Echoing what Porter had said, it is an absolute shame that we could not make it to Houston to play in our first playoff game as a Division A team. It’s not like this was an ad hoc event, rather, it was most definitely something we had discussed with the league and had made efforts to attempt to circumvent. The kids worked hard this year; mind you it was honestly their first year of legitimate existence as far as I am concerned. This year was the first year that they traveled to play in Atlanta, St. Louis and in Tennessee, all places of which Tulane has never traveled to before. For that matter, I’m positive that Tulane hasn't traveled outside Louisiana or Texas the whole time the USLIA has been in existence. I for one am proud of the steps forward they made as a program. I came from a very well organized program and going from that to this group of students who were just learning the ropes insofar as organization goes, it was tough on me and on them. So please, do not criticize them nor harass them for this event any further. If you have any concerns, please contact me at
mali@lsuhsc.edu and I would be happy to briefly entertain any and all questions regarding the matter. as a league, please be happy that this program is finally on it's feet and ready to go, minor set backs will happen along the way, but it's my personal responsibility as a coach to try to mediate as well as facilitate their growth as students and athletes, and if they make a mistake or cannot field a team of more than 9, such as this weekend, perhaps they can receive the benefit of the doubt just this once. I for one promise that this, all well willing, will not happen again in subsequent fortune.
Mohammed Irfan Ali; B.A. - Philosophy, B.S. - Physics
MD/PhD Program - LSUHSC
School of Medicine and Department of Physiology
1901 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
Head Coach - Tulane University Lacrosse