Premier Lacrosse League to make Connecticut debut at Fairfield University

The Premier Lacrosse League, a North American men”™s professional lacrosse league, will be making its first appearance in Connecticut on July 23 and July 24 at Fairfield University”™s Rafferty Stadium.

The Connecticut appearance will feature a pair of doubleheader matches, with Saturday”™s games played at 5:00 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. and Sunday”™s games occurring at 2:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The teams playing in the games will be announced at a later date.

“This is the first time that the Premier Lacrosse League will hold its games anywhere in Connecticut and we congratulate Fairfield University for hosting,” stated Robert Murdock, president of the Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau. “This event will mean big business for Connecticut as the athletes, officials, families, and fans will stay in area hotels, dine in restaurants, shop, and visit nearby attractions.”

“There”™s a rich history of lacrosse in the state of Connecticut ”“ home to nearly a dozen of our pros,” said Premier Lacrosse League Co-Founder and CEO Michael Rabil, adding that “Connecticut needs more professional sports teams, so we wanted to give the lacrosse loving community a chance to see the PLL stars up close.”

Eight Premier Lacrosse League players hail from Connecticut: Archers LC midfielder Austin Sims (Fairfield); Atlas LC midfielders Brent Adams (Norwalk) and Peter Dearth (Ridgefield); Chaos LC long-stick midfielder CJ Costabile (New Fairfield); Waterdogs LC attackman Michael Kraus (New Canaan) and midfielder Connor Kelly (Easton); and Whipsnakes LC attackman Simon Mathias (Ridgefield) and midfielder Will Perry (Greenwich).