Lauren Merola, Author at Premier Lacrosse League

Lauren Merola

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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…

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…

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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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…

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…

Five Foot Great: Gavin Adler’s expectations for 2023

By Lauren Merola | May 29, 2023

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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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…

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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