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Terriers Bite Into D1 Lax

In November, Boston University was talking about adding men’s lacrosse at the D1 level.  Not long after, I took an in depth look at the Terriers as part of my NCAA D1 Expansion Series. Earlier today the school reported that New Balance (parent of Warrior and Brine) donated $3 million to fund the construction of a new athletics facility for field hockey and other sports.  This frees up space/time on Nickerson Field.  Now it seems that the school will be…

Presenting the 2011-12 CILA Box Lacrosse League Champions

For the third straight year, the Cyclones are the Central Iowa Lacrosse Association Box Lacrosse League champions.  After finishing the season without a single loss (including a forfeit win courtesy of the Bulldogs), the Cyclones have now maintained a perfect record over three seasons of play. Championship Game: Cyclones 11, Aces 6 Yesterday I said that this game would be intense, and I was definitely not mistaken.  This game was highly physical and it did not take long before both…

Finals Predictions: Box Lacrosse League

I apologize for not getting this post up earlier today.  And I apologize for the lack of color commentary.  This has been an extremely busy week for me and I am lacking sleep. Tonight is the final night of the 2011-12 Central Iowa Lacrosse Association Box Lacrosse League.  One lucky team will leave the Soccer House with the Jim Burk Trophy. Championship Game – 8:00 pm #1 Cyclones vs #2 Aces This will be a tough, physical battle.  Following last…