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Syracuse’s Dylan Donahue (left), Billy Ward and Kevin Rice bulked up over the summer using a variety of workouts (see page 44).


FEATURES


GYM RATS LM’s annual ode to


the toughest laxers


VIVE LA CROSSE 32 Ú In a region where most sports fans could probably tell you the pros and cons of


the Montreal Canadiens’ 116th overall draft pick, but don’t know what a long pole is, a lacrosse renaissance has begun. By Daniel J. Rowe


GYM RATS 36 Ú Detroit Mercy’s conditioning paid off in 2013, just as a Syracuse trio hopes it will for


them in 2014. Plus, grueling team workouts and a group of officials who know how to go the distance. By Clare Lochary, Corey McLaughlin and Mark Macyk


THE MCCORD ACCORD 48 Ú Coach Mindy McCord, assistant Paul McCord and star player Taylor McCord have


made Jacksonville’s upstart women’s program a family affair. By Laurel Pfahler


BULLDOGS ON THE BRINK 52 ÚYale was three minutes away from its first final four since 1990. Syracuse had other


ideas. But this is no one-hit wonder. With a ton of talent back in 2014, the Bulldogs look like they’re here to stay. By Gary Lambrecht


A Publication of US Lacrosse VIVE LA


CROSSE! A renaissance in the sport’s birthplace


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NO MERCY >>ON THE COVER


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Photo by David Guralnick


November 2013 >> LACROSSE MAGAZINE 3


A CHAMP Tips from Duke’s


Fowler, UNC’s Ward


High School Preview / Recruiting Tips


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Detroit Mercy senior Troy Dennis takes you inside the team’s tough training program.


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Grueling team workouts, the fi ttest stripes


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