High School Zone: College
Furman. Boston University. Monmouth. There has been a flurry of colleges that have announced they will be adding Division I lacrosse this year. We now have another one. Rumors were rampant that the University of Richmond would transition from the club to D-I level in men’s lacrosse. Today, the Spiders made it official. Men’s lacrosse […]
The Keio University men’s lacrosse team has been in the midst of a big comeback the last year and a half. The Tokyo-based squad hasn’t had to battle back from any loss on the field, but from a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that hit Japanese in March, 2011. Keio’s road back from that […]
The Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee has reversed an earlier recommendation made just over a month ago to eliminate the motorcyle grip on faceoffs. In an announcement today, the committee announced that after considering the feedback it received since that Aug. 3 decision, it will no longer ban the grip. Several other rules changes, including the […]
Imagine a men’s lacrosse league that includes Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Maryland, Syracuse and Notre Dame. Soon, you won’t have to. That’s because today, Notre Dame announced its intention to leave the Big East and join the Atlantic Coast Conference for all sports except football. The move may not take effect for 27 months, however, […]
If you’re looking for a prototype for playing defensive lacrosse, look no further than Nick Accardi. The Rocky Point High School rising senior is a textbook defender adept at getting groundballs with outstanding stick skills and a high lacrosse IQ. When it came time to select a college, this student of the game paid equal […]
Former John Jay All-America attackman Mike Daniello has decided to transfer from Hopkins to Syracuse. Daniello will have three years of eligibility at Syracuse, starting with the 2013 season. Daniello will continue a Daniello Syracuse family tradition started by his brother Chris, a 2010 SU grad and third-team All-American. Have a recruiting commitment to report? […]
Hofstra players Adrian Sorichetti, far left, and Mike Malave with Chris Jinno of Keio University, one of their hosts during the 23rd International Friendship Games, which highlighted a nine-day trip to Japan that started on May 30. Members of the Hofstra men’s lacrosse team weren’t the only ones who enjoyed a memorable time in Tokyo […]
The 2012 high school season will be one for the books by late in the day on Saturday. But as the games end, a new wave of recruiting commitments will be starting. The wave was started this past weekend. As we first told you on Twitter, one of the tristate region’s top juniors has made […]
The Hofstra University men’s lacrosse team is in Tokyo for the 23rd International Friendship Games of 2012, which are being hosted by the Japan Lacrosse Association. The nine-day trip will include five games, including one against Keio University and Chris Jinno, the player who helped form the varsity program at Keio Academy in Purchase, N.Y. Hofstra […]
Photo by Ryan Rabidou Loyola celebrates its first-ever national championship after beating Maryland 9-3 today in Foxborough, Mass. The ‘Hounds have made history. Loyola’s 9-3 win over Maryland in the Division I title game today in Foxborough, Mass., gave the Greyhounds their first national title. The Greyhounds entered the season unranked after failing to make […]
We’ve been having regular reports on high school sophomores making college commitments for nearly two years now. The trend has now being examining by media outlets throughout the nation — most recently The New York Times, in a story this past Saturday. Here are links to some of the stories: * Baltimore Sun – March […]
The US Lacrosse Hall of Fame Class of 2012 will include a couple of players who rose to stardom at Yorktown High School and Syracuse University. As we told you late last night on Twitter, Ridgefield (Conn.) High School varsity coach Roy Colsey informed his team that he had been elected to the Hall of […]
Before we get to today’s high school action in the nation’s No. 1 hotbed for lacrosse, the New York/New Jersey/Connecticut tristate area, we have a quick college update. NCAA Tournament selections were announced yesterday. Here’s the rundown: Division I men’s Division II men’s Division III men’s Division I women’s Division II women’s Division III women’s […]
