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 […]
Bill Tierney Set to Retire After the 2023 Season
“When you know, you know.” Denver Men’s Lacrosse Coach and Hall of Famer Bill Tierney announced that the 2023 season would be his last on Thursday night. Coach Tierney coached for 48 years at two high schools and four colleges. His numbers alone would put him among the Mount Rushmore of lacrosse coaches. Denver’s press […]
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 […]
2023 College Lacrosse Sleeper Players
Inside lacrosse released it’s Top 50 Men’s Players for 2023 recently. Last week, I published Snubs from the Inside Lacrosse Top 50 Men’s Players For 2023. This list featured great players who did not make the cut for the Top 50. I hosted IL’s Terry Foy and Matt Kinnear on the Quintessential Lacrosse Podcast and […]
Harvard Men’s Lacrosse Player Spotlight
I had the opportunity to sit down with two Harvard Men’s Lacrosse players, Chase Yager and Greg Campisi. The purpose of the interview was to find out about their trip to Washington D.C. to play in the Bob Kemp Classic. I enjoyed our conversation so much that I wanted to learn more about their stories […]
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 […]
Snubs from the Inside Lacrosse Top 50 Men’s Players For 2023
Inside Lacrosse released its list of the Top 50 Men’s Players For 2023. It’s not an easy assignment and their five-man committee does all of the work in promoting the “big name” players in the sport. There is no bias and I reject the notion that they operate with an agenda. It can be easy to […]
Ohio State Ready to Unveil New Lacrosse Stadium
The 2023 season will kick off for the Ohio State Buckeyes on January 8th. You won’t find the Buckeyes indoors though at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center however. Instead, the Ohio State Buckeyes will be in their brand new state-of-the-art $24 million dollar new lacrosse-only facility. The new stadium will be home to both the […]
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 […]
Improve Your Lacrosse Game in December
December is the loneliest month. Let’s take a look at December, and the time period between final exams and the first day of practice in January. “We don’t get a chance to be with the guys in December, because of finals,” said UNC Head Coach, Joe Breschi. “We hope to maintain through voluntary workouts what we’ve […]