Continually updated NCAA Lacrosse news

• Former NCAA champ eager to introduce her sport at McKendree (Feb 10, 2012)
  A transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II isn't the only change going on at McKendree University in Lebanon.
  
  
• Lacrosse: Northwestern begins title defense with road test at No. 6 Stanford (Feb 10, 2012)
  Brianne LoManto and the Cats have a target on their backs as they prepare to defend their sixth national title in seven years.
  
  
• Army lacrosse star Henderson scares everyone (Feb 10, 2012)
  Army coach Joe Alberici has been around a lot of great lacrosse programs, and he believes senior Tim Henderson is the best "offensive" defensive midfielder in the country and perhaps the best he's ever coached.
  
  
• HPU targets bigger prize in women's lacrosse (Feb 9, 2012)
  There was no hesitation. High Point University women's lacrosse coach Lyndsey Boswell responded quickly when asked what this season's team could do as an encore after winning the National Lacrosse Conference championship and posting a 15-4 record in its first time out of the chute in 2010.
  
  
• Lacrosse players planned alcohol intervention too late for George Huguely (Feb 9, 2012)
  George Huguely V was getting drunk four nights a week in his final month of college, and his lacrosse teammates at the University of Virginia were considering some kind of intervention at the close of the 2010 season, a friend testified Thursday in Charlottesville Circuit Court.
  
  
• Maple Ridge Burrards trade for 'banger-type' (Feb 9, 2012)
  By Robert Mangelsdorf - Maple Ridge News Published: February 09, 2012 5:00 PM Updated: February 09, 2012 5:02 PM The Maple Ridge Burrards added some depth up front this week with the addition of attacker Simon Giourmetakis.
  
  
• Women's lacrosse selected third in ALC Preseason Poll (Feb 9, 2012)
  Penn State has been selected to place third in the 2012 American Lacrosse Conference Preseason Poll.
  
  
• Shamrocks speed things up at WLA draft (Feb 9, 2012)
  Speed was the deciding factor as the Victoria Shamrocks picked homegrown talent Karsen Leung from the junior Shamrocks in the first round of the Western Lacrosse Association draft on Monday.
  
  
• Two Locals Expected To Star For Navy's Women's Lacrosse Team (Feb 9, 2012)
  Two local former high school lacrosse stars are expected to have a major impact on Navy's women's lacrosse team in the upcoming season.
  
  
• Lacrosse: Interview with Shannon Smith (Feb 9, 2012)
  The Northwestern women's lacrosse team -- defending national champs, in case you hadn't heard -- kicks off its season tomorrow at Stanford.
  
  
• Thunder adds size, speed (Feb 9, 2012)
  With its first selection, Langley's Western Lacrosse Association team took a hulking forward who has the ability to pile up points With the 2012 WLA campaign just around the corner, the league held its annual draft Monday night at the Burnaby Firefighter's Club.
  
  
• Defending WLA champion Thunder select speed, size (Feb 8, 2012)
  The Langley Thunder is coming off a successful 2011 season, one in which the senior A squad captured the Western Lacrosse Association title and hosted the Brampton Excelsiors in the Mann Cup national championship series.
  
  
• Matt Abbott Joins Colgate Men's Lacrosse Coaching Staff (Feb 8, 2012)
  Colgate men's lacrosse head coachA Mike MurphyA has announced the addition ofA Matt AbbotA to the coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach.
  
  
• WLA champion Thunder select speed, size (Feb 8, 2012)
  The Langley Thunder is coming off a successful 2011 season, one in which the senior A squad captured the Western Lacrosse Association title and hosted the Brampton Excelsiors in the Mann Cup national championship series.
  
  
• Women's Lacrosse Picked To Finish Third In MAAC Preseason Poll (Feb 8, 2012)
  The Marist women's lacrosse team was chosen to finish third in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference according to the preseason coaches' poll that was released on Wednesday.
  
  
• Sr. A Timbermen choose Bremner (Feb 8, 2012)
  The Nanaimo Sr. A Timbermen didn't have to look far for their first round pick in the Western Lacrosse Association on Monday, selecting junior A Timbermen standout Cody Bremner seventh overall.
  
  
• Terps' lacrosse moves past 2011 title loss (Feb 7, 2012)
  After three years of early exits from the NCAA tournament, the Maryland men's lacrosse team finally had its shot at a national title last May.
  
  
• Local briefs: Arthur commits to Oberlin (Feb 7, 2012)
  Arthur, who won the Ventura County Cross Country Championships last season in 15 minutes, 25 seconds, will compete in both cross country and track at Oberlin.
  
  
• Bullets to oppose Welsh team in preseason exhibition (Feb 7, 2012)
  The Gettysburg College women's lacrosse team will open its campaign by hosting the Wales National Team at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
  
  
• Who Are The 2012 Team Captains? (Feb 7, 2012)
  There's a lot to cover in week two of the Maryland Men's Lacrosse Blog - the first scrimmage of 2012, this year's team captains and some history of Terp captains, congratulating a Hall of Fame Terp, the annual look at the preseason polls and what they mean, and more - so lets not waste any more time.