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Wednesday, August 20, 2008


Mercy adding men's, women's lacrosse

By Jake Thomases, The Journal News

A Yorktown graduate went on to play girls lacrosse at Hofstra before deciding it was too far from home. Ellen Mager, the Yorktown coach, thinks her troubles could have been avoided had there been more local options.

Mercy College heard stories like that one. Yesterday it got proactive, announcing it will add men's and women's lacrosse programs for the 2009-10 academic year.

(This story appeared in The Journal News, August 20, 2008 - click here for complete story at www.lohud.com)