Feb. 21st cannot come fast enough for the men’s lacrosse team. The Haverford College Black Squirrels will be the Cavaliers’ first competitors in their 2015 season. The men’s lacrosse team will have the home field advantage when the game begins at 1 p.m. at the Edith Robb Dixon field.
Last season resulted with an overall record of 17–2 for the men’s team. In season the final result for the men’s team ended with a 14-1 score. Before advancing to the CSAC Tournament. After winning the CSAC the men’s lacrosse team fell short in the NCAA Tournament.
The 2015 season has a lot in store. According to Cabrini Athletics the men’s lacrosse team will be playing in the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University. This game will be part of a Division 1 and Division III double header. The Cavaliers will be facing off with Rochester Institute of Technology while they are in Syracuse.
Official practice for the men’s lacrosse team has just started on Jan 19. According to Jake Donohoe, senior exercise science and health promotion major, an attack, the team has hit the ground running in preparation for the start of the season. “Coach Colfer told us we are not easing into anything. Our first practice was full speed,” Donohoe said.
Long before the season started the men’s team was training. They did weight lifting and speed conditioning over winter break. To see how prepared the men are for the season they had a conditioning test.
According to Austin Edelman, junior marketing major and defensemen, he is excited for the 2015 season to start.
But with every new season, the team faces a lot of hardships. “The biggest obstacle when facing a new season is replacing the players who graduated. A lot of starters graduated but we have players that are ready to step up and take on the roles,” Edelman said.
At the end of last season the Cavaliers lost their main point scorer and USILA Division III player of the year, Corey Elmer.
“Corey isn’t replaceable but we will do our best to step up,” Donohoe said.
The Cavs are also going to be gaining back teammates who suffered injuries. Some players coming back this season midfielder Anthony DiSanzo, attack Damian Sobieski and midfielder Joey Dalfo to name a few.
The schedule has the Cavaliers traveling a lot this season, resulting in only five home games for the men’s lacrosse team.
The 2015 season seems very promising to the men’s lacrosse team who was recognized by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. They ranked the men’s Cabrini College lacrosse team number 7 on their list of Division III Coaches Pre Season Poll.
