It was quite a weekend down in Philadelphia, with one New England team emerging as national champions and another having its hopes of back-to-back titles dashed in a thrilling final. Next year, both squads will vie for the honor of top Division 1 team in the region, as Merrimack moves up from … [Read more...]
Boston Cannons: Top 5 things to watch for ahead of the 2019 season
The Boston Cannons embark upon a new season at a new home field Saturday night as part of a league that has undergone massive changes since their last game played in August 2018. Major League Lacrosse contraction, migration of some of the sport's most-visible veterans to the new Premier Lacrosse … [Read more...]
Elle Hansen makes biggest impact late for Northwestern
It was no surprise to Cohasset High (Mass.) girls lacrosse coach Kully Reardon that Elle Hansen delivered her biggest contribution as a first-year college player in the biggest game of the season. After being the focal point of almost everything she did locally, the United States U-19 training team … [Read more...]
Boston College knocks off Princeton to reach third straight Final Four
NEWTON, Mass. – Back on April 28, Boston College head coach Acacia Walker-Weinstein succinctly summed up her combination of frustration and high expectations after a 15-13 loss to North Carolina in the ACC title game. “Season’s not over,” she said at the time. Three weeks later, Walker-Weinstein … [Read more...]
Tess D’Orsi returns home with Princeton, looks to dethrone BC
To Tess D’Orsi (Sudbury, Mass.), the words sounded like something she might have written just yesterday. Only, while she wrote the words, they weren’t from a journal entry this week, this month, or even this school year in advance of Saturday’s NCAA Division 1 quarterfinal at Boston College. They … [Read more...]
Little, Wilkinson vital Denver’s top defense
During their youth lacrosse days, Molly Little (Tiverton, R.I.) and Nicki Wilkinson (Groton, Mass.) both showed a knack for scoring goals. Now the pair of New England transplants spend their time at the University of Denver going all out to prevent them. Wilkinson tallied 222 career goals in helping … [Read more...]