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MLL: Behind the Cage with Will Manny
May 25, 2016 | Men's Lacrosse
BOSTON - Major League Lacrosse reporter Bethany Sales caught up with University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse alumnus Will Manny for a feature story on Manny's experiences at UMass, his approach to playing the game and his time with the Boston Cannons.
A snippet of the story follows below while MinuteFans can read the whole article and watch the corresponding video feature through the link below.
This quick little lefty provides a huge lift for the Boston Cannons
How UMass alum Will Manny, current leading scorer in Major League Lacrosse, is picking up speed in the pros.
By Bethany Sales for the Boston Cannons | May 24, 2016
You can be as good as you want to be at lacrosse -- and Will Manny wanted to be good.
Manny is an attackman for the Boston Cannons, one of nine professional teams in Major League Lacrosse. While he's a "feed-first attackman" on the field, the player who creates space for teammates to score, off the field he's "fans-first."
Win or lose, Manny is usually the last person in the locker room after a game because he doesn't like to disappoint anyone waiting for an autograph. And he never forgets his biggest fan, his grandfather, who he still thinks of after every goal he scores...
Read Sales' story and watch her feature video, "Behind The Cage with Will Manny: How a Former UMass Attackman is Picking Up Speed in the Pros" through Boston.com here.
Keep up-to-date with UMass men's lacrosse via Twitter (@UMassMLacrosse). Fans of the game can also follow Will Manny (@WillManny_1), Major League Lacrosse (@MLL_Lacrosse) and the Boston Cannons (@BostonCannons) on Twitter.
