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What’s Going On With the Atlas Defense?

By Lauren Merola | July 11, 2023
By You don’t need 20/20 vision to see that the Atlas defense has been, for lack of a better term, bad. Through Week 4, the Bulls have given up a league-worst average of 15.5 goals per game, letting in 19 goals the last two contests. They also sit in the gutter of the league with…
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Justin Guterding Atlas Debut

‘He’s a Utility Knife’: Justin Guterding’s Role in Atlas Debut

By Lauren Merola | July 7, 2023
By Justin Guterding‘s first game as an Atlas Bull has been a long time coming. After February’s 2023 Championship Series, Guterding took his free-agency fate into his own hands and reached out to Atlas coach Mike Pressler and offensive coordinator Steven Brooks. The Atlas coaches considered signing the 28-year-old midfielder, but decided to wait on…
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Fate of the FOGO: How the New Shot Clock Rule Affects the Faceoff

By Lauren Merola | June 28, 2023
By Win the clamp, scoop up the ground ball, safely get it to an attackman, sprint back to the box. Breathe. Repeat. Those were once the main responsibilities of a faceoff athlete – or a faceoff, get off athlete (FOGO) – as it was appropriately named. But the days of the FOGO are dwindling. As…
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Clamp for a Cause: The goal behind Trevor Baptiste’s faceoff wins and new PLL record

By Lauren Merola | June 21, 2023
By This season, victory comes at a price, and it’s one Trevor Baptiste is willing to pay. For every win at the stripe, the Atlas faceoff specialist will donate a portion of his salary to support lacrosse programs in inner cities. In Week 3 against the Waterdogs, Baptiste won 31 of 36 faceoffs – posting…
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How Mike Pressler makes every day hump day on Atlas LC

By Lauren Merola | June 14, 2023
By Atlas coach Mike Pressler has the team’s week scheduled down to the minute.  There’s a virtual captains meeting on Tuesday. Then a coaches meeting. And a team meeting – no longer than 30 minutes – Tuesday night, and again on Thursday. If Atlas has a Friday game, the Thursday night meeting will be held…
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Atlas Lacrosse Club Offense Xander Dickson

Three Takeaways from Atlas Lacrosse Club’s Week 1 Loss

By Lauren Merola | June 6, 2023
By Atlas dropped its first game of the season, 13-12, to the Redwoods on Saturday. Despite a competitive game through four quarters, Atlas showed some rust. The team trailed the Redwoods wire-to-wire. There were dropped passes, high shots and shot-clock confusion.   Still, there were crazy shots, and makes, and signs of promising chemistry to be…
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Atlas LC 19 Man Roster

What Atlas LC’s 19-man Roster Moves Mean for the Club

By Lauren Merola | June 2, 2023
By Atlas LC made its first round of training-camp cuts after releasing midfielders Zak Lanoue and Quinn McCahon, attackman Kyle Long and goalie JD Colarusso to the Player Pool on Tuesday. The club then decided on its 19-man, Week 1 rosters. Week one. Let’s eat. 🍽️🤘 pic.twitter.com/BiL9hNTlOH— Atlas Lacrosse Club (@PLLAtlas) June 1, 2023 Here’s…
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Five Foot Great: Gavin Adler’s expectations for 2023

By Lauren Merola | May 29, 2023
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The complete complement: Where Xander Dickson fits on Atlas’ attack

By Lauren Merola | May 23, 2023
By There’s a reason Xander Dickson broke Virginia’s single-season scoring record this past season. It’s also why Atlas drafted him with the No. 11 pick in the 2023 College Draft. “Because he’s a pain in the butt,” Atlas offensive coordinator Steven Brooks said. And meant with the utmost admiration.  On any lacrosse field, Dickson isn’t…
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