Men's Lacrosse Sets 2019 Schedule; Season and Home Opener on Feb. 2
IRVING, Texas – The University of Dallas men's lacrosse team opens the 2019 season next week and is putting the final touches on the new campaign. First-year head coach Keith Loftis is settling into his new position after arriving from Assumption College where he served at the helm for six seasons.
Dallas has 14 regular season matches on the docket this spring, and are the host site for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC).
Things start at home on February 2 versus University of Louisiana-Lafayette. The Crusaders take to the road for matches at Hendrix College (Feb. 9) and Huntingdon College (Feb. 17) before concluding things for the month with fellow SCAC opponent Centenary College at home on the 23rd. This is the first year the Gents are sponsoring men's lacrosse since 2015.
The matchup with Centenary lifts off a five-game stretch at the friendly confines through most of March. Dallas will take on Chatham on Mar. 3, Trine University on Mar. 6, Cornell College on Mar. 13, and North Central (IL) on Mar. 19.
Dallas will then go on the road for five of the last six games. The Crusaders play Carroll University at a neutral site in St. Louis, Missouri, on Mar. 23. They will then take on the host school on Mar. 29. The big road swing in the Midwest ends on Mar. 31 at Missouri Valley.
The Crusaders play their final regular season home match on April 7 with club team Hardin-Simmons University. It is tentatively slated as "Senior Day."
Dallas gears up for conference play with two road matches at Southwestern University (Apr. 13) and Johnson & Wales University (CO) (Apr. 20). This is the first year JWU is a member of the SCAC and NCAA Division III.
The conference tournament will be held on the UD campus in Irving on April 26 and 28. Four teams will compete in the tournament with a pair of matches each day.
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