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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Long Stick Midfield Griffin Knowlton – 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
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.
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.
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:
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
Brian Schatz – Northeastern University
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
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.
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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.
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
