Garden City vs Ward Melville Lacrosse Game

Two of the top teams on Long Island clashed when Garden City hosted the Patriots from Ward Melville on Sat. It was a tale of two halves, as the Ward Melville offense dictated the pace and was playing "make it take it" by winning the battle at the face off X. in the first half, Ward Melville had 6 different players score, led by John Edmonds with 1 goal and 2 beautiful assists. The first of Brendan Hegarty's three goals would give Ward Melville the 6-3 lead that they would take to the halftime break. If not for a strong half in the net by Garden City goalie, Dan Marino the Trojan deficit could have been much worse. Marino had 9 saves at the break and would have 12 on the day.

Interview with Stony Brook Coach Jim Nagle

Lax beat: First of all, how does feel to be back on Long Island?

JN: It's great to be home. Long Island is the ultimate hotbed for lacrosse. There is no better place to be a lacrosse coach.

LB: What excites you the most about your new head coaching position at Stony Brook?

JN: This is where the best players and the best coaches are. The Long Island community has always loved lacrosse. Now Stony Brook University loves lacrosse. It's a perfect fit.

Women's Lacrosse Committment Signings

Women's Lacrosse Committment Signings:

Madelyn Pimental- UCONN

Laura Waldron- Iona
Kelsey O'Brien- US Naval Academy

Rory Sadoff- UMASS

Ian Kirby Interview

Ian Kirby-A Massapequa HS 2014, has made a verbal commitment to Towson University. He will be joining his brother, Ryan-Massapequa 2012, in suiting up for Coach Nadelen and the Tigers. The boys will be second generation Tigers as their father, John, was a standout midfielder for Towson in '80 and '81. The whole family is excited to say the least.

Ian has been mainstay on the Long Island Express 2014 Orange team, made the All Star Team at Top 205, attended Jake Reed, made All Tournament at the U15 National Championships, played in the Nassau-Suffolk Rising Sophomore Showcase, and he was recently named to the Inside Lacrosse Top 20 Sophomore List (#16). Other schools that Ian considered were Duke, North Carolina, Johns Hopkins and Hofstra