Lacrosse Team Strives For Unity

Ihe LU Lacrosse teambegan in 1985, but did notbecome an official sports club until thefall of 1992.

After an unorganized season in 1991,the officersdecided to go "official"tobuild team unity andmorale.

Junior Phil Dietrich,club vicepresident,explained:"We reallywantedtohaveanorganizedseasonin1992. Weknew thatifwe got it together, that would increaseteamunity!"

Dietrich and senior Glen Collins,clubpresident,led the clubincharteringaconstitution and also formedteambylaws.

Theteamfacedaroughseason,butDietrichbelieves the team learned a lot from the few games theyplayed.

"Theteam onlyplayedafew gamesthis season, butI could seethattheywerereallystarting toworktogether. Andthat means great things for next year," he added.

With the help ofa booster club being formed,the team hopes to raise funds topurchase uniforms and equipment,as well as repairtheir currentpractice field.

The final thing the club needstoreallygetthem firedup isacoach.

"We need someone that will lead the team and keep us organized,"Dietrich said, fa

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