Before this year I had never shot Lacrosse, seen Lacrosse, knew anything about the rules or positions. All of which is weird because I live in Maryland (but grew up in DC and lived in Prince Georges County) and if you live in Maryland you know that the most popular sport in Maryland by long stretch amongst Prep and Collegiate athletes is Lacrosse. If you don’t believe me checkout all of the top ranked Colleges and Universities in Lacrosse all of them have players from Maryland high schools. So when I was assigned my first Lacrosse game by one of the papers I shoot for I basically had no idea what I was doing.
The premise I follow with most all sports I shoot is: Follow the ball, anticipate the action or play, make sure I get players faces that capture some sort of emotion, reaction shots and if there’s some sort of cool artistic looking shot I typically try to make a few of those per game. That’s it! I might be missing something but there’s not a whole lot to it. With Lacrosse the rules are no different.
Since I never watched the sport or knew anything about it I did study how others Lacrosse shooters shot the game. A couple of shooters I studied were John Strohsacker and Kevin P. Tucker…these guys shots are next level. Now armed with database of image information I went out on a journey to shoot some Lacrosse games. I ended up shooting somewhere in the neighborhood of 28 Lacrosse games this year. For my final Lacrosse game of the year I shot the NCAA Division I Women’s Championship game which featured The Boston College Eagles vs. The Maryland Terrapins. The game was shot for The Washington Post and was a pretty awesome experience. Here are some of the images I captured this, starting at the end
Maryland Terrapins goalie and game MVP, Megan Taylor holds NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship trophy after defeating the Boston College Eagles at Homewood Field.
Maryland Terrapins players celebrate winning the 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship against the Boston College Eagles at Homewood Field.
Maryland Terrapins midfielder Jen Giles (5) celebrates goal with Brindi Griffin (1) against the Boston College Eagles during the 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship at Homewood Field.
Northern’s Markie Nicholson shoots and scores goal over Westminster’s Andrew Burns during the Maryland boys' 3A lacrosse final at Paint Branch High School.
Northern’s John Sulier react to goal against Westminster during the Maryland boys' 3A lacrosse final at Paint Branch High School.
James M. Bennett’s Alex Sewell attempts shot against Westminster during the Boys Lacrosse 3A state semifinal at Mount Hebron High School
Maryland Terrapins midfielder Jen Giles (5) shoots and scores goal past Stony Brook Seawolves defenders at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium
Maryland Terrapins midfielder Erica Evans (33) celebrates goal against the Stony Brook Seawolves at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium
Stony Brook Seawolves attack Taryn Ohlmiller (21) handles the ball against Maryland Terrapins defender Meghan Doherty (6) at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium
Northeast Eagles Attack Morgan James scores goal past Chesapeake Cougars Goalie Eryn Beal at Chesapeake High School
Howard Lions Midfielder Jeff Bruner scores goal against the South Carroll Cavs at Howard High School.
Howard Lions Midfielder Aiden Larsen brings the ball up field against the South Carroll Cavs at Howard High School.
Howard Lions Midfielder Colin Hunter celebrates goal with Midfielder Henry Frazier IV against the South Carrol Cavs at Howard High School.
Centennial Eagles Midfielder Alaina Kelly races towards the goal against River Hill Midfielder Maura Kilcoyne at River Hill High School.
River Hill Hawks Midfielder Lindsey Miller scores goal against the Centennial Eagles at River Hill High School.
Marriotts Ridge Mustangs Matt Hendershot takes hard check from Glenelg Gladiators CJ Davidson during the first quarter at Marriotts Ridge High School.
Glenelg Gladiators Ryan Hopkins brings the ball up field against Marriotts Ridge Mustangs Patrick Greene at Marriotts Ridge High School.
Marriotts Ridge Mustangs John Miller attempts shot at the end of the first half during a game against the Glenelg Gladiators at Marriotts Ridge High School.
Maryland Terrapins midfielder Logan Wisnauskas (12) takes crushing check from Penn State Nittany Lions defender Nick Cardile (43) during the first quarter at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium.
Maryland Terrapins midfielder Will Snider (5) attempts shot during the first quarter against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium.