MCLA Offseason News Update
The MCLA season ended in May, and we’re in the middle of the offseason. Even though there aren’t any games, there has still been plenty of MCLA news that you need to know about. Let’s get all caught up on what’s happened since the season ended a few months ago. MCLA Offseason News Update Coaching […]
Five Things A Lacrosse Recruit Should Know
There’s a lot more to being a successful lacrosse recruit than what you do on the field. The process can and will throw things at you that you didn’t expect or consider, and you should know some aspects of the lacrosse recruit experience before you embark on your journey. One of the hardest things you’ll […]
How the 2020 Lacrosse Season Changed My Perspective Forever
I see things differently now after the 2020 lacrosse season, or lack thereof. It was the start of the 2020 lacrosse season, my sophomore year. As a college lacrosse player, the fall and summer are for preparation and the spring is game time. It’s what you look forward to all year. From the chatter in […]
Coach MCLA Lacrosse: Check Out These Openings
In a year of Covid cancellations, coach resignations, and national championship tournament invitationals, the MCLA is rife with opportunity to coach. Here at Lax All Stars, we’re big fans of the MCLA, and we wanted to play a small part in helping these programs fill out their coaching staffs. What started out with a simple […]
BYU Wins 2021 MCLA Men’s Invitational Title
BYU is the 2021 MCLA Invitational champions! It may not count as its official fifth national championship, but BYU is once again on top of the MCLA after winning the 2021 MCLA Invitational. The Cougars, the No. 2 seed in the West for this year’s MCLA Invitational (an eight-team tournament designed to act as a […]
2021 MCLA Invitational Preview
It might not have been the selection night that anybody was hoping for at the start of the year, but the MCLA officially announced its eight-team field for the 2021 MCLA Invitational last night as the league works to claim some kind of champion despite the issues stemming from the pandemic. After losing the season […]
Oregon Men’s Lacrosse Outlasts Oregon State in Civil War: Photos
Oregon men’s lacrosse defeated Oregon State, 16-10, on Sunday in its second game of this weird season. It was the first Civil War meeting of the year between the two programs that are located roughly 47 miles away from one another in the Beaver State. The Ducks carried a comfortable 11-5 lead with them into […]
11 Great MCLA Helmets You Have to Appreciate
We’ve seen plenty of love for NCAA DI buckets this offseason. But what we haven’t seen enough of is love for the excellent helmets out in the MCLA. This isn’t supposed to be a “11 best helmets” or anything. There are so many MCLA programs and so many wonderful helmets that I wouldn’t want to […]
Inside the MCLA National Tournament
If you have ever played, covered, or coached in the MCLA, then you know a thing or two about the way its national tournament is set up. Inside the MCLA National Tournament Thirty-two teams, 16 from each of the two divisions, ascend on MCLA Mount Olympus to duke it out for seven days until one […]
I Chose MCLA Lacrosse
Stigma: the word that comes to mind when anyone mentions the MCLA in lacrosse circles. The MCLA Stigma A scarlet letter – a trope if you will – of what is seen when one mentions that they play lacrosse in the MCLA. The Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association is home to 169 member colleges and universities […]
John Paul – Game Grower Spotlight
John Paul, or JP as most people know him, is this week’s featured guest on the Going Offsides Podcast. Game Grower Spotlight: John Paul Why did you attend Michigan? I transferred to Michigan as a junior. I started out at Albion College, but I wasn’t ready. I then worked for four years (while playing at […]
JD Harkey Takes Us Inside an MCLA Program
JD Harkey is the head coach of the MCLA’s University of South Carolina squad. This week, we had a chance to speak with him about the MCLA, playing at UMBC, and much more. JD Harkey is (kind of) fresh off a national championship season with the Gamecocks. Earning supremacy in 2019 means they are still […]