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Davis Recap

Playing each other for the first time after several years both teams showed a great performance. It was a close under the lights game on a Saturday night at UC Davis. Davis won by 1 with their last score being made in the last quarter with 00:02 seconds remaining.

 

  Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UC Santa Cruz 1 2 1 2 6
UC Davis 2 0 3 2 7

 

Recent Press Release

Santa Cruz, CA (8/7/09) – Ever since stepping off the airplane in Dallas, Texas two years ago the UC Santa Cruz men’s lacrosse team has been hungry to once again return to the Division II club national spotlight.   The 2009 season ended abruptly for the Banana Slugs as their Division II conference championship wasn’t quite enough to get them back to the MCLA tournament.  Having only 4 teams in the division did not allow them to receive an automatic qualifier and their difficulty of schedule was well short of the quality of schedule needed to receive a bid.

 

The Slugs hope that 2010 is a different season.  They plan to put all the pieces of the puzzle together by scheduling games against quality Division II teams that are out of their WCLL division as well as finding a new coach to lead the team.  Santa Cruz returns many players from last year including four seniors and nine juniors.  The team will return all-conference attackman Lucas Murillo for his final season with the Slugs as well as all-conference face off middie Marc Del Prete.  Among the juniors coming back are all-conference team attackman David Buros, all-conference defender Chris Carlson, and all-conference team midfielder Will Jaffe (WCLL Division 2 Offensive Player of the Year).

The team is eager to return to the field after the summer to begin training for fall ball as well as the 2010 spring season ahead.  The season is sure to be full of exciting out of conference games with solid Division II schools as well as some great Division I match-ups.  The division rivals, Saint Mary’s, will pose a challenge for the Banana Slugs as they are thirsty for revenge after losing in the WCLL Division II championship game 11-10 last May.

This summer was a busy one for many of the Slug Lacrosse players as they transitioned from last season, having to deal with gear order, scheduling, and finding a new head coach.  John McCreery was recently named the new head coach for UC Santa Cruz.  Coach McCreery comes to Santa Cruz after stepping down from the head coaching position at Ole Miss.

 

The Banana Slugs are excited to get the chance to work with their  new Coach McCreery.  His positive outlook and enthusiasm impressed the coaching hiring committee, specifically his “Team Dynamics” coaching philosophy.  McCreery has built lacrosse programs from Palos Verdes to Ole Miss, and now he will attempt to build a strong program in Santa Cruz.

The UC Santa Cruz men’s lacrosse team is ready again for a successful season and plans on defending their WCLL title as well as earning the chance to play at the MCLA national tournament again.

 

http://www.collegelax.us/news/2009/08/07/banana-slugs-lacrosse-decide-on-new-coach/