Men's Lacrosse 2015

Okay, I've been slacking. Two games already in the books:



The preseason #6 Cougars got in a hole early at unranked SDSU and their comeback bid fell just short, with BYU on the wrong side of the final 8-7 score.



BYU bounced back on Valentine's Day and throttled preseason #24 UNLV in Las Vegas, 18-4.



Next up: The Cougars (1-1, 0-0) have their home-opener against the unranked Montana Grizzlies (0-0, 0-0) this Friday, Feb. 20, on the North University Field (intramural field) at 7:00 pm.

Update: The game tomorrow night vs. Montana will be FREE! Good chance to watch some good lacrosse.

BYU comes out firing on all cylinders and rolls past Montana 23-3.



The Cougars (2-1, 0-0) will have a week of practice to fine tune things before a grueling, three-day Arizona trip where they'll face #27 Minnesota, Grand Canyon, and #5 Michigan State starting March 5.

Just a little icing on the cake: :utard: lost to Montana today, 12-8.

The Cougars drop to #9 in the latest poll: http://mcla.us/polls/2015/week_1/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



Updated rankings of the opponents BYU will face next weekend: Grand Canyon #5, MSU #6, Minnesota #27.

After an idle week without any games, the Cougs move up one spot to #8 in the latest poll: http://mcla.us/polls/2015/week_2/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



Rankings of teams BYU plays this week: Grand Canyon #4, MSU #7, Minnesota #24.

No. 8 BYU rolls past No. 24 Minnesota, 21-9: http://www.utahlacrossenews.com/2015/03/byu-lacrosse-takes-down-minnesota-21-9/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The No. 8 Cougars used a strong start, going up 5-1 in the first quarter and 10-5 in the first half. BYU was then able to hang onto the lead and stifle the comeback attempt of No. 4 GCU, winning by the final score of 15-11.



Next up: BYU takes on No. 7 MSU who is coming off a 13-6 beating at the hands of No. 6 Chapman.

BYU has a rough first quarter vs. No. 7 MSU, getting themselves into a 1-3 hole early.



But the Sparty lead is short-lived as the Cougar D, led by keeper Brandenburg, holds them scoreless in the second quarter and the Fabrizio brothers, Grant, and Zach Jordan each score a goal, making it 5-3 at the half.



Sparty keeps it close in the third, trading goals with the Cougs in a back-and-forth battle, the quarter ending with the White and Blue still up by a pair, 7-5.



The fourth quarter is full of Cougar mojo, with seven different Cougars scoring goals including Jordan's third to give him the hat trick and BYU wins this one going away, 14-7.



Next up: The No. 8 Cougars (0-0, 5-1) return home to take on the No. 18 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (2-0, 4-0) on Saturday, March 14th, 4:00 pm on the North University Fields.

After a great weekend of beating up on ranked teams, the Cougars jump up three spots in the latest poll to No. 5: http://mcla.us/polls/2015/week_3/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

In a game that was much closer than it should have been, the No. 5 Cougs emerge victorious at home, beating No. 19 UMD 10-8.



Six different BYU players scored, including two goals each for Fabrizio, Arbon, Bertha, and Stevens. However, the boys in blue had trouble staying out of the naughty box, giving the Bulldogs a chance to hang around and keep it close all game long. BYU's largest lead all day was only three goals, but they held on long enough for the win.



Up Next: The No. 5 Cougars (0-0, 7-1) have rattled off seven straight victories after stumbling out the gate vs SDSU. They'll look to continue that streak with a quick turnaround to take on Arizona in Las Vegas on Monday.

BYU allows the No. 8 Wildcats the first goal in their battle in Las Vegas, but uses a four-goal run kicked off by Fabrizio (two from Arbon, one from Bertha), to take a 4-1 lead. But Arizona isn't ranked in the top ten for no reason, and the Wildcats battle back and narrow the gap to 5-3 at the half.



In the second half, the Cougars look like they'll run away with it when they score two quick goals, balooning their lead to 4 at 7-3. But lacrosse is a game of runs and Arizona tallies two goals of their own. A late Fabrizio goal would give the Cougs the 8-5 advantage going into the break.



The fourth quarter is a back-and-forth affair, with the teams trading goals a couple times and neither able to gain the momentum. Arizona finds their mojo late and buries two quick goals to close the gap to one, 10-9 with just over two minutes left to play. But BYU gets the ball and uses a couple late timeouts to strategize and bleed away the remaining time for the 10-9 victory!



Next up: The No. 5 Cougars (0-0, 8-1) have a nice ten-day break before travelling across the valley to Orem to take on UVU (1-2, 2-4) in the battle for Utah County supremacy.

What was AZ ranked? Good win!

scott715 wrote:
What was AZ ranked? Good win!

Sorry, ranked 8th. Fixed the lead to reflect.

Cougs jump two spots to No. 3 in the latest MCLA poll: http://mcla.us/polls/2015/week_4/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

The Cougars move up to #2 in the latest MCLA poll. The only team above them? A Grand Canyon team with the same record that BYU beat 15-11.



http://mcla.us/polls/2015/week_5/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

BYU hits the gas against cross-valley opponent UVU, 23-8. They'll have another tune-up game at home tomorrow vs. winless Washington State and then travel to Logan next Thursday to stomp on Utah State.

In local lacrosse news, you can all watch Schmoe's Westlke Thunder play lacrosse next Friday night on Sfan.tv.

Will Schmoe play? What's the chance he will get ejected?

scott715 wrote:
Will Schmoe play? What's the chance he will get ejected?

No, they stopped letting head coaches play in high school games a couple years back ;) (and if you'd seen me anytime over the past six years, it would be pretty obvious I'm no longer playing :lol: )



The chances of me getting ejected at that particular game, I'm hoping, are slim-to-none.





In Cougar lacrosse-related news, BYU coasts by WSU 24-1.