Despite the fact that the Portland State Lacrosse Club has been around less than a year, it is already competing in a state-of-the-art arena.
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Lacrosse club plays at Rose Garden Thursday
Despite the fact that the Portland State Lacrosse Club has been around less than a year, it is already competing in a state-of-the-art arena.
The Portland State club, which was formed this past fall term, is playing host to Western Oregon in a scrimmage match at the Rose Garden from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24.
“It’s really exciting to be in a venue of that caliber,” said Portland State Lacrosse Club president James Taylor.
Tickets to the match are available for $10 to $20 at the Rose Garden box office and count as dual-admission to both the Portland State match and National Lacrosse League’s Portland Lumberjax’s matchup against Colorado. The Lumberjax match begins later in the evening at 7:30 p.m.
Students can save money and help support the Portland State Lacrosse Club at the same time by presenting a club-authorized voucher when purchasing tickets. The vouchers are available at the Rec Clubs’ office in Smith Memorial Student Union, room 47 and will save students $3 for each ticket purchased.
The proceeds earned from the fund-raising effort will be used to offset the team’s travel expenses, such as gas, lodging and food, according to Taylor.
Future fund-raising efforts are already in the works, as the lacrosse club plans to sell bags of ground coffee on campus and orchestrate a car wash once the weather improves, Taylor said.
While the schedule has yet to be finalized, Taylor said potential opponents for the Vikings this season could include: Gonzaga, Chico State, Lewis and Clark, Oregon State and Pacific Lutheran.
“The guys on the team have been extremely motivated,” Taylor said. “Every individual person is devoted to making this club a success.”
Portland State’s first regular-season contest is an away match scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 2 versus Willamette University.
Tennis lays a goose egg in first Big Sky competition
After a six-year hiatus, the Portland State men’s tennis team was welcomed back to the Big Sky Conference with a rough beating at the hands of Weber State Sunday.
The Wildcats dealt Portland State a 7-0 defeat in the Vikings’ first Big Sky match since the defunct program was reinstated in 2006.
Portland State’s loss on Sunday could be a precursor to a challenging first-season for head coach Steven Ascher and the 15-player squad he has constructed from scratch. In the Big Sky Conference preseason polls, the Viking women were picked to finish eighth and the men are expected to end the season one spot lower in ninth place.
The women’s team opens the season with home matches against Big Sky foe Northern Arizona and non-conference opponent San Francisco on Friday, Jan. 25.
