NEWSLETTER 17may10

-The Tewaaraton Committee narrowed the field of candidates to only five finalists last week, which includes Kevin Crowley '11. The award is the highest individual honor an NCAA lacrosse student-athlete can receive. Crowley is the only midfielder amongst the five finalists, and only three finalists are still actively playing in the NCAA Tournament. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2010/05/11/tewaaraton-award-finalists-2010-announced-clausen-crotty-crowley-dickson-and-white


-NLL Championship: Rhys Duch '08 of the Washington Stealth continues to dominate in the NLL after breaking the rookie scoring record and garnering Rookie of the Year honors in 2009. The Stealth won its first NLL Championship on the strength of Duch's 33G and 53A: http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4530. Duch had 3G and 8A in the Championship game, which you can see video highlights here: http://video.insidelacrosse.com/video/view/14014189/nll-championship-highlights.

NLL Insider published an article exclusively covering Rhys Duch '08 here: http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4520.


-Rhys Duch '08 of the NLL Champion Washington Stealth scored 33 goals and 53 assists in his second year in the NLL, including 3 goals and 8 assists in the Championship game.


-The America East Championship video is online, featuring video of the game, including play by play commentary from Mike Solano and color by Frank Barile '02. Watch the Seawolves win their seventh straight AE game by defeating the Albany Great Danes at home for the bid to the NCAA Tournament. http://www.americaeast.tv/archives/mlacrosse100508/index.html


-SB Lacrosse went 7-0 in the America East in 2010, claiming both the Regular Season Title, the Tournament Title, and an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.


-ESPN SportsNation invited Jordan McBride '11 and Kevin Crowley '11 to join them for a live chat where fans wrote in questions for them. You can read the transcripts here: http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/32333/inside-lacrosse