I’m a baseball fan. As such, there’s not a whole lot of space in my life for other sports. Sure, I watch the Celtics, and I follow the Jets and Flyers (in name, anyway), but the rest of the sporting world is largely a mystery to me.
But there’s something about being part of a winning tradition that will make you do crazy things — like get into lacrosse. I can’t claim that I know much about the sport, but I do know that it’s an exciting time to be a part of our men’s lacrosse program right now. To wit:
- Despite a tough, one-goal, season-opening loss to #1-ranked Virginia, the Seawolves have won three straight and is now ranked fifth in the country, heading down to face Towson this weekend.
- From an interview on ESPN.com this week:
- Where is the toughest place to play?
Former MLL All-Star Brett Hughes: I watch Stony Brook and it seems like that’s a pretty wild environment. I’ve heard that can be rough. - Four of the 48 players chosen in this winter’s Major League Lacrosse Draft are Stony Brook Seawolves, including #1 overall pick Kevin Crowley, along with Jordan McBride, Tom Compitello, Adam Rand.
- Those four players were also named to the Tewaaraton Award watch list; the award is given annually to the top collegiate lacrosse player. (Crowley was also a finalist last spring.)
All in all, a good time to be a Seawolf! Here’s the rest of the schedule for the spring:
03/19/11 at Towson 1:00 p.m.
03/22/11 vs. Cornell 7:00 p.m.
03/26/11 vs. Bryant 1:00 p.m.
04/01/11 vs. UMBC 7:00 p.m.
04/09/11 at Hartford 7:00 p.m.
04/16/11 vs. Binghamton 7:00 p.m.
04/23/11 vs. Albany 7:00 p.m.
04/30/11 at Vermont 3:00 p.m.
That’s a lot of home games, which means a lot of chances to get your red on! I’ll see you at the stadium!