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October 2,
2006
Schedule Set for 2007 Campaign
Ann Arbor, Mich. - The University
of Michigan men's lacrosse team has released a tentative schedule for
the 2007 spring season. The Wolverines will kick things off in early
February with a pair of scrimmages vs. Wittenberg and Dayton on February
3 before starting their regular season vs. CCLA opponent Central
Michigan at home in Oosterbaan Fieldhouse two weeks later on Friday,
February 16 at 7:00pm. The Maize and Blue battle D-III Kenyon on
Saturday, February 17 at Oosterbaan before heading off on their annual
Spring-Break trip to tackle Florida and Florida State.
U-M returns home in mid-March for a
five-game home swing that will see them take on local rivals Western
Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Oakland along with a televised contest
vs. Wooster at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor and a match vs. Arizona
State to close out the home-stretch.
The Wolverines schedule doesn't get any
easier down the stretch as they travel to St. Louis, MO. for contests
vs. Lindenwood and Colorado State followed by a home match vs. long-time
nemesis Brigham Young. BYU bounced the Wolverines from the '06 National
Championship Tournament in the quarter-final round last season.
Michigan will close out the regular season against another rival,
Michigan State on April 21 in Birmingham, Michigan in a televised game
on Comcast Sports. After defeating the Spartans in front of roughly
5,000 fans in Grand Rapids in the regular season, MSU handed Michigan
their second conference loss in program history last season, defeating
the Wolverines in the semi-finals of the CCLA Tournament.
A week later, U-M will travel to Dayton,
Ohio to compete in the CCLA Tournament from April 27-29. Michigan will
look for a strong showing at the conference tournament in hopes of
securing a high seed for the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA)
National Championship Tournament that will be taking place from May 8-12
in Dallas, Texas.
For more information on the Wolverine's
run to the top in 2007, please visit MGoBlue.com.
Contact:
Joe Hennessy (jjhennes@umich.edu)
- 734-276-8493
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