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Atlas Lacrosse Club selects Cornell defenseman Gavin Adler with No. 1 pick

By Lauren Merola | May 9, 2023
By With the first-overall pick in the 2023 College Draft, Atlas coach and general manager Mike Pressler selected Cornell defenseman Gavin Adler on Tuesday. Adler started all 14 games for Big Red in 2023 and all 19 games in 2022. So far this season, he grabbed 59 ground balls and caused 21 turnovers en route…
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Five Atlas draft picks who were immediate difference makers

By Lauren Merola | May 8, 2023
By The Atlas Bulls weren’t built in a day. They were built through the draft. Atlas put up an even 5-5 record in its inaugural Premier Lacrosse League season in 2019. The Bulls won only one game the next season – in the COVID-19 Championship Series – before improving to six-win seasons in both 2021…
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Meet Mike Pressler: Atlas’ new head coach and the guy who ‘just gets it’

By Lauren Merola | May 2, 2023
By He was organized.  That’s what stuck out to Atlas defenseman Tucker Durkin while interviewing Mike Pressler during the search for Atlas’ new head coach. As one of the winningest coaches in NCAA lacrosse history, Pressler’s record speaks for itself. But his preparedness is what jumped off the page.  “In his pitch to us, he…
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Mike Pressler looks to fill a ‘light’ Atlas midfield during 2023 Draft

By Lauren Merola | May 1, 2023
By The young Bulls are only getting younger.  Atlas, a team that built its core through recent drafts, holds the first- and third-overall picks in the 2023 Premier Lacrosse League Draft. It also has the 11th, 19th and 27th selections.  Those first few picks are going to be spent upgrading Atlas’ midfield lines. Last season,…
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Atlas Lacrosse Club midfielder Romar Dennis shoots on the run during the 2023 Championship Series

Romar Dennis through the eyes of the Bulls

By Lauren Merola | March 6, 2023
By | Romar Dennis grew up in Huntingtown, Md. where lacrosse isn’t an “alternative” sport, as Dennis said. So, for as long as he can remember, Dennis played lacrosse, growing up in hand-me-down gear from his older brother Roberto Jr. It was a decision that made his father, Roberto Sr., who was a former New…
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Chrome Lacrosse Club acting head coach Jacques Monte receives a Gatorade shower after winning the 2023 Championship Series

Chrome defeats Atlas in Championship Series Finale, 24-23, on late-game comeback

By Lauren Merola | February 26, 2023
By | The Chromeback is complete, and it comes with champagne. Dylan Molloy posted seven points, netting one goal and three two-bombs in Chrome’s narrow 24-23 victory over Atlas in the Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series finale at The St. James in Springfield, Va. on Sunday. With 5:15 left to play, Molloy met net for…
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Chrome advances to Championship Series finale with 21-18 victory over Archers

By Lauren Merola | February 25, 2023
By | Logan Wisnauskas led the way with seven points (3G, 4A) to help Chrome defeat the Archers, 21-18, in the Championship Series semifinals at The St. James in Springfield, Va. on Saturday. Down 17-8 with under two minutes to play in the third quarter, the Archers went on a five-point tear to bring the…
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Atlas claims No. 1 seed with 31-26 takedown of Archers

By Lauren Merola | February 24, 2023
By | The (Romar Dennis) show must go on. The Atlas midfielder sunk four two-point goals and one one-pointer to lead the Bulls past the Archers 31-26 in the final regular-season game of the Championship Series round-robin tournament on Friday. With the win, Atlas claims the No. 1 seed in Saturday’s semifinals at The St….
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Atlas Lacrosse Club attack Chris Gray

Atlas ousts Chrome, 29-20, on 11 two-pointers

By Lauren Merola | February 24, 2023
By | Atlas came out firing on all cylinders, or rather, the long side of the 13-yard arc. Romar Dennis nailed four two-point shots and posted two assists to lead Atlas to a 29-20 victory over Chrome and a 2-0 record in the Championship Series on Thursday at The St. James in Springfield, Va. Atlas…
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