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  University of Florida Athletics ***GatorZone.com***
Lacrosse is sponsored by the Florida High School Athletic Association (43 teams in the state in 2004-05) and other high school associations in neighboring states.
From 1982-2000, lacrosse was a national collegiate championship (all divisions), but the NCAA has sponsored a Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship since 2001.
Lacrosse is one of the nation's fasted growing sports for women.
www.gatorzone.com /lacrosse   (242 words)

  
 Midwest school relies on locals for lacrosse - The Boston Globe
She went on the University of Maryland where she was a four-time lacrosse All-American, leading them to national titles and being named the College Player of the Year in 1995 and 1996.
She was the second leading scorer on the team, playing midfield, and was the American Lacrosse Conference Player of the Year and a first-team All-American.
Lacrosse runs in the family for Amonte Hiller, with her husband, Scott, head coach of the local Major League Lacrosse team, the Boston Cannons.
www.boston.com /news/local/articles/2005/06/12/midwest_school_relies_on_locals_for_lacrosse   (373 words)

  
 College Recipients
Lacrosse can open the doors to many exciting experiences; we are glad Kristen is taking a part in that one and look forward to hearing about her trip.
Will said their lacrosse team finished up a solid fall season at the Lacrosse for Leukemia tournament in Baltimore and since have been conditioning and doing some individual workouts in the early morning.
Davidson’s lacrosse team just joined the American Lacrosse Conference that she and her teammates are very excited about.
www.reichardtlacrosse.org /colrecp.htm   (958 words)

  
 Vanderbilt Commodores Women's Lacrosse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Swezey was nominated for "Coach of the Year" by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association, as she led Vanderbilt to a 10-6 record against one of the toughest schedules in the country.
Following her senior season she was selected as the New Jersey Athletic Conference College Player of the Year, named to the NJAC All-Conference team for the second time and the NCAA Four All-Tournament team.
Swezey also captured Regional All-American honors in 1992 and 1994, named to the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament team in 1992 and 1994 and the Attack Player of the Year award from the South Jersey Lacrosse Club her senior season.
www.vanderbilt.edu /commodores/lacrosse/lacrossecoaches.html   (739 words)

  
 Youth Lacrosse USA | Home of Lacrosse - YouthLax.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Pearce, who was named to the all-conference first team as a sophomore and to the second team as a junior, started all 16 games for Hopkins last season, ranking second on the team with 24 goals, 15 assists, and 39 points.
Ohio State was the 2003 ALC champion and made its second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament finishing the season with a 14-4 record.
She led the conference and was among the nation's leaders in goals-per-game last season.
www.youthlacrosseusa.com /collegelacrossenews/021904_WLaxRoundUp.html   (3057 words)

  
 Lacrosse
A two-time lacrosse All-America at Penn State as MaryAnn Foley, she went to the NCAA Final Four all four years in lacrosse and made one trip to the national field hockey semifinals.
She participated in the NCAA lacrosse final versus Temple on Haverford's Walton Field in 1988; a year later she scored two goals in the final as the Nittany Lions edged Harvard, 7-6, for their second national championship in three years.
She was head lacrosse and soccer coach at Sweet Briar (Va.) College from 1996-98 and assistant lacrosse coach at Amherst (Mass.) College from 1994-96.
www.e-lacrosse.com /2002news70.html   (3514 words)

  
 AUEAGLES.COM:American Completes Outstanding Recruiting Class
Coming to American from Highland Springs High School in Richmond, Va., is Andre Ingram, who was selected as the Associated Press Group AAA Player of the Year.
American University, which fields a 19-sport NCAA Division I athletics program featuring 10 women’s sports and nine for men, is in its second year of membership in the Patriot League.
American became a full member of the Patriot League on July 1, 2001.
www.american.edu /athletics/mbb/articles/2002-03/2003recruits.htm   (876 words)

  
 Vanderbilt Commodores Women's Lacrosse
Vanderbilt is a charter member of the American Lacrosse Conference and won its inaugural league title last season.
The ALC alliance was established for independent lacrosse schools to have an opportunity to play for an automatic bid into the NCAA Championship Tournament.
American Lacrosse Conference teams are Davidson, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Ohio University, Ohio State, Penn State and Vanderbilt.
www.vanderbilt.edu /commodores/lacrosse/conference.html   (115 words)

  
 GatorBait.net - Florida to add women's lacrosse
Under a four-year timetable, UF will look for a lacrosse conference, plan a facility and build offices for the coaches in 2006-07, hire the staff in 2007-08 and complete the facility and sign players in 2008-09.
Lacrosse is the third women's sport UF has added in Foley's tenure, joining soccer (1995) and softball (1997).
Lacrosse has been in the news lately for the wrong reason, with two members of the Duke men's lacrosse team being charged with rape this spring.
florida.rivals.com /content.asp?CID=553092   (643 words)

  
 Lacrosse
Lacrosse has been played for centuries by Native Americans and is enjoying unprecedented growth, particularly at the high school and college level.
The name of the conference is meant to reflect the geographic area being served.
This board will be subject to approval by the membership of the conference at the first GRLC annual meeting to be held at the University of Missouri in Columbia on September 14th and 15th, 2002.
www.e-lacrosse.com /2002news71.html   (3834 words)

  
 UAlbany Women's Lacrosse Coaches
As a four-year member of Ohio’s squad, she earned first-team All-American Lacrosse Conference honors twice and was named to the regional All-America squad in 2001 and 2002.
A three-time Academic All-American in field hockey and lacrosse, Fluck was voted the 1998 East Stroudsburg Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
A first-team All-American goalkeeper at Drew University, Hanley was named the Division III Goalkeeper of the Year in 1999.
www.albany.edu /sports/womens/lacrosse/coach.htm   (522 words)

  
 Davidson Athletics
Kelly Koester of Northwestern, an ALC team, was tabbed Player of the Week for her defensive performance in her team’s 6-5 victory over North Carolina Sunday.
Frank’s preseason conference selection reflects her game-winning ability and her performance last season, which included leading the Wildcats in points with 44 and assists with 13, while accumulating 31 goals on the year.
In one of the country’s toughest conferences, Frank is among elite company on the ALC’s preseason team, which comprises athletes from top-ranked teams such as Johns Hopkins and Ohio State.
www2.davidson.edu /athletics/ath_news_arch.aspx?newsid=3831&module=33   (289 words)

  
 Welcome to LaxPower
The 2007 DU lacrosse season kicks off Feb. 17, 2007 against Penn State in State College, Pa. The Pioneers are ranked 14th by Inside Lacrosse entering the season.
In lacrosse, Mueller was selected as first team all-conference and second team all-state in his junior season.
As a freshman Rhodes was tabbed to the all-conference second team and registered 19 goals and 19 assists as his team won the league championship.
www.laxpower.com   (1790 words)

  
 Division I Women’s Lacrosse
The committee denied the request by the American Lacrosse Conference to waive the two-year waiting period for automatic qualification.
If this waiver had been approved, the number of conferences receiving automatic qualification would be over 50 percent of the 16-team tournament field, resulting in play-in games for eligible conferences.
Note: Based on the current bracket size of the championship, when the American Lacrosse Conference becomes eligible for automatic qualification in 2004, two eligible conferences will be required to participate in a play-in game.
www1.ncaa.org /membership/governance/division_I/champ_cabinet/2002/September/Supp_15_WLacrosse.htm   (396 words)

  
 WNUR Sports: Lacrosse team will teach selection committee a lesson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Apparently the same appreciation of out-of-conference efforts didn’t cross the minds of the members of the women’s lacrosse selection committee when they gave Northwestern, the No. 1-ranked team according to both the IWLCA and Bounce Entertainment/Inside Lacrosse polls and defending National Champion, the tournament’s No. 4 seed.
They had the sixth-hardest schedule in women’s lacrosse this season according to laxpower.com, and their RPI was fourth as a result.
Not one other American Lacrosse Conference team made this year’s tournament, but Northwestern still played nearly one-third of their games, 5 of 17, against teams that made the NCAAs.
www.wnur.org /sports/analysts/kaucher05102006.htm   (372 words)

  
 Women's Lacrosse Travels to No. 19 Vanderbilt Sunday for an American Lacrosse Conference game :: Kristen Slahor named ...
In her freshman season with the Buckeyes, she was named the ALC Rookie of the Year and a second team ALC selection.
Sue Stimmel is in her 11th season as the head coach for the Ohio State women's lacrosse team.
Her squad won the 2003 American Lacrosse Conference Championship and she was named the ALC Coach of the Year and was later named the 2003 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Regional Coach of the Year.
www.cstv.com /sports/w-lacros/stories/041206aae.html   (4145 words)

  
 AUEAGLES.COM: American Lacrosse Program Signs Two Prospective Student-Athletes
Lastly, in her junior year, she was a three-sport captain in lacrosse, soccer and basketball.
The Eagle women’s lacrosse team begins its spring schedule on Feb. 27, 2002, when they take on local foe Towson in Towson, Md. The Eagles face their first opponent in the Patriot League on Mar. 9 when they host Holy Cross.
American University, which is in its inaugural year as a member of the Patriot League, officially joined the conference on July 1.
www.american.edu /athletics/wlax/articles/2001-02/11-28_recruits.htm   (453 words)

  
 Inside Lacrosse - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The American Lacrosse Conference has named Northwestern's Kristen Kjellman as the Conference Player of the Year, as selected by a vote of the conference's head coaches.
Frank was one of the most prolific scorers in the nation this year among freshmen, and was a major contributor to the Wildcats all over the field, ranking in the top-10 in the conference in assists, draw controls, and caused turnovers.
Amonte Hiller, who earned the ALC Coach of the Year honor in 2004 and 2005, earned the honor for a third consecutive year after leading the 'Cats to an undefeated regular conference season and the #1 ranking in the nation.
www.insidelacrosse.com /page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=127116   (473 words)

  
 Reviewing the 2005 Women's Lacrosse Season :: Buckeyes tie for third in the American Lacrosse Conference as Kelly ...
Regina Oliver has left her mark in the Ohio State women's lacrosse career records by being the career leading in ground balls with 236 and in caused turnovers with 201.
The American Lacrosse Conference has named OSU's Kelly Kremer the ALC Player of the Week for her play in the Buckeyes' 15-4 victory at Davidson.
Kim Hastings (Jr., Sewickley, Pa.) was named the Division I National Player of the Week by womenslacrosse.com and the American Lacrosse Conference Player of the Week for her play against Johns Hopkins and Virginia Tech last week.
ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com /sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/053105aac.html   (3171 words)

  
 News Center :: News Center
Last year she was named to the Academic All-Big Ten and the American Lacrosse Conference Honor Roll.
After being named most valuable player on her high school lacrosse team for three years and playing two years of field hockey at Northwestern, she joined the lacrosse team in 2003.
To get to the finals of the NCAA lacrosse tournament, the Northwestern women defeated Dartmouth in the semifinals on May 20 and Princeton in the quarterfinals on May 15.
www.sesp.northwestern.edu /newsCenter/?NewsID=40   (591 words)

  
 Lacrosse News
The conference lost Davidson, which did not win an ALC game in the previous four years.
"The American Lacrosse Conference has made an immediate impact on Division I women's lacrosse and we are proud to be part of such a terrific group of schools," Tucker said.
Boston University advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2005 Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship and Towson fell by one goal to Georgetown in the first round of the tournament.
www.laxpower.com /laxnews/news.php?story=1651&type=printer   (739 words)

  
 Kjellman voted top female player - NCAA Sports.com
NEW YORK -- Kristen Kjellman of Northwestern University has been chosen the nation's top collegiate female lacrosse athlete for 2006, marking the second year in a row that she has won the prestigious award.
Kjellman led Northwestern's women's lacrosse team to its second NCAA championship, finishing the season with an outstanding 20-1 record and helping the Wildcats become the first team in school history to record back-to-back NCAA team titles.
She was named the American Lacrosse Conference (ALC) Player of the Year for the second year in a row and is a three-time All-American as well as the winner of the Tewaaraton Foundation's "Tewaaraton Trophy" as the nation's top female lacrosse player.
www.ncaasports.com /lacrosse/womens/story/9487111   (407 words)

  
 The Lacrosse Forums - Hopkins' Lacey-Leigh Hentz
She’s made the American Lacrosse Conference first team in each of the last three springs and is without question one of the top takeaway defenders in the country.
THE THREE HENTZ GIRLS (Ahna, Kellyn and Lacey-Leigh) began playing lacrosse about the same time in the front lawn of their home in Hampstead, Md. Parents Larry and Pat Hentz had lacrosse backgrounds, Larry playing club ball in college and Pat playing varsity, and Pat would often take the girls out to play catch.
At the time, lacrosse was just growing its roots in Carroll County and the opportunities for girls were limited.
www.lacrosseforums.com /showthread.php?t=14358   (2302 words)

  
 Women's Lacrosse Kelly Kremer Named the American Lacrosse Conference Rookie of the Year :: Kremer named to the ALC ...
Women's Lacrosse Kelly Kremer Named the American Lacrosse Conference Rookie of the Year :: Kremer named to the ALC second team with Regina Oliver and Brandie Williams named to the first team.
She was named to the ALC second team while Regina Oliver (Sr., Pottstown, Pa.) and Brandie Williams (Sr., Hatboro, Pa.) were first team selections.
She ranked second in the ALC and the nation in caused turnovers (2.69).
ohiostatebuckeyes.collegesports.com /sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/051105aaa.html   (515 words)

  
 Gator General News @ Gatorzone.com
The American Lacrosse Conference announced today that Florida is its newest member.
Peggy Pruitt, the ALC Commissioner, extended the invitation to UF late this summer and the Gator program has signed the memorandum of agreement with the league.
The ALC has been in existence since the 2002 season.
www.gatorzone.com /story.php?id=11013&sport=gener&html=news/news/20061011103800.html   (257 words)

  
 Women's Lacrosse Opens 2005 Season By Hosting Duquesne Saturday :: Buckeye Regina Oliver named to American Lacrosse ...
Regina Oliver has been named to the 2005 Preseason All-Conference Team of the American Lacrosse Conference by a vote of the league's head coaches.
She is a three-time American Lacrosse Conference first team selection and was named the 2002 ALC Rookie of the Year and the 2003 ALC Player of the Year.
Sue Stimmel is in her 10th season as the head coach for the Ohio State women's lacrosse team.
www.fansonly.com /schools/osu/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/022205aaa.html   (1228 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Virginia nets tough draw vs. Notre Dame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
That meant Providence, winner of the lightly regarded Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference that would have likely been the 16th seed if all teams were ranked in order, couldn't be put on the third flight to play at Virginia or No. 2 Maryland but instead was given a much shorter trip to third-seeded Hofstra.
The 16-team tournament field in men's lacrosse includes 28.6% of the 56 schools that sponsor men's lacrosse at the Division I level.
Joining that experienced group is American Lacrosse Conference rookie of the year Meredith Frank (25 goals, 16 assists), a product of the same high school (Westwood, Mass.) as Kjellman.
www.usatoday.com /sports/college/lacrosse/2006-05-12-tournament-preview_x.htm?csp=34   (1245 words)

  
 Women's lacrosse starts with hard non-conference slate
When the Penn State women's lacrosse team starts its regular season tomorrow, the Nittany Lions will not exactly be easing their way into competition.
In a poll conducted by ALC coaches, the Lions and Commodores tied for an expected third-place finish in the league.
The Commodores (12-6, 5-1 ALC last season) went on to win the conference and reach the final four of the NCAA Tournament before losing to runner-up Princeton.
www.collegian.psu.edu /archive/2005/02/02-25-05tdc/02-25-05dsports-10.asp   (490 words)

  
 Inside Lacrosse - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Face-Off Yearbook and Inside Lacrosse have released their preseason coaches' poll for junior college.
Inside Lacrosse has completed its makeover and the new, full-color, glossy version is just in time for our recruiting double issue, where we highlight the top recruits and even look at some possible future recruits.
Not only does it signal that college lacrosse is right around the corner, but it's also the best source for women's lacrosse info.
www.insidelacrosse.com /page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=137758   (1538 words)

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