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Joel Matthews selected in NLL Draft

Yesterday, Former Detroit Titan Joel Matthews was selected No. 31 overall in the National Lacrosse League Draft by the Buffalo Bandits. From the source. We live in a weird, weird world, and you can actually re-watch the draft on Youtube … Continue reading

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The Matthews Effect

Detroit’s offense has had its spectacular moments (a .500 offensive efficiency mark against Quinnipiac) and its low moments (a .218 mark against VMI – previously the country’s worst non-Mercer/Wagner defense). There are several possible explanations for bad offense in a given … Continue reading

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Lax Links: April 4, 2012

It’s been more than a week since the links have made an appearance, so there’s plenty of material to cover. Let’s get right into it. Division-1 Detroit’s A.J. Levell was the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance … Continue reading

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Lax Links: March 22, 2012

Since I didn’t get around to posting them late last week, a lot of this stuff will be dated, but… here goes. This is not a link but it is an important thing. If you are the coach (a parent, … Continue reading

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Detroit’s Joel Matthews on Tewaaraton Watchlist

This news ia couple days old by now, but deserves its own post: WASHINGTON, D.C. – The watch list for one of the most prestigious awards in collegiate lacrosse was announced today as Detroit sophomore Joel Matthews (St. Catharines, ON/Holy Cross) was … Continue reading

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Lax Links 2-2-12

I’ll have a full preview of the Detroit-Delaware game up tomorrow, and possibly a pre-season check-in with the Titans later tonight. for now, enjoy the links: Division-1 The Detroit Titans scrimmaged the postgrad team from The Hill Academy (including future Michigan midfielder … Continue reading

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2012 Detroit Preview: Offense

Detroit’s offense made a serious transition in 2011. The team’s leading scorer from 2010, Joel Matthews, sat the bench and focused on his academics, and the second-leading scorer, Matt Gregson, was no longer on the team by season’s end. Freshman Shayne … Continue reading

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Lax Links 1-18-12

You can follow GLS on Twitter @GreatLaxState to get (some of) these updates with a sense of urgency. To the links! Preseason Detroit’s official site has a story up that’s mostly a repackaging of other things already linked here, but … Continue reading

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Titans at full strength for 2012

The Detroit-Mercy Titans weren’t at full strength in 2011. Sophomores Joel Matthews and Tyler Staruch (Brighton) sat out the year to work on their performance in the classroom, and both redshirted the season. It’s notable what Detroit did in 2011 … Continue reading

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