Sacred Heart men’s lacrosse coach John Basti feels his team has the right motto entering the new Division 1 season. “The motto we started was, ‘Be water,’” he said. “That was Bruce Lee’s motto. We adopted that. We don’t know what’s going to happen. Everybody needs to be prepared. Even if you’re not … [Read more...]
Founders League won’t crown champions in spring seasons
Westminster School boys lacrosse coach Ryan Curtis summed up a few weeks ago what likely all his colleagues in the Founders League were thinking: “I don’t think anyone wants the scenario, at any school, where the spring athletes are the ones who miss two seasons,” said Curtis, the program’s … [Read more...]
Phillips Exeter bonds strong, with Tessa Shields at the center
Caroline Kagan (Ipswich, Mass.) hasn’t had what one would call a typical postgraduate year at Phillips Exeter Academy. For one, she won’t set foot on campus as a grad student until next week. Since September, the in-person bonding with teammates has been replaced with Zoom meetings and … [Read more...]
Weekend Rewind: Morrill, #5 Denver hold on to edge Utah
College lacrosse is back. On Saturday, for the first time since last March, NCAA games that counted were played -- two of them. Fifth-ranked Denver edged Utah, 9-8, in the main attraction, hours after Bellarmine took down Mercer, 9-7. It was proof to players, coaches and fans that there will be … [Read more...]
NESCAC update casts doubt on spring lacrosse seasons
The New England Small College Athletic Conference released a statement on Wednesday that cast doubt about its ability to have spring lacrosse seasons. In the update from the presidents of the conference’s 11 member institutions, the league noted that while COVID case numbers have started to decline, … [Read more...]
Tufts seniors to NESCAC administrators: Just let us play
On the heels of Brown University lacrosse teams petitioning for the Ivy League to hold spring seasons, the seniors on the Tufts men’s team have reached out in similar fashion to the New England Small College Athletic Conference. A recent letter addressed to the NESCAC Council of Presidents and … [Read more...]
