Inside the July Issue of Lacrosse Magazine
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| Lacrosse Magazine: July 2009 |
COVER STORY
Ten players had a hand in history. None, however, could convey with 100 percent accuracy what happened May 25 in Gillette Stadium.
Where were you this Memorial Day? Where were you when Kenny Nims wrapped his nimble wrists around the outstretched leg of Jake Myers to finish the most bizarre 24 seconds in NCAA championship game history?
Diehards will remember. Central New Yorkers won't soon forget. This was one of the bigger moments in lacrosse history, one of those larger-than-life moments that remind us why we waste so much time watching sports -- for a chance to witness the unreal.
As Syracuse men's lacrosse coach John Desko would later say, "Everything that happened had to happen exactly as it did, or we'd have a silver trophy today."
LM interviews the players involved and reconstructs exactly how Syracuse wrested the NCAA title from Cornell's grasp.
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THE SCOOP
Cherie Greer, Todd Curry, Pat Genovese, Jeff Long, Kevin Lowe,
Mark Millon, Jen O'Donnell and Jessical Wilk Strosberg are "as
strong a Hall of Fame class as there has been in recent years,"
says Joshua Christian, managing director of sport development at US
Lacrosse.
Biz Stone is on the move, much like his company -- the wildly popular social media phenomenon Twitter. But like any former lacrosse player, he loves to talk about the sport, so he violated his 140-character rule to dish the dirt with LM.
It's LM's turn to take a stand on the corner in Winslow, Arizona. Find out why lacrosse is taking off here.
SIDELINE CHATTER
LM's Question of the Month: What rule would you change?
For a sport so married to its traditions, lacrosse boasts a
peanut gallery like no other. We want it quicker, cleaner, more
entertaining, fairer, more mainstream, etc. Through laxmagazine.com
and LM's Facebook page, we got the skinny on what lacrosse fans
want to see in the game.
CHAMPIONSHIP METTLE
24 Seconds of Mayhem
How did you see Syracuse's Memorial Day magic?
Queens of Evanston
Its final rout of North Carolina aside, Northwestern made it
five in a row with a harder-than-it-looked unbeaten season.
Que Cerar, Cerar
Greg Cerar wouldn't let a poor first-half showing be, rallying
C.W. Post to the national championship.
Ray of Light
Rachel Ray's teammates don't always know where their next few
steps will take them. But she does. Ray lit the way for Adelphi to
an NCAA title.
Magnificent Misiaszek
How Cortland midfielder Brandon Misiaszek released his trap and
sprung a career game on Gettysburg, leading the Dragons to their
second NCAA championship in four years.
Graduation Party
Franklin & Marshall turned away Salisbury, then players turned their tassles after what amounted to a monumental campaign led by rookie head coach Lauren Paul.
Rise of the Machines
Even with a second consecutive MCLA championship in jeopardy, John Paul and Michigan stayed eerily composed as they recalibrated themselves to victory.
YOUR EDGE
Your Game: Ponytail Roll
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Go stealth mode with this double-team tactic, courtesy of the
Loyola women's lacrosse coaching staff, led by Jen Adams.
Your Body: Flex Nimbo Program
LM's strength and conditioning guru Rashad Devoe shows
how you can add resistance to and increase the intensity of your
workouts with the use of a Flex Nimbo .
Your Playbook: Stretching for Winning and Life
Lessons
Stretching has its role in physical preparation for
lacrosse, but it's also a powerful metaphor for challenging
players.
Your Style: Supporting the Climb
For this issue of Lax County Choppers, the boys at
Stylin' Strings honor the game by customizing a Gait Torque to
match the insignia of the U.S. Army's Tenth Mountain Sustainment
Brigade serving in Iraq.
GIVE AND GO
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What's up with the scar behind his left eye and drinking black coffee before games?
Chicago Machine faceoff specialist Anthony Kelly, or "A-Train,"
rides the express line with LM in this revealing Q&A.
COLUMNS
To Our Members: Settling the Score
LM editor Paul Krome is juiced about the US Lacrosse U-15 National
Championship, an event which has been a long time coming.
Her Space: Shorts Stories
LM's Clare Lochary makes a fashion statement on women's
lacrosse and what the latest trends might symbolize about the
sport.
His Space: Tierney Changes
Stripes, and The Game
Can one man change the face of a sport so deeply
entrenched in its tradition? It has happened before, writes LM's
veteran scribe Bill Tanton.
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