Inside Lacrosse Headlines
Tristan Miller, Attack, Franklin & Marshall
Franklin & Marshall attackman Tristan Miller has earned Nike Player of the Week honors for April 2.
The senior netted four goals in an 10-9 win against Ursinus. Earlier in the week, he put up five goals and two assists to beat previously-unbeaten Washington College.
The Nike/Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week is picked every week by the Inside Lacrosse staff and is posted every Tuesday (games through the weekend are eligibile) on InsideLacrosse.com. Use hashtag #ILPOTW on Twitter to let us know your pick for DI, DII, DIII and women's. Sports information directors can email mattkinnear@insidelacrosse.com with nominees.
Kevin Cernuto, Attack, St. John's
St. John's attackman Kevin Cernuto earned Nike Player of the Week honors for his role in an upset of the No. 1-ranked team in the country.
Cernuto had four goals and three assists, tying a career high with seven points as the Red Storm beat Notre Dame, 12-10. He recorded his fifth hat trick in the last six games and has 23 goals and 12 assists on the year.
The junior because just the seventh player to score seven or more points against Notre Dame since the start of the 1998 season.
The Nike/Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week is picked every week by the Inside Lacrosse staff and is posted every Tuesday (games through the weekend are eligibile) on InsideLacrosse.com. Use hashtag #ILPOTW on Twitter to let us know your pick for DI, DII, DIII and women's. Sports information directors can email mattkinnear@insidelacrosse.com with nominees.
StringKing Lacrosse Officially Launches
What is the one piece of equipment you have as a Lacrosse player that gives you the most trouble? Your pocket. Everyone seems to be plagued by it but no one is doing anything to progress it. In order to have a reliable pocket, you need a reliable piece of mesh. Existing mesh products aren’t trustworthy. Every piece of mesh had endless amounts of variables that would change its reliability. StringKing Lacrosse was born on the idea that the most reliable piece of mesh had yet to be developed. So, we developed it.
Halley's Takeaways: Northwestern Tops Syracuse, Ivy Upset
Northwestern rallied to beat Syracuse in a rematch of last year's championship game, Boston College upset Virginia in a key ACC tilt, and Florida was upset by Penn State in State College. Here's what to take away from the weekend.
Gear Zone: The Warrior Evo 4
The Warrior Evo 4 is here, literally — ILGear.com had a couple of the newest version of Warrior's wildly popular head show up recently so we could get them into the Stringers Spotlight.
MLL Partners with Sports Legacy Institute
Boston — The Sports Legacy Institute (SLI), a Boston-based non-profit organization founded to advance the study, treatment and prevention of brain trauma in athletes and other at-risk groups, and Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, have partnered to create an innovative comprehensive concussion program for the 2013 season.
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks Jet Into the Gear Zone
The Lehigh Mountain Hawks make their way into the Gear Zone here as we inspect the stupendous kit for this Patriot League team, coached by the highly-regarded Kevin Cassese.
Conference Check-In: Ivy League
Inside Lacrosse will be breaking down the eight automatic-qualifier conferences this week. We start with the Ivy League.
Rookie of the Year Watch: April 2
In any sport, it is difficult for freshmen to have a consistently good first season. It is the first time in the rigors of a college season, opposing teams now have tape on you and can find your tendencies, and conference play is where the veterans shine. But freshmen also can get stronger as a season goes on if they get used to the competition.
A little past the midway point of the season, some freshmen have had a tough middle of the year, but others have broken out into a strong play. Let’s take a look at our updated Rookie of the Year Watch:
Epoch: Next
Yesterday, Epoch Lacrosse played a little April Fools joke on the lacrosse world (announcing they are leaving the carbon fiber biz). Boy are we glad they weren't serious. Check out the story below that ran in our latest issue of Inside Lacrosse magazine, delving deeper into why many are calling Epoch the "Next" company.
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