Like all collegiate sports, Arcadia Men's Lacrosse started their season 3 weeks prior to their first game. When starting a new job, hobby, or season there are always growing pains, and for the Arcadia Men's Lacrosse team weather, injuries, and morale were the forefront of those pains. Regardless, day after day the the team showed up. facing complications from the weather, injuries sustained from the days prior, or everyday issues that fill the lives of college students, the guys up showed up to move one step closer to their common goal. Although pain is felt on and off the field during the season, it's now comfortable for the Knights. Now with the season underway, the Knights are 2-0 moving into a game Wednesday Feb. 19 against Haverford College.
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