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Year In Review: 2020 College Lacrosse

A season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic

By Matt Pendleton Photography

April 7^th, 2020

Year In Review

Lacrosse is one of my favorite sports to cover. I'm fortunate to have one of the premier college teams right in my backyard, attracting equally premier competition. This season I was able to shoot for US Lacrosse Magazine.

I love telling stories with my images and sports is no exception. Scroll down to see my favorite images.

NOTE: The entire world is suffering from the COVID-19 pandemic. I was fortunate to cover a couple games before all sports were cancelled.

The Gear

For sports coverage, I use the following equipment:

Camera Bodies and Lens

Canon 1D-X and 1D-X Mark II bodies with Wireless File Transmitter WFT-E8A
Canon 17-40mm f4L lens
Canon 24-70mm f2.8L
Canon 70-200mm f2.8L II IS lens
Canon EF 85mm f1.4L IS II
Canon 200-400mm f4L IS with 1.4x Extender lens

Gear and Accessories

Dell XPS 15 laptop
Photo Mechanic 6 and Adobe Lightroom CC software
Lexar Pro 32GB CompactFlash and CompactFlash 2.0 Memory Cards
Lexar USB 3.0 Memory Card Readers
BlackRapid Double Breath Camera Straps
ThinkTank Airport Security 2.0
Hoodman HoodEYE Eye Cups

Colorado Buffaloes vs. Florida Gators

The Florida Gators opened the 2020 season with the #18 University of Colorado Buffaloes. The match was close battle for both teams with the Gators getting a comeback win in the final minutes of the game. Redshirt junior Briana Harris #20 lead the way for the Gators with a career-high five goals.

Stony Brook Seawolves vs Florida Gators

The #8 Gators took on the #3 Seawolves in a Top-10 matchup. Like their season opener, this came down to the last few minutes. The Gators posted the win 7-5. 3 games later their season would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic.

We had the honor to shoot this game covering #30 Ally Kennedy of Stony Brook for US Lacrosse Magazine.

That's A Wrap

Another college lacrosse season in the books! It was truly wonderful working for the US Lacrosse Magazine. While the season ended abruptly, I had a ton of fun for the few games I covered. I am looking forward to a new season as I know all teams will be very hungry to play.