MCLA Week 1 Rankings: South Carolina Lacrosse Returns
Now that the MCLA season is here, the Varsity Club Lacrosse boys are breaking down their rankings every week. These rankings are separate from what we see in the MCLA Coaches’ Poll. Division I 1. South Carolina Pretty easy to rank the defending champ No.1 in a preseason poll, especially when it was their second […]
MCLA 2023 Season SELC D2 Preview
2023 SELC Division II Preseason Coaches Poll Kennesaw State (4) Florida Gulf Coast (1) Florida Atlantic (2) Miami Georgia Southern North Florida Florida Poly Kennesaw State Overall Record: 10-1 Conference Record: 2-0 Result of 2022 Season: SELC DII Champs, 1st Round of Nationals Head Coach: Connor Murphy (2nd Season) The Owls dominated last year only […]
MCLA 2023 Season SELC D1 Preview
2023 SELC Division I Preseason Coaches Poll South Carolina (7) Georgia Tech (3) Florida Auburn Georgia Florida State South Florida Alabama Vanderbilt Central Florida South Carolina Overall Record: 17-3 Conference Record: 3-1 Result of 2022 Season: National Champions Head Coach: Peter Candela (2nd Season) The Gamecocks only lost three games last season, all within the […]
2023 MCLA Team and Conference Updates
There have been a lot of changes in the MCLA headed into the 2023 season. A lot of teams have rejoined after recovering from COVID and a few have left for various reasons. Below I will talk about each team that has joined and left the league. 2023 Brand Joining the MCLA From Another League […]
Collegiate Club Lacrosse Leagues
Most people aren’t aware of how many collegiate club lacrosse leagues are truly out there. While the MCLA and WCLA get most of the attention, there are multiple other leagues that deserve some attention. Here is the current slate of collegiate club lacrosse leagues. Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) The MCLA was officially founded in […]
Southern Virginia is a West Coast Lacrosse HOTBED
It is well known that many talented players come out of the state of Utah and go on to play at all levels of the NCAA and MCLA. It is also well known that Virginia has many NCAA lacrosse teams, especially at the Division 3 level. However, what might come as a surprise to a […]
MCLA Players Playing in the NLL
Many MCLA and MDIA players have gone on to play professionally in the MLL and NLL. There are currently ten active players in the NLL who played in the MCLA for at least one season. While I understand that their junior box careers probably contributed a lot more to their professional box lacrosse success, I […]
UConn Lacrosse: 2023 MCLA Season Preview
UConn Lacrosse is looking to make it back to the MCLA National Tournament for the third time in program history. They made an appearance back in 2015 after winning the now defunct Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League and most recently made it in 2019 when they received an at-large bid. Jeff Lombardo will be entering his […]
Northeastern Lacrosse: 2023 MCLA Season Preview
The Northeastern Men’s Lacrosse program completed a perfect in-conference season and only lost to national runner-up, Georgia Tech, going into the CLC DI Final. They ultimately lost the game and were arguably one of the best teams to miss out on an at-large bid. Going into this season, they were voted the best team in […]
The History of Whittier Lacrosse
Whittier College in Orange County, California, is the latest college to drop its NCAA lacrosse program. This is extremely disheartened because the school was the only NCAA lacrosse team in the state of California. Whittier College played a huge role in the growth of lacrosse in the state in the 80s and 90s. The team […]
Johnny Hodges: Navy Lacrosse to TCU Football
TCU Football is having a historic 2022 season which may go down as the best in school history. The Horned Frogs are currently 10-0, have clinched their second Big 12 Championship appearance since joining the Big 12, and are projected to make the College Football Playoffs for the first time ever. A big part of […]
Purdue Lacrosse: 2023 MCLA Season Preview
The Purdue Men’s Lacrosse program finished the 2022 season 9-6, their best record since 2016 where they also finished 9-6. That year, they won their third GRLC Championship and went to the National Tournament in Irvine. Head Coach: Dan Sahm (5th Season) Overall Record: 9-6 Conference Record: 6-3 (3-2 East) Returners: Ryan Schellin (44G, 17A) […]