LAXFU Lacrosse News Blog

Another great vid from Josh Lane Productions, which he’s indicated will be one of his last videos for a very long time.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State Director of Athletics Tim Curley has named Jeff Tambroni as the new head coach of the Nittany Lion men’s lacrosse team. Tambroni, who just led Cornell to its third appearance in the NCAA semifinals in the last four years, replaces Glenn Thiel, who retired in May.

Tambroni comes to Penn State after 10 superb seasons as head coach at Cornell. He picked up his eighth straight Ivy League title (either outright or shared) and led the Big Red to a second straight national semifinal appearance. Last year, Cornell advanced all the way to the national title game. Tambroni’s stint at Cornell saw the re-emergence of the Big Red as a national lacrosse power. He was awarded the 2009 Morris Touchstone Award as the USILA Coach of the Year after last season’s run to the NCAA Finals and was also named the 2007 and the 2009 FieldTurf/NCAA Division I Coach of the Year. He has led Cornell to three NCAA semifinal appearances in the past four seasons (2007, 2009 and 2010) and one NCAA title game (2009).

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In an insider’s account of the Duke lacrosse scandal, former varsity lacrosse coach Mike Pressler blasts senior university officials for fumbling the case in a book titled: “It’s Not About The TRUTH”.

Mike Pressler walked into the bottomfloor meeting room of the Murray Building and, as he had done hundreds of times over a sixteen-year career at Duke University, prepared to address his men’s lacrosse team. Forty-six players sat in theater-style chairs, all eyes riveted forward.

It was 4:35 P.M. on Wednesday, April 5, 2006. The program’s darkest hour had arrived in an unexpected and explosive announcement.

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Another great video created by Josh Lane Productions featuring some of the best highlights from the 2010 season.  Enjoy.

The 2010 Major League Lacrosse collegiate draft was completed last night. Check out the full results below.

MLL Commissioner David Gross (left) pictured with Duke's Max Quinzani (right) of Duxbury, MA. The attackman was drafted 3rd overall by Boston.

Round 1

1. Chicago – Ned Crotty (A), Duke
2. Chesapeake – Michael Kimmel (M), Johns Hopkins
3. Boston – Max Quinzani (A), Duke
4. Long Island – Parker McKee (D), Duke
5. Denver – Ken Clausen (D), Virginia
6. Chesapeake – Brian Carroll (M), Virginia

Round 2

7. Toronto – Scott Rodgers (G), Notre Dame
8. Denver – Sean Delaney (M), North Carolina
9. Chicago – Martin Cahill (M), Delaware
10. Toronto – Cody Jamieson (A), Syracuse

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This article was written by Josh Stewart of the Syosset Patch.

Somehow in the midst of the Duke victory scrum, Syosset High alum Eddie Loftus was tossed right into the goal. The Blue Devils had just beaten Notre Dame Monday in overtime, 6-5, for the school’s first national championship.

For a freshman who saw little playing time this season, basking in the net where the winning goal was scored was Loftus’ signature moment.

Until he found his father. (more…)

Washington, D.C. – The Greater Washington Sports Alliance and the University Club of Washington, DC are proud to announce the 2010 Men’s and Women’s Tewaaraton Finalists. The Tewaaraton Award is presented to the most outstanding men’s and women’s collegiate lacrosse player as determined by two selection committees, consisting of collegiate coaches throughout all divisions of the sport. (more…)

Attention lacrosse fans:

You may download the NCAA Men’s D1 lacrosse bracket (which includes the TV listings) by clicking on the image below.   Enjoy! (more…)