In Annapolis, Navy will host Maryland, Virginia and the U.S. Men's Lacrosse National Training Team in a fall tournament on the campus of the US Naval Academy. The U.S. Men's Lacrosse National Training Team is preparing for the Federation of International Lacrosse World Championship in Manchester, England from July 10-24, 2010. Coach Mike Pressler arranged the meeting with these three top NCAA programs to determine his final roster. For the college teams, it is the chance to size up their league opponents before the spring season begins.
At Cedar Lane Regional Park in Bel Air, the 12th annual Price Modern Lacrosse for Leukemia Tournament will take place on Saturday, October 17, starting at 8:30 a.m. This tournament will feature six men's and thirteen women's lacrosse teams from around the country.
The Lacrosse for Leukemia Tournament benefits the Maryland chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, which raises money to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and to improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Over the years, this tournament has raised nearly a million dollars for research.
This year's event will feature men's teams from UMBC, Towson, Mt. Saint Mary's, Washington College, and the Air Force Academy (which includes Hannah's son, a freshman at the Academy.) The tournament will also feature women's teams from American, Duke, Duquesne, James Madison, Johns Hopkins, LaSalle, Loyola, Maryland, Mount St. Mary's, Rutgers, Towson, UMBC, and Temple.
So if you want a preview of the kind of lacrosse you will likely see in the championship rounds next spring, drop in on the tournaments this fall. After all, this is Maryland. Lacrosse is never out of season.
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