THE BOYS ARE BACK! In this Episode Fridge and Nick catch up, talking about adventures over the summer, finding peace in new beginnings, and of course some lacrosse. We hope you enjoy the episode!

On today's episode of the Lax Lounge, Nick and Fridge recap an eventful first series of games and our spring break trip. We break down the buildup to our first game, our home opener against Haverford, the team's adventures in Virginia over spring break, and getting back on track with a big win against Widener.

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Nick and Fridge pull the mics back out after a wild couple of weeks and kick things off with the fast 5 questions, 0:19-5:42

We get into the build-up to our home opener, focusing on ourselves, the annual parent’s dinner in the mansion, the team heads-up competition, Tommy Vaughan’s MVP performance, our team conversation in the locker room after dinner 5:42-14:28

Waking up on gameday to a fresh layer of snow, Fridge and Waldo helping plow the field, takeaways from our first win over Haverford, and Fridge blogging for USA Lacrosse 14:28-20:25

Preparing for our spring break trip to Virginia, the team finding out about our teammate having to leave for a family emergency, Fridge finding out he would be starting against Lynchburg, watching ECD’s “One Last Ride” documentary with the team, traveling down to Charlottesville, Virginia and practicing at UVA, and Fridge’s sleepless night 20:25-39:20

Feeling the nerves pulling into Lynchburg’s campus, wearing our sleeveless black jerseys for the first time, takeaways from the game, Fridge having a surprise fan, watching UVA and Ohio State in person, annual team dinner and skits at Charlie’s in Farmville 39:20-54:35

Tough loss against Hampden-Sydney to end our trip, the long bus ride back to Philly, Wednesday’s grind of a practice, and playing Widener in a hurricane 54:35-1:06.02

We give our moments of the week with Nick enjoying the feeling of getting home from Farmville, and Fridge meeting Bear’s friend who is a doppelganger of his friend from home 1:06.02-1:11.05

Draft of the best pieces of architecture 1:11.05-1:31.08

On today's episode of the Lax Lounge, Nick and Fridge return to discuss everything that went into our 2024 preseason. We highlight some of our new favorite drills (and introduce a new part of our team?), Fridge's 21st birthday, Bigfoot talk with our new friend Joe, and recap our first scrimmage against Franklin & Marshall. Nice quick episode leading into a big week with our home opener coming on Saturday, February 17th! Make sure to vote on who had the best draft, check out our website https://www.laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/)

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Nick and Fridge return after a chaotic last couple of weeks but pick right back up with our fast five questions touching on everything from college lacrosse, a fantasy Oklahoma drill matchup, taping lacrosse sticks, our SuperBowl pick, and Nick being the first like on a Taylor Swift post 1:44-12:30

We break down highlights from the last two weeks of practice including some new drills that we have come to love, our new teammate Gilly’s involvement in practice 12:30-20:15

Another outstanding pool workout with Dustin that gave us new life to start the week, finding a new respect for swimmers, and Fridge’s 21st birthday 20:15-29:17

A little surprise outside the locker room from Fridge for our new leader, and getting into a deep conversation about bigfoot with Joe from the Caf 29:17-43:46

Recap of our scrimmage against Franklin & Marshall 43:46-52:05

Draft of the most iconic duos 52:05-1:05.29

On today's episode of the Lax Lounge, we break down our official first week of the final semester at Cabrini. We talk about classes getting canceled due to the snow, our first team meeting and surprise gear haul, and of course the last first day of spring practice for Cabrini men's lacrosse. We also introduce a new segment at the end of the episode finishing off with a draft of the best inventions of all time. Make sure to check out our website at https://www.laxloungeinc.com/ to get your Last Dance Merch and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/)

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Nick and Fridge hop back on and start things off with our fast five questions touching on everything from childhood movies to the Super Bowl logo conspiracy 1:44-9:58

We go over our first day of classes getting canceled because of a snow day, Nick’s professor making the class go virtual early in the morning, Fridge almost missing the email switching from a 2-hour delay to full cancelation, using our lacrosse guy innovation to shovel out our cars, and Fridge’s first day of school fire at 4th Ave’s burn barrel 9:58-19:23

Another 2-hour delay on Wednesday cancels our first class and we have the first workout back with our strength and conditioning coach, going from a pickup basketball game to pre-meeting ping pong, first team meeting of the spring and our Coach’s “burn the boats” speech, gear day in the locker room getting surprised with an insane last dance haul, and a big win for our men’s basketball team 19:23-36:40

Fridge’s first official class of the semester on Thursday and an outside conditioning session in the cold, another snow day on Friday and helping our coach shovel the snow, Seb coming in clutch and another burn barrel session at 4th, our surprise captains practice on Saturday afternoon getting to try out our new gear, Fridge calling the men’s basketball game and his heartbreak from the Packers v 49ers game 36:40-49:20

We break down our first spring practice of the Cabrini men’s lacrosse season, Fridge’s quote of the week, our morning before getting to the locker room, getting reps on the field and in the gym, Fridge’s god squad box lacrosse team and championship win, and our takeaways from day 1 49:20-57:19

We introduce our new segment, Glue Guy of the Week and shoutout the Cabrini lacrosse guys that stood out as key pieces holding us together, we share our moments of the week with Nick talking about a failed attempt to scare Fridge and Fridge’s pregame speech before practice 57:19-1:08.55

We finish with a draft of the best inventions of all time 1:08.55-1:25.43

On today's episode of the lax lounge, Nick and Fridge reunite after our long break and pick back right where we left off recapping everything that has happened since the last time we were in the lounge. We go over everything from Fridge volunteering at the Heisman Trophy ceremony in New York, our Christmas and New Years with family and friends, and how good it feels to back heading into the last semester of Cabrini. We wrap up with an electric draft of the best kitchen appliances, and you'll never guess what the number 1 pick was. Make sure to check out our website at https://www.laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/)

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We’re back! Nick and Fridge come back from our unplanned one month break and pick up right where we left off with a fast five questions, we discuss our predictions for the division one national champion and tewaraton award, and the guys discuss how they can’t wait to not only play but also follow along with the college lacrosse scene 1:44-13:46

Fridge talks about one of the major reasons we weren’t able to record with his trip to New York City volunteering at the Heisman Trophy ceremony, he breaks down meeting a Seattle radio personality, hanging out with his friend at Fordham, finding out he was getting VIP access to the ceremony, riding in the bus with past winners, and everything else that went into the experience 13:46-25:13

We quickly touch about our finals week for the fall semester, going to the Caps v Flyers game and our Lax Lounge suite for the Philadelphia Wings box lacrosse game, Fridge exploring around the airport before his flight and waking up to NFL Redzone, we recap our Christmas’ with Nick spending time with his grandparents and Fridge embarking on the longest run of his life 25:13-38:34

Nick shares his New Year’s Eve going out on the town and connecting with some of our teammates, the place not having the ball drop on and messing up the New Year countdown, Fridge thinking he is the funniest man alive every NYE with the West Coast time difference, his guys night with the fellas, health and fitness session turned into crazy bench PR, domination in PIG, and enjoying EXCELLENT college football with the CFP semi-final and national championship 38:34-54:07

Fridge talks about his experience working with his Cityside team from the summer for a few days, the team’s reaction to seeing him for the first time, and installing a money man up play, Nick shares his trip up to the mountains snowboarding with his friends, Fridge’s flight getting canceled and the scramble to find a way back to school, his side quest to Denver and getting picked up by Nate in Philly 54:07-1:10.20

We share our moments from break, Nick highlights our team reuniting for a shoot around in the snow on ERDF along with a special guy returning to play for the blue and white this year, Fridge talks about playing in a charity box lacrosse game with a bunch of his former high school teammates and celebrating his friends 21st birthday 1:10.20-1:17.44

Draft of the best kitchen appliances/supplies 1:17.44-1:35.08

On today's episode of the Lax Lounge, it's another solo pod with just Fridge and Nick checking in to talk about their eventful Thanksgiving breaks! We cover everything from the festivities and preparation leading up to the big dinner and our polar opposite experiences on Turkey Day. From there we break down the remaining days away from school which includes deck hockey, fishing, and somebodies first experience on a hunt. We end with a draft of the best christmas gifts we've ever received to kick off the holiday season with a bang! Make sure to check out our website at https://www.laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/)

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It’s a solo pod so we begin by giving each other our own fast 5 questions, we discuss everything from what we would bring on a deserted island, Fridge’s NFC North tier list, the best teachers we’ve ever had, our favorite holiday movies and debate if die hard is a Christmas movie, and real tree vs fake tree 1:44-28:19

We get into a recap of last week beginning with Fridge’s drive up to Hoboken on Tuesday seeing the Statue of Liberty for the first time, our pool workout with Dustin on Monday, prepping for Thanksgiving and hanging out with friends on Wednesday, Nick’s nightmare Thanksgiving dinner at a buffet, Fridge’s adventure at the kid’s table with Nate’s family 28:19-57:50

Fridge gets a Cabrini shoutout at QuickCheck, his early morning fishing trip on Friday and Nate hooking onto a river monster, Nick’s deck hockey games with his brothers friends, another early morning for Fridge going hunting for the first time in the woods 57:50-1:20.26

We go over our moments of the week where Nick reminisces on the most disturbing piece of pumpkin pie he’s ever seen and Fridge recaps his experience watching the biggest play of the Apple Cup 1:20.26-1:26.37

Draft of the best Christmas gifts that we have ever gotten 1:26.37

On today's episode of the Lax Lounge, we go back to our friends with the Cabrini Men's Soccer team and welcome Dom Petruzzelli to the show! Dom gives us an in depth look at his soccer career from getting started in the club circuit all the way to his crazy state tournament run in high school. We then hear about how he ended up at Cabrini, his first college soccer season, and how he was able to get heavily involved around campus right away. Dom then shares his reaction to the Cabrini closing news and breaks down the final season of Cabrini Men's Soccer. We end by preparing for break with a draft of the best Thanksgiving foods! Make sure to check out our website at https://laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/)

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Dom Petruzzelli joins us in the lounge representing the Cabrini soccer team and we put him through our fast five questions, we talk about Dom’s favorite movie franchise and the Pixar theory, Dom goes into his background growing up in Warminster, PA and how he first got into sports, his early days of club soccer and the youth soccer reclassification that impacted recruiting, making deep runs in the club state tournament and winning in a thriller against a local rival to advance to regionals 1:44-25:41

Dom talks his experience playing at Archbishop Wood High School in the Philadelphia Catholic League, his run through the state tournament his senior year after falling in the PCL quarterfinal, confronting a ref at halftime of a dirty game, managing a tough matchup in the state semifinal, and falling in the state championship in Hershey, PA, the challenge with playing under high expectations at Wood 25:41-51:58

We go into Dom’s recruiting experience and how he got in contact with Cabrini, his overnight visit with players and the moment he was able to commit, meeting his roommate for the first time at accepted students day, transitioning to college as a fall athlete being the first students on campus, crushing the beep test during preseason, getting adjusted to the college game and finally breaking the starting lineup in conference play, scoring his first career goal and spraining both his wrists in a matter of 24 minutes, losing a heartbreaker in PKs against Neumann in the conference semifinals 51:58-1:21.33

Dom shares how he got involved around campus so fast as a freshman, putting his name all over the involvement/jobs fair, being nominated for SAAC rep and finding out he is national SAAC rep for the AEC while in South Africa, flying to Indianapolis for the national SAAC conference 1:21.33-1:39.51

Dom’s reaction to the news of Cabrini closing and the process to make his commitment back for the final year, dealing with others moving on to different schools, Coach Dallas’ epic preseason speech to the 24 who stayed, the final home opener against York, fighting through a tough non-conference schedule as well as the final battle of eagle road, the ups and downs of conference play, final home game on ERDF, coming up short in the conference championship game and taking everything in one last time in a Cabrini uniform, and his plans for next year 1:39.51-2:19.48

We share our moments of the week, Nick highlights our last fall ball practice on Wednesday with a great surprise from our coach, Fridge shares the story of him ripping his pants moments before leaving for a team event, and Dom breaks down a late night study sesh with his roommate where he got a random bloody nose 2:19.48-2:31.41

Draft of the best Thanksgiving dishes 2:31.41-2:48.09

On today's episode of the Lax Lounge, we sit down and talk with the face-off specialist for our last ride Johnny McCormick! Johnny talks about growing up in Springfield and making the decision to go to high school at Episcopal Academy. We then get into his lacrosse career and were shocked to find out how late he started taking face-offs and his crazy path to Cabrini. From there Johnny gives us a rundown of his Cabrini career and how he is able to balance being a student-athlete and business owner. We end with a draft of the best appetizers that definitely didn't disappoint. Make sure to check out our website at https://www.laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/)

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Johnny McCormick joins us in the lax lounge and we instantly kick off with the fast five questions including an important conversation about our favorite thanksgiving foods (including a hot take from Fridge) and a flashback to dressing as the hangover characters freshman year halloween 1:44-9:54

We get into Johnny’s background including an ironic connection that him, Nick, and one of our previous guests share, he talks about growing up in Springfield, PA and switching to Episcopal Academy for high school, balancing the different friend groups that he had 9:54-19:35

Johnny talks about his early athletic career playing hockey which transitioned him into the lacrosse world, his late specialization as a face-off athlete and how talented the position has come, we take a hard right turn and begin talking about the 2015 final four and talk about some current events in division one lacrosse, the wonders of doing physical therapy as a college athlete, and the wildest under hitting in college football over the weekend 19:35-32:43

We get into Johnny’s career at Episcopal and how he went from an attack man to a face-off specialist, what is was like competing with some high level competition at EA, how he got recruited to Cabrini without playing summer lacrosse, the dynamics of the face-off locker room on the 2023 cavaliers, Johnny’s first starts at the face-off stripe last season in big games against Lynchburg and Dickinson, how he uses his previous experience as an offensive player to make him a better face-off guy, a preview of our spring break trip to Farmville this year along with other iconic hotel memories, the magic of naps on long car rides 32:43-1:05.51

We recap Johnny scaring Fridge awake from a nap before we started recording and other examples of Fridge getting scared by Nick around the apartment, Johnny explains some of the dynamics living with his roommates, how he balances being a college student athlete with a landscaping business, and the joys of having a young dog in a college house 1:05.51-1:20.49

The guys share their moments of the week, Fridge talks about getting to meet Cabrini alumni Joe Holden during his talk with our PR class, Nick shares his family dinner on Sunday night, and Johnny talks about celebrating our good friend Hunter Waldron on his 21st birthday, featuring an honorable mention moment where Fridge got stung by a bee on the inside of his lip on Saturday 1:20.49-1:36.05

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On today's episode of the Lax Lounge we sat down to talk with our teammate Mario Leone! Mario talks about his early life playing hockey from the age of 3 all the way through high school as well as when he picked up lacrosse and how he was able to balance playing both sports. We also talk about his decision to pursue college lacrosse over hockey and managing the ups and downs of playing at a high level division III school. We end with a draft of the best video games in honor of OG Fortnite being back which is full of nostalgia. Make sure to vote down below for who had the best draft and leave a rating. Check out our website at https://www.laxloungeinc.com/ and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/)

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Mario Leone joins us in the lounge and we immediately hit him with the fast five questions where we hear some of his hot takes that he’s afraid to share and why he would want to have a puppy-size t-rex as a pet (featuring a bonus polar bear joke from Nick), we then touch a bit on Mario’s background growing up in South Jersey 1:44-10:29

We dive into Mario’s hockey career and how he got started from the moment he could walk, starting with competitive floor hockey at 3 years old to the first time he hit the ice (and tried to quit right away), he breaks down his entire hockey career going all the way up to playing at Nationals in Green Bay, Wisconsin, how he was able to recognize when he was burning out and take a step back to rekindle his passion, dealing with the super late practices (and the reason behind why they happen), and how the game has grown in recent years 10:29-31:28

We transition into Mario’s lacrosse career which he picked up after being pushed by his friends, his first time playing with the most disgusting starter stick, getting a hat trick in his first ever game, we debate the differences between club, travel, and rec teams, Mario’s experience playing club under a rival coach, his insane 7th and 8th grade seasons losing only one game, getting his footing in high school lacrosse leading into covid, coming back for his junior year and having to miss the first part of the season quarantining for hockey nationals and some of the big matchups from his high school career, the guys get back onto their Survivor tangents and discuss the possibility of Nick going on the show 31:28-1:03.45

Mario talks about the decision to focus on lacrosse over hockey, a full circle moment where he was able to fill in for his future roommate in a tournament where he got a lot of looks, the transition to college lacrosse and having to deal with the loss of his grandparents, and how he came to the decision to come back for the final year at Cabrini 1:03.45-1:20.16

The guys talk about their moments of the week with Fridge sharing his S-tier Tuesday, Nick highlights Wednesday where we had or latest organized fall practice into an outstanding survivor episode, and Mario talks about his Friday night playing OG Fortnite with his roommates 1:20.16-1:31.26

On today's episode of the Lax Lounge, we sit down and chat with our teammate (and neighbor) Gavin Lenart. After a few interesting takes talking about halloween candy, we talk about Gavin's football career playing at Wilson High School and how that translated to his success on the lacrosse field. We also compare some of the craziness that happened being athletes during the pandemic in 2021 and get into why Gavin decided to come back to Cabrini for the final year. We end with our moments of the week and a draft of the best tv series which may have the longest and most honorable list of honorable mentions afterwards. Make sure to vote down below for who had the best draft, check out our website https://www.laxloungeinc.com/, and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/)

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Gavin Lenart joins us in the Lax Lounge for a retry of his lost first episode, we put Gavin through the fast five questions and get an unbelievably hot take about halloween candy and a crazy discussion about the most dangerous animals 1:44-14:23

Gavin goes into the origin story for his Cabrini nickname and a bit about his background, Nick recounts the first time he met Gavin and inspired him to get a mini pancake maker, Gavin shares the first time he picked up a lacrosse stick and got into the sport, we touch on our basketball careers and the faux confidence we had in our game 14:23-28:48

We get into Gavin’s football career in high school and how it set him up as a lacrosse player, he recounts his best game of his high school career taking down one of their town rivals, and the fun of high school rivalries on and off the field 28:48-39:55

We talk about what our 2021 football seasons looked like comparing PA to WA during the pandemic, Fridge talks about what it was like playing lacrosse with a mask on, some of the other weird rules that happened during the quarantine 39:55-55:07

Gavin talks about his initial reaction to the news of Cabrini closing and his thought process on coming back, how it felt to go through this with his older brother and sharing this final year together, 55:07-1:06.44

We go into our moments of the week with Nick highlighting some of his Team Ten players with sick plays, Fridge recaps his experience as the MC for the final Halloween Havoc, and Gavin shoutout seeing his family last weekend in Ocean City as well as a not so great moment from a competition he competed in during Havoc 1:06.44-1:17.17

We do a draft of the best TV series of all time (featuring more than a few great honorable mentions) 1:17.17-1:57.01