Lacrosse in Louisiana

This past summer, I traveled down to Shreveport, Louisiana where Centenary College Head Men's Lacrosse Coach Michael Brand allowed me to work with some of Louisiana's finest at the Centenary College Lacrosse Camp. There are only 13 high school teams in LA, yet the numbers at the camp were astounding. It was a great experience bringing lacrosse down to Louisiana, not to mention the food and night life (a whole different story).

Over the weekend, Coach Brand led the Centenary College Gentlemen (pretty sick nickname) down to Texas A&M, where they took 2nd in the tournament. The Gents beat Austin College (Texas) and St. Eds (Texas) by a combined score of 16-4. They lost to Sam Houston State in the finals, locking up 2nd place. Goalie Daniel Ewing had a strong showing, standing on his head in the net at times. Rob Grand and Matt Volentine put up big numbers from the midfield. All while meathead defenseman Alex Tan played exceptionally well for being concussed and struggling to even remember the games he played in.

Not bad for team only in their 2nd year of the MCLA. Look for big things from the Gents coming up this season. Rumor has it they could make the jump to Division III in the next couple year. Lax in Louisiana? Could be.

Here's a pic of the Gents holding up their 2's in Texas