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Posted: **Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:45 pm**

Morgan State is broadening its sports horizons. In the twilight between the basketball and football seasons, a Morgan Lacrosse team fights for their own space in the Morgan spotlight.

"I love this game," said Marc Brooks, using the NBA slogan for his own passion.

Brooks, a left wing attack, has played with the team since its inception last semester. He is just one of over 40 players to lace up their lacrosse sticks for the new Morgan State lacrosse club team. Not yet an officially MSU sponsored sport, these students are playing purely because they love the game.

"I think it is the greatest thing that has happened since I played for Morgan in '81," said Gene White, the club team coach.

White has been a major influence in the team's success. Drawing on his own experiences playing on the lacrosse collegiate level, he tries to help the current incarnation of Morgan's lacrosse team focus their skills and take their talents to the next level.

"We are really better than most of the club teams out there," said Brooks.

"We faced Howard and Johns Hopkins' club teams, and we are still undefeated."

After having success on the club team level, Morgan's young men are ready to graduate from a club team and become an official Morgan State sponsored team.

FULL ARTICLE:
http://www.msuspokesman.com/media/paper ... 1055.shtml

Posted: **Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:00 pm**

Good Luck Morgan State! This is great stuff and can be a positive to bring in more African American Players to the sport. Being from the great City of Baltimore how could you imagine Morgan State not fielding a Lax Team. I hope they will go NCAA soon or join the USL MDIA.

All the best,

Posted: **Thu Jul 07, 2005 10:08 am**

cant the pioneer league recruit them? im excited that morgan state is coming back.

Posted: **Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:51 pm**

jessexy wrote:cant the pioneer league recruit them? im excited that morgan state is coming back.

I think they're already in the NCLL, or at least that's what someone said on the laxpower forums a month or so ago. Doesn't mean the MDIA can't convince them to switch over.

Posted: **Thu Jul 07, 2005 2:54 pm**

http://www.laxpower.com/forums/viewtopi ... rgan+state

"If anyone doesn't know, the NCLL had the first lacrosse game between two historically black universities between Howard Univ and Morgan State Univ. Morgan St. is starting up lacrosse again coached by former Morgan State players. Howard is coached by Duane Milton and they're setting the foundation for their team.
Pretty good game too, Morgan St won 14-9."

Posted: **Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:33 pm**

what NCAA division is Morgan State for varsity sports? They're DI right?

Posted: **Thu Jul 07, 2005 6:34 pm**

Their basketball team is DI.

Posted: **Thu Jul 07, 2005 7:09 pm**

They are Div I AA

All the teams compete at Div I level.

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Lacrosse Returns to Morgan State University

Lacrosse Returns to Morgan State University