~~Huskies Start Season 3-0~~
UConn has started the year strong with a 3-0 record after having defeated New Haven 24-3 (Box: http://mcla.us/scores/games/11594/) WPI 15-7 (Box: http://mcla.us/scores/games/11595/) and Maine 13-4 (Box: http://mcla.us/scores/games/11601/).
This weekend the team will leave for North Carolina and begin a three day stretch where they will face Wake Forest (4-1), North Carolina State (2-5) and #8 Virginia Tech (10-0).
~~Alumni Day~~
Response to the April 7th Alumni Day has been outstanding and the number of RSVPs is very encouraging.
If you want to play in the Old Huskies Game and haven't RSVPd yet please do so here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dDRDZmlZU3FEYTlvSkd4TWFmcEszTUE6MQ#gid=0
The game starts at 4pm but please try to get to the field prior so we have time to make teams, etc. I'm also trying to work something out with Red Rock for a post game meal, hopefully I'll have that info out sometime next week.
More info on Alumni Day: http://uconnmenslacrosse.blogspot.com/2012/03/uconn-lacrosse-announces-alumni-day.html
~~Team Apparel Sales~~
If anyone has yet to receive any apparel they purchased last winter please contact Patrick Cooper patrick.cooper@uconn.edu
~~Team Giving~~
Please consider giving to the team this spring to help offset their operational costs. More info on giving can be found here: http://uconnmenslacrosse.blogspot.com/2009/11/support.html
~~Lacrosse The Nations~~
Javier Silva, a 2006 UConn Lacrosse alumni, has asked us to help him spread the word on a current project of his. He has teamed up with Lacrosse the Nations (LtN), an international non-profit organization, that uses lacrosse to provide education, mentorship, nutrition, opportunity and hope to children living in impoverished communities around the world.
The organization was started by former UVA defenseman Brett Hughes and Disptach guitarist Brad Corrigan to help the children of La Chureca, a community of about 1,000 people who live in a trash dump within the city limits of Managua (Nicaragua's capital). LtN works closely with the School of Hope, a semi-private school in the dump, to provide lacrosse as physical education and to support a nutrition program in the school. The organization currently provides financial support for two meals a day for the children, as well as lacrosse equipment for the children, and stipends for three Nicaraguan coaches.
This summer Javier will be heading down to Nicaragua for 13 months to help LtN run and expand their programs. He is reaching out to the lax community to raise awareness about the work being done by LtN. If you want to know more about the work being done and how you can help visit the Lacrosse the Nations website or email Javier at jsilva028@gmail.com.
~~Social Media~~
Follow the team on Facebook and Twitter to get updates during the spring trip and the entire season.
http://www.facebook.com/uconnmenslacrosse
https://twitter.com/uconnlacrosse
