College Women
It feels like Denver "cleaned out the pantry" and is inserting youth into key roles.
College Men
Some rebuilds happen subtly, others with a stick of dynamite. North Carolina took the latter approach last year.
College Women
History will be made in 2026 when the Division I women's championship heads to the Midwest.
College Women
Princeton took a step forward in 2024 in Jenn Cook's second year at the helm.
National Teams USA Women
The next World Lacrosse Women's Championship will be held from July 24-Aug. 2, 2026 in Tokyo.
College Women
Like a lot of teams around the country, James Madison must replace key contributors.
National Teams NTDP
The National Team Development Program just leveled up with a new U15 division.
College Men
Both Towson and Virginia earned spots in the USA Lacrosse Division I Men's Preseason Top 20.
Strength in Community
When the chips are down, no one shows up like college lacrosse coaches for each other.
Over the last year and a half, we’ve chronicled how Clemson’s Alison Kwolek and High Point’s Lyndsey Boswell drew strength from the support they received battling cancer, how Salisbury’s Jim Berkman got through a devastating house fire and how Xavier’s Meg Decker realized she wasn’t alone when her husband fell ill.
Most recently, we celebrated Jen Muston’s return to the sideline after the York coach received a long-awaited kidney transplant.
Strength in Numbers
Meg Decker guided the Xavier women’s lacrosse team through its first season in 2023. The sideline also included a face familiar to anyone who has followed the sport for nearly three decades: Janine Tucker.
Why Tucker was there is part of a half-decade battle Decker has fought alongside her husband, Matt Zink — mostly privately. Decker is telling her story to let anyone else struggling outside the lines know they aren’t alone and because she and her husband want to say thank you.
'The Number Includes Me'
Allison Kwolek’s mind was squarely on lacrosse. An 18-month journey that began with her hiring in August 2021 would come to fruition when Clemson took the field for the program’s first-ever game against Wofford.
What was not on her mind? The mammogram the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recommends women ages 40-75 receive every other year.
Kwolek got a call from her doctor with news that knocked her off her feet: She had cancer.
What's Not Lost
It was a perfect day for a fall bike ride. About one hour and 20 minutes into the journey, however, Jim Berkman finally answered his cell phone. His wife, Jenn, was crying. “Our house is on fire,” she said.
The therapeutic cadence of another lacrosse season and the support of the community brought healing and perspective.
The Most Important Game
Lyndsey Boswell isn’t a stranger to cancer. She lost her brother to the disease during her senior year in college. Her older sister survived breast cancer. Her mother is a three-time cancer survivor. Her aunt, niece, and nephew have all had cancer.
On Jan. 7, Boswell joined a club no one asks to be a part of when her doctor told her she has stage 3 invasive cervical cancer. "God's putting me on this path for a reason," she said.
The Fighting Spirit
Jen Muston was watching a movie with neighbors late at night when she missed the call, her phone silenced and face down. Her husband, Pat, had gone to bed early. Half asleep, he noticed his phone light up. What came next was a mad scramble.
It had been five years since Muston was first diagnosed with chronic kidney disease. They finally found a match and had 15 minutes to decide.
“Let’s do it,” she said.
College Men
A rash of injuries spoiled 2024. A healthy 2025 could mean big things for Harvard.