January 27, 2011 | Ariel Dowski

I’m Game If You Are

These lacrosse players leave the comfort of the Field House for the Arctic conditions of UConn in mid-winter. Photo by Ariel Dowski

<p>These lacrosse players leave the comfort of the Field House for the Arctic conditions of UConn in mid-winter. Lacrosse is a team sport, normally played outside in better weather, of Native American origin. Player’s use a small solid rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh designed to catch and hold the lacrosse ball. Offensively, the objective of the game is to score by shooting the ball into an opponent's goal, using the lacrosse stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball to do so. Defensively, the objective is to keep the opposing team from scoring and to dispossess them of the ball through the use of stick checking and body contact or positioning. Photo by Ariel Dowski</p>
These lacrosse players leave the comfort of the Field House for the Arctic conditions of UConn in mid-winter. Lacrosse, a team sport of Native American origin, is normally played outside in better weather. Players use a small solid rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh designed to catch and hold the ball. Offensively, the objective of the game is to score by shooting the ball into the opponent's goal, using the lacrosse stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball to do so. Defensively, the objective is to keep the opposing team from scoring and to dispossess them of the ball through the use of stick checking and body contact or positioning. Photo by Ariel Dowski