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April 25, 2011

J.P. Donville: Canadians in the NCAA 2011 – Weeks 11 & 12 top

J.P. (Jason) Donville is an award-winning financial analyst who has extensively researched and blogged about Canadian lacrosse.

Besides some outstanding late season lacrosse, the past few weeks have seen a couple of announcements that should be of tremendous interest to lacrosse players north of the border. The first and most obvious is the University of Michigan’s decision to add Division I lacrosse in time for the 2012 season. Given its proximity to the Canada/US border, this program will be of keen interest to Canadian players who want to play top-tier lacrosse and remain close to home. As importantly, with both Michigan and Marquette adding Division I programs it raises the possibility that Division I lacrosse could be on the verge of a real expansion in the mid-west.

While it is difficult to speculate which big-time program goes next, adding another Big-Ten Conference team (with Northwestern being the most logical choice) would create the critical mass for conference play? The ACC has conference play with four teams but a fifth and sixth team would make either the ACC or Big Ten Championships far more interesting. In the meantime, expect the rivalry between Michigan and fellow Big-Ten peers Penn State, Ohio State and Notre Dame to be intense and immediate.

Besides action on the field, the other lacrosse story that has been evolving over the past few weeks is this year’s Tewaaraton award winner. Since 2001, the Tewaaraton award has been college lacrosse’s equivalent of the Heisman trophy and represent the highest individual honor a player can achieve in the game. The award also honors the Native American heritage of the game. The award selection committee normally puts out a watch list at the start of the season, which is narrowed down to 25 men and 25 women at roughly mid season. Five finalists from each of the male and female categories will subsequently be invited to the awards ceremony. No Canadian has ever won the award but past finalists have included Kevin Crowley, Curtis Dickson, and Zack Greer. This year’s watch list of 25 includes four Canadians; Jay Card (Hofstra/Caledon), Kevin Crowley (Stoney Brook/New Westminster), Shayne Jackson (Limestone/Bowmanville), and Stephen Keogh (Syracuse/Toronto). Congratulations and good luck to each as the list tapers down from twenty five to five.

Click HERE to download the full article in PDF.

BMS Notes of Interest

Catawba (NCAA Div. II), which won the Deep South Conference, did so by beating Wingate in OT, Mars Hill in double OT and finally Florida Southern 10-8. And as the saying goes, offence wins games but defense wins championships and Michael “yes we have great goalies in Canada” Pecchia (BMS ‘08) was stellar in all three games but particularly bright in the final making 13 saves and grabbing 7 GB’s.

Lake Erie (NCAA Div. II) won a double OT battle over Dominican College and Keegan Bal (BMS ‘09) was terrific in the win, scoring 3 goals and an assist and adding 5 GB’s.

Matt Delmonico (BMS ‘10) had a pair of goals and assists and James Delaney (BMS ‘09) added a hat trick for Seton Hill (NCAA Div. II) in a 9-8 loss to NYIT.

Canadian Scoring Leaders – Div II – As of Apr 25/2011: #7 Matt Delmonico (BMS ’10) 3.5 PPG; #12 T.J.Cowx (BMS ’08) 2.7 PPG; #14 James Delaney (BMS ’09) 2.6 PPG; #17 Bal Keegan (BMS ’09) 2.5 PPG; #22 Chris Delaney (BMS ’10) 1.9 PPG

Carthage (NCAA Div. III) spanked Albion 18 to 4 and Keegan Bowman (BMS ’07) contributed 3 goals, 3 assists, 2 GB’s and a CT for the win.

Canadian Scoring Leaders – Div III – As of Apr 25/2011: #1 Keegan Bowman (BMS ’07) 5.1 PPG; #7 Richard Lachlan (BMS ’09) 3.2 PPG; #21 Brian Gillis (BMS ’09) 1.5 PPG

April 14, 2011

My Journey to College Lacrosse - Ryan Zoehner (BMS '09)top

Name: Ryan Zoehner (BMS '09)

Hometown: Coquitlam, BC

High School: Pinetree Secondary

College: Queens University

Location: Kingston, ON

League: CUFLA

Class: Sophomore

Position: Defense

Major: Life Sciences

My Journey to College Lacrosse...

More Journeys...Click HERE to read the stories of other former Burnaby Mountain Selects players as they reflect back on their journey and talk about some of the experiences that they went through to fulfill their dream of playing lacrosse at the collegiate level...

April 13, 2011

J.P. Donville: Canadians in the NCAA 2011 – Week 10 top

J.P. (Jason) Donville is an award-winning financial analyst who has extensively researched and blogged about Canadian lacrosse.

Let’s face it – just about every fan of Division I lacrosse would love to see a dark horse team win the “big enchilada”, AKA the NCAA Tournament. Further, given the performances that we have seen over the past few weeks we now know that the leading candidates to accomplish this feat in 2011 are no longer based in Long Island but instead hail from the western fringes of Division I lacrosse. Here we are specifically talking about Notre Dame and Denver. Notre Dame has been quietly putting together another stellar season while Denver has only lost twice this season and those losses came at the hands of the #1 and #2 ranked teams in the country.

Denver’s win over Duke this week was a major statement game for the Pioneers which move them to a #6 ranking in the USILA poll while Notre Dame, which came from behind to beat Georgetown on the weekend sits and waits for Syracuse to stumble. If that doesn’t happen soon, both teams will meet at the end of the month to decide interim bragging rights ahead of the season ending tournament. Elsewhere, Maryland, Bucknell and Colgate continue to gain luster in the eyes of the pollsters while Duke and North Carolina are losing momentum.

From a Canadian perspective it’s been another impressive week, with strong performances from the likes of Keogh, Comeau, Masson, Mann, Webster, Schuss, Pecchia, Triolo, Delmonico, Levick, Mahorn, Oor and Johnston. Here’s my recap of the week that was from a Canadian perspective.

Click HERE to download the full article in PDF.

BMS Notes of Interest

Canada is known for producing lacrosse players who can put the ball in the net but let’s not forget that all of those goal scorers came from teams that also employed some fairly decent goalies. Catawba’s (NCAA Div. II) Michael Pecchia (BMS ‘08) is a case in point. Catawba has put together a very fine season, including two wins over ranked opponents and last week’s 6 to 5 win over Belmont Abbey showed once again that Pecchia, who made 14 saves in the victory, should be considered amongst the best goalies in Div II.

Seton Hill (NCAA Div. II) won a gutsy victory over Chestnut Hill that saw Matt Delmonico (BMS ’10) score 6 goals, 2 assists and grab a GB.

Canadian Div II “Impact” Leaders – As of Apr 10/2011: #10 T.J.Cowx (BMS ’08) 6.31 IPG; #21 Bal Keegan (BMS ’09) 4.67 IPG; #23 Matt Delmonico (BMS ’10) 4.44 IPG; #25 Michael Pecchia (BMS ’08) 4.33 IPG; #26 Chris Delaney (BMS ’10) 4.25 IPG; #29 James Delaney (BMS ’09) 3.67 IPG.

Canadian “Impact” Leaders In Div III – As of Apr 10/2011: #3 Keegan Bowman (BMS ’07) 9.09 IPG; #16 Richard Lachlan (BMS ’09) 5 IPG.

April 7, 2011

J.P. Donville: Canadians in the NCAA 2011 – Week 9 top

J.P. (Jason) Donville is an award-winning financial analyst who has extensively researched and blogged about Canadian lacrosse.

The past week has seen a number of well contested games although upsets and therefore movement in the polls are starting to become rarer. Perhaps nothing epitomizes this more than Sunday’s Big City Classic which saw three superbly played games that were all decided by narrow margins but in the end resulted in no major surprises. Indeed, for probably 50 of the 61 teams in Division I, the focus in April will be to win their respective conference and the automatic qualifier (AQ) that comes with it. “At large bids” will be reserved for teams that finish high in the polls and in Division I, schools like Johns Hopkins, Denver, Cornell, Colgate and Delaware, that are getting hot at exactly the right time of the year are best positioned to grab an at large bid if they don’t in fact win their conference. Schools now on the outside looking in include Ohio State, Stony Brook, Drexel and Georgetown, all of which almost certainly will have to enter the year end NCAA lacrosse tournament through the AQ route.

In this week’s edition of “The Northern Laxer” we focus our statistical magnifying glass on the rookies. Each division has a large number of rookies who are starting to garner significant playing time and having an impact on their team’s respective performances.

Click HERE to download the full article in PDF.

BMS Notes of Interest

Canadian Rookie "Impact" Leaders In Div I – As of Apr 3/2011: #16 Ben McIntosh (BMS ’10) 1.3 IPG; #17 Nathan Klein (BMS ’10) 1.2 IPG

Catawba (NCAA Div II) had a big 13-9 win over Florida Southern on Saturday with Michael Pecchia (BMS ‘08) once again stellar in net making 14 saves for the win.

Mars Hill (NCAA Div II) had two wins last week. In the first, Mars Hill defeated St Leo 18 to 8 with TJ Cowx (BMS ’08) scoring 3 goals and 2 assists.

Canadian Rookie "Impact" Leaders In Div II - As of Apr 3/2011: #5 Chris Delaney (BMS ’10) 4.3 IPG; #8 Matt Delmonico (BMS ’10) 3.9 IPG; #19 Danny McDermott (BMS ’10) 1.2 IPG.

Richard Lachlan (BMS ’09) scored 7 goals in Roanoke’s (NCAA Div III) 24 to 9 thumping of Virginia Wesleyan.

Keegan Bowman (BMS ‘07) scored a hat trick in Carthage’s (NCAA Div III) 17 to 8 win over Fontbonne.

Canadian Rookie "Impact" Leaders In Div III - As of Apr 3/2011: #16 Brett Austin (BMS ’10) 1.5 IPG

March 31, 2011

J.P. Donville: Canadians in the NCAA 2011 – Weeks 7 & 8 top

J.P. (Jason) Donville is an award-winning financial analyst who has extensively researched and blogged about Canadian lacrosse.

It is now roughly midseason in the NCAA lacrosse season and if any team needs inspiration for just how much upside their respective team could have if they can squeeze into a year-end tournament then look no farther than the NCAA basketball tournament.

While basketball has taken center stage for the past few weeks there have been plenty of upsets in the lacrosse world which hopefully foreshadow a similarly upsetting NCAA lacrosse tournament which will occur in less than two months time. With teams such as Villanova, Denver, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, Siena and Yale suddenly on an upswing and teams such as Stony Brook, Hofstra and Virginia losing momentum, anything is possible.

This is a special two-week edition of the “Canadian Laxer” with emphasis on mid-season scoring numbers. That said, the past two weeks have seen some outstanding individual performances by the likes of Matthews, McMichael, Noble, Neufeld, Bender, Loewen, Jackson, Pecchia, Kallay, Kiekebelt, Crawford, Oosting, Quinn and Daley. Here is my recap of the past two weeks of NCAA lacrosse from a Canadian perspective.

Click HERE to download the full article in PDF.

BMS Notes of Interest

Catawba (NCAA Div. II) continues to be the beneficiary of outstanding goaltending as Michael Pecchia (BMS ‘08) made 17 saves while grabbing 4 GB’s and a CT in a 12 to 11 win over Merrimack.

Dominican (NCAA Div. II) defeated American International 14 to 6 with Chris Delaney (BMS ‘10) scoring 3 goals and an assist.

Canadian Scoring Leaders – Div II – As of Mar 27/2011: #11 T.J.Cowx (BMS ’08) 2.9 PPG; #13 James Delaney (BMS ’09) 2.9 PPG; #17 Matt Delmonico (BMS ’10) 2.4 PPG; #19 Chris Delaney (BMS ’10) 2.1 PPG; #21 Keegan Bal (BMS ’09) 1.8 PPG; #25 Tor Reinholdt (BMS ’08) 1.2 PPG.

Richard Lachlan (BMS ‘09) scored a hat-trick and added an assist and a GB in a 12-11 Roanoke (NCAA Div. III) victory over Randolph Macon.

Canadian Scoring Leaders – Div III – As of Mar 27/2011: #1 Keegan Bowman (BMS ’07) 6 PPG; #8 Richard Lachlan (BMS ’09) 2.8 PPG; #20 Brian Gillis (BMS ’09) 1.6 PPG.

March 23, 2011

Simon Fraser Lacrosse announces 2011 Summer Camp Dates top

Jeff Cathrea and Brent Hoskins, Co-Head Coaches of the Simon Fraser University (SFU) men’s lacrosse team and three-time PNCLL Coaches of the Year (2008, 2009, 2010), have announced the dates for the 2011 SFU Summer Field Lacrosse Camps. The camps, now in their 13th year, will be held August 12-14 out of the men’s lacrosse practice facilities at the SFU Burnaby Campus. The camps will be instructed by the SFU men’s lacrosse coaching staff and feature current SFU team members and players with US college experience.

In partnership with Burnaby Mountain Lacrosse, the SFU Lacrosse Camps have attracted athletes from across North America by offering an accelerated level of instruction for experienced and developing lacrosse players who want to take their game to the next level. Campers will be challenged in an individual and team learning environment, in order to gain a thorough understanding of fundamentals and advanced performance skills.

The summer camps will utilize a three-day format, with “live-in” overnight camps for athletes aged 9-17 years and a “commuter” camp for athletes aged 7-9. After a challenging day on the field, "live-in" campers experience campus life as they enjoy a wide range of activities that include swimming, gym games, a campus tour and more. Athletes will be housed together in the SFU Tower Residences and enjoy daily meals at the Residence Dining Hall.

Space is limited. Registration includes a FREE Harrow reversible practice jersey and the chance to win Harrow product/equipment. On-line registration will open on Wednesday, March 23. For more information or to register, please visit www.sfulacrossecamps.com.

March 15, 2011

My Journey to College Lacrosse - Jishan Sharples (BMS '09)top

Name: Jishan Sharples (BMS '09)

Hometown: Vancouver, BC

High School: Lord Byng Secondary

College: McGill University

Location: Montreal, QC

League: CUFLA

Class: Sophomore

Position: Midfield

Major: Finance Major, Concentration in Entrepreneurship

My Journey to College Lacrosse...

March 15, 2011

J.P. Donville: Canadians in the NCAA 2011 – Week 6 top

J.P. (Jason) Donville is an award-winning financial analyst who has extensively researched and blogged about Canadian lacrosse.

Having a blast in Baltimore!

The Konica Minolta Face-off Classic has emerged as a superbly well crafted showcase of NCAA lacrosse and the 2011 edition held this past weekend in Baltimore did not disappoint. Of the three games, two were closely contested with the Syracuse vs. Georgetown game proving to be the best of the trio. With only 5 seconds left in the match Georgetown forced the game into overtime before Stephen (Killer) Keogh placed the final dagger in a potential Georgetown upset. The Cornell versus Virginia game was also a well played affair but in the end Virginia had too many weapons for the Big Red to contain while the final game saw John Hopkins win easily over a young UMBC squad. Overall, a great weekend of lacrosse with “Northern Laxers” featuring prominently in games all over the country and players like Keogh, Crowley, Houtby, Card, Buchanan, Card, Melnyk, Melnychenko, Sheppard, Artem, Kiekebelt, Bowman, Boissonneault, Mahorn and Jamieson having particularly strong showings. Here’s my recap of the week that was in the NCAA from a Canadian perspective.

Click HERE to download the full article in PDF.

BMS Notes of Interest

A big game from a poll perspective in NCAA Div. II saw #3 Limestone and #7 Mars Hill go head to head with Limestone winning a close one 13-11. T.J. Cowx (BMS ‘ 08) had a strong game for Mars Hill scoring 3 points and grabbing a pair of GB’s.

Michael Pecchia (BMS ‘08) continued to perform superbly for Catawba (NCAA Div. II) who put together a couple of important wins this week that led to a #12 ranking in the USILA polls. In the first win over St Leo, Pecchia was all over the field making 8 saves, grabbing 3 GB’s and 3 CT’s. In the second win over Rollins, Pecchia made 10 saves for the win.

Dowling defeated Seton Hill (NCAA Div. II) 17-10 on the weekend with James Delaney (BMS ‘09) registering 2 goals and an assist in the loss.

Canadian "Impact" Leaders In Div II - As of Mar 12/2011: #9 T.J.Cowx (BMS ’08) 6.7 IPG; #15 Chris Delaney (BMS ’10) 5 IPG; #20 Michael Pecchia (BMS ’08) 4.5 IPG.

Carthage (NCAA Div. III) continues to roll through the mid-west and hammered Hanover 21-3 on Saturday with Keegan Bowman (BMS ‘07) contributing 3 goals, an assist and 3 GB’s.

Canadian "Impact" Leaders In Div III - As of Mar 12/2011: #1 Keegan Bowman (BMS ’07) 12 IPG; #7 Richard Lachlan (BMS ’09) 5.8 IPG; #22 Brian Gillis (BMS ’09) 3 IPG.

March 10, 2011

Burnaby Mountain Selects 2011 Summer Notebook top

By William Howard, Bby Mtn Lacrosse Media Relations

Elite Touring Program

Simon Fraser University (SFU) men’s lacrosse Co-Head Coaches Jeff Cathrea and Brent Hoskins have announced the 2011 summer schedule for the Burnaby Mountain Selects (BMS) Elite Touring Teams. Entering the program’s ninth season, Burnaby Mountain Lacrosse has become widely recognized as one of Canada's top field lacrosse development programs, combining excellence on the field with academic achievement. Here is a quick look at some news and notes surrounding the 2011 summer season, including a brief overview of the college recruitment process and the growing importance of the summer evaluation period.

SEASON OUTLOOK

On Deck: Burnaby Mountain will field four travel teams this summer: U13 Elite (1998, 1999 born), U15 Elite (1996, 1997 born), Junior Elite (1995 born), and Senior Elite (1993, 1994 born). Starting the weekend of May 28-29, the summer season will consist of on-field practices twice-a-week, with an additional three hours of weekly Study Hall for high school aged student-athletes until the end of the school year.

The Selects will continue to compete at some of the top recruiting events in North America, attending tournaments in Colorado, Maryland and New York. Each team with attend one event, while also receiving organized tours of NCAA Div I college campuses and enjoying additional city sites and attractions.

Schedule:

June 22-27 – University of Denver Pioneers Team Camp – Denver, CO (U13 Elite and U15 Elite)
July 5-10 – Syracuse University Summer Shootout I – Syracuse, NY (Junior Elite)
July 19-25 – Champ Camp – Baltimore, MD (Senior Elite)

Click HERE to read the full summer preview article in PDF.

March 8, 2011

My Journey to College Lacrosse - Colton Dow (BMS '09)top

Name: Colton Dow (BMS '09)

Hometown: Coquitlam, BC

High School: Heritage Woods Secondary

College: Simon Fraser University

Location: Burnaby, BC

League: MCLA Div. I

Class: Sophomore

Position: Attack

Major: Economics

My Journey to College Lacrosse...

March 8, 2011

J.P. Donville: Canadians in the NCAA 2011 – Week 5 top

J.P. (Jason) Donville is an award-winning financial analyst who has extensively researched and blogged about Canadian lacrosse.

Friday Night Lights

Last Friday night before a crowd of close to 15,000 lacrosse fans, Syracuse (resplendent in their retro uniforms) and Virginia put on one heck of a lacrosse game which in the end could only have one victor and that was Syracuse. Both teams appeared a little tight in the first quarter but thereafter it was a game filled with superb goaltending, relentless checking, terrific team offence and defense and the extraordinary performance of one player in particular, Tim Desko who scored 5 goals for the Orange. Of course the Syracuse/Virginia match was a very nice lead-in to another great weekend of NCAA lacrosse that saw important games played throughout the weekend. Canadian laxers played a prominent role in a number of these games with Lincoln, Card, McBride, Noble, Matthews, Webster, Adams, Loewen, Sheppard, Pantelone, Beard, Johnston, and Boissoneault having particularly noteworthy performances. Here’s my recap of the week that was from a Canadian lacrosse perspective...

Click HERE to download the full article in PDF.

BMS Notes of Interest

Dominican College (NCAA Div. II) lost its season opener by a goal to Franklin Pierce but rookie Chris Delaney (BMS ‘10) had an impressive debut with 4 goals and 6 GB’s.

This week’s statistical snap-shot looks at Division II scoring leaders. Several former Burnaby Mountain Selects are quickly emerging as some of the bigger offensive threats in Div II lacrosse. Currently in the Top 25 are #4 Chris Delaney (BMS ’10) - 4.0 PPG; #11 James Delaney (BMS ’09) - 2.3 PPG; # 12 T.J.Cowx (BMS ’08) - 2.3 PPG; #20 Matt Delmonico (BMS ’10) - 1.7 PPG; #23 Tor Reinholdt (BMS ’08) - 1.0 PPG

Burnaby Mountain Selects also made the list of “Impact” Leaders in Div. II: #11 T.J.Cowx (BMS ’08) - 5.00 IPG; #14 Chris Delaney (BMS ’10) - 4.00 IPG; #21 James Delaney (BMS ’09) - 3.33 IPG; #25 Bal Keegan (BMS ’09) - 3.00 IPG.

Carthage (NCAA Div. III) remains the best NCAA lacrosse team in Wisconsin and last Saturday saw Keegan Bowman (BMS ’07) indulge in a statistical smorgasbord scoring 5 goals and 8 assists while pouncing on 8 GBs and 3 CTs in a recent win over Millsaps.

Roanoke (NCAA Div. III) is off to a great start at 3-0 and beat Birmingham Southern on the weekend with Richard Lachlan (BMS ‘09) scoring 1 goal and an assist while picking up 5 GB’s.

March 4, 2011

Former Selects midfielder James Delaney named to England National Team for the 2011 World Indoor Championship top

By William Howard, Bby Mtn Lacrosse Media Relations

www.wilcprague2011.com

Former Burnaby Mountain Selects midfielder James Delaney (Port Coquitlam, BC / St. Thomas More Collegiate) has been named to the 2011 England National Indoor Team. The 23-man roster will represent England at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship from May 21-28, 2011 at Telsa Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.

This will be Delaney’s first time representing England in either box (indoor) or field lacrosse. Team England finished fourth in their inaugural appearance at the 2007 World Indoor Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia after playing Team USA in the bronze medal game.

Delaney, a 2009 graduate of the Burnaby Mountain Selects program, is currently playing his sophomore season at Seton Hill University (NCAA Div. II) in Greensburg, Pennsylvania where he was named a 2011 Pre-Season NCAA Division II All-American Honorable Mention by Inside Lacrosse (ESPN Affiliate). As a freshman with the Griffins, Delaney scored an impressive 25 goals and 18 assists to help lead Seton Hill to a 10-4 overall record and a 6-4 mark in ECC play.

Delaney is one of two former Burnaby Mountain Selects athletes that have been selected to compete at the 2011 World Indoor Championship, joining BMS teammate Brian Gillis (BMS ’09), who will be representing Team Ireland.

Click HERE to read the full press release in PDF.

March 2, 2011

My Journey to College Lacrosse - James Delaney (BMS '09)top

Name: James Delaney (BMS '09)

Hometown: Port Coquitlam, BC

High School: St. Thomas More Collegiate

College: Seton Hill University

Location: Greensburg, Pennsylvania

League: NCAA Div. II

Class: Sophomore

Position: Midfield

Major: History

My Journey to College Lacrosse...

February 28, 2011

J.P. Donville: Canadians in the NCAA 2011 – Week 4 top

J.P. (Jason) Donville is an award-winning financial analyst who has extensively researched and blogged about Canadian lacrosse.

New York State of Mind

This past week saw a number of exciting games with the two most important occurring this past Saturday afternoon on Long Island. Virginia’s overtime win over Stony Brook lived up to all of the hype and was exactly the kind of game that one would hope to see when two top 5 Div I programs meet face-to-face. The other game occurred a few miles away and saw Hofstra beat Princeton in another well contested match between two talented top-10 squads. Overall, it was a good week for Canadian laxers in the NCAA with Crowley, Lincoln, Noble, Genik, Tao-Brambleby, Adams, Mawdsley, Pecchia, Loewen, Crawford, Lachlan, Beard and Oosting putting up big numbers in their respective games. From a Canadian perspective, here is my recap of the week that was in the NCAA.

Click HERE to download the full article in PDF.

BMS Notes of Interest

Drexel (NCAA Div. I) had a big win on Saturday over Albany with rookie Ben McIntosh (BMS ’10) scoring his first NCAA goal.

A potent offence and a hot goalie are the stuff of championships and in this context Catawba (NCAA Div. II) is looking very strong. Last Wednesday the Indians beat a gritty Pfeiffer team 8 to 6 and goalie Michael Pecchia (BMS ’08) made 15 saves on 21 shots for the win.

Randolph Macon (NCAA Div. III) is off to strong start this year. Last Thursday the Yellow Jackets beat Wesley 13 to 7. A few days later, Randolph Macon won big over Southwestern with Brett Austin (BMS ‘10) adding 3 goals, an assist and a couple of GB’s.

Wisconsin based Carthage College (NCAA Div. III) is emerging as the team to beat in the Mid-West with a big win on Saturday over Dallas which saw Keegan Bowman (BMS ’07) score 2 goals and 2 assists, and a 13- 9 win over Hendrix which saw Bowman score 2 goals and 3 assists.

The Roanoke Maroons (NCAA Div. III) also had a big win on the weekend, defeating Franklin and Marshall 19-13. Richard Lachlan (BMS ‘09) had 3 goals, 4 assists and 2 GB’s in the win.

February 23, 2011

My Journey to College Lacrosse - TJ Cowx (BMS '08)top

Name: TJ Cowx (BMS '08)

Hometown: North Delta, BC

High School: Sands Secondary

College: Mars Hill College

Location: Mars Hill, North Carolina

League: NCAA Div. II

Class: Junior

Position: Midfield

Major: Marketing and Communications

My Journey to College Lacrosse...

February 22, 2011

J.P. Donville: Canadians in the NCAA 2011 – Week 3 top

J.P. (Jason) Donville is an award-winning financial analyst who has extensively researched and blogged about Canadian lacrosse.

Don’t Come To Columbus to Party!

Ohio State’s win over North Carolina this past weekend has undoubtedly been the most interesting story to talk about in this still young NCAA season. The Buckeye’s came into this past weekend’s game largely unheralded and with its narrow win over Detroit-Mercy, more than a few prognosticators were suggesting that North Carolina would defeat Ohio State by a dozen goals or more. It just goes to show you that the game is played on the field and not in the heads of pundits (and that perhaps Detroit – Mercy is tougher than you think!). Johns Hopkins also had a statement game this past weekend with its win over Towson while Jacksonville and Drexel came close to upsetting Georgetown and Virginia respectively. Overall a good weekend for a number of Canadians with “laxers” like Neufeld, Palmer, Mann, Moore, Schuss, Kirk, Gardner, Cudmore, Artem, Jackson, Pecchia, Sheppard and Thouin having particularly noteworthy weekends. Here's my recap of the weekend activities.

Click HERE to download the full article in PDF.

BMS Notes of Interest

Catawba is going to be a force to reckon with this year in NCAA Div. II as evidenced by its season opening win over St Andrews. Goalie Michael Pecchia (BMS ‘08) was stellar in net with 10 saves.

Mars Hill (NCAA Div. II) is also off to a good start and is now 2-0 on the season, opening with a 15-5 win over Malloy. Mars Hill followed up its win over Molloy with a 12-6 victory over St Andrews with T.J. Cowx (BMS ‘08) posting a goal and 3 assists.

A notable Canadian performance in Div III this past weekend was delivered by Keegan Bowman (BMS ‘07) who scored 4 goals in Carthage's 18 to 10 win over La Roche.

February 22, 2011

Richard Lachlan (BMS '09) featured in Inside Lacrosse NCAA DIII Preview top

Inside Lacrosse (ESPN Affiliate) reporter Ty Xander previews No. 5 ranked Roanoke College in a pre-season look at NCAA Division III.

Looking at the Roanoke offense, Xander talks about the expectations for former Selects attackman Richard Lachlan (BMS '09) projected to be a key contributor for the Maroons in 2011 after a strong freshman campaign last season:

"The Maroons will benefit this spring from using a five-man rotation at attack in 2010. Despite losing three phenomenal seniors at the position, (Coach) Pilat is confident in the guys he has coming back because of the experience. There’s plenty of depth...Richard Lachlan, an underrated player, scored 37 goals as a freshman and boasted a dazzling 85% shots-on-goal percentage. The coaching staff expects the Canadian’s role to increase."

Read the full article on InsideLacrosse.com

February 21, 2011

Burnaby Mountain Selects announce 2011 Summer Season top

Simon Fraser University men's lacrosse Co-Head Coaches Jeff Cathrea and Brent Hoskins have announced the 2011 Summer Season for the Burnaby Mountain Selects Elite Touring Teams. Entering the programs ninth season, Burnaby Mountain will field four travel teams this summer:

Boys Elite Developmental Touring Teams

Boys U13 Elite (1998/1999)

Boys Elite NCAA Recruitment Touring Teams

Boys U15 Elite (1996/1997)
Boys Junior Elite (1995)
Boys Senior Elite (1993/1994)

The Selects will continue to compete at some of the top NCAA recruiting events in North America, attending tournaments in Colorado, Maryland and New York this summer.

On top of this summer's competition schedule, the Selects will also tour the campuses of NCAA Div. I programs University of Denver, Loyola University, University of Maryland and Syracuse University, in addition to sight-seeing around Denver, CO (INVESCO Field) and Manhattan, NY (Times Square, Rockefeller Plaza, NBC Studio Tour + more!).

Registration:

Priority Registration (for returning families only): OPEN
General Registration (for new recruits or applicants): March 15, 2011

Click HERE to download the Summer 2011 Program Guide, including the comlete practice/event schedule.

For more information on each program, including how to apply, please click HERE

February 18, 2011

J.P. Donville: Canadians in the NCAA 2011 – Week 2 top

J.P. (Jason) Donville is an award-winning financial analyst who has extensively researched and blogged about Canadian lacrosse.

What should we expect from the Canucks in Division II this year?

From a Canadian lacrosse perspective Division II promises to be quite interesting in 2011 as several teams boast large contingents of Canadians on their rosters. While rosters are still being finalized, it appears that there will be at least 69 Canadians playing in Div II this year, a 44% jump over 2010. Like last week’s commentary on Div I, this week I will review the Div II teams that boast a large contingent of Canadians on their roster as well as identify what I believe are emerging blue-chip players and potential high-impact rookies.

Click HERE to download the full article in PDF.

BMS Notes of Interest

Eight of the thirteen BC Mainland athletes slated to play Div II in 2011 are former Burnaby Mountain Selects:

Catawba - Michael Pecchia (Coquitlam) Junior, Goalie
Dominican Coll. - Chris Delaney (Port Coquitlam) Freshman, Midfield
Lake Erie - Keegan Bal (Coquitlam) Sophomore, Attack
Limestone - Tor Reinholdt (Port Moody) Sophomore, Midfield
Mars Hill - T.J.Cowx (Delta) Junior, Midfield
NYIT - Danny McDermott (Richmond) Freshman, Defence
Seton Hill - James Delaney (Port Coquitlam) Sophomore, Midfield
Seton Hill - Matt Delmonico (Port Moody) Freshman, Attack

Former Selects Defender Danny McDermott (BMS ’10 / NYIT ‘14) is mentioned as one of six Canadian rookies that could have the greatest impact in Div II in 2011.

TJ Cowx (BMS ’08) is expected to contribute to a strong supporting Canadian cast for the Mars Hill Lions.

James Delaney (BMS ‘09), who scored 25 goals as a rookie, will help lead the charge as Seton Hill looks to expand on a 6-4 record in conference play and a 10-4 record overall, while playing their second season in the ECC (the toughest conference in Div II). Matt Delmonico (BMS ‘10) is also expected to be in the mix for the Griffins.

Talented rookie Chris “Bubba” Delaney (BMS ’10) is expected see some playing time in his first season with the Dominican College Chargers.

February 15, 2011

My Journey to College Lacrosse - Andrew Bromley (BMS '08)top

Name: Andrew Bromley (BMS '08)

Hometown: Surrey, BC

High School: Earl Marriott Secondary

College: Providence College

Location: Providence, Rhode Island

League: NCAA Div. I

Class: Junior

Position: Midfield

Major: Finance / Economics

My Journey to College Lacrosse...

February 11, 2011

J.P. Donville: Canadians in the NCAA 2011 – Week 1 top

J.P. (Jason) Donville is an award-winning financial analyst who has extensively researched and blogged about Canadian lacrosse.

So how do the numbers look?

For those who have followed this column over the years, you will note that I have kept an unofficial tab on how many Canadians are playing in the NCAA. A decade ago, this number stood at less than 40 and for 2011 this number is now expected to exceed 225, a number that I will firm up when rosters are finalized in the coming weeks. That’s up from the 194 players in 2010 or roughly a 16% improvement. At the Division level, the biggest jump has come in Division II where the number of Canadian’s has leapt from 48 to 62, a 29% improvement. As far as provincial representation is concerned Ontario continues to provide the largest contingent of Canadian laxers playing in the US (roughly 60%). Interestingly, Alberta shows the fastest growth rate (up almost 200% over the past three years) and is rapidly catching up on British Columbia as the second best province to find field lacrosse players in Canada.

Key themes for 2011 in Division I

In this week’s edition of Canadians in the NCAA I will focus my commentary strictly on Division I and to the three story-lines that I believe are of particular interest to fans of Canadian lacrosse. First, how will teams that play with a decidedly Canadian style perform in 2011? Second, which players (mainly sophomores) are likely to emerge as the new marquee players amongst the Canadians playing in the NCAA? Finally, out of the current group of Canadian rookies, which players could have the biggest impact in 2011?

Click HERE to download the full article in PDF.

BMS Notes of Interest

Four of the eleven (’89 born or later) BC Mainland athletes slated to play Div I in 2011 are former Burnaby Mountain Selects:

Drexel - Ben McIntosh (Coquitlam) Freshman, Midfield
Drexel - Greg Howren (Coquitlam) Freshman, Midfield
Providence - Andrew Bromley (Surrey) Junior, Midfield
UMBC - Nathan Klein (Coquitlam) Freshman, LSM

The arrival of freshman Ben McIntosh (BMS '10) and a supporting cast that includes Greg Howren (BMS '10) is expected to boost the Drexel Dragons offence, that features several young Canadians.

Ben McIntosh (BMS '10) is also listed as a potential high impact rookie to watch. McIntosh has superb offensive talents and plays his best lacrosse when the stakes are highest, a point that is evident to anyone who watched the last two Minto Cups.

February 9, 2011

2011 Maple Leaf Awards Recap top

By William Howard, SFU Lacrosse Media Relations

(Photographer: Scott Weighton – ScottsPhotography.ca)

The Simon Fraser University men’s lacrosse program, in partnership with Burnaby Mountain Selects Lacrosse, hosted the fifth annual Maple Leaf Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at the Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The evening was once again a resounding success, as it celebrated Canada’s national summer sport by honoring youth and collegiate field lacrosse in British Columbia.

The 2011 awards dinner and silent auction featured sportscaster Scott Rintoul (TEAM 1040), as the evening's MC, as well as special guest Max Ritz who delivered the evening’s keynote address. Growing up in Wayne, PA and having a standout lacrosse career at the University of Maryland (NCAA Div. I), Ritz has gone from the East Coast hotbed of lacrosse to helping to revolutionize the sport and playing a major role in pioneering it’s growth on the West Coast. Currently a Director of Adrenaline Lacrosse and Co-Founder of the LXM Pro Tour, Ritz took the sell-out crowd of just under 300 along his inspiring journey as a professional lacrosse player turned innovative entrepreneur and talked about the impact that it is having on the game of lacrosse as we know it.

One of the evening’s most memorable moments was the presentation of the inaugural SFU Chris Friesen Memorial Award, a scholarship in the amount of $1000 to provide a student playing lacrosse at SFU with a chance to work harder on their studies, work harder on lacrosse and change the world as a result. Following an emotional and captivating video that highlighted Chris’ 17 young years and his incredible legacy to Be The Best, Chris parent’s Ingrid and Randy Friesen, along with his brother Max, presented the inaugural Chris Friesen Memorial Award to Luke Genereux, a senior captain on the SFU men’s lacrosse team, who also worked with Chris since 2008 as a Coach with the Burnaby Mountain Selects program. Raising over $30,000 to date, the award will continue to be presented annually from an endowment that was established at SFU earlier this year to help honour Chris’ memory.

Proceeds from all five Maple Leaf Award Dinners have gone to benefit the SFU Lacrosse Endowment Fund and youth and collegiate field lacrosse in BC.

Click HERE to download the full press release in PDF, including a list of award winners | Photos | Archive

February 8, 2011

My Journey to College Lacrosse - Keegan Bowman (BMS '07)top

Name: Keegan Bowman (BMS '07)

Hometown: New Westminster, BC

High School: New Westminster Secondary

College: Carthage College

Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin

League: NCAA Div. III

Class: Junior

Position: Attack

Major: Business Administration, Economics Minor

My Journey to College Lacrosse...

February 7, 2011

Selects Lacrosse appoints Luke Genereux as Assistant Manager of Operations top

By William Howard, Bby Mtn Lacrosse Media Relations

Luke Genereux - Executive Bio

Selects Lacrosse Inc. is proud to announce the appointment of Luke Genereux to the part-time position of Assistant Manager of Operations. Genereux will report directly to the Executive Director and be responsible for helping to support the Selects market development and position as an industry leader, committed to continuing to pioneer the growth of field lacrosse in the Pacific Northwest. Genereux, who has been with Selects Lacrosse since 2008, will assume his new role while maintaining his position as an Assistant Coach with the Burnaby Mountain Selects Elite Touring program.

"Luke is a great coach but he is also a very gifted and hardworking student who can add considerable value to our marketing organization and business development," said Brent Hoskins, Selects Lacrosse Executive Director and Co-Head Coach of the Simon Fraser University men’s lacrosse team. "As someone who has already played an integral part in helping us become the premier travel program in Western Canada, we cannot think of a better person to help lead our next stage of growth, while continuing to be an outstanding role model for young student-athletes."

Genereux has already transitioned to his new role and will provide organizational support from the Selects central office in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada.

Click HERE to download the official press release in PDF.

February 1, 2011

My Journey to College Lacrosse - Chris Tessarolo (BMS '07)top

Playing college lacrosse is an aspiration for many young student-athletes. Playing college lacrosse allows an athlete to further his playing and educational careers, while continuing to open additional doors of opportunity for their future.

To play lacrosse at the college level, an athlete must display the ability to succeed on the field, in the classroom and show a coach that he will contribute in a positive way to the environment and culture within a college team.

As they prepared for the 2011 season, BMS Insider checked-in with former Burnaby Mountain Selects players to reflect back on their journey and talk about some of the experiences that they went through to fulfill their dream of playing lacrosse at the collegiate level...

Name: Chris Tessarolo (BMS '07)

Hometown: New Westminster, BC

High School: New Westminster Secondary

College: Simon Fraser University

Location: Burnaby, BC

League: MCLA Div. I

Class: Senior

Position: Attack

Major: Human Geography

My Journey to College Lacrosse...

January 25, 2011

5th Annual Maple Leaf Awards scheduled for this Saturday, January 29, 2011 top

The Simon Fraser University (SFU) men's lacrosse program, in partnership with Burnaby Mountain Selects Lacrosse, will be hosting the fifth annual Maple Leaf Awards Dinner this Saturday, January 29, 2011.

Each year, the Maple Leaf Awards celebrate Canada's national sport by supporting youth and collegiate field lacrosse in British Columbia (BC). The first event of its kind in Canada, the awards dinner and silent auction will usher in the upcoming collegiate season by recognizing SFU 2010 graduating seniors, introducing the incoming 2011 freshman class, and celebrating SFU lacrosse 2010 team award winners, PNCLL All-Conference and MCLA All-American league honors recipients.

The Maple Leaf Awards will also acknowledge the 2010 BMS Scholar Athlete Award recipients and individual player award winners for the 2010 summer and fall rosters of the Burnaby Mountain Selects Elite Touring Teams that competed in California, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon and Washington. As well, Randy, Ingrid and Max Friesen will be presenting the inaugural Chris Friesen Memorial Award on this very special evening.

Scott Rintoul, co-host of the morning show on Vancouver's all-sports station, the TEAM 1040, returns by popular demand for his fourth stint as the evening's Master of Ceremonies, while special guest Max Ritz, an All-ACC attackman at the University of Maryland, current professional lacrosse player and innovative entrepreneur will lead this year's keynote address.

Growing up in Wayne, Pennsylvania and having a standout lacrosse career at the University of Maryland, Max Ritz has gone from the East Coast hotbed of lacrosse to helping to revolutionize the sport and playing a major role in pioneering it's growth on the West Coast. Ritz is the Director of Sales for Adrenaline Lacrosse ("The Adrenaline Movement"), the premier apparel line in lacrosse and brand behind the largest club lacrosse organization in the United States, backing camps and youth leagues to major recruiting tournaments and showcases. Ritz is also a co-founder and player on the LXM Pro Tour, an initiative designed to introduce lacrosse to mainstream audiences by combining world-class professional lacrosse games with live concert performances. Well known today as part of the most innovative wave to hit the sport of lacrosse, Max Ritz continued to make a splash in the world of pop culture in the spring of 2010 when he appeared alongside business partner Scott Hochstadt in several season 6 episodes of the hit TV show "The Hills" on MTV. Ritz continued to make headlines this past December when he was named as an honoree by Rosewood Hotels & Resorts in their 30th Anniversary “30 Under 30” Awards.

In addition to the event's silent auction, Cathay Pacific will be giving away "Airfare for two (2) to New York" to one lucky winner in the evening's "Balloon Pop."

The event will be held at the Westwood Plateau Golf & Country Club in Coquitlam, BC starting at 6:00pm. Tickets ($75.00 tax included) for this event are SOLD OUT.

For further information on the Maple Leaf Awards (established 2006), including a complete archive of the event, please click HERE | Official Press Relase

January 18, 2011

Burnaby Mountain Lacrosse announces the launch of Selects University - SAT Prep Course top

COURSE OUTLINE | Press Release

Burnaby Mountain Lacrosse is excited to announce the launch of Selects University to our all-star lineup of highly acclaimed programs. The main focus of Selects University will be on college admissions preparation by offering comprehensive courses designed to help students excel at writing the SAT Reasoning Test. By helping student’s achieve higher scores on the SAT, Selects University aims to increase the number of post-secondary options available to each student, while maximizing their potential for academic scholarships and entrance awards.

Each course will combine interactive instruction with an amplified focus on practical experience developed by writing realistic practice tests on a weekly basis. This approach will provide each student with a firm understanding of course content and the familiarity of how to write the SAT test in the most efficient and productive manner possible.

SAT Prep Course

Grade(s): Open to students in grades 10-12, including post-grads

Course Instructors: Nathan Hoskins, MSc, BSc. and Brian Lim, BSc.

Location: Simon Fraser University - 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6

Room #: TBA

$349 + HST (= $390.88)

*Price for BMS Athletes: $299 +HST (= $334.88)

10 Sessions + 3 Full-length simulated SAT Practice Test Dates

Mondays, 6:30-9:30pm

February 28-May 2

Full-length Simulated SAT Practice Tests Dates:

Saturday, March 19 - 8:00am-12:00pm (SFU)
Saturday, April 9 - 8:00am-12:00pm (SFU)
Saturday, April 30 - 8:00am-12:00pm (SFU)

Space is limited to 24 students. Register today by contacting Brent Hoskins at bhoskins@alumni.sfu.ca or by calling (604) 836-7748.

January 18, 2011

Former Selects attackman Brian Gillis named to Ireland National Team for the 2011 World Indoor Championship top

By William Howard, Bby Mtn Lacrosse Media Relations

www.wilcprague2011.com

Former Burnaby Mountain Selects attackman Brian Gillis (North Vancouver, BC / Windsor Secondary) has been named to the 2011 Irish National Indoor Team. The 23-man roster, which was selected after a weekend try-out at the University of Ulster in Jordanstown, Northern Ireland this past fall, will represent Ireland at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship from May 21-28, 2011 at Telsa Arena in Prague, Czech Republic.

This will be Gillis’ second time representing Ireland in the sport of lacrosse after helping lead the Irish to a ninth place finish among 29 teams at the 2010 FIL World Championship in field lacrosse this past July in Manchester, England. Gillis was impressive in his national team debut finishing third in team scoring with 16 goals and three assists to place 44th overall in tournament scoring over seven games.

A 2009 graduate of the Burnaby Mountain Selects program, Gillis will play his sophomore season at New England College (NCAA Div. III) in Henniker, New Hampshire this spring. Gillis will look to build upon a successful freshmen campaign in which he registered 15 goals and 3 assists for the Pilgrims in 2010 and was named NEC’s departmental Male Rookie of the Year.

Gillis is one of four Canadian-born players to be named to Ireland’s 2011 indoor roster. Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, England, Finland, Ireland, the Iroquois Nationals and the United States will make up the eight teams competing in the one-week tournament. Canada won the inaugural World Indoor Championship in 2003 (Toronto, Canada) and successfully defended their title at the last World Indoor Championship in 2007 (Halifax, Canada). 2011 will be Ireland’s second appearance at the World Indoor Championship after an 8th place finish in 2007.

Click HERE to download the official press release in PDF.

January 14, 2011

2011 Adrenaline Challenge Report top

By William Howard, Bby Mtn Lacrosse Media Relations

(Photographer: Joyce Simons)

The Burnaby Mountain Selects Senior (Grad 2011) and Sophomore (1995 born) Elite fall touring teams wrapped up the 2010 fall season by travelling to San Diego, California, January 6-10, to compete at the Adrenaline Challenge (Jan. 8-9).

More than 80 teams across four divisions descended on the Del Mar Polo Fields to contend for what is largely regarded as the western club lacrosse championship. The Selects combined to post an impressive record of 8-2 (.800) in a tournament field of top club teams from Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Idaho, Missouri, Nevada, Texas, Utah and Washington. The Senior Selects went 4-1 (.800), reaching the Adrenaline Elite Division Semi-Finals, while the Sophomore Selects posted a 4-1 (.800) record in the South Swell High School Division.

With Burnaby Mountain having attended five Adrenaline events over the past four years, the Senior Selects appearance in the 2011 Adrenaline Challenge Elite Semi-Finals marks the sixth time that a BMS team has reached at least the semi-finals at an Adrenaline tournament. The BMS U18 Selects (’90/’91/’92) reached the Elite Division Semi-Finals at the 2008 Adrenaline Challenge, while the U12 Selects (‘97/’98) and U13 Selects (’96) placed 3rd and 4th in the Youth Division and Middle Division respectively at the 2010 Adrenaline Challenge. Most recently this past December, Burnaby Mountain competed at the Adrenaline Sin City Show Down in Las Vegas, Nevada where the U12 Selects (‘98/’99) were crowned Champions of the Youth Division and the U13 Selects (’97) reached the Middle School Division Semi-Finals.

After two days of competition, the Selects took some time to enjoy the sunny San Diego weather as they visited Pacific Beach and Mission Beach to take in the Ocean Front Boardwalk.

Click HERE to download the official press release in PDF | @Twitter Micro Blog | Photos

January 10, 2011

BMS Sr. Quinton Bradley featured on InsideLacrosse.com's Recruiting Roundup of Day 2 at the 2011 Adrenaline Challenge top

Inside Lacrosse (ESPN Affiliate) Assistant Editor, Geoff Shannon features Burnaby Mountain Selects Senior Elite Defender Quinton Bradley (Richmond, BC) in his final news and notes from the Adrenaline Challenge in Del Mar, California. Bradley was one of 60 of the tournament's top players to be selected to play in the Elite Division All-Star Game.

"Unfamiliarity and fatigue can be an issue with tournament All-Star games, as it was with this one, but there was still some interesting talent in Sunday's best-of-the-best contest...Quinton Bradley (Matthew McNair Secondary/Burnaby Mountain Select Seniors), another Canadian, showed nice skill as a defenseman/LSM...The All-Star game featured the biggest crowd of the day."

Click HERE to read the entire article on InsideLacrosse.com