Men's Lacrosse 2014

The Cougars set the tone for the upcoming spring season by winning the Las Vegas Lacrosse Showcase to finish off the unofficial fall season, beating American River College, UCLA, and UNLV!

The Cougars had their blue and white scrimmage today and things went well.



FIRST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON IS NEXT SATURDAY, FEB. 1 at 1:00 pm. I'm once again inviting any and all of you to come out, I'll even pay for your ticket, and I promise you'll have a great experience watching the fastest sport on two feet.



Oh, and here's a little highlight video to get you ready for it:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsDs2W64As4

By the way, the Cougars are ranked #4 preseason (however, no first-place votes):

http://mcla.us/polls/2014/preseason/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



PS-No takers yet? Man, tough crowd. Well, the offer stands for all home games all season; I'm committed to converting at least one CC'er to lacrosse this season.

Will they be on tv this year? Being out of state, it is hard to get to a game.

scott715 wrote:
Will they be on tv this year? Being out of state, it is hard to get to a game.

It seems like they usually televise one game a season on BYUtv or online. I'll keep you posted.

I'd take you up on the offer in a heartbeat, and we could grab some BBQ after. BUT, I'm living about 10 hours away. Just far enough to make it inconvenient.

2014 Preview: Interviews with captains and head coach.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJoeaCajayk

I'll go to a game with you. I bet we can get a few others too.

The Cougs started strong against up-and-comer UNLV, jumping out to a 6-3 lead, but the third quarter belonged to the Rebels, whose goalie stymied the BYU offense, and with a potent counter-attack the Rebs tied things up at 6-6 early in the fourth. The next ten minutes resulted in a defensive chess match, with neither team gaining the upper hand. Finally, with under four minutes to go, the Cougars scored and then bled the clock away to seal the 7-6 victory.



Y'all missed a good one today.

The team won an important road game against BSU this weekend. After starting sluggishly and letting the Donkos hang around for three quarters, the young Cougar squad turned on the jets in the fourth and finished off the blue version of Shrek's good buddy in blowout fashion, 14-6.



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Full recap can be found here: http://www.utahlacrossenews.com/2014/02/byu-mens-lacrosse-defeats-boise-state-first-road-game-2014/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



Next up: #4 BYU at neutral site (Boise) vs. Canadian school #17 Simon Fraser (they HATE it when you pronounce it like "Frasier"), Sat. February 15.

The Cougars built an early lead, but the Canucks fought back and tied the game late in the fourth. Cougar attackman Aaron Fjeldsted scored with three minutes left to give the team a one-goal lead, followed by another Cougar goal and Canuck goal, making it another W for the Cougs, 8-7.



Next up: #4 BYU (3-0, 0-0) will have a tough three-game weekend vs. #10 Boston College, #8 Oregon, and San Diego State, all at Palm Springs, CA next weekend.



I'm going to predict that we lose a game this coming weekend. Our squad is young this season and hasn't yet been able to put together a complete game. I think a loss will be good for us and help Coach Schneck be able to drive this team to become great by season's end.

You can catch the Cougars in action LIVE today at 5 pm MST on The Lacrosse Network (youtube channel):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poHuzjXgJTY" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Don't miss it, and don't pretend like you have anything better to do.

After a really sloppy back-and-forth contest, #10 BC was able to snag a two-goal lead in the middle of the fourth quarter, causing the #4 Cougs to take big risks that didn't end up paying off and resulting in the final score of 12-8.



The Cougars showed their youth and inexperience, starting slow and never able to get and sustain momentum. They'll take on #8 Oregon tomorrow, which can again be viewed live on The Lacrosse Network's streaming youtube page at 7:30 pm MST.

After the wake up call of losing to BC (didn't somebody predict that? hmm...), BYU built an early lead and from the middle of the first quarter, this game was never in question. The lead swelled to ten goals at one point, 14-4, and the #8 Ducks scored some late fourth-quarter goals against the Cougar scrubs to make it look a little closer than it actually was; final score 16-9.



Next up: vs. SDSU, Sat. Feb. 21, 6:30 pm MST (this game won't be streamed).

Cougs build an early 5-1 lead and look like they're going to run away with it early, but the Aztecs battle back and cut the lead to 5-3 at the half. BYU comes out in the second half and really turns it on, going up 8-3 and looking like they'll be able to cruise, but SDSU again fights back and pushes it all the way to the finish, coming up just short. Cougars win 10-8 in a chippy, physical battle.



Next up: The Cougars will have a week to rest up before going on a top-10 swing through Colorado, playing #7 Michigan St., #2 Colorado, and #1 CSU, starting March 5.

Thanks for the great updates.

BroncoBot wrote:
Thanks for the great updates.

I'm just glad that somebody reads them!

I follow them religiously. Of course I mean while I'm in church... :)

After a poor showing against BC, the Cougars drop two spots to #6 in the latest poll (and BC gets lots of mileage out of their win over BYU, jumping five spots into the top 5):

http://mcla.us/polls/2014/week_1/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

After a week idle, the Cougars move up one spot to #5 in the latest poll: http://mcla.us/polls/2014/week_2/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



BYU started a three-game swing today, taking on #9 Michigan State. It was a sloppy, penalty-filled, turnover fest, with the Cougars again showing their youth and inexperience. The Cougars took a lead early, but were unable to step on the throat, letting MSU hang around all game, but sneaking out with the 6-5 win.



Next up: #5 BYU (6-1, 0-0) will have a day to rest before they take on #1 Colorado on Friday and then #2 CSU on Saturday.