2011 Wheelock Men's Lacrosse News

May 5, 2011
Trio honored with awards at Wheelock Athletics banquet
Three students and three employees earned major awards on Thursday at the 18th Annual Wheelock Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet, while programs handed out honors to student-athletes.

May 3, 2011
Men's lacrosse volunteers at Sudbury after-school program
Despite being in the midst of the final week of classes for the 2010-11 school year and nearing the beginning of final exams, four Wheelock men's lacrosse players volunteered their time at the Sudbury Public Schools' after-school program's "lacrosse club" on Tuesday.

April 30, 2011
Burns nets hat trick, Wheelock nears first victory in 9-6 loss to Rivier
In the closest result of its inaugural campaign, the Wheelock men's lacrosse team carried a two-goal lead until the latter portion of the second quarter before falling to a second-year Rivier squad, 9-6, on Saturday at Raider Field.

April 25, 2011
Wheelock completes home slate, falls at COF counterpart Wentworth
The Wheelock men's lacrosse team closed out its home slate on Monday evening by falling against Wentworth, 25-1, on the Leopards' Sweeney Field.

April 21, 2011
Manning posts 17 saves, Wildcats return from 11-day layoff
Sophomore Michael Manning made 17 saves on Thursday evening for the Wheelock lacrosse team, which returned to action for the first time in nearly two weeks with a 15-0 loss to Massachusetts Maritime in Clean Harbors Stadium.

April 9, 2011
Bushway, Kareckas tally during men's lacrosse loss at Mitchell
In the Wheelock men's lacrosse team's first trip outside the commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Wildcats dropped a 25-2 decision at Mitchell on Saturday.

April 6, 2011
Wheelock downed in first meeting with Regis
The Wheelock men's lacrosse team headed to Regis for a non-conference contest on Wednesday, dropping a 14-0 decision at the Regis Athletic Field. Sophomore Michael Manning made 11 saves and had eight ground balls.

March 30, 2011
Men's lacrosse continues five-game homestand versus Daniel Webster
The Wheelock men's lacrosse team continued a five-game homestand on Wednesday during its initial contest at Pine Manor's Hedley Field, its home venue, by withstanding a 17-3 loss to Daniel Webster.

March 27, 2011
Wheelock faces UMaine Farmington in match-up of young programs
In a match-up of young programs, the first-year Wheelock men's lacrosse team fell by a 10-4 count to UMaine Farmington's second-year squad on Sunday at Wentworth's Sweeney Field.

March 26, 2011
Burns wins seven draws, Wildcats open weekend with loss at Becker
The Wheelock men's lacrosse team began its two-game weekend on Saturday against Becker at Alumni Field, where the first-year Wildcats lost by a 21-0 count.

March 23, 2011
Lewis posts multi-goal performance, Wildcats hit road for home opener
Junior Ben Lewis tossed in a pair of goals for the Wheelock men's lacrosse team on Wednesday, as the Wildcats opened their home slate with a 23-3 loss to UMass Boston on the Beacons' Clark Athletic Center Field.

March 18, 2011
Manning notches 15 saves, men's lacrosse debuts at Anna Maria
The Wheelock men's lacrosse team played the first game in program history on Friday afternoon against Anna Maria at AMCAT Field, where the Wildcats were dealt an 18-1 loss.

March 13, 2011
Wheelock lacrosse teams begin initial seasons during upcoming week
The first-year Wheelock men's and women's lacrosse teams debut this week, as the women host a Wednesday contest at 7 p.m. against Rivier before the men travel to Anna Maria for a Friday afternoon match-up at 5 p.m.

March 8, 2011
Men's lacrosse prepares for inaugural campaign, opens on March 18
When the Wheelock men's lacrosse team faces off with Anna Maria's third-year program on March 18, it will mark the culmination of more than a year's worth of work for Head Coach Dan Lee. A December 2009 hire, Lee spent 2010 prepping the program to begin its first season this spring, and the light at the end of the tunnel quickly approaches.

February 16, 2011
Four spring teams deep into preseason, opening contests one month away
Wheelock's spring teams are deep into their third weeks of preseason, with the beginnings of their regular-season slates on the horizon.

March 30, 2010
Wheelock adds lacrosse for 2010-11
BOSTON, Mass. – The Wheelock College athletic department continues to grow as athletic director Diana Cutaia announced the addition of both men’s and women’s lacrosse for the 2010-11 school year. This will be the fourth year in a row that Wheelock, a NCAA Division III athletic department, has added a sport. In 2007-08 Wheelock added men’s basketball and tennis, followed by men’s and women’s cross country in 2008-09, and men’s soccer in the current school year.

December 17, 2009
Daniel Lee named first head men’s lacrosse coach
BOSTON, Mass. – Today Wheelock College Director of Athletics Diana Cutaia announced that Daniel Lee will head the College’s inaugural men’s lacrosse team, which is set to begin intercollegiate play in the spring of 2011.