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Lacrosse comes to Oglethorpe
Stormy Petrel athletics to showcase 15th varsity sport in home opener next Wednesday
The sport of lacrosse will debut on the campus of Oglethorpe University on Wednesday, March 16 as the Stormy Petrels take on Carthage College on Salamone Field.
The opening face-off will officially begin the advent of Oglethorpe’s 15th varsity sport on a campus that has not witnessed a contact sport since football went defunct in the 1930’s.
The Petrels have already split a pair of road contest this season, topping Reinhardt 9-6 in Waleska in the season opener and falling to Shorter 14-11 in Rome, but Wednesday’s match provides the Oglethorpe community with their first chance to witness the sport on the Stormy Petrels’ famed campus.
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“We are ecstatic to begin this new era in Oglethorpe athletics,” said Oglethorpe athletics director and head lacrosse coach, Jay Gardiner. “Lacrosse is an exciting sport to watch with fast action and plenty of scoring and we look forward to representing the university on the field.”
Wednesday’s face-off with undefeated Carthage (4-0) is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Salamone Field and admission is free to all spectators.
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This information was provided by Oglethorpe University's Athletic Department.
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