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• Enduring success has Salisbury on cusp of tying NCAA Division III men's lacrosse record

  23-06-2017 16:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  With a 15-7 victory over the Rochester Institute of Technology on May 29, Salisbury captured its second straight NCAA Division III championship and 12th overall. The program has won all 12 since 1994 — a span of 24 years — and is 12-5 in title-game appearances. It is an incredible run of success...
  
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• Cannons Drop Heartbreaker in Overtime to Ohio

  23-06-2017 15:36 via LaxPower News
  The game was physical throughout, but the Cannons fell short to the Ohio Machine in a 16-15 overtime loss at home.
  
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• Review & preview: Salisbury men’s lacrosse

  23-06-2017 15:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  Here is the final installment of a series that checks in with the eight Division III programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Thursday’s visit was with Stevenson. Friday’s...
  
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• UMass Extends Greg Cannella's Contract Through 2019-2020

  22-06-2017 22:47 via LaxPower News
  Massachusetts announced a two-year contract extension for men's lacrosse head coach Greg Cannella on Thursday. Extended through the 2019-20 season, Cannella begins his 24th campaign in 2017-18.
  
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• 2017 MLL All-Star Game Roster Announced

  22-06-2017 20:33 via LaxPower News
  Major League Lacrosse announced the roster for the 2017 MLL All-Star Game. The second consecutive game in the state of California will take place on Saturday, July 8 at Papa Murphy's Park in Sacramento.
  
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• NCAA Releases New Report as Title IX Turns 45

  22-06-2017 17:21 via LaxPower News
  In conjunction with the 45th anniversary of Title IX, the NCAA office of inclusion has released a new report on the status of female student-athletes, coaches and administrators in the NCAA.
  
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• NCAA Individual and Team Lacrosse Statistics for 2017

  22-06-2017 16:08 via LaxPower News
  LaxPower carries a lot of quantitative data, but we've never delved much into traditional lacrosse player and team statistics. However, the information is available at the NCAA's web sites for all three men's and women's divisions.
  
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• Stevenson men’s lacrosse knew Dominic DeFazio 'was capable of' big season

  22-06-2017 16:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  In each of the previous four seasons, Stevenson had the type of shutdown defenseman it could build a defense around. In 2013 and 2014, that player was Kyle Holechek. Then it was Callum Robinson in 2015 and Chad Williams in 2016. The latest player to fit that billing is Dominic DeFazio. Only a junior,...
  
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• Review & preview: Stevenson men’s lacrosse

  22-06-2017 15:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  Here is the seventh installment of a series that checks in with the eight Division III programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Wednesday’s visit was with Goucher. Thursday’s...
  
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• Maryland men’s lacrosse in seek-and-find mode again after another assistant coach departs

  22-06-2017 14:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  Since John Tillman succeeded Dave Cottle as head coach at Maryland before the 2011 season, the revolving door for assistant coaches has rarely stopped. In 2012, defensive coordinator Kevin Warne left to take over at Georgetown. Two years later, offensive coordinator Ryan Moran was hired for the...
  
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• Mike Higgins Leaves Trinity After Seven Seasons

  22-06-2017 03:55 via LaxPower News
  Trinity College has announced the resignation of Mike Higgins from his position as head men's lacrosse coach. He leaves Trinity after seven seasons to pursue other interests.
  
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• Maryland lacrosse players Matt Rambo, Zoe Stukenberg nominated for ESPYs

  22-06-2017 00:11 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  It’s been a while — well, not really — since Maryland lacrosse stars Matt Rambo and Zoe Stukenberg received an award. So it’s only natural the Terps duo earned nominations for this year’s ESPY awards after leading their respective teams to national championships over Memorial Day weekend and earning...
  
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• Maryland's Rambo, Stukenberg Nominated for ESPYs

  21-06-2017 23:19 via LaxPower News
  Adding to their postseason accolades, attackman Matt Rambo and midfielder Zoe Stukenberg were nominated for ESPYS Wednesday.
  
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• Barton Hires Shumate to Coach New Lacrosse Program

  21-06-2017 23:17 via LaxPower News
  Warren Shumate, a veteran men's lacrosse coach with a dozen years of experience at the collegiate and high school levels, has been hired by Barton College to develop and lead its new men's lacrosse program.
  
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• Maryland men’s lacrosse assistant coach Kevin Conry named Michigan’s new head coach

  21-06-2017 22:55 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  Kevin Conry is leaving the Maryland men’s lacrosse team for Michigan after all. After a report by College Crosse was disputed Tuesday, the Terps’ associate head coach and defensive coordinator became the second head coach in the Wolverines’ brief Division I history, Michigan announced Wednesday....
  
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• Michigan Tabs Kevin Conry as New Head Lacrosse Coach

  21-06-2017 22:42 via LaxPower News
  Michigan announced today the appointment of Kevin Conry as the second head coach in men's lacrosse program history. Conry arrives in Ann Arbor after spending the last five seasons at Maryland as defensive coordinator and the last two as associate head coach.
  
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• WLax: Eileen Ghent Steps Down as Monmouth Head Lacrosse Coach

  21-06-2017 22:40 via LaxPower News
  Eileen Ghent has stepped down as Monmouth University head women's lacrosse coach, Vice President and Director of Athletics Dr. Marilyn McNeil announced on Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• US Lacrosse Launches National Lacrosse Communities Project

  21-06-2017 16:34 via LaxPower News
  US Lacrosse, the sport's national governing body, announced today the launch of the Lacrosse Communities Project - a program developed to create a vertically-integrated series of opportunities for children to participate in lacrosse from grade school through adulthood.
  
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• Finishing off opponents is priority No. 1 next season for Goucher men’s lacrosse

  21-06-2017 16:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  Goucher lost four of six games in the Landmark Conference to finish fifth in the seven-team league. But how the 2017 squad dropped three of those four setbacks was particularly frustrating. In a 10-8 loss to Elizabethtown on April 1, the Gophers gained a 6-5 lead early in the third quarter, but...
  
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• Review & preview: Goucher men’s lacrosse

  21-06-2017 15:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  Here is the sixth installment of a series that checks in with the eight Division III programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Tuesday’s visit was with Washington College....
  
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• Report that Terps lacrosse assistant Kevin Conry will be Michigan’s new head coach is disputed

  21-06-2017 03:25 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  A person familiar with the Wolverines opening said 'no offer [was] made' to Conry and that the former Johns Hopkins defenseman had not 'spoken with anyone in a few days.'
  
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• Mearns Leaves Canisius to Be Head Coach at St. Bonaventure

  20-06-2017 18:40 via LaxPower News
  Canisius confirmed today that Randy Mearns, head coach of the Canisius men's lacrosse program, has resigned after 19 years at the helm of the Golden Griffins to accept the same position at St. Bonaventure University.
  
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• Washington College men’s lacrosse coach Jeff Shirk was surprised by snub of goalie Ben Flood

  20-06-2017 16:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  When the Centennial Conference announced its all-league honorees May 9, Washington College coach Jeff Shirk thought junior Ben Flood had a strong chance to be named to the first team. Instead, the 5-foot-10, 175-pound goalkeeper was given honorable-mention status despite leading the conference...
  
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• Review & preview: Washington College men’s lacrosse

  20-06-2017 15:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  Here is the fifth installment of a series that checks in with the eight Division III programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Monday’s visit was with Hood. Tuesday’s visit...
  
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• Brad Barber said Hood men’s lacrosse is 'motivated and hungry' to return for 2018 season

  19-06-2017 16:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  Despite uneven 2017 season, Hood men's lacrosse is 'not a team that is OK with mediocrity,' coach Brad Barber said.
  
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• Review & preview: Hood men’s lacrosse

  19-06-2017 15:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  A look back at the 2017 campaign for Hood men's lacrosse and a glimpse into 2018.
  
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• IMLCA Division III All-American Teams, POY, COY

  17-06-2017 15:14 via LaxPower News
  Avon, CT - The Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) has announced its NCAA Division III All American Teams.
  
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• IMLCA MCLA Coaches of the Year for the 2017 Season

  17-06-2017 15:10 via LaxPower News
  The University of California-Berkeley advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 MCLA Championships for the first time since 2000, helping Ned Webster earn Division I Coach of the Year sponsored by the IMLCA. Concordia-Irvine won its first title in 2017, and Eagles coach Ryan Brent was named the MCLA Division II Coach of the Year
  
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• WLax: Bethany (WV) Names Blake First-Ever Lacrosse Coach

  17-06-2017 02:40 via LaxPower News
  Bethany College has named Liz Blake its first-ever head coach for women's lacrosse, Bethany Athletic Director Brian Rose announced today. Bethany is expected to begin varsity competition in the spring of 2019.
  
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• Utah Adds Lacrosse as an NCAA Sport for 2018-2019

  17-06-2017 02:35 via LaxPower News
  The University of Utah will begin sponsoring men's lacrosse as an NCAA sport starting in 2018-19, Utah director of athletics Chris Hill announced.
  
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• Keith Euker says McDaniel men’s lacrosse is working on proving ‘we are the new era’

  16-06-2017 16:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  The graduation of seven starters from a 2017 McDaniel squad that amassed an overall record of 6-10 and finished eighth in the nine-team Centennial Conference usually would not be a signal for optimism. And it isn’t as if coach Keith Euker and the Green Terror players don’t understand the steepness...
  
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• Review & preview: McDaniel men’s lacrosse

  16-06-2017 15:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  Here is the third installment of a series that checks in with the eight Division III programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Thursday’s visit was with Frostburg State....
  
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• Frostburg State men’s lacrosse to maintain competitive non-conference schedule despite 4-3 mark in 2017

  15-06-2017 16:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  One knee-jerk reaction to Frostburg State’s 9-7 overall record in 2017 might entail watering down the program’s nonconference schedule. After all, the team went only 4-3 against opponents outside the Capital Athletic Conference and dropped a pair of two-goal decisions to Ursinus and Ohio Wesleyan...
  
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• Review & preview: Frostburg State men’s lacrosse

  15-06-2017 15:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  Here is the second installment of a series that checks in with the eight Division III programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Wednesday’s visit was with St. Mary’s. Thursday’s...
  
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• US Lacrosse Invites Additional Players to U.S. Team Tryouts

  14-06-2017 21:42 via LaxPower News
  US Lacrosse has announced the addition of 12 college players, and one additional goalie, to the pool of candidates trying out for the 2018 U.S. men's national team.
  
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• WLax: UConn Lacrosse Welcomes Back Kacie Lewis as Asst. Coach

  14-06-2017 19:08 via LaxPower News
  UConn head women's lacrosse coach Katie Woods announced the hiring of Kacie Lewis as an assistant coach. Lewis, a 2013 UConn graduate, returns to the Storrs campus she called home as a member of the Huskies' lacrosse program from 2009 through 2013.
  
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• 'Embarrassed' by 2017 results, St. Mary’s men’s lacrosse eager to make amends next spring

  14-06-2017 16:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  The 2017 season in which St. Mary’s compiled a 1-14 overall record – the program’s worst in at least 24 years – and 1-7 mark in the Capital Athletic Conference was a very public black eye for a program that had been a contender in the league as recently as 2013. And in the team’s end-of-year meetings,...
  
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• Review & preview: St. Mary’s men’s lacrosse

  14-06-2017 15:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  Here is the opening installment of a series that checks in with the eight Division III programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams are scheduled to appear according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Wednesday begins with a visit with St. Mary’s,...
  
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• IMLCA Division III Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year

  14-06-2017 01:15 via LaxPower News
  The Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) has announced its NCAA Division III 2017 All-Region Coaching Staffs of the Year.
  
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• Lax Coach Mike: Scrapper Drill From UAlbany

  13-06-2017 19:42 via LaxPower News
  Head coach Scott Marr at Albany is one of my favorite coaches to interview regarding ideas for practice. In a recent podcast, he shared another great drill, one that is fast but in a confined space requiring quick recognition and passing, coupled with defensive communication and quick slides.
  
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• Myers Named Loyola's Director of Men's Lacrosse Operations

  13-06-2017 16:49 via LaxPower News
  Former Loyola men's lacrosse player Chris Myers has been named the program's director of operations, head coach Charley Toomey announced today.
  
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• Coach John Tillman was too caught up in Maryland men’s lacrosse title win to get overly emotional

  13-06-2017 16:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  In a postgame conference after Maryland’s 14-13 overtime loss to North Carolina in the 2016 NCAA tournament final, coach John Tillman wept in a rare display of emotion. But after the top-seeded Terps’ 9-6 victory over No. 3 seed Ohio State in the title game on May 29 for the school’s first national...
  
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• Review & preview: Maryland men’s lacrosse

  13-06-2017 15:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  Here is the seventh and final installment of a series that checks in with the seven Division I programs in the state to give a glimpse into the past and the future. Teams have appeared according to the chronological order in which their seasons ended. Monday’s visit was with Towson. Tuesday’s visit...
  
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• WLax: NCAA Bylaw 13.12.1.5 (Recruiting) Update from IWLCA

  13-06-2017 00:09 via LaxPower News
  The IWLCA has received word that that the NCAA Division I Council voted on Friday, June 9 to approve a modification of wording to NCAA Bylaw 13.12.1.5 that will close the camps and clinic loophole that was inadvertently created when NCAA 2017-1 was adopted in April.
  
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• IMLCA Division III Regional Awards and Players of the Year

  12-06-2017 21:28 via LaxPower News
  The Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) has announced its NCAA Division III All-Region Teams and Regional Players of the Year.
  
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• Shawn Nadelen said he is concentrating on Towson men’s lacrosse, not Michigan vacancy

  12-06-2017 16:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  Like Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse coach Dave Pietramala, Towson's Shawn Nadelen said he is staying at his current job.
  
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• WLax: NCAA Rules Committee Recommends 'Free Movement'

  12-06-2017 15:34 via LaxPower News
  The NCAA Women's Lacrosse Rules Committee this week recommended a proposal to allow free movement in the sport. Under the proposal, players can keep moving while the player possessing the ball restarts play after a foul or violation.
  
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• Review & preview: Towson men’s lacrosse

  12-06-2017 15:00 via Lacrosse Insider - Baltimore Sun
  
  A look back at the 2017 campaign for Towson men's lacrosse and a glimpse into 2018.
  
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• Georgia Tops Saskatchewan in OT to Win NLL Champion's Cup

  11-06-2017 12:16 via LaxPower News
  The Georgia Swarm captured their first Champion's Cup title, winning the National Lacrosse League title by beating the two-time defending champion Saskatchewan Rush 2-0 in the best of three final.
  
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• Shawn Runyon Named Marietta Head Lacrosse Coach

  09-06-2017 19:57 via LaxPower News
  Marietta College Director of Athletics Larry Hiser announced the hiring of Shawn Runyon as the head men's lacrosse coach. After fielding a varsity lacrosse team from 1990-2002, the Pioneers will retake the field during the 2018-19 school year.
  
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