Under the Radar Performance: Florida Southern
The Florida Southern College men’s lacrosse team began the 2024 season with a thrilling 8-7 victory over third-ranked Wingate University. Despite trailing 5-0 in the first 15 minutes, the Moccasins staged a comeback through solid defense and timely offense, eventually securing the lead at 8-7 with just over three minutes left. The result comes as […]
Loyola Topples Maryland: Week 1 Lacrosse Wall Ball
Let’s see those betting slips from the weekend. Each of the top three teams in the country entered the weekend as heavy favorites. Virginia (-7.5), Maryland (-8.5), and Georgetown (-6.5) faced challenges from the big underdogs. Teams like Loyola and Johns Hopkins showed the college lacrosse world that they mean business. By the time Saturday […]
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 […]
Huge Lindenwood Upset: D2+D3 Weekend Recap
What a weekend. Some tremendous games and incredible finishes to kick off tourney time across Division 2 and Division 3. The last weekend in April usually kicks off the win or go home period and this weekend didn’t disappoint. Coaches Poll: USILA Week 13 D3 Weekend Recap Sewanee (10) – Rhodes (9) – SAA Final […]
Christopher Newport Takes the Crown: D2+D3 Weekend Recap
Big Weekend in D2 and D3 Lacrosse. Conference play is heating up and everyone is jockeying for positions and quality wins to improve their RPI metrics. With two weeks left in the regular season and a week of conference tournaments, the margin for error is so small. This weekend saw some really close games and […]
Mustang Classic: D2+D3 Weekend Recap
One of the best weekends of the year in terms of Division 3 Lacrosse. The Mustang Classic was back and in full force this year with one of the best weekends of lacrosse of the year. Kudos to Coach Cantabene and the Stevenson Athletic Department for hosting the event and bringing in some of the […]
Le Moyne Topples Wingate: D2+D3 Weekend Recap
The theme of this weekends game was the weather. Frigid temperature forced postponements and cancellations in the Midwest, while snow squalls caused some disruption to games in the northeast. The major disappointment of the weekend had to be the cancellation of the Ohio Wesleyan and Illinois Wesleyan game. Hopefully we’ll see that game get rescheduled […]
D2+D3 Lacrosse Weekend Preview: February 12, 2022
The first full slate of D3 lacrosse games is on display this weekend. With much of the Midwest digging out from a major snowstorm and freezing temperatures it will be interesting to see how this first weekend looks. February lacrosse is always a little sloppy, but with teams starting games earlier and earlier you end […]
Lewis Secures Massive Upset: D2/D3 Week 1 Recap
Lewis University came out and upset No.7 Seton Hill to kick off the D2 men’s season. There is no better feeling than opening the season up with a massive upset and boy did Week 1 have a couple of those. This week we are more focused on Division II since there were only three Division […]
Florida Southern – Inside Game Week
What a whirlwind start for us here at Florida Southern. Covid protocols, delays, pauses, Covid-19 positive cases, and not to mention injuries have made this season interesting to say the least. FLORIDA SOUTHERN – INSIDE GAME WEEK The SSC began playing a 10-game season the weekend of March 20, six weeks after the normal first weekend […]
A Firsthand Account of the Growth & Development of Division II Lacrosse
Marty Ward is the head men’s lacrosse coach at Florida Southern College and has been involved with Division II lax for nearly two decades. He has witnessed the growth of Division II lacrosse firsthand since his playing days and now into his coaching career. We’re fortunate and proud to be welcoming new contributors to our […]
Marty Ward – Going Offsides Podcast
Episode 23 is another great one as we talk with Florida Southern head coach Marty Ward. Marty is one of the best and most thoughtful coaches in the game, and he speaks with us about growing up off the reservation and having lacrosse be a major link to his heritage and culture. He also talks about how […]