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Send us Fan Mail LET's GO!!! The 2023 season begins this week, and the In the Crease boys start their in-season episodes.  We hope to bring you each week a series of segments that highlight the current season: ·                 Games of the Week (like the week in review) ·                 Coach’s Spotlight ·                 Games to Watch  ·                 News of the week ·                 ...

Send us Fan Mail LET THE HATE MAIL COMMENCE! The In the Crease boys are back with their Preseason Top 20 picks. Last year, we tacked it on to the end of a conference preview.  This year, we dedicated a whole show to it so you could understand the method to our madness! Each of us came up with our own list and shared it for the first time on this episode.  Take a listen, catch some surprises, and l...

Send us Fan Mail Kick up your feet, relax and settle in for the FINAL Conference Preview of the 2023 season .  A lot to cover with the NE10! This week Coach Devin Callahan of Franklin Pierce joins us and shares his thoughts on his team this year and the competition in the NE10.  But, first Danny and I give a rundown on the state of play in that conference.    You can check out Franklin Pierce at:...

Send us Fan Mail This is the ninth in our series of episodes on D2 Lacrosse Conference Previews for the upcoming season. We will have one coach from each conference join us to give us insight into their team and the conference overall. This week Coach Spencer Wims of Embry-Riddle joins us and shares his thoughts on his team this year and the competition in the SSC.  But, first Danny and I give a r...

Send us Fan Mail This is the eighth in our series of episodes on D2 Lacrosse Conference Previews for the upcoming season. We will have one coach from each conference join us to give us insight into their team and the conference overall. This week Coach Eric Ruppel of Quincy joins us and shares his thoughts on his team this year and the competition in the GLVC.  But, first Danny and I give a rundow...

Send us Fan Mail Okay - we may have gotten carried away with the seventh in our series of episodes on D2 Lacrosse Conference Previews for the upcoming season. But, it is well worth it! This week Coach Joe Wilson of Lincoln Memorial joins us and shares his thoughts on his team this year and the competition in the SAC.  But, first Danny and I give a rundown on the state of play in that conference. ...

Send us Fan Mail This is the sixth in our series of episodes on D2 Lacrosse Conference Previews for the upcoming season. We will have one coach from each conference join us to give us insight into their team and the conference overall. This week Coach Brendan Bonacum of Felician joins us and shares his thoughts on his team this year and the competition in the CACC.  But, first Danny and I give a r...

Send us Fan Mail This is the fifth in our series of episodes on D2 Lacrosse Conference Previews for the upcoming season. We will have one coach from each conference join us to give us insight into their team and the conference overall. This week Coach Corey Struss of North Greenville joins us and shares his thoughts on his team this year and the competition in Conference Carolinas.  But, first Dan...

Send us Fan Mail This is the fourth in our series of episodes on D2 Lacrosse Conference Previews for the upcoming season. We will have one coach from each conference join us to give us insight into their team and the conference overall. This week Coach Ace Mallonee of Alderson Broaddus joins us and shares his thoughts on his team  this year and the competition in the GMAC.  But, first Danny and I...

Send us Fan Mail This is the third in our series of episodes on D2 Lacrosse Conference Previews for the upcoming season. We will have one coach from each conference join us to give us insight into their team and the conference overall. This week Coach Larry Ayers of St Thomas Aquinas joins us and shares his thoughts on his team  this year and the competition in the ECC.  But, first Danny and I giv...

Send us Fan Mail This is the second in our series of episodes on D2 Lacrosse Conference Previews for the upcoming season. We will have one coach from each conference join us to give us insight into their team and the conference overall. This week Coach Tony LePore of Lander joins us and shares his thoughts on his team  this year and the competition in the Peach Belt.  But, first Danny and I give a...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first in our series of episodes on D2 Lacrosse Conference Previews for the upcoming season. We will have one coach from each conference join us to give us insight into their team and the conference overall. This first one did not disappoint! Coach Sean Blair came on to talk about his CSU Pueblo team for this year and what it might take to make a run at the RMAC Champio...

Send us Fan Mail This is the final episode in our series in which we delve into the 2022 coaching changes across D2 Men's Lacrosse. This episode spans the GMAC, Conference Carolinas, and the CACC.  We also get to focus on the to new teams entering DII. We were also honored to be able to talk with Coach Lopes of Caldwell and Coach Campbell of Mallone.  Check out their teams at: Caldwell: Twitt...

Send us Fan Mail This is the second episode in our series in which we delve into the 2022 coaching changes across D2 Men's Lacrosse. This episode is really Coast-to-Coast, as we talk about coaching changes from the RMAC to the Peach Belt to the Sunshine State and then up North to the NE-10.  We were also honored to be able to talk with Coach Vance of Shorter, Coach Geldart at Young Harris and...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first episode of a three part series in which the In the Crease boys delve into the 2022 coaching changes across D2 Men's Lacrosse. This episode focuses on this year's " Whipple Ripple" at Catawba and Mount Olive.  We start with the big change at Mercy and finish with an energetic new coach at D'Youville.  We were also honored to be able to tal...

Send us Fan Mail This is a BONUS episode in our series of  Pro Lacrosse players who played their college ball in DII. In this episode, The In the Crease boys sit down with Charlie Bertrand - whose progression from DII to DI at Merrimack and then DI at Virginia led him into a successful career in the PLL and the NLL. We cover all that and also find out why Charlie is "ALL IN" on DII.  You...

Send us Fan Mail This is the fourth in our series of  Pro Lacrosse players who played their college ball in DII. In this episode, The In the Crease boys sit down with Andrew Kew - current NLL player for the Georgia Swarm and PLL player for the Cannons in 2021 and MLL player for the Chesapeake Bayhawks in 2019 and 2020.  Listen to how he got to Tampa and parlayed that into a professional career, as...

Send us Fan Mail This it the third in our series of  Pro Lacrosse players who played their college ball in DII. In this episode, The In the Crease boys sit down with Ethan Ticehurst - an NLL defensemen for the Calgary Roughnecks.  Listen and you will find out why Ethan picked up a long pole to play LSM in field lacrosse. He also imparts several words of wisdom for players wanting to play in colleg...

Send us Fan Mail We continue our series talking with Pro Lacrosse players who played their college ball in DII. in this episode, Connor Farrell joins us and shares how he shifted his love for football into lacrosse while playing both sports at LIU.  Listen and you will find out why Connor has become one of the faces of the PLL.  We had a lot of fun with this one! If you like what we are doing, sub...

Send us Fan Mail Our first in a series of episodes talking with Pro Lacrosse players who played their college ball in DII starts with Shayne Jackson.  He shares his lacrosse journey from Canada to Onondaga to Limestone to the NLL and beyond.  Listen and find out why Shayne loves the NLL and how DII helped him get to the pros. If you like what we are doing, subscribe on your favorite podcast platfo...

Send us Fan Mail This is a MUST listen episode for any parent or student athlete in middle or high school who is thinking of playing at the next level. In this episode, the In the Crease boys sit down with Reid Meyer, founder of Athletes to Athletes to hear his story of being recruited for college and how that led him to starting this company. In between all that, Reid drops fantastic advice on th...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, the In the Crease boys sit down with 4 Assistant Coaches (Austin Grimes of UIndy, Ryan O'Hagan of Mercyhurst, Ryan Sullivan of Tampa, and Brian Volpi of Adelphi)  to find out what it takes to really make their programs run.  You don't want to miss their insights into being an assistant coach and their thoughts on why DII lacrosse is so great! If you like...

Send us Fan Mail This week, the In the Crease boys sit down with Coach Jim Fritz who has coached in DII since its humble beginnings. Our conversation starts with how DII lacrosse got started, but then it opened up to a wide variety of topics, to include: the growth of the game; automatic qualifiers for the DII NCAA tournament; and NCAA Championship weekend. If you are a student of the game, or jus...

Send us Fan Mail The In the Crease boys sit down with Matt Shand - a former St Leo lacrosse player and now owner of Sticks and Stones Lacrosse. Hear what he has to say about what life is like after his playing days; what advice he has for players in college and thinking of playing lacrosse at the college level; and why he considers DII the "People's League". If you like what we are...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with a former DII player who also played for England's U19 team, Mike Connor. He provides great insight into the lacrosse game across the pond and shares his story of how he got to play DII lacrosse in the United States.  The In the Crease boys also share the latest DII lacrosse news. If you like what we are doing, subscribe on your favorite podca...