Club lacrosse to play round robin tournament at Davenport
The Central Michigan club lacrosse team travels to Davenport University Saturday for a round robin tournament with Indiana Tech.
The team is coming off an impressive weekend last weekend, winning the Fall Classic tournament in Kalamazoo.
Junior Jeff Wood called the win important and said the team is the best team in years.
“We expect big things this year, especially against Michigan State come the spring season,” Wood said.
Since the team has played the entire season without a coach, the more experienced players on the team have had to step up and fill major roles. Junior Jeff Wood is one of them.
“After losing most of our seniors, some of the upperclassmen this year had to step up and play a big role considering we are self-coached during the fall season,” Wood said.
Okemos freshman Jack Grady is among the team’s leading scorers and underclassmen that has made an immediate impact, recording four goals and six assists on the season.
“Playing in high school I felt relied on a lot more, but it’s nice being part of a team that has great talent everywhere on the field,” Grady said.
CMU will play at noon Saturday against Division II Davenport and Indiana Tech at 3:30 p.m. in Grand Rapids. Even with two games, Wood called Davenport the main focus of the weekend.
“We have been preparing the same,” Wood said. “Davenport is a quality team, but I think we can give them a tough game.”
Said Wood: “We are mentally and physically prepared with all of our guys back fresh and ready to go so we hope to end the fall season with two more victories.”
