Former St. Sebastian's player George Flatley, right, now plays on the Boston College club team. (David Lavallee photo)
The Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association started the new year off with a bang.
After holding its annual winter meetings over the weekend, the MCLA, which is home to nearly a dozen conferences and multiple divisions of college club teams across the nation, sent out a press release on Sunday from Atlanta that read, in part:
"The MCLA Board of Directors voted to allow for a fifth year of eligibility for players. A subcommittee will be established that will determine the details of how the new policy will roll out in 2027, and those details will be published in May 2026."
MCLA president Ken Lovic added this comment:
