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Murphy Names Spider Captains

Boyertown grad Murphy names captains at Richmond

Phillylacrosse.com, 1/5/09 - Richmond women’s coach Sue Murphy, a Boyertown High graduate, has announced that seniors Mandy Friend and Alli Furstenburg will co-captain the veteran Spiders. Richmond opens its 2009 season with a home scrimmage versus the English National Squad Feb. 9th at 3:00 p.m. The Spiders then open the regular season with Maryland Feb. 15 at home.

“We are very fortunate to have the strength of schedule in our non-conference games with ACC powers Maryland, Duke, UNC and UVA," said Murphy. “As we search for our national ranking again among this schedule, we will keep focus on our Atlantic 10 foes that have continued to show tremendous growth and development over the past few years.

“As the reigning 2008 A10 Regular Season Champion, our ultimate goal will be to capture the A10 Tourney in 2009 and head back to the NCAA tourney."

In addition to Maryland, the Spiders will host JMU, St. Bonaventure, Duquesne and Saint Joseph's. In Murphy’s first five seasons at Richmond, the Spiders have compiled a 54-34 record and made four appearances in the Atlantic 10 championships, with two Atlantic 10 Tournament Titles, two NCAA Tournament appearances and one A-10 regular season title.
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Pre-Season Rankings

Local teams getting attention

Phillylacrosse.com, 12/25/08 - Defending Division II National women's lacrosse champion West Chester is ranked No. 1 in the preseason poll by Lacrosse Magazine while Division I runner-up Penn is ranked sixth.

West Chester is followed in the rankings by C.W. Post and Adelphi. In Division I, Penn is ranked behind four-time defending champion Northwestern, Syracuse, Duke, Virginia and Princeton.

The Rams are led by coach Ginny Martino, who recently was named the FieldTurf Division II Coach of the Year for the second straight year. Now entering her 11th season on the sidelines, Martino led the Rams to a 20-1 season, finishing the year with 20 straight wins and her second national crown.

In Division III, Franklin & Marshall – featuring Player of the Year selection Jen Pritchard (Penncrest) – is ranked No. 2 behind Hamilton. The Diplomats were the 2007 champions.

For the men, Virginia is the preseason choice for No. 1, followed by defending champion Syracuse, Maryland, Johns Hopkins and Syracuse.

In Division III, Cabrini is No. 3 behind two-time defending champion Salisbury and Gettysburg. Haverford College is ranked No. 10. Click here to see the pre-season rankings - Pre-Season Rankings (DI, II and III)
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Hall of Fame - Class of 2009

PA Lacrosse Hall of Fame (Eastern Chapter)

The Philadelphia Lacrosse Association is pleased to announce the Class of 2009 for induction into the Pennsylvania Lacrosse Hall of Fame (Eastern Chapter). The honorees include:

  • Women: Marcia Brumbach, Gertrude Dunn, Jennifer O'Donnell, Bonnie Rosen and Margery Watson.
  • Men: John Begier, George Kruse, Randy Marks and Gregory Traynor.
Click here for brief lacrosse bios of the Class of 2009.

The PLA will host the induction ceremony on February 7, 2009 at the Desmond Hotel in Great Valley. Over three hundred friends, family members and lacrosse enthusiasts are expected to attend the event to honor this highly accomplished group of individuals. Tickets to the Hall of Fame banquet are still available; click here for more information. Reserve your tickets now though, the event has always sold out. Please also consider sponsorship opportunities as well. Thanks...
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