The Lax Lounge
The Lax Lounge
Jason Fridge
Nick Mormando and Jason Fridge are college lacrosse players at Cabrini University who live pretty interesting lives. Sparked by the conversations had in their college apartment and interactions with teammates, it's now time to share our lives with the internet. We'll recap interesting moments from throughout our week, interview teammates and friends, and overall just have a great time. If you want a glimpse into what it's like being a Division III lacrosse player, this is the best place to start!
Checking In: Thanksgiving Break Recap
On today's episode of the Lax Lounge, it's another solo pod with just Fridge and Nick checking in to talk about their eventful Thanksgiving breaks! We cover everything from the festivities and preparation leading up to the big dinner and our polar opposite experiences on Turkey Day. From there we break down the remaining days away from school which includes deck hockey, fishing, and somebodies first experience on a hunt. We end with a draft of the best christmas gifts we've ever received to kick off the holiday season with a bang! Make sure to check out our website at https://www.laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/) Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-1:44 It’s a solo pod so we begin by giving each other our own fast 5 questions, we discuss everything from what we would bring on a deserted island, Fridge’s NFC North tier list, the best teachers we’ve ever had, our favorite holiday movies and debate if die hard is a Christmas movie, and real tree vs fake tree 1:44-28:19 We get into a recap of last week beginning with Fridge’s drive up to Hoboken on Tuesday seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time, our pool workout with Dustin on Monday, prepping for Thanksgiving and hanging out with friends on Wednesday, Nick’s nightmare Thanksgiving dinner at a buffet, Fridge’s adventure at the kid’s table with Nate’s family 28:19-57:50 Fridge gets a Cabrini shoutout at QuickCheck, his early morning fishing trip on Friday and Nate hooking onto a river monster, Nick’s deck hockey games with his brothers friends, another early morning for Fridge going hunting for the first time in the woods 57:50-1:20.26 We go over our moments of the week where Nick reminisces on the most disturbing piece of pumpkin pie he’s ever seen and Fridge recaps his experience watching the biggest play of the Apple Cup 1:20.26-1:26.37 Draft of the best Christmas gifts that we have ever gotten 1:26.37
Nov 29, 2023
1 hr 54 min
The Dom Petruzzelli Episode
On today's episode of the Lax Lounge, we go back to our friends with the Cabrini Men's Soccer team and welcome Dom Petruzzelli to the show! Dom gives us an in depth look at his soccer career from getting started in the club circuit all the way to his crazy state tournament run in high school. We then hear about how he ended up at Cabrini, his first college soccer season, and how he was able to get heavily involved around campus right away. Dom then shares his reaction to the Cabrini closing news and breaks down the final season of Cabrini Men's Soccer. We end by preparing for break with a draft of the best Thanksgiving foods! Make sure to check out our website at https://laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/) Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-1:44 Dom Petruzzelli joins us in the lounge representing the Cabrini soccer team and we put him through our fast five questions, we talk about Dom’s favorite movie franchise and the Pixar theory, Dom goes into his background growing up in Warminster, PA and how he first got into sports, his early days of club soccer and the youth soccer reclassification that impacted recruiting, making deep runs in the club state tournament and winning in a thriller against a local rival to advance to regionals 1:44-25:41 Dom talks his experience playing at Archbishop Wood High School in the Philadelphia Catholic League, his run through the state tournament his senior year after falling in the PCL quarterfinal, confronting a ref at halftime of a dirty game, managing a tough matchup in the state semifinal, and falling in the state championship in Hershey, PA, the challenge with playing under high expectations at Wood 25:41-51:58 We go into Dom’s recruiting experience and how he got in contact with Cabrini, his overnight visit with players and the moment he was able to commit, meeting his roommate for the first time at accepted students day, transitioning to college as a fall athlete being the first students on campus, crushing the beep test during preseason, getting adjusted to the college game and finally breaking the starting lineup in conference play, scoring his first career goal and spraining both his wrists in a matter of 24 minutes, losing a heartbreaker in PKs against Neumann in the conference semifinals 51:58-1:21.33 Dom shares how he got involved around campus so fast as a freshman, putting his name all over the involvement/jobs fair, being nominated for SAAC rep and finding out he is national SAAC rep for the AEC while in South Africa, flying to Indianapolis for the national SAAC conference 1:21.33-1:39.51 Dom’s reaction to the news of Cabrini closing and the process to make his commitment back for the final year, dealing with others moving on to different schools, Coach Dallas’ epic preseason speech to the 24 who stayed, the final home opener against York, fighting through a tough non-conference schedule as well as the final battle of eagle road, the ups and downs of conference play, final home game on ERDF, coming up short in the conference championship game and taking everything in one last time in a Cabrini uniform, and his plans for next year 1:39.51-2:19.48 We share our moments of the week, Nick highlights our last fall ball practice on Wednesday with a great surprise from our coach, Fridge shares the story of him ripping his pants moments before leaving for a team event, and Dom breaks down a late night study sesh with his roommate where he got a random bloody nose 2:19.48-2:31.41 Draft of the best Thanksgiving dishes 2:31.41-2:48.09
Nov 22, 2023
2 hr 48 min
The Johnny McCormick Episode
On today's episode of the Lax Lounge, we sit down and talk with the face-off specialist for our last ride Johnny McCormick! Johnny talks about growing up in Springfield and making the decision to go to high school at Episcopal Academy. We then get into his lacrosse career and were shocked to find out how late he started taking face-offs and his crazy path to Cabrini. From there Johnny gives us a rundown of his Cabrini career and how he is able to balance being a student-athlete and business owner. We end with a draft of the best appetizers that definitely didn't disappoint. Make sure to check out our website at https://www.laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/) Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-1:44 Johnny McCormick joins us in the lax lounge and we instantly kick off with the fast five questions including an important conversation about our favorite thanksgiving foods (including a hot take from Fridge) and a flashback to dressing as the hangover characters freshman year halloween 1:44-9:54 We get into Johnny’s background including an ironic connection that him, Nick, and one of our previous guests share, he talks about growing up in Springfield, PA and switching to Episcopal Academy for high school, balancing the different friend groups that he had 9:54-19:35 Johnny talks about his early athletic career playing hockey which transitioned him into the lacrosse world, his late specialization as a face-off athlete and how talented the position has come, we take a hard right turn and begin talking about the 2015 final four and talk about some current events in division one lacrosse, the wonders of doing physical therapy as a college athlete, and the wildest under hitting in college football over the weekend 19:35-32:43 We get into Johnny’s career at Episcopal and how he went from an attack man to a face-off specialist, what is was like competing with some high level competition at EA, how he got recruited to Cabrini without playing summer lacrosse, the dynamics of the face-off locker room on the 2023 cavaliers, Johnny’s first starts at the face-off stripe last season in big games against Lynchburg and Dickinson, how he uses his previous experience as an offensive player to make him a better face-off guy, a preview of our spring break trip to Farmville this year along with other iconic hotel memories, the magic of naps on long car rides 32:43-1:05.51 We recap Johnny scaring Fridge awake from a nap before we started recording and other examples of Fridge getting scared by Nick around the apartment, Johnny explains some of the dynamics living with his roommates, how he balances being a college student athlete with a landscaping business, and the joys of having a young dog in a college house 1:05.51-1:20.49 The guys share their moments of the week, Fridge talks about getting to meet Cabrini alumni Joe Holden during his talk with our PR class, Nick shares his family dinner on Sunday night, and Johnny talks about celebrating our good friend Hunter Waldron on his 21st birthday, featuring an honorable mention moment where Fridge got stung by a bee on the inside of his lip on Saturday 1:20.49-1:36.05 Draft of the best appetizers 1:36.05-1:54.25
Nov 15, 2023
1 hr 54 min
The Mario Leone Episode
On today's episode of the Lax Lounge we sat down to talk with our teammate Mario Leone! Mario talks about his early life playing hockey from the age of 3 all the way through high school as well as when he picked up lacrosse and how he was able to balance playing both sports. We also talk about his decision to pursue college lacrosse over hockey and managing the ups and downs of playing at a high level division III school. We end with a draft of the best video games in honor of OG Fortnite being back which is full of nostalgia. Make sure to vote down below for who had the best draft and leave a rating. Check out our website at https://www.laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/) Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-1:44 Mario Leone joins us in the lounge and we immediately hit him with the fast five questions where we hear some of his hot takes that he’s afraid to share and why he would want to have a puppy-size t-rex as a pet (featuring a bonus polar bear joke from Nick), we then touch a bit on Mario’s background growing up in South Jersey 1:44-10:29 We dive into Mario’s hockey career and how he got started from the moment he could walk, starting with competitive floor hockey at 3 years old to the first time he hit the ice (and tried to quit right away), he breaks down his entire hockey career going all the way up to playing at Nationals in Green Bay, Wisconsin, how he was able to recognize when he was burning out and take a step back to rekindle his passion, dealing with the super late practices (and the reason behind why they happen), and how the game has grown in recent years 10:29-31:28 We transition into Mario’s lacrosse career which he picked up after being pushed by his friends, his first time playing with the most disgusting starter stick, getting a hat trick in his first ever game, we debate the differences between club, travel, and rec teams, Mario’s experience playing club under a rival coach, his insane 7th and 8th grade seasons losing only one game, getting his footing in high school lacrosse leading into covid, coming back for his junior year and having to miss the first part of the season quarantining for hockey nationals and some of the big matchups from his high school career, the guys get back onto their Survivor tangents and discuss the possibility of Nick going on the show 31:28-1:03.45 Mario talks about the decision to focus on lacrosse over hockey, a full circle moment where he was able to fill in for his future roommate in a tournament where he got a lot of looks, the transition to college lacrosse and having to deal with the loss of his grandparents, and how he came to the decision to come back for the final year at Cabrini 1:03.45-1:20.16 The guys talk about their moments of the week with Fridge sharing his S-tier Tuesday, Nick highlights Wednesday where we had or latest organized fall practice into an outstanding survivor episode, and Mario talks about his Friday night playing OG Fortnite with his roommates 1:20.16-1:31.26 Draft of the best video games of all time 1:31.26-1:59.08
Nov 8, 2023
1 hr 59 min
The Gavin Lenart Episode
On today's episode of the Lax Lounge, we sit down and chat with our teammate (and neighbor) Gavin Lenart. After a few interesting takes talking about halloween candy, we talk about Gavin's football career playing at Wilson High School and how that translated to his success on the lacrosse field. We also compare some of the craziness that happened being athletes during the pandemic in 2021 and get into why Gavin decided to come back to Cabrini for the final year. We end with our moments of the week and a draft of the best tv series which may have the longest and most honorable list of honorable mentions afterwards. Make sure to vote down below for who had the best draft, check out our website https://www.laxloungeinc.com/, and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/) Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-1:44 Gavin Lenart joins us in the Lax Lounge for a retry of his lost first episode, we put Gavin through the fast five questions and get an unbelievably hot take about halloween candy and a crazy discussion about the most dangerous animals 1:44-14:23 Gavin goes into the origin story for his Cabrini nickname and a bit about his background, Nick recounts the first time he met Gavin and inspired him to get a mini pancake maker, Gavin shares the first time he picked up a lacrosse stick and got into the sport, we touch on our basketball careers and the faux confidence we had in our game 14:23-28:48 We get into Gavin’s football career in high school and how it set him up as a lacrosse player, he recounts his best game of his high school career taking down one of their town rivals, and the fun of high school rivalries on and off the field 28:48-39:55 We talk about what our 2021 football seasons looked like comparing PA to WA during the pandemic, Fridge talks about what it was like playing lacrosse with a mask on, some of the other weird rules that happened during the quarantine 39:55-55:07 Gavin talks about his initial reaction to the news of Cabrini closing and his thought process on coming back, how it felt to go through this with his older brother and sharing this final year together, 55:07-1:06.44 We go into our moments of the week with Nick highlighting some of his Team Ten players with sick plays, Fridge recaps his experience as the MC for the final Halloween Havoc, and Gavin shoutout seeing his family last weekend in Ocean City as well as a not so great moment from a competition he competed in during Havoc 1:06.44-1:17.17 We do a draft of the best TV series of all time (featuring more than a few great honorable mentions) 1:17.17-1:57.01
Nov 1, 2023
1 hr 57 min
Checking In: Final Cabrini Alumni Game and Fall Scrimmages Recap
On today's episode of the Lax Lounge, it's a solo pod with just Nick and Fridge hopping on to recap the events of the last few weeks. We start with a fast 5 questions that each of the guys curated for each other and leads to plenty of small talk stretching from Christmas to iconic childhood moments. Then we recap our final Cabrini alumni game that was hosted and our trip down to Ocean City, New Jersey for 2 big fall ball scrimmages. We end the episode with a spooky draft of the best Halloween movies where we truly see the difference in taste between our two distinguished hosts. Make sure to vote for who won the draft in the poll or leave a comment! Check out our website at https://www.laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/) Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-1:44 Nick and Fridge hop on for a solo pod to recap the last couple weeks of Fall Ball and everything else happening in our lives, we start with asking each other our own fast 5 questions, we defend Christmas as a superior holiday to Thanksgiving, Fridge discusses his Pandora fandom and the best songs on his radio right now, we go into iconic moments from our childhood including Fridge’s intense highlighter phase, and an amazing story about ruining a kid’s Thanksgiving? 1:44-32:13 We give an update on all things fall ball including Fridge getting injured at practice and trying to get back in time for our alumni game, we breakdown our alumni game on Saturday and all of the shenanigans that went on with our Cabrini faithful, and our major takeaways from the weekend 32:13-1:02.05 The guys breakdown our week leading up to our scrimmages in New Jersey including USA Lacrosse Magazine dropping a feature article on our team (read it here: https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/college/men/27-together-cabrini-mens-lacrosse-rallies-ahead-of-final-season), our trip down to OC and takeaways from our games against Widener and Gettysburg 1:02.05-1:26.25 We give our moments of the past two weeks, Nick tells about the energy on the bus after Saturday’s games singing Wagon Wheel as a group, Fridge shares his heartbreaking experience while watching Monday Night Football, and as honorable mentions Nick talks about his good samaritan moment in our PR class as well as Fridge and Nate’s experience Sunday morning coaching the Team Ten training team 1:26.25-1:37.18 Draft of the best Halloween movies 1:37.18-1:53.43
Oct 25, 2023
1 hr 53 min
The Jake Bickel Episode
On today's episode of The Lax Lounge, we sit down and talk with current Malvern Prep stud and Georgetown commit Jake Bickel! Jake gives us insight into his career growing up playing lacrosse and being involved in the first wave of youth travel lacrosse teams. We then look at his high school career earning back-to-back Inter-Ac championships in his first two years. He also talks about his experience on September 1st and why he chose Georgetown. Definitely a good listen! Make sure to checkout out merch at https://www.laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning! (https://www.edvative.com/) Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-1:44 Current Malvern Prep standout and recent Georgetown commit Jake Bickel joins us in the lounge, we go through our fast five questions and gives us the most unique take for best ice cream flavor, we get into his early lacrosse career growing up in a family of big lacrosse names, his decision to choose lacrosse over baseball (in 5th grade?), the origins of Team Ten and the breathtaking Berwyn Sports Complex, his youth lacrosse career playing with Conestoga, Fridge reminisces on his only successful youth lacrosse season in 3rd grade getting to hoist the Harvey Cup and Jake touches on his club success in middle school 1:44-22:09 Jake talks about his experience going through Covid as a 7th grader, what his online school experience looked like, the ways he used quarantine to focus on his development, how quarantine impacted him deciding to go to Malvern Prep, his transition back to in person classes and getting adjusted to high school, playing freshman football and golf in the offseason 22:09-39:15 His first year playing lacrosse with Malvern at a national level, being on varsity as a freshmen and getting to learn from talented upperclassmen, some of the iconic moments from his freshman campaign including his first goal, getting to rush the field in the Inter-Ac championship, and going through the freshman summer ball circuit 39:15-53:50 Growing in confidence as a sophomore and playing with the pressure of being defending champions, filling the gaps of graduating leadership and facing adversity early in the season, Fridge talks about a similar identity crisis his team faced when he was a senior captain, making a run late in the year and winning back to back Inter-Ac titles, getting a small break between spring ball and summer ball, going through the summer circuit and the support he had from his coaches 53:50-1:11.56 Jake goes through what it was like on September 1st to be contacted by some of the best coaches in the country, going on visits to schools throughout September and narrowing down his list, his decision to commit to Georgetown and how it felt to make the call 1:11.56-1:23.50 We all highlight our moment of the week, Nick talks about winning our Friday morning box lacrosse captains tournament and dominating in knockout, Jake goes into his performance stepping in for intramural football and having an awesome game, and Fridge discusses how his Saturday morning got opened up and was able to enjoy his Friday night 1:23.50-1:29.13 Draft of the best frozen foods 1:29.13-1:46.27
Oct 11, 2023
1 hr 46 min
The Kyle Kutyla Episode
On today's episode of the Lax Lounge, we sit down and talk with Big #4 Kyle Kutyla! Kyle's been a feature of our Cabrini defense since we got on campus and he shares all about how he got to this point in his lacrosse career. From his early days playing football (and bowling?), being a part of the beginning days of the club ball circuit , and battling injuries through college, Kyle gives us a great look at how he's used lacrosse to develop as both an athlete and a person. Another one of our most pure conversations that gets topped off with one of the most dominant draft performances of all time. This one is definitely worth it to listen to all the way through! Make sure to check out our website at https://laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning! (https://www.edvative.com/) Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-1:46 Kyle Kutyla joins us in the lounge and runs through our fast five questions and we immediately dive into our video game pasts with through the Playstation v Xbox debate, Kyle talks about his love for GTA 5 and we all reminisce on our time playing Minecraft 1:46-13:35 We get into Kyle’s background growing up in North Jersey and his early athletic career playing football (and bowling?), he talks about the pride he has in his youth football highlights and Fridge shares a heartbreaking story of how he almost got an interception playing freshman football, his transition from elementary school to middle school and we talk about some of our iconic PE locker room moments, Kyle shares when he started playing lacrosse in 4th grade and his first experience playing in the early generation of club ball, playing for BBL throughout his career and some of the teammates and coaches he’s had 13:35-42:21 Kyle talks about his high school lacrosse experience where he was able to earn a starting spot as a freshman, his experience dealing with dyslexia on and off the field, how he is able to use lacrosse as a distraction and an escape from everyday life (and us connecting that to how getting into the zone of podcasting is the best), falling in love with the weight room and how that has impacted his career, the balance that he was able to have keeping him from burning out from the sport, our thoughts on the importance of speed/agility versus weight lifting 42:21-1:14.13 We dive into Kyle’s Cabrini recruiting story and how he fist came into contact with the coaching staff, coming to a Cabrini prospect day and breaking the hand of one of their top prospects, Kyle shares an exclusive voicemail that he got from Coach Colfer while he was getting recruited, watching Cabrini win the natty as a senior in high school, his freshman year getting cut short by Covid, getting the email to move out of the dorms and scrambling to pack, memories from spring (in February?) break before the shutdown along with a quick tangent about the infamous cold cut sandwiches, and more flashbacks to life in the dorms 1:14.13-1:38.36 Kyle talks about returning to campus post-covid and the team get together where Cabrini’s first covid cases happened, Kyle’s experience testing positive and how he was able to keep in on the down low, practicing with face shields over the helmet, the confusing 2021 season and the game against UPenn, tearing his Labrum in the fall of his junior year and playing through it all year, playing Salisbury in the NCAA tournament and finding out he tore his ACL, his path of recovery and the feeling he had finally getting back on the field, and the big reason why he decided to come back for his 5th year 1:38.36-2:13.29 The guys breakdown their moments of the week highlighting the magical wedding of Hunter Waldron we got to witness over the weekend and Fridge’s one year anniversary of his wild hospital visit from fall ball 2022, and Kyle flips the script and asks Fridge about why he decided to transfer schools in high school 2:13.29-2:27.43 Draft of the best pizza toppings 2:27.43-2:53.33
Sep 27, 2023
2 hr 53 min
The Sebastian Tobias Episode
On today's episode we talk with the one and only Sebastian Tobias. Seb is a returning defender on our squad who has had to fight a lot of adversity throughout his life. We touch on his early life growing up and having to move around with his family before settling in New Jersey, his early athletic career and being able to balance playing three competitive sports at once, and the foundation of his hardworking attitude. From there we discuss his high school career at St. Augustine prep and his journey to get to Cabrini. While his first year at Cabrini definitely wasn't ideal, he was able to learn a lot about himself and has taken those lessons into this year where he has a brand new outlook on life. Seb gave us one of the best conversations full of ups, downs, and many pieces of motivation in between. Definitely need to listen all the way to the end on this one! Make sure to checkout our website at https://www.laxloungeinc.com/ and thanks to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/) Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-1:46 Sebastian Tobias joins us in the lounge and we start off with our fast five questions, we dig into his biggest pet peeve about people complaining and how easy it is to be negative, he goes into his childhood moving around the country growing up, his first time playing hockey in Wisconsin, moving to Jersey and starting to play soccer and baseball, and Seb tells one of  the greatest story of him when he was in first grade causing trouble 1:46-25:36 Seb talks about his introduction to lacrosse switching over from baseball, his early career playing youth and middle school lacrosse, balancing being a three sport athlete and beginning to workout in middle school, being coached by his dad and the illustrious Coach Jeff awards 25:36-50:53 Forming a superteam with Southshore lacrosse and taking down a couple Cabrini legends in the championship, deciding to reclassify so he could go to St. Augustine Prep, transitioning to a new environment for his reclass year, tearing his ACL and Meniscus and his recover process, starting to commute to St. Augustine every day and falling in love with the grind, his recruitment story with covid cancelling things his Sophomore year, his first contact with Cabrini and experience visiting the school 50:53-1:20.31 Senior year at St. Augustine after committing and the big run his team went on, his transition to college and finding success in the fall, grinding over winter break and tearing his meniscus first week of practice in the spring, being forced to sit out the season and finding a new role 1:20.21-1:29.38 Seb talks about having to step away from the team due to his mental health, learning how to mentally rehab from his injury, how he was able to connect with God for the first time and learning about his spirituality, the way that he changed his mind to be more grateful, and the difference he found between knowing of God and getting to know God 1:29.38-1:49.29 We shoutout our moments of the week, Seb talks about how it felt to get back on the field for the first time in 9 months, we do a quick recap of the first day of fall ball practice, Fridge talks about his Thursday night football experience watching the Eagles and a new fishing game? 1:49.29-2:02.13 Fridge asks Seb about his overnight visit at Cabrini where they first met, getting to experience the penthouse in the dorms, and we go back on an energy drink rant, 2:02.13-2:16.08 Draft of the best exercises when lifting 2:16.08-2:38.00
Sep 20, 2023
2 hr 38 min
The Kyle Long Episode
On today's episode of the Lax Lounge we sit down and talk with local legend and recent Maryland lacrosse graduate Kyle Long! Kyle talks about his experience growing up in Springfield, PA and his career development that led him to Maryland. From there we recap his college career, hearing about all of the amazing players he was able to compete with and the outstanding teams he got to be apart of. We end with a draft of the coolest college football quarterbacks which set us up perfectly for week 1 of NFL action. We did experience audio issues throughout the recording but regardless this was an amazing conversation that we hope you enjoy! Make sure to checkout our website at https://www.laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our wonderful sponsor Edvative Learning! Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-2:14 The guys head down to the Fitler Club in Philadelphia to meet up with Springfield lacrosse legend and recent Maryland lacrosse graduate Kyle Long. We start off with our fast five questions where we learn a little about some of Kyle’s interests and his experience playing with a couple Tewaraton award winning attack men 2:14-9:25 Kyle talks about his early lacrosse career growing up in Springfield, PA and how he was able to get into the sport, Fridge and Nick recap their first career lacrosse goals when we were younger, Kyle’s early memories of Springfield High School and why he knew he always wanted to go there 9:25-15:33 We talk about Kyle’s high school career at Springfield where he was able to immediately find a role on the field, playing with the Spence brothers, the Springfield grit and pride that flows through the program, playing under head coach Tom Lemieux, his recruiting story and how he ended up choosing Maryland 15:33-26:32 Kyle’s experience as a freshman at Maryland and the adjustment period he had, the infamous Quarterfinal game against Virginia and the Matt Moore goal/no goal moment, What it’s like to play under John Tillman and a typical practice at Maryland, some of the scout team legends 26:32-40:52 We dive into Maryland’s 2022 National Championship year starting at the conclusion of the 2021 championship losing to Virginia, the addition of Jonathon Donville from Cornell to the team, a breakdown of 2022 championship weekend during the gap from the semifinal win to the face-off of the championship game, 40:52-48:55 We transition to talking about life outside of lacrosse at Maryland for Kyle, how he was able to manage being a Division I athlete and receive Big Ten All-Academic team status, the decision to go back for his fifth year and attend grad school, 48:55-55:28 Kyle shares his PLL draft story and how he found out he was going to compete at the professional level, his experience at training camp in Albany and the differences between college and pro, 55:28-59:08 We share our moments of the week, Nick talks about our Cabrini lifting tests and the energy that we all brought to the room, Fridge shares a quote from Hunter Waldron that he brought up at our captain’s practice, Kyle shares a big win for Springfield on Friday night as a football coach 59:08-1:04.28 Draft of the coolest college quarterbacks 1:04.28-1:19.13
Sep 13, 2023
1 hr 19 min
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