Men's Lacrosse Holds First Scrimmage of 2013 Season Against Colgate

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The University at Albany men's lacrosse team held its first scrimmage of the season on Saturday afternoon at John Fallon Field, taking on Colgate, the 11th ranked team in the preseason rankings.

The two teams played four full quarters of action, with a fifth period of 10-minute running time, to ensure all players got on-field action. In the first preseason game for both teams, there were no official stats kept, but the squads were able to get game-situation experience and a feel for what the 2013 season holds.

"It was a great day, getting one of the top teams in the country out here," said UAlbany head coach Scott Marr, whose team was chosen as the preseason favorite in the America East Conference. "We had the Tewaaraton Trophy winner here today, and got everyone some good experience."

UAlbany will continue preseason for the next two weeks, and have one more scrimmage - on Feb. 9 at Cornell - before kicking off the regular season on Feb. 17 at Syracuse.