What If with the MCLA Tourament

There has been a lot of talk about the NCAA Division I tournament expanding to 18 teams this coming spring.  It is great to see the expansion.  The more teams getting the opportunity to participate the better.  At 26.7% of teams it isn't watered down with too many teams participating, it is in fact a really good number.  Jac Coyne who used to cover the MCLA for Lacrosse Magazine did a blog for Division II and Division II showing what it would look like if DII and DIII matched DI.  Read it here.

So this got us thinking.  What if the MCLA tournament did the same thing and had 26.7% of their teams participate.  Currently Division I consists of approximately 100 teams.  With 16 teams participating that means 16%.  Based on the poll right before the tournament, the 2013 field would have looked like this:

1. Colorado State
26. Buffalo

2. Colorado
25. Northeastern

3. Chapman
24.  Georgia Tech

4. Arizona State
23. Pittsburgh

5.  BYU
22. Georgia

6. UCSB
21.  Arizona

7. Sonoma State
20.  Davenport

8.  Boston College
19.  Oregon State

9.  Stanford
18. Cal Poly

10. Oregon
17. Simon Fraser

11. Michigan State
16. Minnesota-Duluth

12. Grand Canyon
15.  Connecitcut

13. California
14.  Texas

Obviously some of these matchups would have to be tweaked to avoid conference matchups, but would most definitely be interesting.  Obviously, to handle this load of games, the MCLA would have to move to a regional format.

In Division II, it would have 28 teams, and would look like this

1. St. Thomas
28.  Missouri State

2. Westminster
27. UC-San Deigo

3. St. Johns
26.  Humboldt State

4.  Liberty
25.  St. Andrews

5. Concordia
24.  Stonehill

6. US Coast Guard
23.  Siena Heights

7. Palm Beach Atlantic
22. Lindenwood-Belville

8. Sam Houston State
21. Briarcliffe

9. Grove City
20.  Dayton

10. Elon
19. Gonzaga

11. Grand Valley
18.  Portland

12. Indiana Tech
17.  SCAD

13.  North Dakota
16. Cal State Fullerton

14. Western Oregon
15.  Florida Gulf Coast

Wow.  That is a lot of MCLA games.  At this point, no change is expected in the MCLA tournament format so moving to anything more to 16 teams is not plausible.  To be honest, not sure the tournament is ready for more than 16 teams in either division.

MCLA Welcomes Lourdes University to Play in the CCLA Conference

Lourdes University was granted membership into the CCLA & MCLA (Division II) with a unanimous vote on Sunday, September 15, 2013.

The Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) is a national organization of non-NCAA, college lacrosse programs. The MCLA currently operates in the US and Canada with 200+ teams in two divisions, across ten conferences. The Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association http://mcla.us/CCLA/ (CCLA) consists of 7 Division I teams and 15 Division II teams, representing four states: Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

In 2013, 5 of the 15 CCLA Division 2 teams were ranked in the top 25.  Also, from 2008-2010, a CCLA team won the division 1 national championship, and in 2011, a CCLA team won the Division 2 national championship.

“We are extremely excited to be accepted into the MCLA and competing in the CCLA. Nationally the CCLA has done some amazing things: winning national championships and having multiple teams competing in the national tournament each year,” Head Coach Patrick Yannarelli said.

Yannarelli added, “Since the introduction of our program at Lourdes, we have been able to create quite a buzz in northwest Ohio and the Toledo area, and look forward to building a solid program with players from all over.”

About Lourdes
Lourdes University located in Sylvania, Ohio is committed to the highest level of student athlete success and the implementation of the sports programs has been an overwhelming success at the school.  In the last 4 years Lourdes University has added all 13 sports teams as well as brand new apartment style dormitories for the students. Lourdes University offers 50+majors including (multiple business, environmental sciences, education, social work etc.) as well as graduate school. http://www.lourdes.edu

LaxTV To Broadcast 2013 SELC Tournament

Richmond, VA – LaxTV and the SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference (SELC) are excited to
announce the webcasting of the 2013 SELC tournament. LaxTV will be the exclusive place
to watch the SELC tournament live.

“We approached the SELC to discuss webcasting their tournament. We have had our eye
on getting more games in the SELC on LaxTV and this seemed like a perfect opportunity.”
stated co-founder Will Oakley. “As a Georgia Tech alum, former SELC player and an
inaugural member of the SELC Hall of Fame, I am excited to be able to see these games live.”

“The SELC is looking forward to having LaxTV as our partner to broadcast our 26 th
annual tournament. Those fans that can’t be in Johns Creek, Georgia for the 3 day, 16
team event will be treated to all the semi final and championship games via the website
www.laxtv.com .”

The SELC tournament will air on LaxTV on Saturday April 27 with the championship games
being on Sunday April 28. Full schedule will be available later this season.

About LaxTV

LaxTV is changing the way you follow lacrosse by providing online streaming of
games, access to all the news and information through its news aggregation and
intuitive way to talk about pressing issues in lacrosse in the LaxTV forums.

About the SELC

The SELC is the largest college club conference in the United States and a member of the
Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA). The SELC has 41 teams in 10 states and the
District of Columbia. Member teams include Division 1 defending champion Virginia Tech,
Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Clemson, Tennessee, Florida and Alabama. Division 2
defending champion Elon, Kennesaw State, Liberty, Palm Beach Atlantic, Coastal Carolina,
Tennessee Wesleyan and Florida Gulf Coast competed in the 2012 playoffs.

LaxxTV Partners With Epoch Lacrosse

Richmond, VA – LaxxTV and Epoch Lacrosse are proud to announce a partnership for the 2013 season.  Epoch and LaxxTV will be working together to help promote the game of lacrosse throughout the country through the live broadcast of lacrosse games.  Epoch Lacrosse will be an official sponsor of the LaxxTV Game of the Week series it will be running this spring.

“We are thrilled to be a part of LaxxTV and their broadcast of the MCLA. Being located in Minnesota, Epoch has a deep connection with the MCLA and all of its tradition” stated Ryan Hurley.  Hurley continued,  “We are very passionate about growing the exposure of the game, and partnering with LaxxTV provides us the opportunity to be involved with showcasing some of the best lacrosse in the country. We are looking forward to a great season, best of luck to all the teams.”

“It has been great working with Epoch Lacrosse.  Both of us are focused on helping fuel the growth of lacrosse through non traditional methods,” LaxxTV co-founder Panchito Ojeda said.  Ojeda continued, “We could not be more excited to be partnering with a company who positively represents our sport.  With their help, we are able to deliver an unprecedented number of live MCLA games to our fans.” 

Epoch Lacrosse will also be doing featured giveaways and booth visits in a variety of games on LaxxTV this coming season.

"It is really great to see a company like Epoch support LaxxTV and ultimately the MCLA.  Having LaxxTV broadcast and archive these great games is really going to help these MCLA programs gain exposure.   The MCLA is such a big part of lacrosse and often gets overlooked, but the support by LaxxTV and Epoch Lacrosse to help the game grow is awesome," said Sam Litman Head coach of UMD.    Minnesota-Duluth will be featured in Epoch’s opening game on Friday February 22, 2013.

About LaxxTV

LaxxTV is changing the way you follow lacrosse by providing online streaming of games, access to all the news and information through its news aggregation and intuitive way to talk about pressing issues in lacrosse in the LaxxTV forums.  

About Epoch Lacrosse

Epoch Lacrosse delivers the finest manufactured lacrosse equipment designed to increase playability and maximize performance by using world class materials and techniques. Developed in collaboration with True Temper Sports, Epoch shafts are made from the highest grade materials available. They have tested and retested each design to ensure durability, playability and performance are optimized. Their goal is simple; to give the player every opportunity to reach their true potential. Live. Play. Be.

Texas State Partners With LaxxTV

Richmond, VA – LaxxTV and Texas State Men’s Lacrosse is proud to announce a partnership to help promote the game of lacrosse and provide fans of Texas State Lacrosse full access to their games in the 2013 season.

LaxxTV will carry a slate of Texas State Men’s Lacrosse games on their website throughout the 2013 season.  The games have been listed below.  “LaxxTV approached us about carrying our games and we jumped at the opportunity.” Head Coach Mike Brand said.  Brand continued, “We want our parents, alumni, and fans access to our games.  LaxxTV provided the perfect platform to allow us to do that while also promoting our team to the casual fan.” 

The following games will be on LaxxTV in Spring of 2013

Date	Opponent	Location
2/2/13	UL-Lafayette	San Marcos
2/9/13	Texas A&M	College Station
2/23/13	SMU	University Park
2/24/13	TCU	Fort Worth
3/3/13	Boston College	San Marcos
3/14/13	Uconn	Providence, RI
3/16/13	Northeastern	Providence, RI
3/22/13	LSU	San Marcos

“We are excited to partner with Texas State and get their games out to the general public” said co-founder Panchito Ojeda.  “We are trying to help teams at all levels get their games online and grow their fan base as well as their recruiting base.  Coach Brand is an excellent ambassador of the game and his team will be excellent to showcase on LaxxTV.” 

About LaxxTV

LaxxTV is changing the way you follow lacrosse by providing online streaming of games, access to all the news and information through its news aggregation and intuitive way to talk about pressing issues in lacrosse in the LaxxTV forums.  

About Texas State

Texas State University is located in San Marcos Texas and is the fifth largest university in Texas boasting an enrollment of over 34,000.  President Lyndon B. Johnson graduated from the University in 1930 making Texas State the only university in Texas to have a President of the United States as an alumnus. The Texas State men's lacrosse program was started in the fall of 1989 and took home the Lonestar Alliance championship in 2010.

LaxxTV Announces 2013 Schedule

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Richmond, VA – LaxxTV is proud to announce live professional webcast and replay coverage of the upcoming 2013 season.  Including games from the MCLA & NCAA, LaxxTV is changing the way you follow lacrosse.

“After our first year, we are even more committed to giving fans more access to live & tape delay games throughout the United States which is why we selected these games.” Says co-founder Will Oakley.  Oakley continued, “ We are excited to improve upon our coverage last year and continue to grow the game of lacrosse.  Our setup will provide our users with a great user experience and allow them to see a wide variety of teams play.” 

Date	Game	Location	Division
2-Feb	Portland v. Portland St	Portland	MCLA D2
6-Feb	Oregon v. Western Oregon	Eugene	MCLA D1
13-Feb	Fraser v. Oregon	Eugene	MCLA D1
21-Feb	California v. Northeastern	California	MCLA D1
22-Feb	Boise State v. Washington	Seattle	MCLA D1
22-Feb	Minnesota-Duluth v. Cal Poly	Minnesota	MCLA D1
23-Feb	Cal Poly v. Arizona State	Minnesota	MCLA D1
24-Feb	Minnesota-Duluth v. Arizona State	Minnesota	MCLA D1
2-Mar	California v. Sonoma State	California	MCLA D1
2-Mar	Dominican v. Chestnut Hill	Dominican	NCAA D2
3-Mar	Arizona v. Washington	Seattle	MCLA D1
9-Mar	Southern Oregon v. Whitman	Portland	MCLA D2
10-Mar	Sonoma State v. Oregon State	Corvallis	MCLA D1
15-Mar	SCAD v. Missouri Baptist	Atlanta	MCLA D2
16-Mar	Kennesaw v. Missouri Baptist	Atlanta	MCLA D2
17-Mar	Chico State v. Oregon State	Corvallis	MCLA D1
24-Mar	UMD v. Missouri	Duluth	MCLA D1
25-Mar	Brigham Young v. Oregon	California	MCLA D1
26-Mar	Brigham Young v. California	California	MCLA D1
26-Mar	St. Thomas v. Western Oregon	Minnesota	MCLA D2
27-Mar	St. John's v. Western Oregon	Minnesota	MCLA D2
6-Apr	St. Thomas v. St. Johns'	Minnesota	MCLA D2
6-Apr	Oregon v. Idaho	Bend	MCLA D1
11-Apr	St. Johns' v. NDSU	Minnesota	MCLA D2
12-Apr	Portland v. Western Oregon	Salem	MCLA D2
13-Apr	Minnesota v. St. John's	Minnesota	MCLA D2
14-Apr	Minnesota v. St. Thomas	Minnesota	MCLA D2
19-Apr	Dominican v. Whittier	Dominican	NCAA D2
20-Apr	Minnesota v. UMD	Minnesota	MCLA D1
20-Apr	Oregon v. Oregon State	Salem	MCLA D1
21-Apr	St. Cloud State v. Minnesota-Mankato	Mankato	MCLA D1
21-Apr	NDNU v. Whittier	NDNU	NCAA D2
27-Apr	NDNU v. Dominican	Kezar	NCAA D2

These games will be available on the LaxxTV platform. In addition, LaxxTV is offering for teams to utilize the LaxxTV platform to stream their games on commercial free to help provide their fans access to their games at no charge.

“We are continuing to provide teams and fans 24/7/365 access to high level lacrosse. “ says co-founder Panchito Ojeda.  “We are excited about giving back to the game that gave us so much throughout our lives.  Growing our sport through online media is our mission and we believe this ought to get us one step closer to accomplishing that mission.” 

About LaxxTV

LaxxTV is changing the way you follow lacrosse by providing online streaming of games, access to all the news and information through its news aggregation and intuitive way to talk about pressing issues in lacrosse in the LaxxTV forums.  

Press Contact:  Panchito Ojeda (fmojeda@laxx.tv)