Big East Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010 Posted in Creating Big East Men's Lacrosse | 1 Comment »www.bigeast.org PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Syracuse University has been unanimously selected as the 2010 preseason favorite to win the inaugural season of the BIG EAST men’s lacrosse league. The league’s seven head coaches cast the votes and were not permitted to vote ...
BIG EAST Unveils Its Men’s Lacrosse Television Schedule
Thursday, January 14th, 2010 Posted in Creating Big East Men's Lacrosse | No Comments »BigEast.org PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The BIG EAST Conference, in conjunction with ESPN, has announced its 2010 national television schedule for the inaugural season of BIG EAST men's lacrosse. The television package will feature 11 games and 15 appearances ...
New West Virginia President Talks Lacrosse
Monday, July 20th, 2009 Posted in Creating Big East Men's Lacrosse, Making Varsity | 2 Comments »TheTimesWV.com By Bob Hertzel Would Clements consider reinstating track? “This is only my sixth day on the job,” he reminded. “That has not hit my radar screen yet. It probably will at some point. That does not mean that Clements wouldn’t consider ...
PC Prepares for Big East Conference
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 Posted in Creating Big East Men's Lacrosse | No Comments »Projo.com By KEVIN McNAMARA PROVIDENCE — If anyone knows about the strength of the Syracuse lacrosse program, it’s Chris Burdick. Burdick is the head coach at Providence College, but he has deep roots in central New York. He grew up in Cortland, a ...
Notre Dame Explores Recruiting Frontiers
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 Posted in Creating Big East Men's Lacrosse | No Comments »NYTimes.com By PETE THAMEL The Notre Dame program will increase its national profile next season as a member of the newly formed Big East men’s lacrosse league. Byrne said the Big East brand could be one of the most significant moves in ...
Formation of Big East is Inside Lacrosse’s #4 Story of 2008
Saturday, December 27th, 2008 Posted in Creating Big East Men's Lacrosse, Growth of Lacrosse | No Comments »Insidelacrosse.com When considering the ramifications of what the Big East’s decision to add men’s lacrosse could mean for the game, the sky is truly the limit. “You’re looking at the first major conference, with one of the most respected names in sports, ...
The Domino Effect: Big East first in a series of conference moves
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 Posted in Creating Big East Men's Lacrosse | No Comments »Inside Lacrosse Magazine By Sean Burns After years of speculation, the first piece in a major conference realignment fell on June 11th with the official formation of the Big East men's lacrosse conference.Syracuse, the reigning NCAA champion and winner of a record 10 ...
The Big East Effect
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 Posted in Creating Big East Men's Lacrosse | No Comments »Lacrosse Magazine by Matt DaSilva Has Division I men's lacrosse become too big for its britches? Last week, the Big East formalized its plans to sponsor a men's lacrosse conference beginning in 2010 and unite the likes of Georgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, ...
Big East Boosts Lacrosse
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Creating Big East Men's Lacrosse | No Comments »The Washington Times By Patrick Stevens The Big East announced Wednesday it would begin sponsoring a seven-school men's lacrosse league in 2010, a decision likely to create greater visibility for a sport previously sponsored by only one BCS conference. Georgetown and fellow ECAC ...
RU Lacrosse Gets a Boost
Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in Creating Big East Men's Lacrosse | No Comments »The Star Ledger The creation of a new Big East conference for men's lacrosse yesterday was hardly a surprise, but Jim Stagnitta was pretty happy anyway in what promises to be a pivotal move for a Rutgers program hoping to crack ...