Southern New Hampshire University women’s lacrosse head coach Carissa Medeiros wanted to touch base with Noelle Lambert (Londonderry, N.H.), one of her former players at UMass Lowell, and ask her a question, so she called. Lambert didn’t pick up. It was unusual for her not to answer, so Medeiros … [Read more...]
How Amherst men rediscovered the light after years of darkness
The Amherst College men’s lacrosse team was at its highest point at the end of the 2019 season. Its 18 wins were the most in a single season in four years. It beat NESCAC rivals Tufts and Williams (who had beaten it in the conference tournament semifinals) five days apart in the NCAA tournament to … [Read more...]
How Stonehill women are riding a surge into Division 1 waters
“Lead with courage.” It’s the phrase a voiceover begins with in a promotional video featuring players and teams from the Stonehill athletic department. The voiceover describes those three words as “what it means to be a Stonehill Skyhawk.” The video goes on to describe the work ethic and compete … [Read more...]
Ryan Schriber: From Wilton (Conn.) to a U21 gold medal
When the clock ticked to zero and the United States had beaten Canada, 12-10, in the 2022 World Lacrosse Men’s U21 Championship, defender Ryan Schriber (Wilton, Conn.), a player on Michigan, hugged Nick Myers (Kennebunk, Maine), the head coach at Ohio State. Rivals in the college game, Schriber said … [Read more...]
Hangin’ Out With … PLL Waterdogs face-off man Zac Tucci
Zac Tucci (Bedford, N.H.) went undrafted despite a 54-percent faceoff percentage and a team-high 61 ground balls at North Carolina this season, but the Waterdogs signed him from the PLL player pool three days later, and he made the 25-man roster out of training camp. In the second week of the … [Read more...]
VERMONT: How BFA-St. Albans girls got final breakthrough
For the first time in program history, the BFA-St. Albans girls won the state championship in what was a thrilling 10-9 victory over Burr and Burton. When the final horn sounded, head coach Mary Pipes had one thought: “Hallelujah.” “My current team just refused to lose,” she said. “No matter what, … [Read more...]
