UDC Men’s Lacrosse Announces Inaugural 2014 Schedule; Home Site Moved to Georgetown

Head Coach Scott Urick addresses his team during the first official practice at
UDC Athletic Field
(Courtesy UDC Firebirds Athletics)

2014 Schedule

WASHINGTON, D.C.  -- Head coach Scott Urick announced the inaugural University of the District of Columbia men's lacrosse team's 2014 schedule on Wednesday, February 5^th. The Firebirds will host six home games which will be played off-campus at Georgetown University Multi-Sport Field.

Urick's squad will play the school's first ever lacrosse game on February 22^nd at Marymount  University. The Saints, who compete in Division III's Capital Athletic Conference, were 7-7 overall last season.

 

One week later, the Firebirds will visit Rochester, NY on March 1^st for their first ever East Coast Conference game at Roberts Wesleyan.

 

On March 4^th, UDC will host the school's first ever home lacrosse game vs. non-conference opponent, Mount Olive College of the Division II Conference Carolinas. Then it is back on the road for a visit to Division II powerhouse LIU Post - the reigning ECC Regular Season Champion – on March 8^th.

 

Dominican College (NY), an Associate Member of the ECC for men's lacrosse, will visit the nation's capital on March 15^th, followed by a road non-league game at Hood College on March 19^th.

 

The Firebirds will then host back-to-back home games vs. the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference's Post University (March 22^nd) and ECC foe NYIT (March 29^th). They travel to Dobbs Ferry to take on league foe Mercy on April 5^th, and then return home to host another ECC opponent, Dowling, on April 13^th.

 

Another CACC school, Chestnut Hill College, welcomes UDC to Philadelphia on April 19^th before the Firebirds close out the season at home on April 27^th vs. ECC foe Molloy.

 

For directions to Georgetown's Multi-Sport Field, visit here.

COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS