Colorado State Rams Lacrosse - 2009 Press Releases

After 14 Seasons, Colorado State Lacrosse Coach Flip Naumburg to Step Down - 7/8/09
Fort Collins, Colorado – After fourteen years on the job, Flip Naumburg will step down as head coach of Colorado State University men’s lacrosse this summer. Since 1996, Naumburg has patrolled the sidelines of the Green and Gold, leading his team to a record four Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association national championships and six Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference titles. Following a tumultuous spring season in 2009, Naumburg says his decision was made “in the spirit of trying to do what is right for CSU lacrosse.” Read More

Colorado State Knocked out in First Round of MCLA Championships - 5/12/09
Commerce City, Colorado- In one of the closest and most exciting games of the first round of the MCLA National Championships, #14 seed Colorado State Rams lost by one goal to # 3 seed Chapman Panthers, 8-9. They played a much better game than the first time around against the Panthers, but just couldn’t score in the final minutes to keep their championship hopes alive. Read More

CollegeLAX to Provide Live Coverage of MCLA National Championships - 5/7/09
ATLANTA (May 6, 2009) - CollegeLAX is proud to announce the live online coverage of the 2009 MCLA National Championships in Denver, featuring live game blogs of all winner's bracket games for Division 1 and Division 2 tournament. Goal-by-goal coverage of the first round games will begin on May 12 and continue on May 13 with the quarterfinal round. Read More

Despite Rough Season, Colorado State Gets the Nod for MCLA Playoff Bid - 5/4/09
Denver, Colorado- The Colorado State Rams will enter the MCLA tournament as the #14 seed, which means they will have another shot against #3 seed Chapman in the opening round of the playoffs. They will face-off at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12 at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Read More

Brigham Young Hands Colorado State Opening Round RMLC Loss - 5/1/09
Boulder, Colorado- Playing as if it could have been their last game of the season, Colorado State left it all on the field in their RMLC opening round loss to conference rival Brigham Young, 7-12. The Rams played with a passion and excitement for the game and an intensity that has not been present in the past few games. Read More

Colorado State Looks to Redeem Themselves in RMLC Playoffs - 4/29/09
Boulder, Colorado- This weekend will be an exciting one for the RMLC. With #2 seed Brigham Young playing #3 seed Colorado State at 4 p.m., and #1 seed Colorado hosting #4 seed Utah at 7 p.m. (according to the RMLC website), it should be anybody’s game. Both games will be played on Franklin Field, as well as the championship game the following day at 4 p.m. Read More

Colorado State Scores 20 in Season Finale against Nebraska - 4/26/09
Fort Collins, Colorado- In their last game of the 2009 season, the 8th ranked Colorado State Rams (11-7, 2-2) put on one of their best shows as they defeated the Nebraska Cornhuskers (9-4, 3-1), 20-3. In addition to the offensive scoring spree, the Colorado State defense limited Nebraska to very few scoring opportunities. Read More

#11 Colorado Upsets #8 Colorado State, 11-4 - 4/25/09
Boulder, Colorado- For the first time in quite awhile, the Colorado Buffaloes defeated the Colorado State Rams. It has been 10 years to be exact, with the Rams accumulating 15 wins against the Buffs in that time. Both teams had their backs up against the wall and needed to pull out the victory on Saturday to help out their cases for making the MCLA tournament. Colorado out-played Colorado State to earn the top seed in the RMLC tournament and put them in a better position to make a splash in the MCLA, while Colorado State falls to the third seed in the RMLC. Read More

Colorado State Notches Tenth Victory of the Season against Wyoming - 4/22/09
Fort Collins, Colorado- The 8th ranked Colorado State Rams defeated the Wyoming Cowboys Wednesday evening by a score of 16-0. This score was almost to be expected considering the small size of Wyoming’s program. Read More

Colorado State Loses Tight Battle to Sonoma State - 4/12/09
Fort Collins, Colorado- In a back and forth game, #10 Colorado State Rams were on the back end of #18 Sonoma State Seawolves as the game came to a close, losing 8-9 after a goal with 1:36 remaining by Jordan Ambler. The score did not exceed a two point differential the entire game, and while Colorado State appeared to control the stat sheet, Sonoma State controlled the scoreboard for much of the game. That was in large part due to excellent play by Sonoma State goalie Mike D’Angelo, who racked up 19 saves against the Rams. Read More

Colorado State has Successful Showing in the Rocky Mountain Showdown - 4/11/09
Denver, Colorado- In the 6th Annual installment of the Rocky Mountain Showdown, #10 Colorado State Rams came out victorious over #9 Lindenwood Lions by a score of 11-8. It was a great day for a game at a venue such as INVESCO Field at Mile High, and the crowd of 1,000+ was treated to a great show by both teams. Read More

#8 Colorado State Loses After Disappointing Finish to #7 Minnesota-Duluth - 4/5/09
Ann Arbor, Michigan- On paper, it was a game the Colorado State Rams should have won. In actuality, the Rams did win the first three quarters, but gave up the final four goals of the game to the Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs in the fourth quarter to lose 9-8. Minnesota-Duluth scored 7 of the final 8 goals in the game, in fact. Read More

#1 Michigan Wins in a Blowout Over #8 Colorado State - 4/4/09
Ann Arbor, MI- The University of Michigan Wolverines demonstrated why they are the first ranked team and defending champs as they defeated the Colorado State Rams by a final score of 16-3. The outcome of the game was a result of Michigan playing outstanding lacrosse and Colorado State not playing up to their potential. Read More

#8 Colorado State Takes to the Skies for the Final Time - 4/1/09
Fort Collins, CO- With head coach Flip Naumburg back in action and with two weeks’ rest after the exhausting five-game road trip to California and Utah, the Colorado State Rams will travel to Michigan where they will play #1 Michigan Wolverines and #7 University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs. Read More

#9 Colorado State Finishes 5-Game Road Trip on High Note against Utah - 3/22/09
Sandy, Utah- In the last game of their Spring Break trip to California and Utah, the Colorado State Rams (8-3) were able to finish strong as they defeated the University of Utah Utes (4-3) by a score of 12-6. The Rams set the pace of the game by going on an impressive 4-0 run to put them in a lead from which they wouldn’t look back after goals from Cooper Kehoe (Stevenson HS; CA), Clayton Wilbanks (Heritage HS; CO) and two from Paul Larson (Columbine HS; CO). Kehoe ended up with two goals on the day while Larson had three. Read More

#8 Colorado State Suffers Loss to RMLC Rival #4 Brigham Young - 3/20/09
Provo, Utah- The Colorado State Rams and Brigham Young Cougars lacrosse rivalry challenges any rivalry in the nation for competitiveness and excitement of the game, and the match-up between the two schools on Friday evening lived up to the hype. Both teams came out fired up and put on an exciting show for the crowd in one of the biggest games of the year for each team, if not the biggest, with Brigham Young coming out the victor, 9-6. Read More

#2 Chapman proves too much for #8 Colorado State - 3/18/09
Orange, California- It was another beautiful day in Southern California during the Colorado State Rams’ five game road trip, but the Chapman Panthers demonstrated why they are one of the best teams in the MCLA as they defeated the Rams 15-5 on Wednesday evening. Read More

#7 Colorado State Decisively Defeats #24 Claremont - 3/16/09
Claremont, California- For the first time all season, the Colorado State Rams watched the opposing team score the first goal, but that didn’t faze the Rams as they scored 10 in a row from early in the first period until early in the fourth to help them win 13-5 over the Claremont Cougars. Read More

#7 Colorado State fends off #18 Loyola Marymount - 3/15/09
Los Angeles, California- The Colorado State Rams’ first game of their road trip to California and Utah came and went with a “W”. It was a close one, but the Rams were able to pull away in the fourth quarter for a final score of 9-8. Read More

#7 Colorado State Rams Routes #13 Florida Gators - 3/11/09
Greeley, Colorado- The 7th ranked Colorado State Rams took the 13th ranked Florida Gators by storm on Wednesday afternoon, scoring 15 goals while giving up only 6. After Florida beat up on the University of Colorado Buffalos the previous day 12-4, Colorado State knew they had to come ready to play if they were going to walk away with the victory. Read More

Colorado State Men’s Lacrosse to play Lindenwood in Showdown at INVESCO - 3/10/09
Denver, Colorado- Colorado State Men’s Lacrosse will play Lindenwood, a fierce team out of Missouri, rather than the previously scheduled University of Colorado in their annual Showdown at INVESCO to be played on April 11th at 4 p.m. The game will be the second of a double header, with the University of Denver playing Notre Dame in the earlier game at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are now available through Ticketmaster for $15 a ticket, or $13 for a group rate, and all tickets sold will be good for both games. Tickets will also be sold two days on the Colorado State campus at a discounted rate of $10. Read More

Colorado State Has Strong Offensive Showing against MCLA-1 Newcomer Montana - 3/8/09
Greeley, Colorado- Just about everyone had an impact in this offensive thriller for 8th ranked Colorado State Rams as they put up 17 points while giving up only 6 to Montana Grizzlies on Sunday afternoon. A total of 15 different players for the Rams had at least one point on the day, led by sophomore attackman Paul Larson (Columbine HS; CO) with 5 goals. Read More

Colorado State comes alive in the 3rd quarter to pull away from Texas A&M, 12-5 - 3/6/09
Loveland, Colorado- It was a tale of two games as #8 Colorado State Rams bested #14 Texas A&M Aggies by a score of 12-5. The first half was an intense battle for ground balls, while the second half was an offensive showcase for the Rams. Read More

In a Tight Battle, Colorado State Pulls Out on Top over Boston College 10-8 - 3/1/09
Loveland, Colorado- In a hard fought and well played game by both teams, the score barely exceeded a two point differential. For 56 minutes, the score was within two in the evenly matched game between 8th ranked Colorado State Rams and 7th ranked Boston College Eagles. Read More

Colorado State Head Coach Flip Naumburg to Take Leave of Absence - 2/26/09
Fort Collins, CO – Shortly after the Colorado State men’s lacrosse team returned from a road trip to San Luis Obispo, California, head coach Flip Naumburg decided to take a leave of absence from the team for personal reasons starting immediately for a time period of at least one month. This came as a shock to the Rams lacrosse team when they first heard the news as they gathered at the Edge indoor facility for a pivotal practice two days after their first loss of the season to Cal Poly. Read More

Colorado State Lacrosse Dealt Tough Loss to Cal Poly - 2/22/09
Santa Maria, California- A game that started out like it would be another victory for #8 Colorado State Rams turned out to be a tough wake-up call as they were upset by then 19th ranked Cal Poly Mustangs. This was a game in which the ball rolled in favor of Cal Poly. Read More

Colorado State Takes Down UC-Santa Barbara in Season Opener - 2/21/09
Santa Maria, CA – In their first MCLA action of 2009, the #7 Colorado State Rams jumped out to an early lead over #9 UC-Santa Barbara and never trailed en route to a convincing 11-6 win in Santa Maria, CA at Righetti High School. The Rams got a huge effort from sophomore attackman Paul Larson (Columbine HS; CO), who scored 5 goals to lead CSU to victory. Sophomore goaltender Alex Jacques (Bainbridge Island HS; WA) was spectacular in the goal as well, recording 18 saves as the Rams reeled off 5 fourth quarter goals to pull away. Read More

#7 Colorado State Prepares for 2009 Season - 2/16/09
Fort Collins, Colorado. The Colorado State University men’s lacrosse team continues to prepare for the 2009 spring season as they opened with a solid 10-9 victory over the Colorado College Tigers of NCAA Division III during a scrimmage in Colorado Springs. They will face Genesis, a men’s club team in Loveland, Colorado, for one last scrimmage before they head off to San Luis Obispo, California for the first two games of the season against UC Santa Barbara Gauchos and Cal Poly Mustangs. Read More

CSU Gets Scrimmage Win Over Colorado College, 10-9 - 2/07/09
Colorado Springs, CO –The Colorado State University Rams men’s lacrosse team kicked off their 2009 season with an exciting 10-9 scrimmage victory over the Division III Colorado College Tigers on Saturday afternoon at CC’s Washburn Field. CSU was paced by sophomore attackman Paul Larson (Columbine HS, CO), who had 3 goals and 1 assist to lead the visiting Rams to victory on an extremely pleasant afternoon in Colorado Springs, CO. Read More