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US Lacrosse Women’s College Club Championship (WDIA) To Be Held In Scottsdale, AZ On May 5-8; Santa Clara Seeded #1

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The nation’s top women’s college club lacrosse teams are coming
to Arizona for the US Lacrosse Women’s Division Intercollegiate Associates
(WDIA) National Championship. Presented by Harrow Sports, the event runs May
5-8 at the Scottsdale Sports Complex.

Santa Clara and UC Berkeley Club have earned the top seeds for the event,
which will feature two divisions for the first time in its 10-year history.
Santa Clara is the top seed in the Division I bracket while UC Berkeley Club
is the top seed in Division II.

Santa Clara defeated UC Santa Barbara 12-6 in the Western Women¹s Lacrosse
League (WWLL) championship game on Sunday, April 18, to complete an 18-1
regular season. The Broncos, who played in the 2004 WDIA championship game,
are looking for their first national title and headline the 16-team Division
I field.

Lindenwood, the champion of the Women¹s Collegiate Lacrosse League, is the
No. 2 seed and is followed by three other WWLL teams: No. 3 UCSB, No. 4 UC
Davis Club and No. 5 Cal Poly.

Defending national champion Virginia Tech Club earned the No. 6 seed and
draws 2008 national champion Colorado State, the No. 11 seed, in the first
round of the tournament. Rounding out the field are Brigham Young (No. 7),
Georgia (No. 8), Colorado (No. 9), Florida Club (No. 10), Texas (No. 12),
Boston College Club (No. 13), Oregon Club (No. 14), Minnesota (No. 15) and
West Chester Club (No. 16).

In the inaugural Division II bracket, UC Berkeley Club earned the top seed.
The Bears beat Cal Poly B 9-7 in the WWLL Division II championship game on
Sunday, April 18. Cal went 15-1 this season, losing only to Santa Clara
before ending the regular season with a 13-game winning streak. Joining the
Bears in the tournament are Oakland (Mich.) University (No. 2), Loyola (Md.)
University Club (No. 3), University of San Diego (No. 4), University of
Denver Club (No. 5), University of North Carolina Club (No. 6), Southern
Methodist University (No. 7) and the College of St. Benedict (No. 8).

The US Lacrosse WDIA structure consists of approximately 200 college club
teams from around the country. Further information about the WDIA is
available online at http://www.uslacrosse.org/wdia.

Youth Lacrosse Clinic in Scottsdale
US Lacrosse¹s development program, Fast Break Initiative, along with Arizona
Girls Lacrosse will host a free youth clinic at the Scottsdale Sports
Complex in conjunction with the WDIA National Championships. Each
participant will receive a free lacrosse stick and pair of goggles through
US Lacrosse! It will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2010, before the
championship games from 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. For more information and to
register, please visit
http://www.uslacrosse.org/TopNav2Right/ProgramsGrants/FastBreakInitiative.as
px.

Division I First Round Games (Wednesday, May 5)
No. 1 Santa Clara vs. No. 16 West Chester Club
No. 2 Lindenwood vs. No. 15 Minnesota
No. 3 UCSB vs. No. 14 Oregon Club
No. 4 UC Davis Club vs. No. 13 Boston College Club
No. 5 Cal Poly vs. No. 12 Texas
No. 6 Virginia Tech Club vs. No. 11 Colorado State
No. 7 Brigham Young vs. No. 10 Florida Club
No. 8 Georgia vs. No. 9 Colorado

Division II First Round Games (Thursday, May 6)
No. 1 Cal-Berkeley Club vs. No. 8 St. Benedict
No. 2 Oakland (Mich.) vs. No. 7 Southern Methodist
No. 3 Loyola (Md.) Club vs. No. 6 North Carolina Club
No. 4 San Diego vs. No. 5 Denver Club

Harrow Sports is the official event sponsor and retailer for the 2010 US
Lacrosse Women¹s Division Intercollegiate Associates National Championship.
The Phoenix Regional Sports Commission is the host organization for the
championship.

About Harrow Sports
Harrow Sports is a recognized leader in high performance composite
technology for sports equipment. Since its inception, Harrow has led the
industry in game changing composites in squash, lacrosse, ice hockey and
field hockey. For more information please visit http://www.harrowsports.com.

About US Lacrosse
US Lacrosse, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, is the national governing
body for men¹s and women¹s lacrosse. US Lacrosse has more than 300,000
members in 63 regional chapters around the country. Through responsive and
effective leadership, US Lacrosse strives to provide programs and services
to inspire participation while protecting the integrity of the game. To
learn more about US Lacrosse, please visit http://www.uslacrosse.org.

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California College Men’s Lacrosse: Dominican College (5-9) Defeated Wheeling Jesuit 14-6 On May 1

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The Dominican College men’s lacrosse team defeated East Coast Conference (ECC) opponent, Wheeling Jesuit University, 14-6, this morning in men’s lacrosse action.

The Dominican College men's lacrosse team defeated East Coast Conference (ECC) opponent, Wheeling Jesuit University, 14-6, on May 1.

Dominican started the game off with a four straight goals, three of which were accounted for all of the scoring in the first quarter.  Senior midfielder Remo Montalbano (Saugerties, NY) opened the game with two unassisted goals.  Junior Daniel Metoyer (San Diego, CA) netted DC’s third goal and final goal of the first quarter.

Montalbano opened up the second quarter with his third goal of the game to extend the lead to 4-0.  Back-to-back goals by WJU cut the lead to 4-2, but Montalbano closed out the first half with his fourth goal to make the score 5-3.

DC went on a 5-0 run to start the third quarter and, with the final goal of the run coming with 11:33 left in the fourth quarter.  Montalbano scored his game high fifth goal of the game to start the run, while sophomore Korin Pierce (Middleburg, VA) tallied his first goal of the game with 9:35 left in the third quarter.  Junior midfielder Alex Jones (St. Albert, AB) netted an unassisted goal with 5:25 left in the third quarter to bring their lead to 8-2.

Date Opponent Result
3/07 vs. Dominican U.   W, 13-4
3/09 CHESTNUT HILL   W, 15-2
3/13 at Seton Hill   L,  20-7
3/17 SAINT MICHAEL’S   L,  13-7
3/20 LAKE ERIE   W, 14-7
3/24 at C.W. Post   L,  10-3
3/27 at Molloy   L,  14-8
4/10 NYIT   L,  17-5
4/14 ADELPHI   L,  11-10
4/16 at Drew   L,  8-7
4/18 ASSUMPTION   L,  11-10 (OT)
4/24 DOWLING   L,  19-7
4/26 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL   W, 20-12
5/01 at Wheeling Jesuit   W, 14-6

Junior Jesse Peterson (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) opened the fourth quarter with a goal and Jones followed about three minutes later converting a man-up opportunity with his second goal of the game.  WJU broke the run with a goal, but DC answered right back with a 2-0 spurt on goals by Pierce and Jones off assists by Connor Lawlor (Neptune City, NJ) and Montalbano.

Wheeling Jesuit used two quick goals to make the score 12-5 with 4:22 left in regulation, but freshman attacker Daniel Steigert (Copaigue, NY) netted consecutive goals in a span of 20 seconds to go up 14-5 with Tyler Douglas (St. Albert, AB) credited with an assist on the second goal.  WJU netted the final goal of the game as Dominican went on to the 14-6 victory.

Christopher Krutzler (Rockville Centre, NY) made 12 saves in the net for the Chargers in 46:41 minutes of action, while Brendan Bonacum (Port Jefferson Station, NY) came in for the final 13:19 and recorded one save.

http://www.chargerathletics.com/sports/mlax/2010/news/050110mlax

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Ivy League Men’s Lacrosse: Yale Men’s Lacrosse (9-3) Defeated Harvard 9-8 On May 1 (Video)

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The Yale men’s lacrosse team comes from behind to beat Harvard, 9-8, and earn a spot in the Ivy League tournament.

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Idaho High School Boys Lacrosse: Boys Lacrosse Programs Are Increasing In Number And Trying To Compete With Utah Programs

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Sky View Middle School lacrosse coach Nicholas Baker remembers how the sport used to be in Utah.

    There was no place to buy equipment for the few players who were interested in the game. They had to buy everything online. The facilities didn’t exist yet, and there weren’t enough teams to form leagues.

    Team jerseys? Baker’s team would just show up wearing white shirts. Then, they would draw numbers on the shirts and call those their jerseys.

    That was just a decade ago. Now, Utah boasts about 130 high school programs. Sporting goods stores sell lacrosse equipment. An indoor facility was built just north of Salt Lake City. Interest is high and the sport is on the cusp of being sanctioned at the high school level.

    In Idaho, however, only Pocatello, Idaho Falls and the Treasure Valley field teams. Those programs are strong, but leagues like what exist in the Beehive State aren’t coming to the Gem State anytime soon. Baker thinks he knows why.

    “It didn’t get introduced in Idaho until a little later,” he said. “So Utah has had more time to develop its programs. Once kids see good lacrosse, they actually want to play. About five or six years ago, everyone started playing.”

    Baker admits that Utah still trails Colorado as far as Western states go, since Colorado already has the sport sanctioned at the high school level and has colleges competing on the Division I level, while Utah’s universities only play it as a club sport. But Mike Henderson, who coaches the Pocatello Bandits’ middle school team, would be very happy to see Idaho reach the level of its southern neighbor.

    The Bandits are much further along than the bare-bones level that Baker’s teams were once at, but they do have some shortfalls that are beyond their control. With the exception of Idaho Falls, the Bandits lack opponents in their own state. To get games, they have to travel south to Utah and play the established programs there.

    The Bandits hold their own but would love to play some road games that are closer than 100 miles away if they could. That’s why the Austin Langhaim memorial tournament that they hosted this weekend at O.K. Ward Park is an important event for them.

    “This is the only significant tournament in the area,” Henderson said. “The kids get a lot of playing time without all the travel for a change. Most of the teams (we play) are in Utah. This is our third year, and when we started, we barely had enough guys to fill a team. I now have the middle school and have 30 kids this year.”

    While the sport has had no trouble growing in the Gate City, it hasn’t caught on elsewhere in southeast Idaho. Henderson said that Idahoans haven’t had much exposure to the sport, even in Pocatello, because the teams don’t play at home very often.

    Despite that handicap, Henderson’s hopes are high. Baker said that he thinks Idaho could get to where Utah already is in three years, and Henderson said that’s a very realistic goal. But he admitted it wouldn’t be easy to get lacrosse as a high school sport sanctioned in Idaho.

    “You’d need a Blackfoot, perhaps a Soda or Malad picking up teams,” Henderson said. “But those teams would have a tough time playing because they have snow on the ground so much longer.”

    Utah doesn’t have that problem, allowing its players to start playing much earlier in the spring. The SportsPlex in Kaysville, Utah, allows teams to play indoors if the weather doesn’t cooperate, and Brigham Young and Utah field excellent club teams, putting all the pieces in place for lacrosse to thrive in Utah.

    “We had six players go D-1 last year in Utah,” Baker said. “That’s the most we’ve ever had. It’s growing big and just getting better and better.”

    Henderson hopes that he can say the same one day about all of Idaho, not just Pocatello. But for now, he’ll settle for the Bandits growing and thriving, as they did this year.

    “I was suprised at the number of kids who came out,” he said. “It’s great. They have a lot of enthusiasm for the game, and hopefully, they recruit a few of their friends.”

http://www.idahostatejournal.com/sports/local/article_424c8cd6-55aa-11df-a977-001cc4c002e0.html

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