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Shrinking The Talent Gap

By Brian Davidson
From the desk of Amanda Rawson

Like all growing sports, college lacrosse is experiencing a rise in parity. A few short years ago it was almost unthinkable that Johns Hopkins would lose two overtime games in a row, one of them to Hofstra. Number 7 Syracuse recently played three overtime games in a row.

Virginia Coach Dom Starsia thinks the phenomena of one-goal games is here to stay. "We've often talked about parity in lacrosse, but I don't think we'll see true parity in my lifetime, not on the final weekend of lacrosse. Those teams will continue to be there for a while. "But where you see parity now is that those teams ranked anywhere from No. 15 to 35 are now more capable of playing with or beating the big boys on a normal day." Read More>>

Impact Athlete of the Month

Alex Ochs
Ridge HS
Eldorado Hills, CA

Alex Ochs, is a 5’10,” 160lbs midfielder from Eldorado Hills, California. This 2009 grad started out playing soccer and running track which is where he gets his speed and strength. Ochs’ athleticism has helped contribute to his 20 goals and 9 assists so far this season for the Oak Ridge High School lacrosse team.

Ochs brings many factors to the table as an all-around prospect. It is his goal to help lacrosse grow out West. He does volunteer work as a Pee-Wee lacrosse coach. He was an exchange student in China for 3 weeks. He has also survived a move from Oregon to California during the middle of his freshman year.

Through everything he is involved in, Ochs still manages to be in the top 10% of his class, and he achieved a 24 on the ACT. Ochs is student-athlete to watch!