, and seven more in the junior class, Taft has arguably the most talented roster in New England. There’s no shortage of veterans capable of being key leaders. The team consensus is that one Taft senior stands alone when it comes to leadership. And he … [Read more...]
Kennedy Everson latest standout goalie with a Duke destination
Phillips Academy Andover senior Kennedy Everson has always had the physical talents to excel as a goalie. It’s the leaps and bounds she’s made mentally that has impressed her head coach. Heidi Wall recalls a game during Everson’s freshman year where both of Andover’s backup goalies were injured. … [Read more...]
UMass star Haley Connaughton looks to great things ahead
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...]
