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MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!
Jan. 27, 2010
The spring season is around the corner! Check out the Big Red's schedule and roster now. There are lots of exciting moments ahead: a potential record-breaking goal-scoring performance by senior Brady Burton (pictured, lower right), lots of returning players, exciting newcomers, and more. And, for the first time in several years, the Big Red heads to Philadelphia area for games against Haverford and the Merchant Marine Academy and Baltimore to face highly ranked Stevenson.
Of course, every game promises to be terrific but we encourage you to, in particular, set aside one or more of the following dates for a very special Denison lacrosse experience.
March 13 (Sat) Merchant Marine Academy, Lawrenceville, NJ*
March 17 (Wed) St. Mary's, Annapolis, MD
March 30 (Tues) Haverford, Haverford, PA
April 3 (Sat) Ohio Wesleyan, Granville, OH*
April 24 (Sat) Kenyon, Granville, OH*
May 1 (Sat) Stevenson, Owings Mills, MD*
May 29-31 (Sat-Mon) NCAA Championships*
* possible DLA hospitality event
See you there!
INSIDE LACROSSE CITES CARAVANA COACHING OFFSPRING
Jan. 27, 2010
A blog by Denison sophomore Christian Payne was featured on the home page of insidelacrosse.com recently. Payne, a member of the 2009 Big Red, noted that there are a number of Mike Caravana's past assistant coaches who pepper the staffs of colleges across the country. Not surprisingly, in the interview Coach Caravana spoke in depth about the qualities he admires in people, whether they're assistants or players, all of which are reflective of what he brings to the Denison lacrosse experience overall himself as the leader of the program. More.
NEW ASSISTANT COACH NAMED
Jan. 28, 2010
For those who closely followed the Denison Open team's participation in the Summit Lacrosse Tournament in Lake Placid last summer, the name Brady Williams is familar. A 2009 graduate from Brown, Brady was a valuable contributor at attack and midfield when he filled in after a DLA member had to cancel in late spring.
Coach Caravana recently announced that Brady has joined the coaching staff this spring as the team's part-time assistant. More on the story.
FUND-RAISER GENERATES $$$$$ FOR 2010 SEASON
Jan. 27, 2010
Fifty-five members of the Denison lacrosse family participated in the DLA's 2 fund-raisers for 2010, generating over $4200 for the varsity program. According to Coach Caravana, these dollars will support 4 elements: the purchase of an up-to-date laptop for editing video, recruiting, supplementing the salary of Brady Williams, our new part time assistant coach and to offset the costs of the spring trip.
Click here to see the full list of contributors.
2009-10 FALL BALL REVIEW
Dec. 7, 2009
The Big Red finished a highly successful season in 2009, getting to the NCAA quarter-finals. That success was largely due to the contributions of 5 starters who graduated last May. The Insider spoke with Coach Mike Caravana a few weeks ago to get his thoughts about the 2010 Big Red after the conclusion of fall ball.
Caravana likes what he sees from his returning players, noting that a number of the younger players have stepped up their games and looks to the upcoming season with a great deal of confidence, enthusiasm, and ability.
INSIDE LACROSSE NAMES 2010 PRESEASON ALL AMERICANS
Dec. 7, 2009
Inside Lacrosse Magazine's Face-Off Yearbook picked 4 members of the Big Red to its 2010 Preseason All America teams.
ALL TIME GREAT TEAMS
Nov. 22, 2009
Check out Part 2 of The Insider's feature on the Big Red's all time greatest performances. This week we give due to Denison's greatest teams and discuss how each decade stood versus the others...and identify the team we think was the best Denison team of all time.
As a follow up to The Insider's piece on All Time Great Individual Performances, Chris Painter wrote a humble response to being selected as being the Big Red's All Time Best Shooter for a Season.
Pictured: the undefeated 1963 team
BIG RED ALL TIME GREATS IDENTIFIED
Nov. 5, 2009
Following the publication of the Big Red's all time statistics (see pages 8-11 in the updated 2009 Media Guide), The Insider took a deep look between the numbers to help identify the truly great performances in Denison's lacrosse history. In Part 1 in this 2-part series, The Insider celebrates the Big Red's best individual performances, including his choice for Denison's All Time Offensive MVP.
Coming next week in Part 2, The Insider examines Denison's greatest teams and offers a suggestion as to which team was the best of all time.