College Lacrosse Best Bets: Week 1
With the widespread legalization of sports gambling, including my home state of Massachusetts, Lacrosse All Stars is committed to creating more gambling content to serve those who choose to partake. At the moment, there’s only a handful of sportsbooks who offer college lacrosse bets (Bet MGM, Barstool Sportsbook, Caesars Sportsbook, etc) but for now I’ll […]
Under the Radar Players: Division 1 Men’s Lacrosse
Last spring, we witnessed a handful of underclassmen rise to the occasion making impactful contributions to their collegiate programs. Five-star recruits such as Griffin Schutz (Virginia), Andrew McAdorey (Duke), and Bobby Van Buren (Ohio State) were known quantities, but we also saw under recruited players like AJ Pilate (Army) and Brad Sharp (Yale) make a […]
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 […]
The Purpose of Preseason Lacrosse Scrimmages
Scrimmages are commonplace in all divisions of men’s and women’s college lacrosse. Many teams play real games on February 4, so much of the Division 1 landscape will feature pre-season action on Saturday January 28 or February 4. College football doesn’t afford programs the same luxury. Football coaches understand the challenges of playing a week […]
How High Are Expectations for Cornell Men’s Lacrosse This Season?
The Cornell Men’s Lacrosse program surprised a lot of people last season by ending up in the NCAA National Championship game against Maryland. With the stacked tournament field last season, including six Ivy League teams, Cornell ended up being the last Ivy League team standing. But with all this success last season, anything less than […]
Questions Regarding the 2023 College Lacrosse Season
I have questions about the 2023 college lacrosse season. Right now, we wait for answers. Until we actually see what a team looks like in practice, in a scrimmage, or an actual game, we don’t know. Paper based analysis never works and once we start seeing and evaluating teams, comparing is difficult and tricky along […]
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 […]
Can Georgetown Lacrosse Win a NCAA Title in 2023?
After having a strong regular season, and being ranked as high as No.2 in the media poll last season, Georgetown’s lacrosse season ended abruptly to Delaware in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. It was a disappointing end to the season for the Hoya’s and they have brought in some reinforcements in hopes their […]
Division 1 College Lacrosse Championship Favorites
The 2023 NCAA Men’s Division 1 College Lacrosse season begins on February 4th. DraftKings has put out the team futures odds to win it all in 2023. Here are the three biggest takeaways based on the odds. The Favorites John Tillman and Maryland (+450) are favored to repeat as champions. The Terps have been dominant […]
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 […]
Important Division 1 Men’s Lacrosse February Matchups
Here are some compelling winter games that’ll shape the 2023 landscape. They are a foreword to the season as the results may be significant in May. These early tussles will be revealing. With league scheduling hoarding the mid-March and April calendar, the best cross-conference competition exists in February and during the first half of March. […]
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 […]