Northeastern Men’s Lacrosse

Northeastern Reacts to Marathon Tragedy

A message from Northeastern President Joseph Aoun:

A Community Vigil
April 16, 2013

I invite all members of the Northeastern community to join me in the Curry Center Ballroom at 4 pm today for a vigil in support of those who have been affected by the tragedy at the Boston Marathon.

Earlier this morning, I visited with three Northeastern students, as well as two members of our parent community, who were injured yesterday. Thankfully, none of them has a life-threatening injury, and all are being looked after very well.

If you have information regarding any members of the Northeastern community who may be injured, please contact Northeastern’s WeCare program at wecare@neu.edu or (617) 373-4384.

Northeastern students in need of any type of assistance may also contact the WeCare program, and Northeastern faculty and staff should contact the Employee Assistance Program at (877) 739-3989.

I also convey my heartfelt thanks to the students, faculty colleagues, and staff members who helped in the response at the explosion sites. We’ve learned of dozens of Northeastern students and employees who performed acts of bravery, assisted the injured, and helped restore calm in the crucial moments following this horrific incident.

Let me also express my appreciation to our dedicated Public Safety staff, who not only kept our campus safe and secure, but also assisted people and authorities at the Marathon site.

To all who have given their time and effort under these most difficult circumstances: our university community and our city are grateful to you.

In times of hardship, it’s especially important that we join together to help and support each other. You already have risen to the occasion – and we’ll do so as a community again today.

I hope to see you this afternoon.

Sincerely,

Joseph E. Aoun

URI and SUNY Buffalo Schedule Changes

Saturday 4/20′s matchup versus URI has been moved to Friday 4/19 at 8:00. The game will be played at Kingston High School.

Saturday 4/27′s game versus SUNY Buffalo has been moved from 1:00 to 6:00. The game will be played at Parson’s Field.

UConn and WPI Schedule Changes

Wednesday April 3′s matchup vs UConn has been moved to Charlestown High School at 7:30pm.

Satruday April 6′s matchup vs WPI has been moved from 7:00pm at Parson’s Field to 12:00 at Moakley Field in South Boston. The Huskies will be giving a clinic to the South Boston Youth Lacrosse program, and then will be cheered on my our young fans from across the city.

See you there!

Huskies Ready for Pittsburgh

The Huskies fly to Pittsburgh tomorrow for games against #20 Pittsburgh and Ohio University, looking to continue their two game win streak.

The two wins over Texas State and UNH came after a close, yet disappointing trip to California, where the squad lost 8-7 to #8 Cal, 9-8 to #3 Stanford, and 12-9 to #7 UC Santa Barbara.

Preseason Win and Teaser Video

With the incoming snow storm, the preseason scrimmage against Emmanuel College was moved up to Thursday night. The dawgs came out firing on all cylinders and posted an impressive victory over neighboring EC in the Fens. It was a good measure for where the team stands, and revealed plenty of aspects of the squad that need fine tuning before heading west to play #13 Cal, #14 Stanford, and #11 UCSB.

As the team was playing EC, team video producer, Gabe Bornstein, released a nice preseason teaser .

30th Year Recognized by The Huntington News

The Huntington News recently interviewed Coach Morin and captains Dave Margolius and Ryan Shea regarding the preseason challenges and excitement that comes with entering the program’s 30th season. Read the full article here.

New Mits Get Props on Nike Lacrosse FB page

With all of the new 2013 gear photos coming out, the new Husky gloves are getting some attention

Roster Finalized, Preseason Begins

After a week of Captain’s practices, tryouts were held and resulted in the addition of several new Huskies. The squad has already proven that they are hungry for a PCLL title, dedicating themselves to 5:30-7:00 AM practices three days a week. With only 3 weeks away from the first scrimmage against Emmanuel, the boys are getting to work. Stay tuned.

2nd Annual Boston Autumn Classic Nov 17th

On November 17th, Northeastern will host Boston University, Boston College, and the University of New Hampshire in the 2nd Annual Boston Autumn Classic at Parson’s Field. Games will be held throughout the day as follows:

10:00 – UNH vs BU
11:00 – NU vs UNH
12:00 – BC vs BU
1:00 – UNH vs BC
2:00 – NU vs BU
3:00 – NU vs BC

We encourage family, friends, student and alumni to attend. Join the Facebook Event to stay updated on announcements regarding food and clothing available at the event. We hope to see you there

Team coming into shape

After an unorthodox start to preseason, which included 4 scrimmages before the fall roster was set, the Huskies are finally beginning to gel this fall. After facing Franklin Pierce, Southern New Hampshire, and St. Anselm’s in week 1, the squad scrimmaged Harvard (club) as well as Emmanuel and UMass Dartmouth.

The early slew of scrimmages provided the coaching staff with a good knowledge of where the team currently stands, and everyone is ready to work with a month remaining before the second Boston Fall Classic on November 17th.

The Huskies are also excited to reveal the 2013 Apparel line, which can be found here.

Fall Informational Meeting: Sept 13

The fall informational meeting for Northeastern Lacrosse will be held on Thursday September 13th at 7:00 in 109 Robinson Hall. We welcome all freshmen, transfer, and current students who are interested in learning more about the team to attend.

Please bring your equipment to school when you move onto campus, as tryouts will be held in mid September. Details will be posted on our website, Facebook Page, and on Twitter

Huskies Win 1st Annual Beanshot

In front of a large crowd of youth, highschool, college, and professional lacrosse fans, the Huskies won the 1st Annual Muscle Milk Beanshot, hosted by the Boston Cannons at Harvard Stadium. The tournament included victories over PCLL rivals Boston University (10-5) and University of New Hampshire (8-5).

NU to Play in Inaugural Beanshot Tourney, June 9th

The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, and Muscle Milk have teamed up to debut a new college lacrosse tradition in New England. Men’s programs from Northeastern, Boston University, the University of New Hampshire and the University of Connecticut will face off in the inaugural Muscle Milk Bean Shot Lacrosse Tournament on Saturday, June 9, 2012 at Harvard Stadium.

The one-day tournament will consist of two semi-final matches and one championship match to decide who has the best club team in New England. The semifinal matches will start at 2 p.m. with the championship kicking off at 5 p.m.

Northeastern Lacrosse LinkedIn Group

Alumni and current players are invited to join the NU Lacrosse LinkedIn Group. We hope that it can be used as another tool to bring alumni and current players together to help career development as well as help with advancement of the program.

Recruiting Showcases

Future Huskies:

Coach Morin will be attending several showcases this summer. Please contact him at northeasternmenslacrosse@gmail.com with “Recruiting Showcase” in the headline if you are attending any of the following:

IAS New England Summer Showcase
Crimson Classic
Yale Shootout

…and stay tuned for more to come.

Thank You and Congratulations to Husky Nation

Dear Family & Friends of Northeastern University Men’s Lacrosse,

I hope that all of you have enjoyed following our team progress over the last four months and our recent run in the PCLL tournament. Our time together as a team was nothing short of special and I am very proud to be a part of such a great group of people. I want to thank everyone who has helped us throughout our season and who have shown their support along the way.

As one season fades away, a new season breaks over the horizon and turns our focus and energies towards its preparation. Nevertheless, several members of our 2012 team recently graduated and/or used up their eligibility, and I feel it is necessary to congratulate them for all of their hard work, passion, and commitment they not only put into this university but also this team. Those people are Sean Markes, Colin Mitchell, and Seth Tringale.

The coaches and I would also like to congratulate Kyle Bedell, Mike Lehman, and Chris Tecca for earning 1st Team All-League honors, Josiah Baker-Connick and Chris Haffenreffer for earning 2nd All-League honors and both Ryan Shea and Seth Tringale for receiving honorable mention within the PCLL.

We should also recognize the efforts of several other individuals such as Adam Crimmins-Freshman of the Year, Steve Ripley-Most Improved Player, Chris Tecca-Offensive MVP and Mush Award recipient, Kyle Bedell-Defensive MVP, Mike Lehman-MVP, Ryan Shea-Unsung Hero Award recipient, and Seth Tringale-The Iditarod Award recipient.

Finally, I would like to congratulate Coach Ben Severance for his work with our defense and holding one of the lowest goals against averages in the league and within the entire MCLA. Coach Ryan McDonald did a terrific job as well, managing the offense and helping incorporate new sets and schemes. While Coach Jeff Natter worked specifically with our two goalies who ended the season with solid save percentages and stepped up in big games when the team needed them to.

With all that being said, the reason we won and lost was because of our efforts collectively as a team. As we begin our journey towards the 2012/2013 season we are well aware of this and we are very excited to move forward and onto the next challenge together. I hope you will join us as we continue our progression forward and I encourage you to find out ways you can help us here at Northeastern and with our preparation for the 2013 season. To all of the alumni, school administrators, family, friends, and most importantly the men on our team, thank you.

Go Huskies!
Sincerely,

James Morin
Head Coach

Huskies to Play for PCLL First Round Bye

With one game remaining in the season against Defending PCLL Champions, SUNY-BUffalo, the Huskies control their own destiny for gaining a first round bye in the PCLL playoffs. At 4-1 , NU trailes only UCONN, who holds a perfect 4-0 league record. While plenty of scenarios could play out across the volatile PCLL over the next week, one thing is for sure: Northeastern will return to the post season to make a run at a long overdue PCLL title.

The team finds themselves with at 10-4 (4-1 PCLL) record after a dramatic 8-7 win at home over UNH. The star performer of the game was Clayton Eck (2G, 1A), who recorded the game winner with only seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

After First PCLL Loss, Look Forward to Big Weekend

The Huskies picked up their first PCLL loss last Friday in a Husky vs. Husky battle against UConn. Turnovers killed the Dawgs, who could never come back from an early 3 goal deficit.

Northeastern remains at #18 this week and looks to improve upon that ranking after facing cross town rival Boston University on Thursday at 8:00 at BU’s Nickerson Field.

The following night is a Top-20 match up between the #18 NU and #16 Pittsburgh. Both teams are fighting for a bid to nationals. Pitt has eked out two overtime wins in the past two years in the young rivalry. Join us at Parson’s Field at 7:00.

Northeastern 6 – Boston College 4

The Huskies dealt the Eagles their first regular season PCLL loss since the 2008 season. The win bumped NU up from #21 to #17 in the Nike/MLCA poll. See the full national poll here.

The Huskies’ next test comes against Rhode Island this Saturday at 6pm at Parson’s Field. The Rams are also undefeated in PCLL play, coming of a 10-8 victory over Boston University this past weekend. Although it is still early in the season, the winner of the contest will take a strong 2-0 lead in the conference.

#21 NU (5-2) Host #11 BC (5-3) this Friday

The Huskies won their first PCLL game this week at Stonehill College and now face their first PCLL Division 1 game at home against rival Boston College. Both teams look to contend for the league title come May, and this early season match up could be a preview to a playoff showdown.

NU Students: Stay tuned for shuttle service from campus to Parson’s field!

Huskies Sweep the South

The Dawgs wrapped up Superbowl weekend perfect with two more wins over LSU (11-9) and Alabama (15-4) to improve to 3-0 on the young 2012 season. The team now has a month long wait until the game, out west against Arizona.

13-5 Win Over Vandy

The season got off to a great start yesterday with a resounding 13-5 win over Vanderbilt. The scoring was led by senior attackmen Seth Tringale (4 goals) and Colin Mitchell (1 Goal, 3 Assists) while being anchored by a solid defensive performance.

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Spring Tryouts: Sunday 1/15

The first day of spring tryouts is THIS SUNDAY 1/15 9:00pm-10:30pm @ Cabot Cage.

What to bring:

-Full Pads (Stick, Helmet, Gloves, Shoulder Pads, Elbow Pads…the works)
-Cleats or Turf Shoes
-$20.00 (for the Pinnie)

Spread the word! For more information contact:

NortheasternMensLacrosse@gmail.com

Fall 2011 Highlight Video

Check out this year’s IR captain, Danny Brockwell’s, 2011 Fall Highlight Video. Good to know he can still be productive on crutches.

2011 Fall Highlights

Fall Wraps Up, Preparation for 2012, AZ Trip Begins

The Boston Autumn Classic turned out to be a great day of lax. The Dawgs started slow with an 8-8 tie against the University of Vermont, but then woke up and earned a resounding 9-3 win over cross-town rival Boston University.

The fall season was a big success under the Jim Morin’s new coaching staff, who has the team feeling positive, confident, and eager to jump into the 2012 season, come January.

While captain lead workouts continue on the field, the Executive Board has also been working hard to improve the 2012 season off the field. As part of our goal to return to national prominence, we elected to cancel a second east coast trip in favor for facing more elite competition this March, in Arizona.

The Arizona trip, our second major trip of the season, will be during our spring break week. Out west, we will face the University of Arizona on March 7th, Grand Canyon University on March 8th and 2011 MCLA National Runner-Up, Arizona State University on March 11th. To be the best, we have to beat the best.

Huskies Host Boston Autumn Classic

This Saturday, November 19, the Huskies will host Boston University and the University of Vermont at the Boston Autumn Classic. The three team scrimmage will be held at Northeastern’s Parson’s Field in Brookline, MA. It is sure to be a great day of lacrosse as the Huskies look to wrap up their fall season. The days schedule is as follows:

11:30 am BU vs UVM
1:00 pm NU vs UVM
2:30 pm NU vs BU

Click here for directions to Parson’s Field.

The Huskies have had a successful fall season thus far, including a close loss to PCLL rival Boston College and three strong wins over Thomas College and neighboring Wentworth Institute of Technology and Emmanuel College. Come support the team this weekend!

Huskies Give Back At Greater Boston Food Bank

The Huskies continued their annual Fall Community Service Day by spending a Saturday afternoon working at the Greater Boston Food Bank. The team sorted food donations that will be sent to various shelters, food pantries, and community kitchens throughout the city in an effort to end hunger this holiday season. The team has worked with the Greater Boston Food Bank in past years, as well as raised money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s “Light the Night Walk”, and volunteered with the MetroLacrosse organization.

Huskies Pick Their Sled Driver: Jim Morin

After a long hiring process, in which the E-board has poured over countless resumes from an extremely impressive field of applicants, a new head coach has finally been selected to lead NU into the 2012 season.

For the full story, check out CollegeLax.us’ second installment of their coverage of the Huskies coaching search. (Also, be sure to check out Jim’s company, On The Ball Lacrosse, which NU hopes to develop a great mutualistic relationship in the future).

The Dawgs are extremely excited for the infusion of energy that Jim and his new coaching staff will bring to the team.

Keep Mushing.

CollegeLax Covers NU Coaching Search

CollegeLax.us, a premier site for MCLA new and blogs, just published the first of two articles covering the Huskies search for a new coach. It looks like the rest of the MCLA has noticed that NU is back on the rise…

Check Out Part 1

2011 Season Summary

The Northeastern University Men’s Lacrosse team entered the 2011 campaign after a successful fall ball, in hopes of advancing further then in 2010 when they lost to UNH in the PCLL semi-finals. After fall scrimmages against DII and DIII opponents Lasalle, Curry, U-Mass Boston and Bentley, the fall wrapped up with a scrimmage against BU at the Boston Garden at halftime of a Boston Blazers game with 6,000 fans looking on. After winter break, the team came back a few pounds heavier but incredibly excited to turn all the work we had done into a PCLL championship. Spring trips involved lovely team bonding bus rides to Buffalo and Pittsburgh. The trips were highlighted by a gut wrenching double OT loss in Pittsburg and a 4th quarter come from behind win against Central Michigan in scenic Buffalo. A memorable moment came during an hour and a half “random” bus inspection by the ever diligent Buffalo PD. Though the team came together well, unfortunately the season did not go as players and coaches hoped as we experienced crushing defeat after crushing defeat to PCLL opponents whom we knew we could play with. Sadly, for the first time in nearly a decade, the Northeastern Men’s Lacrosse team finished in last place in the Pioneer Lacrosse League Division I.

2011 Season Schedule

Still there was some notable individual awards including: Chris Tecca (Attack, 2nd Team All-PCLL, Freshman), Ricky Tapia (Defense, 2nd Team All-PCLL, Senior), Robert Wallace (Defense, 2nd Team All-PCLL, Senior), Matt Haffenreffer (Midfield, Honorable Mention PCLL, Senior). Though we are losing some guys who have had a tremendous career with the Huskies, a majority of the squad returns in 2012.

PCLL Honors

In preparation for next year we are working diligently to put together a quality squad ready to ascend the ranks of the PCLL in 2012. Trips have already been booked to Alabama and USF to play the best the South has to offer. Moreover, in part of the end-of-year reflection process conducted by the executive board, and along with coach Brady, the two parties have agreed that going in a new coaching direction is best for both the short and long-term growth of the program. Adds have been posted on Laxpower and USLacrosse to get the word out there and resumes have been trickling in. An article is set to come out on collegelax.us in the next week about the process we are going through in hiring a new coach. Our hope is to put together a coaching staff that can help us return to the successes achieved in 2005, 2006 and 2007 with consecutive trips to the National Tournament. After all, that’s where Northeastern Lacrosse should be: on top of the PCLL and competing for the National Championship.

Freshman/Transfer Student Orientation Activities Fair

The E-board and Captains will have a table set up at the freshman and transfer orientation activities fair during every orientation over the course of the summer. Stop by the Curry Student Center to meet the guys, learn more about the program, and check out some team gear. Dates and times are as follows, and as always, make sure to submit your info under the recruits tab to make sure we can keep you in the loop when tryouts roll around this fall.

Freshman Orientations:

Transfer Orientations:

Final Orientations:

See you there.

E-board Overhauling Program to Usher in a “NU” Era

After a disappointing few seasons, the combined executive boards of the ’10-’11 and ’11-’12 seasons have begun to make serious strides at turning the program around in order to return to national prominence. From searching for a new coaching staff, increasing alumni presence and involvement, and involving the team in a summer league and multiple tournaments, this has been the most active offseason in recent Dawgs memory.

Big things are on the way…stay tuned.

Spring 2011 – Preseason Meeting/Tryouts

The Northeastern Men’s lacrosse team will be holding an informational meeting for all students interested in joining the team for our spring 2011 season.

The meeting will beheld this Tuesday night, 1/11/2011, in the Snell Building, room 35. The meeting will begin at 7pm and run for approximately 1 hour.

Tryouts for the team will be held on Wednesday, January 12th. Details on time and location will be provided at the meeting.

For additional information please contact Coach Brady at northeasternmenslacrosse@gmail.com

2010-2011 Tryouts

Tryouts will begin on September 17th at 9pm in the Cabot Center.

All interested players should arrive between 8:15-8:30pm with full equipment. Tryouts will resume on Saturday and Sunday mornings and evaluations will be completed prior to September 21st.

If you have any questions please contact Coach Brady at northeasternmenslacrosse@gmail.com

2011 Fall Meeting

The Northeastern Men’s Lacrosse team will be holding its annual fall meeting for all interested students on September 14th.

The meeting will be held at 9pm in International Village, Room 19. The meeting will run for approximately 1 hour, and is open to all students interested in joining the team for the 2010-2011 season.

All interested individuals are asked to fill out the recruit form here prior to the meeting.

2010 Preseason Meeting

The Northeastern Men’s lacrosse team will be holding an informational meeting regarding the spring 2010 season this Wednesday, January 13th from 7-8pm. The meeting will be held in the team room in the Cabot Center.

All individuals interested in joing the team for the spring season are asked to attend. Please contact Coach Brady at northeasternmenslacrosse@gmail.com, if you are interested but unable to attend.

Northeastern Lacrosse at Light the Night

The Northeastern Lacrosse team participated in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s “Light the Night Walk” last week. The team did two laps around Boston Common and raised $1,500 of the $459,811 total that was donated to the foundation. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society works to support researchers in their attempts to find cures for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. More information can be found at lightthenight.org

-Jim Charshafian

Huskies Fall Schedule

The Northeastern University Men’s lacrosse team has announced a five-game fall ball schedule for the fall of 2009.

The Huskies will begin their 2009 fall ball season on October 4th facing off against both Bentley University and Nichols College. The first game of the double header will begin at 9am, Northeastern will then play Nichols at 10:30am.

The Huskies will next take on their former teammates in the Annual Alumni game to be held on October 24th at Carter field. The game will begin at 2:45pm, with a reception to follow for all Alumni and guests.

On the 25th the Huskies will travel across the river to defend their title in the 2nd Annual Beanpot to be held at Harvard University. Northeastern will take on the Harvard Club Lacrosse team, the winner of that match will face off later in the day with the winner of a match between Boston University and Boston College.

Fall 2009 Tryout Dates

Tryouts for the Northeastern Men’s Lacrosse team will be held this weekend on Carter Field.

This is an open tryout, but all individuals wishing to participate must have the proper paperwork filled out.

If you have not yet been in touch with Coach Brady or do not currently have the required paperwork, please contact him by email or our recruits page.

Tryouts will be held from 2-4pm this Saturday and 4-6pm on Sunday.
All players should arrive 30 minute prior to actually start times.

Preseason Meeting

The Northeastern Men’s Lacrosse team will hold its preseason meeting for all interested students on Wednesday, September 16th.

The meeting will be held at 9pm in the Curry Student center, room 333.

This meeting will provide an overview to the program, along with team commitments, expectations and goals. The coaching staff will be available to answer any question about the program.

This is an open meeting, but interested athletes are asked to register with the team. Registration can be compelted by filling out the form on the Recruits page.

2009 “Night at Curry”

Northeastern is hosting this year’s “Welcome Week – Night at Curry” on September 8th in the Curry Student Center.

The Northeastern Lacrosse team has reserved a booth and members from the team will be available to answer any questions you may have about our program. If you are interested in learning more about our team this night provides a fantastic opportunity to meet and talk with current players about their experiences as a member of the lacrosse team.

The event will run from 6pm-9pm.

Huskies Lacrosse

Welcome to the Northeastern Huskies Men’s Lacrosse Website.

We are constantly trying to update our site to best provide interested individuals with as much information on our program as possible.

If there is a question you have on our program that is not answered please contact us and we will be sure to add it.

If you are an athlete interested in joining our program (either a current Northeastern Student or high school student), please visit our Recruits page as we would love to hear from you.

We are very excited about the projects we are currently working on to improve the site and hope to continue to add additional content as our season progresses.

Huskies Lacrosse Athletes Are Recognized

6/4/2009

The Northeastern University Men’s Lacrosse team has again racked up post-season honors from both the Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League as well as the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association.

Eight members of the team earned the honors from the PCLL, these awards are handed out among players throughout Division A of the PCLL. Also one player was recognized by the MCLA for All- America honors. The MCLA gives awards to players from across the country.

2009 PCLL DIVISION A ALL CONFERENCE HONORS:

PCLL DIVISION 1 ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
Attack Jason Knerr – Northeastern University
Midfield Josh Meunier – Northeastern University
Midfield Mike Adamson – Northeastern University

PCLL DIVISION 1 ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM
Defense Joe Bachensky – Northeastern University
Long Stick Midfield Bobby Wallace – Northeastern University

PCLL DIVISION 1 ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION
Attack George Glaeser – Northeastern University
Goalie Jeffery Natter – Northeastern University

2009 MCLA DIVISION I ALL- AMERICA HONORS:
MCLA DIVISION 1 THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICA
Midfield Josh Meunier – Northeastern University

Northeastern chosen as Team of the Week

3/13/2009

Courtesy of CollegeLax:

The Northeastern University Huskies have been selected as the next CollegeLAX Team of the Week following a three-win tour in the state of Georgia. The Huskies, now 3-1, topped out-of-conference SELC opponents Georgia, Georgia Tech and Central Florida during their stay in the South.

The games were the Huskies’ first under recently promoted head coach Joe Brady, who replaced former PCLL Coach of the Year Tim Gray as the man in charge of the NU sideline last week. The two flipped roles for the games, with Gray assisting Brady over the three game span.

“Having Tim there has been a great help,” said Brady. “This week was sort of his last ‘hurrah.’” Coach Gray will be leaving the Huskies in April for a job opportunity in Orange County, California.

Brady said the weekend’s results came in spite of early adversity on the trip. “We lost two starters to injuries in the first 24 hours,” he said. The team’s ability to rebound with solid play off their bench proved pivotal in their success, Brady said. “Our bench players stepping up was a big positive for us.”

The Huskies’ games against Georgia and Georgia Tech both proved to be one goals affairs, with the visitors from Boston escaping each with narrow 7-6 victories. Brady said his team improved in each game and gave credit to his squad’s stingy defense, which held all three opponents in single digits scoring on the trip.

Coach Gray said with the team’s adaptation to their midseason coaching switch. ”Our guys have been coming together really well,” said Gray.

Gray said that even though he’ll be moving to the opposite side of the country he doesn’t expect to lose touch with the Huskies as their season progresses.

“I’ve been involved with the program since I started playing for the team in ‘97, so there’s no way I could drop it cold turkey,” said Gray. “I’ll definetly be keeping up with the guys and coach Brady,” said Gray.

The Huskies’ next opponent will be PCLL Division 2 Worcester Polytechnic Institute on March 27.

Coach Gray to switch coasts

3/11/2009

The Northeastern Lacrosse community wishes Coach Gray all the luck in his future endeavors and appreciates all the work that he has put in to get our program to where we are today.

From CollegeLax:

Northeastern coach Tim Gray has announced he will be leaving the Huskies this spring and that assistant coach Joe Brady will replace him as head coach.

“Leaving NU was a very difficult decision, but the job opportunity in California was too much to pass up,” said Gray.

Coach Gray had an overall record of 65-32 with the Huskies, who he lead to the National Tournament for three years in a row from 2005-2007. A former Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League (PCLL) Coach of the Year, Gray’s players over the years have included 43 all-league PCLL selections and 14 MCLA All Americans.

The Huskies also won a pair of PCLL titles (2005 and 2006) under Gray.

“I’ve been involved with the Northeastern program since 1997 as a player or a coach. I’ve worked very hard with my players through the years to make it into the competitive team that it is today. But knowing that Joe Brady was on board and willing to take over the head coaching duties made it a little bit easier,” said Gray.

“Joe has earned the respect of every player on the team and they have all been working hard for him. I’m extremely confident that NU lacrosse is being left in the right hands to continue to steer it in the right direction this year and hopefully future years,” added Gray.

Though conceding the move to California will be a tough one after spending so much time in the PCLL, Gray said he hasn’t ruled out a return to coaching on the opposite coast.

“For now, I will concentrate in my duties as MCLA secretary. Maybe I will get back into coaching next year,” concluded Gray.

Men’s Lacrosse Athletes Are Recognized

6/6/2008

The Northeastern University Men’s Lacrosse team has again racked up post-season honors from both the Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League as well as the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association.
Seven members of the team earned the honors from the PCLL, these awards are handed out among players throughout Division A of the PCLL. Also three players were recognized by the MCLA for All- America honors. The MCLA gives awards to players from across the country.

2008 PCLL DIVISION A ALL CONFERENCE HONORS:

PCLL DIVISION 1 ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

Attack Jason Knerr – Northeastern University
Midfield Josh Meunier – Northeastern University
Midfield Brian Schatz – Northeastern University
Long Stick Midfield Griffin Knowlton – Northeastern University

PCLL DIVISION 1 ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM

Attack Mike Adamson – Northeastern University
Face-off Specialist Spencer Schwabb – Northeastern University

PCLL DIVISION 1 ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION

Defense Max Donnellan – Northeastern University

2008 MCLA DIVISION I ALL- AMERICA HONORS:
MCLA DIVISION 1 ALL-AMERICA HONORABLE MENTION

Midfield Brian Schatz – Northeastern University
Midfield Josh Meunier – Northeastern University
Defensive Specialist Griffin Knowlton – Northeastern University

MCLA DIVISION 1 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA

Brian Schatz – Northeastern University

Men’s Lacrosse Top 10 Team in Pre-season polls

1/19/2008

Northeastern University has been voted a top 10 Preseason team by two separate polls

#10 in the 2008 Lax World MCLA Division 1 Preseason Top 25 Poll

#9 in Lacrosse Magazines 2008 Preseason Poll

Coach Gray interviewed by Lacrosse Magazine

1/19/2008

Tim Gray just needed a break from lacrosse.

Like most youngsters growing up on Long Island he had a stick in his hand shortly after his first, tentative steps, but when Gray finally arrived in high school at Chaminade High School he was lacrosse fried.

In the sport’s stead he pursued other interests, preparing himself to attend Northeastern University, one of the four largest academic institutions in Boston along with Harvard, Boston College and Boston University.

When he stepped foot in the Fens lacrosse was nearly cleansed from his blood stream after his high school hiatus, but Gray quickly received an infusion.

Click here for the rest of the article

Northeastern Announces 2008 Schedule

1/19/2008

Boston, MA – The Northeastern University Men’s Lacrosse team, that finished 2007 with an 18-3 record, has released their 2008 schedule. This year’s team will be looking to improve upon last year’s success, becoming the first Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League team to ever make it into the quarterfinal round of the national tournament and narrowly missed the final four, and come home with a national championship.

On the 2008 schedule are five teams who are ranked in the Top 25 pre-season poll, as well as the University of Montana, the 2007 Division B National Champion, now playing in Division 1.

The season starts off with a spring break trip to California, where the Huskies will open up on Sunday, Mar. 2 against Western Collegiate Lacrosse League Central opponent Stanford University. This will be the first time these two teams ever meet.

From there, Northeastern will travel a bit south to finish out their trip. On Mar. 4 is a rematch of last year’s quarterfinal game against #3 University of California-Santa Barbara. The Gauchos defeated Northeastern 8-7 in OT, ending the Huskies 2007 season. After the Gauchos, NU will play #15 Chapman University and #22 Cal Poly on consecutive nights, Mar. 7 and 8.

“We always look forward to our Spring Break trips. We try to make them a fun and competitive experience from which the team can grow,” says Head Coach Tim Gray. “None of these games are going to be easy, most of the teams will have a few games under their belt, and we’ll just be starting to get going, but it should prepare us well for our league games later in the month.”

NU then returns home where they will have a few weeks to recover while the snow melts in New England. Their first league game will be against Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass. on Tues., Mar. 25. Two days later, Northeastern plays another WCLL team as they host the Aggies of University of California-Davis. Northeastern will finish up the week as they host rival University of New Hampshire. UNH and NU have played each other in the past three PCLL playoffs, with NU coming out on top each year.

The Huskies will then hit the road again for a quick trip to Long Island, N.Y. where they will play a neutral field game vs. #16 Florida State University on Thursday, Apr. 3, before returning home to Boston to face Stonehill College that Sunday.

Coach Gray remarked “The FSU game will be a very exciting game. We have a few players on the roster from Long Island, as well as a ton of alumni and family in the NYC/Long Island area. There should be plenty of support there for a very difficult game.”

Northeastern hopes to have some momentum built up as they start to wrap up their season. First up is a cross-city rival at Boston University on Fri., Apr. 11 at 8:30 p.m. Games between these two teams are never friendly as bragging rights for the next year are at stake. Later that weekend, Northeastern again plays host to non-conference foe, and recent addition to Division 1, the 2007 Division 2 Champions Montana visits on Sun., Apr. 13.

Northeastern travels down to the University of Connecticut that Friday night before ending their regular season with two home games. First up is the Rams of the University of Rhode Island on Sun., Apr. 20 before NU hosts their biggest rival #7 Boston College. BC defeated NU twice last year, each game decided by a goal, and wrestled the PCLL championship away. This final game of the season may have the #1 seed for the PCLL playoffs on the line and should get each team ready for a run for the PCLL championship.

“Losing to Boston College in the final four seconds of the PCLL championship game last year was probably the toughest loss I’ve ever had. It was a hard fought battle and my guys left everything on the field. Luckily we still made it to nationals,” remembers Gray. “However, the team hasn’t forgotten how they felt that Sunday and they’re looking forward to the rematch.”

Northeastern hopes to recapture the PCLL title and represent the PCLL for an unprecedented fourth year in a row on its way to a national title.

“That’s the ultimate goal. We would love to bring a national title to the East Coast” said Gray.

Young Leadership Takes Reigns 2007 – 2008 Season

11/16/2007

2007 was one of the most successful seasons in NU’s history. The Men’s lacrosse team was the first ever Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League (PCLL) team to make the national tournament as an at large bid, the first PCLL team ever to win in the first round of the national tournament, as well as the lowest seed ever to win a first round game in the national tournament, finishing the season ranked #13. NU scored the second highest amount of goals in the nation while ranking second in the nation in goals allowed per game. Unfortunately, all this success couldn’t bring the Huskies their third straight PCLL title as they fell short to the BC Eagles 8-7.

NU graduated 8 integral players in all, but returns a very strong core of young players ready to take the reigns and continue to make NU one of the elite teams in the country. Mike Adamson, Rob Ballerstedt, Jason Knerr & Zak Glaeser will look to continue the high scoring ways of NU’s attack, while Josh Meunier, Brian Schatz, Joe Lawless and Rob Seiler will balance out the offense on midfield. All-American Griffin Knowlton will have to lead a young defense as 3 of 4 starters and goalie from last year all graduated.

It should be a very exciting season for NU lacrosse as they try to recapture the PCLL title and return to the national tournament for the fourth time in four years.

Tim Gray
Head Coach
Northeastern Men’s Lacrosse

Season Recap

Overall Record of 18-3
PCLL (League) Record of 8-1
Lost to Boston College in PCLL Championship
Qualified for National Tournament Ranked #13
Qualified for Nationals for 3rd time in 3 Years
Defeated #4 Michigan 15-4 in First Round
Lost to #5 Santa Barbara 8-7 in OT
Defeated Minnesota-Duluth 9-6 in Final Round

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