2013 Men's Lacrosse

In what's supposed to be the Cougar's easiest game of the week (vs Grand Canyon), the score is tied 6-6 at the half.

Cougs barely get by in the "easy" game against unranked GCU, 13-12. BYU better bring their A-game Saturday when they play #6 ASU.

BYU once again plagued by a slow start (or perhaps post-game hangover after their close win vs. a mediocre GCU on Thursday). Down 8-2 at the half to #6 ASU.

The Cougars dig themselves a hole early and can't recover. This may be the worst game BYU has had in years, going down 12-2 in the third quarter before netting some late goals against the ASU scrubs late. Final score, 12-7.



BYU could lessen the damage in the pollsters eyes with a big win vs. No. 22 Arizona on Monday.

BYU goes down 2-0 early to No. 22 Arizona, but sophomore attackman Mike Fabrizio keeps the Cougars in it, scoring a hat-trick in the first half. Freshman attack Jayden Haws also found the back of the net at the end of the first quarter. Tied 4-4 at the half.

BYU is just in a sports funk this year. Hope the Lacrosse team gets us turned around and on the right track.

The Cougars pull out of their wet-gym-sock funk in the second half. Penalties on Arizona helped get BYU up a goal early, then team captain Mickell Walker scored two straight goals. After some back and forth with AZ scoring a couple, Pat Matheson scored for the Cougs and then Mickell Walker, who brought his A-game today, stole the ball and took it coast to coast for the score. The teams traded goals with just over a minute left in the game and the final score is 10-7 Cougars.



No. 2 BYU goes 2-1 on the weekend and will be on the road next week in Berkeley (eww) where they'll face No. 8 Oregon, No. 13 Cal, and No. 3 (probably will be No. 2) Stanford.

BYU (8-1, 2-0) drops to No. 6 in the latest poll, one spot behind Chapman (7-2) whom they beat a couple weeks ago.



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The Cougars were able to buck their trend of slow starts and came out on fire (figuratively) vs. No. 8 Oregon Monday night. Led by team captain Mickell Walker's two early goals, BYU grabbed a commanding 5-1 in the first quarter and would not look back. The Cougs would take a 6-3 lead into halftime. BYU keeper Rob Ostler and the BYU D had a tremendous game that included some great saves and "yard sales." The Cougs continued to pour it on in the second half and several different players scored to keep the white and blue well in front, doubling up the Ducks at the final whistle, 10-5.



The Cougars will have no time to celebrate as they turnaround tomorrow to play No. 11 Cal at 1:00 pm.

The Cougars come out swinging again as five different players score in the first half vs No. 8 Cal. Goalie Rob Ostler snags eight saves on shots on cage and the stout Cougar D gets some takeaways as the Bears are held scoreless, 6-0 going into halftime.

The Bears come out on fire in the second half, ripping off four goals in under four minutes. But, lacrosse is a game of runs, and the Cougs respond, putting up a three-goal run of their own, leading 9-4. The teams then trade goals to end the quarter, 10-5. Cal pushes hard and nets two more goals, but BYU controls the ball and runs the time down for their second win in two days. Final score 10-7.



BYU plays tomorrow vs. No. 3 Stanford at noon and then comes home to turnaround and plays No. 2 Colorado on Saturday, 4 pm.

The boys in blue seem to have found their groove in sunny California. The Cougs had another quick start against No. 3 Stanford today, jumping out to a 3-1 lead in the first quarter. BYU would tally another couple goals, up 5-1, when Stanford got on a run of their own, but the Cougars responded, ending the half up 7-4. The second half? Fuggedaboutdit! Domination is the only word to describe the third quarter, with BYU's lead swelling to eight goals, 12-4. The fourth quarter was a back and forth affair with BYU holding on to win, 13-7.



The Cougars are playing VERY well roughly halfway through the season, sweeping a trio of top-ten teams. They can complete the superfecta on Saturday when they play at home vs. No. 2 Colorado. Let's hope that they haven't peaked too early and can maintain this level of play throughout the rest of the season, because if we do, we could be looking at BYU's fifth national title (and really? No one here wants to go to the Colorado game?).

I know this is going to hurt you as much as it hurts me since I hurts me to compliment you and then you might have to change your attitude about how such a jerk I am, but Schmoe, thanks for your lacrosse posts.



Not that is over and I've had to brush, floss and rinse to get that nasty taste out of my mouth, Schmoe, don't ever let me agree with you because if I did, we'd both be wrong.

urroner wrote:
I know this is going to hurt you as much as it hurts me since I hurts me to compliment you and then you might have to change your attitude about how such a jerk I am, but...

Nope, I still think you're a deutsch bog. ;)

BYU falls to No. 2 Colorado, 11-9. You can read my write-up of the game here:

http://www.utahlacrossenews.com/2013/03/byu-falls-to-colorado-in-top-10-showdown/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



Next game is Friday night vs. No. 1 CSU (ON BYUTV!!), 7 pm local time.

Cougars move up to #4 in latest poll: http://mcla.us/polls/2013/week_10/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



Also, today's game will not be on BYUTV, but can be seen here: http://byulacrosse.tv/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; live at 7 pm MDT.

Cougars let the first quarter get away from them, then decide to play in Q2. Down 7-3 at the half. Still a lot of lacrosse to be played (watched @ http://byulacrosse.tv/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;).

BYU lays an absolute egg vs. #1 CSU, falling 16-5.



Next game is at Div-II #2 Westminster on Saturday, April 13 in SLC.

Cougars come up big on all sides of the field and pick up the win vs. Westminster in Salt Lake City 13-8. Although this was a cross-divisional game (BYU being D-I and Westminny D-II) the Griffins will move up to D-I next year, making this a good start to another in-state rivalry. BYU will be playing host to one of their most distant opponents, Rhode Island, on Friday, April 26 and then close out the regular season by hosting rival Utah.



Side note-After losses to #2 Colorado and #1 CSU, BYU drops only one spot in the latest poll at #5.

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Cougars were idle this week, but still move up a spot in the poll, to No. 4, thanks to an ASU loss. Still confusing is that Chapman, who was beaten by BYU and has one more loss, remains ahead of the Cougs.