The Lax Lounge

We're Back [Lax Lounge Episode 30]

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!

Checking In: Home Opener and Spring Break

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. Make sure to check out our website (https://www.laxloungeinc.com/) and thank you to our sponsor Edvative Learning (https://www.edvative.com/) Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-0:19 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

Checking In: Preseason Recap

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/) Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-1:44 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

Snow Day Classes and First Day of Practice

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/) Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-1:44 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

We're Back! Winter Break Recap

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/) Intro/Edvative Ad 0:00-1:44 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