[NU Sports] Northwestern's Luck, Or Lack Thereof

[prplehaze at insightbb.com]

Lacrosse is a wonderful game that until recently had little exposure west of 
the Atlantic seaboard.  It is now the fastest growing sport in America, 
especially at the high school and under level.  It is also the fastest growing 
intercollegiate women's sport, but unfortunately due to Title IX, you won't see 
much growth on the men's side.  Sports Illustrated had a very good story ont 
the growth of the game in an issue a couple of weeks back and I recommend it to 
anyone interested.  CSTV has broadcast several women's games this year 
including the NU-OSU game- I saw most of the second half of that one- and has 
plans to broadcast the final game on Sunday afternoon which will hopefully 
feature the Cats against Duke.
--
Mark Ament
prplehaze at insightbb.com


> 
> --- Jeff Beamsley <jeffb at hilgraeve.com> wrote:
> > You are only one of a long line of folks to be fascinated by the
> > game.
> > 
> > In 1763 some clever Native Americans captured Fort Michilimackinac in
> > Northern Michigan by playing lacrosse. 
> 
> Thanks for the cool lacrosse stories guys--much appreciated.
> 
> I started surfing around for rules and background on lacrosse this
> morning, and was really surprised to see the game was in fact native to
> the US I'm now surprised again to learn about it's military/tactical
> uses!
> 
> And the Jim Brown connection is interesting. The last thing I expected
> to see going in was players making Heisman-esque broken-field running
> plays, but that turns out to be one of the most exciting elements of
> the game. Really reminded of some Damian Anderson moments from 2000. I
> can certainly see where Jim Brown would have excelled. 
> 
> BTW, the lakefill complex (uh, let's see, yes the "Thomas Athletic
> Complex") is a really nice place to spectate. Unfortunately it was
> cold, windy, and heavily overcast yesterday, but it's still nice to sit
> in stands at a sporting event and be able to see sailboats crusing the
> the lake, with the lagoon and the Chicago skyline to the south. 
> 
> By midway through the first half, the place was pretty much packed.
> Bleachers on both sidelines were full, and most of the rest of the
> available space was filled with fans standing or sitting on the grass
> and the little hills surrounding the field. Granted, it wasn't that
> many people in total, but given the weather, I was happy to see a
> relatively strong turnout. 
> 
> Tom
> 
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