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Happy Belated Birthday Wishes: August 4- Ali Houlis & Igor Garcia, August 5- K.R. Jurgelevich, August 6- Michael McDonough, August 7- Ryan Carter & Nicole Cordero

By John Sinnett on August 8, 2011 11:10 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Happy belated birthday wishes to Ali Houlis of women's lacrosse and football's Igor Garcia! The two celebrated their birthday on August 4. Happy belated birthday to K.R. Jurgelevich of men's lacrosse who celebrated his birthday on August 5! Happy belated birthday to Michael McDonough of men's track! Michael celebrated his birthday on August 6. Happy belated birthday to football's Ryan Carter and field hockey's Nicole Cordero! Both, Ryan and Nicole celebrated their birthday on August 7.

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UMass Women's Lax Places Four On All-Region Teams

By John Sinnett on May 27, 2011 6:59 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Following one of its most successful seasons in program history, the UMass women's lacrosse team placed four players on the IWLCA All-Northeast Region First and Second Teams as announced by the organization on Wednesday night.

Jackie Lyons and Ali Houlis were both named to the first team and are now eligible to be named to the IWLCA All-American Teams which will be announced Monday, May 30.

Katie Ferris and Katie Florence were both named to the all-region second team.

Lyons was also named Wednesday to the WomensLax.com All-America Team.

Recaps From Women's Lacrosse Win Over Canisius

By John Sinnett on May 8, 2011 7:08 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Sparked by a second half offensive surge, the No. 16 UMass women's lacrosse team pushed past Canisius on Saturday to earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament. The Minutewomen won the NCAA Play-In Game thanks to five points (3 goals, 2 assists) from both Jackie Lyons and Katie Ferris. Ferris now holds the all-time UMass single-season goal record with 55 as the win was UMass' 10th straight.

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Minutewomen pull away to defeat Canisius in NCAA play-in game

Springfield Republican: UMass women's lacrosse advances to NCAA tournament with 16-8 victory over Canisius

InsideLacrosse.com: UMass Advances to NCAA Tournament With Win Over Canisius

LaxMagazine.com: UMass Earns NCAA Play-In Victory over Canisius

LaxPower.com: #16 UMass Wins NCAA Play-in Game vs. Canisius

Atlantic10.com: No. 16 UMass Women's Lacrosse Advances To NCAA Tournament

NBC22: Minutewomen reach NCAA LAX tournament

ABC40: UMass Women's Lacrosse Dancin', Tops Canisius 16-8

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Feature On Ali Houlis And The Special Meaning Behind Her Red Headband

By John Sinnett on April 30, 2011 8:26 AM | No Comments | No TrackBacks

Ali Houlis of the University of Massachusetts women's lacrosse team wears a red headband that holds a lifetime's worth of tragedy, awareness, and hope.

It never fades in the wash, it never comes untied. It's the only one she ever bought in a store, the others she had always made, patched them together, but they always faded in the wash, and became untied in the rain.

It's a good luck piece now, one that has worked fabulously all the way through the Minutewomen's 7-0 undefeated mark in Atlantic-10 play and 14-2 overall record this season. But only half of the red headband is being worn.