Well the weather outside is frightful

So once again we had a game moved. Richard Stockton game will be played on Thursday at 7 p.m. The game tomorrow however is still very much on. We will be getting our heads shaved for childrens cancer at noon and then playing Briarcliffe at Veterans Park in Northport on Long Island at 7 p.m.. To make a donation to St.Baldricks which will go completely to childrens cancer go here.

That's all really for now. Hope to see you all at the game tomorrow being loud and proud like I know you always are.
-DeFran

In honor of watching Dazed and Confused on the bus I leave you with this...

A break in the chain..

Today was tough. Not much you can say about a 17-4 loss. St. Mary's is definetly a good squad but there is no way the final should have been what it was. We played them close through the first two quarters (2-1,7-4) but things fell apart in the second half. All we can do now is regroup and look to put our best foot forward against Richard Stockton. Side note on that game, do to the monsoons that have been going through the East Coast the Stockton game is still somewhat up in the air. We may play the game tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Richard Stockton as planned or at a local NJ high school. Worst case scenario we will play the game on Thursday at Richard Stockton. I'll try to post when I know more.
-DeFran

Plattsburgh State Lacrosse goes Animal Planet all over you

Just got back from a day at the national zoo...such a good time. Nothing like watching gorillas repeatedly throw up there food and than eat it again (which they do because they don't have taste buds...thank you Coach Cavanagh). Personally my favorite was either the two otters or the lion and tigers who kept competing with who could roar louder. Overall great time though.

Also got to drive by some monuments and important buildings around D.C. (White House, Washington Monument, Capital Building to name a few). I think out of all the players Joe Tyers appreciated the trip the most. There's nothing like being repeatedly told your country is not as good as America and being shown examples why.

For those of you that don't know the game that was supposed to be played today was postponed until tomorrow at noon at a recreation field somewhere in Maryland. The rest of the day is strictly relaxing, enjoying what was supposed to be the post game tailgate tonight for dinner (thank you to the Lehmann's for setting that up). Than back to the room to chill out and watch the new 30 for 30 documentary "Winning Time" on ESPN about how Reggie Miller owned the Knick's in MSG.

I know my mom sent out an email with all the photos from the tailgate but for those of you that didn't check it I've included some of them below:


















The Spread

Our trainer Matt and the Joey "Fish and Chips" Tyers


The meatballs

Brandon and Nick enjoying the food

Bunch of the guys chowing down


Me and the next Bill Nye aka Will Folgherait


I leave you with a montage of what our zoo experience was like:
-DeFran

The Calm before the storm

Just relaxing at the house before we head off on our big spring break trip. For those of you that don't know I'll give you a rundown of tomorrow ahead. The bus leaves tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. for my hometown and the unofficial nicest town in America: Poughquag. We'll arrive at my house at around 2:30-3 and enjoy some of the finest meatballs this side of the Atlantic made by my wonderful mother and lovely grandmother. After the team is done feasting we hit the road again to drive another six hours down to Baltimore were we will set up camp for our first game against a tough St.Mary's team on Sunday at 1 p.m. I know my mother will be taking photos so I'll try to post as many pics as I can of us chowing down. I'll keep you all up to date as we go throughout spring break. For now I leave you with something in preparation of tomorrow...
-DeFran

The kids are alright...

If the season continues at this pace I will mostly die of a heat attack before SUNYAC's. Another thrilling win for the Cards up here in the North Country. The final was 14-12 but that hardly describes the game. The score stood at St. Mike's 7 Platts 4 at halftime and it only got worse. At one point in the third it was 10-5 before we buckled down. A combination of strong play at the face-off x along with the defense holding strong, especially in transition, allowed for the O to really start clicking. Nine goals later we had a lead we wouldn't relinquish. Shout out to Pete Morgan who had a big day in his first game as a full time starter scoring 4 goals and an assist(although the box scored might have missed the apple). I don't have the box score on me yet so I'm sorry for not mentioning more people. Once again though everyone, top to bottom, played extremely hard and more importantly never gave up. Despite not playing our best in the first half the team stayed positive and didn't get down on each other. This is the third game we've come from behind to win. It really says a lot about how much heart our team has to not give up when the chips are down.

Also want to give a shout out to the Carpenter's for making the trip up to come support Logan and the team. For the rest of you, check out some awesome photos from the game here.

Couple days off until Spring Break which means MEATBALLS at my crib! That should be exciting. Than we start our four game road trip beginning with a tough Maryland squad in St.Mary's on Sunday. Tomorrow it's back to work but tonight we celebrate 3-0!!!

Here's a song from when Mark Wahlberg used to be cool...
-DeFran

Mr.Goose feeling loose

Quick shout out to Kyle Norchi (pictured here to the left) bringing home the first SUNYAC player of the week award of the season. This is also Kyle's fourth career SUNYAC POW award which is a school record...go figure.

Big game tomorrow against Lake Champlain rival Division II Saint Michael's. Games at 3:30 p.m. for those of you that can make it.

I'll leave you with a montage of one of Kyle's favorite players.
-DeFran

You know what I like...

What a weekend! First off, I just want to apologize for not posting after the game. The internet wasn't working too well on the bus. By the time I got back to my house (1 a.m.) I didn't have much energy to do anything but watch the new Bird/Magic documentary on HBO (which was awesome) and then pass out. Than today, believe it or not, I actually had homework to do. Contrary to popular belief, we don't play lacrosse full-time and actually have to go to school.

Anyway...although Sunday's game was a little closer at times than we would have liked it to be we go it together in the end to pull out a nice victory in front of a great crowd. Several milestones and firsts were made. Both Luke Weidlein and Kyle Norchi scored their 100th goal. Also Ryan Price had an absurd 18...yes 18...ground balls in Sundays game, a Plattsburgh game record, en route to going 74% at the face-off x. Also several players scored their first career goals at Plattsburgh. Pete Morgan, Joe Kramer, Tommy Kilderry, Mike Lind and Ryan Hastings all netted their first goals in the red and white. Liam Mccarthy also earned his first career point. More importantly several players got to see the field for the first time, including everyone's favorite red coat Joe Tyers. Tyers is "on loan"to us for the year from Central Lancashire University which is located in London. On Sunday he had an excellent or shall I say "bloody brilliant" takeaway check on a defenseman to stop a fast break that is most definitely a candidate for "Slice of the Week".

This week we face a tough Division II opponent in St. Michael's on Wednesday when we head across Lake Champlain to face them at 3:30 p.m. My first two years here we scrimmaged them so it'll be interesting to see how things shake out when we suit up for the real deal. I know week day games are tough for a lot of the parents, especially ones in Vermont, but we will greatly appreciate anyone that can make it up to support us. For those of you that can't make it I'll try to post as soon as I can but to find the score your best bet is to check our website here.

This is for all the youngsters getting their first career points...before jay-z and the blueprint 3 their was....
-DeFran