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MCLA Lacrosse: Face-off rule changes, top FOGOs unfazed

by Trey Lanthier - January 29, 2015

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) With the start of the MCLA season looming for many of the league’s powerhouses, speculation is swirling around the impact that offseason rule changes will have on the face-off game. The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel, which determines the rulebook that the MCLA adheres to, ruled over the

ASU Lacrosse: Grading the Sun Devil defense

by Anthony Marroquin - January 29, 2015

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) After a year in which defensive prowess propelled the Sun Devils into the national championship game, all three starting defensemen are gone, leaving behind big question marks. How will this team measure up to last year’s, and who will step up? Losses Captain Ian Connell, Nick McEneany, and

ASU Lacrosse: Several freshmen will make an immediate impact

by Kaci Demarest - January 29, 2015January 29, 2015

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) Last year, the ASU lacrosse team lost key players to graduation, such as Ian Connell, Justin Straker, and Logan Quinn. However, freshmen Sage DeVault, Tommy Carrasco, and Nathan Blair are looking to fill those shoes as impact players. DeVault, an attackman, comes to the team from Tesoro High

ASU Lacrosse: Senior captain Berns talks leadership, transition from last year

by Michael Baron - January 29, 2015January 29, 2015

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) ASU defenseman Ryan Berns has been in a mainly utility role during his career with the lacrosse team. Now, after a series of departures following the 2014 season, he is the top defensive pole entering his final year on the team. From top to bottom, this Sun

ASU Lacrosse: Beauchamp to take year off

by Trey Lanthier - January 29, 2015January 29, 2015

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) Midfielder Adam Beauchamp will not be returning to Arizona State lacrosse for the 2015 season. After two years as a role player for the Sun Devils with 40 total points, the junior has decided to focus on academics this spring. “I decided to focus more on school this semester and

ASU Lacrosse: MacRobbie switching from defense to offense

by Brett Deckert - January 27, 2015January 27, 2015

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) Entering his fifth season as an assistant coach for Arizona State, Todd MacRobbie is now switching sides of the field. After occupying the role of the defensive coach over the past two seasons for the Sun Devils under former head coach Chris Malone, MacRobbie has been reassigned

Taking a look: RMLC 2015 season preview

by Brett Deckert - January 27, 2015January 27, 2015

(Photo: BYU Universe) It's a bumpy road to the top of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference, one that could arm the team that best survives its brutal schedule with the strength to win a national title. In fact, three of the previous four teams to win the conference have gone on

ASU Lacrosse: Grading the Sun Devil midfield

by Tyler Lyon - January 20, 2015January 20, 2015

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) Arizona State will be losing one of its all-time leaders from the midfield unit with the graduation of Logan Quinn, but star seniors Cooper Pickell and Kyle Denis will look to carry on the winning ways with the rest of this midfielder core . Losses Quinn was a centerpiece of this

Taking a look: SLC North 2015 season preview

by Trey Lanthier - January 19, 2015January 20, 2015

(Photo: Southland Lax All-Stars) The SLC North was as good as it's been in a while in 2014, but a lot of departures have the landscape looking different this season. Here’s a look at how the chips might fall in 2015, with an extensive look at the conference as part of

ASU Lacrosse: Catching up with Dan Davis

by Luke Taglienti - January 19, 2015January 19, 2015

(Photo: Jodi Vosika/ASU Lacrosse) Graduation is just months away for senior attackman Dan Davis, who was just named MCLA's Preseason Player of the Year by Tim Haslem of LaxMagazine.com. During his three seasons in Tempe, Davis has already established himself as one of the most prolific goal-scorers in Sun Devil history. Through