: a goal game in which players use a long-handled stick that has a triangular head with a mesh pouch to catch, carry, and throw the ball
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Lincoln plays the lock position and previously played the sport, as well as lacrosse and football, at Montclair Kimberley Academy, per his roster bio.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Back in 2021, as schools across the country cut programs to offset shortfalls from the COVID-19 pandemic, FDU added two sports—men’s volleyball and women’s lacrosse.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Ben’s parents slept in twin beds in an adjoining room, and for that first couple of years, suffered the lacrosse bros down the hall, who seemed to throw continuous ragers every weekend.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
For most sports, the highest possible margin is three while higher-scoring sports like football, basketball and lacrosse have higher maximums.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
Back in 2021, as schools across the country cut programs to offset shortfalls from the COVID-19 pandemic, FDU added two sports—men’s volleyball and women’s lacrosse.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Ben’s parents slept in twin beds in an adjoining room, and for that first couple of years, suffered the lacrosse bros down the hall, who seemed to throw continuous ragers every weekend.
—Nick Stern, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
For most sports, the highest possible margin is three while higher-scoring sports like football, basketball and lacrosse have higher maximums.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
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“Lacrosse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lacrosse. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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lacrosse
noun
la·crosse
lə-ˈkrȯs 
: a game played on a field in which players use long-handled sticks with shallow nets for catching, throwing, and carrying the ball
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