Business Communication alum Brent Hiken '15 will play with Redwoods LC during the inaugural weekend of the Premier Lacrosse League at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 2. The game will be televised on the NBC Sports Network. As a student at Stevenson, Brent played for the Mustangs' lacrosse team as a faceoff specialist.
The professional field lacrosse league is a six-team touring league featuring 160 of the best lacrosse players in the world. The teams will travel to a total of 14 cities in their inaugural season, including a stop in Baltimore at Johns Hopkins' Homewood Field June 22-23, according to gomustangsports. The new league is a direct competitor of Major League Lacrosse, which has been established for 18 years. (Top image from premierlacrosseleague.com; photo of Brent Hiken from Facebook)