1. Men’s Lacrosse Instills Capital Culture During Fall Ball
Jeremy Morgan, Assistant Sports Information Director
The Capital University Men's Lacrosse team will begin its
first-ever campaign this coming spring of 2014.
(Capital Men's Lacrosse photo).
The Capital University men’s lacrosse team will enter its inaugural campaign in the spring of 2014.
Like any upstart program, both challenges and excitement surround the squad as they prepare this fall for
the upcoming season.
“It’s been a good fall so far,” said head coach Bill Olin. “We have a lot of blue collar, tough guys, who have
a lot of talent and are very coachable.”
Olin, who was hired last year on Nov. 28, gained his coaching experience over the course of three stints
including the club, high school and collegiate levels. He was also a standout goaltender at Rutgers (N.J.)
University during his college playing days.
With fall ball in full swing, Olin expects his superb coaching staff to play a key role in developing the
players who will represent the Crusaders first-ever men’s lacrosse team.
“Our assistant coaches have done an excellent job communicating and helping to develop our players,”
Olin said. “The entire staff has done a great job getting our guys to focus on us in order to improve our
team as a whole.”
Assistant coaches for the Crusaders include Michael Kinney, who has coached and played college lacrosse,
as well as Patrick Riffe, who played lacrosse at Ohio State (2009-2013).
Junior Chase Woods, a transfer from Piedmont (Ga.) College, added that the coaching staff’s experience
and knowledge of the game is invaluable.
“We have great coaches here,” Woods said. “Two of them played Division I and one played Division II
lacrosse, so they are very experienced, excellent coaches.”

2. Player personnel and creating a team specific brand is key for any upstart program, something in which
the Crusaders are looking to develop early on this fall.
“Honestly, I think we’ve captured lightening in a bottle,” Olin said. “Although we had a different recruiting
process, I’m very pleased with the chemistry that we have developed during fall ball.”
The recruits that Olin and his staff have brought in total 21 players, including one junior, two sophomores
and 18 freshmen.
“Our biggest challenge is playing the numbers game with our personnel,” Olin said. “We have ex-amount
of players with certain levels of experience, so fall ball has mostly been skill development and working on
fundamentals.”
Freshman Parker Marsch also pointed out that a first year program does not always feature elite players,
but that does not discount the fact that the Crusaders will be competitive in every match.
“A lot of times it’s about hustle and hard work in first year programs,” Woods said. “With the guys we
have on the team, that’s never an issue. We get after it every play.”
As the fall progresses, the Crusaders look to not only keep their focus on team development, but they also
keep in mind their first season as a lacrosse team in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
“My goal for our team is to be the most fundamentally sound and mentally tough team within the OAC,”
Woods said.
Olin also noted that the Crusaders will be no pushover within the conference come the beginning of the
season.
“Come spring, we should be very competitive within the OAC,” Olin said. “The biggest thing will be to
focus on playing smart lacrosse and instilling the Capital Culture within our team.”