Flower Mound Lacrosse Association (FMLA) is a community based lacrosse program that is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt public charity and non-profit organization dedicated to fostering and promoting a safe, disciplined, respectful, and team-oriented program where boys (1st - 12th grade) and girls (3rd - 12th grade) can learn the fundamentals of lacrosse, develop skills to be competitive in the game, as well as build the essential characteristics of good sportsmanship along with strong character.

Denton County residents has voted Flower Mound Lacrosse the Best Lacrosse Association in Denton County every year since 2013!

Sammy Cambere just completed his Freshman year at the University of Utah where he is playing NCAA Division 1 Lacrosse and Majoring in Criminology. 

During this past season, Sammy started all 15 games for Utes Lacrosse, leading the team in caused turnovers (20) and finishing second on the team in ground balls (52). And Sammy’s achievements didn't end on the defensive side of the field – this season, Sammy won 5 face-offs, scored 3 goals, and racked up 3 assists.

Sammy even made school history being credited with an assist in Utah’s first-ever goal as a NCAA D1 program:

• Utah Lacrosse Tweet: "FIRST GOAL IN UTAH HISTORY! Scored by Jimmy Perkins with an assist from Sam Cambere"

During the 2019 season, Sammy was recognized with the following:

• Inside Lacrosse D1 MLAX Freshman Rankings (#22)
• College Crosse All-Freshman Team

Additional mentions and appearances:

• The Lacrosse Network: Utah Lacrosse All-Access | GOING WEST presented by Under Armour 
• US Lacrosse Magazine “Utes Climb the Mountain in First Varsity Season”
• Lacrosse All-Stars Stat Freaks: NCAA Weeks 2 & 3 - Defense

During the off-season, Sammy is participating in the Give & Go Foundation Initiative UTE KEYDET EUROPEAN TOUR - read Sammy’s GrowTheGame Inspiration story and/or donate to this fundraiser.

FMLA is so excited for all of Sammy's accomplishments this past year!
 

Former FM Lacrosse player Emily Crump (Class of 2016), who received a full academic and athletic scholarship to play lacrosse at the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, KY, is having tremendous success having just finished her Junior year!

In addition to playing NCAA Division 1 Lacrosse, Emily is studying Physical Therapy/Biology. FMLA is so excited for Emily for her athletic and academic achievements!

During the regular 2019 season, Emily was recognized for the following:

• NAIA All-American Honors
• Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete Honors
• Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team
• Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District Team
• Academic All-Conference
• First Team All-Mid-South Conference
• Mid-South Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 18)

Over the course of 19 games this past season, Emily was ranked 2nd in the nation in Saves with 125 (.508%) and 3rd in the nation Goals Against Average (6.37%) among 2019 Division I Individual Stats Leaders.

With a 16-4 overall record (4-1 conference record), the Patriots won the MSC Championships and advanced to the NAIA National Invitational Semifinals. Overall, the Patriots finished the season ranked #3 in the final NAIA Coaches' Poll!

Emily's stats and honors in 2018 as a Sophomore include:

• 2018 AAC Defensive Player of the Year (Apr. 20)
• 2018 ALL-AAC Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Year (Apr. 19)
• 2018 NAIA National Women’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week (Apr. 3)
• Patriots Women Athlete of the Week (Apr. 2)
• AAC Defensive Player of the Week (Apr. 2)
  Recorded 29 saves in the Patriots two wins in the previous week, stopping a program-best 21 shots (a .750 save percentage) in Cumberlands 13-7 win over seventh-ranked Tennessee Wesleyan.  She made ten of her career-high 21 saves off free position attempts and stopped eight shots in the win over Point. For that week, Emily helped limit opponents to 2-22 on free position attempts (which is the fourth time this season she as recorded at least ten saves in a game and she is ranked sixth in the NAIA with 96 saves).
• AAC Defensive Player of the Week (Mar. 20)
  Recorded 19 saves on the week as Cumberlands win 2-0. Posted 11 saves versus No. 5 Keiser (Fla.) and had 8 against Ave Maria (Fla.). Had 7 ground balls.
• AAC Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 19)
  Recorded 17 saves and allowed 13 goals as Cumberlands went 2-0 last week. Had 8 ground ball. Notched 15 saves in a 15-10 win over No. 2 Lawrence Tech (Mich.).

Emily’s Freshman year, she played in 11 games (started 10), made 99 saves, and posted a .518 save percentage. She recorded double-digit saves seven times in five straight games, made a career-high 17 saves against Georgetown, ranked eighth in the NAIA for averaging 9.00 saves per game, tied for fourth on the team with 28 ground balls, and netted her first career goal in the win over Montreat.

In 2017, Emily received the following honors:

• AAC Second Team All-Conference
• AAC Defensive Player of the Week (Mar. 22)
• AAC Defensive Player of the Week (Apr. 17)

Congratulations to FM Lacrosse HS Girls Varsity players Brynn Belmont, Taylor Ambrosio, Bailey McQuillen, Mackenzie Smith, and Hailey Zutic on being selected to the 2019 Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Southwest Girls 2021 and 2022 teams!

These ladies were invited to play in the Underclass Tournament in Maryland June 27th - 30th!

Congratulations to the following FMLA HS players who have been recognized by the THSLL & TGHSLL for 2019 All-State, All-District, and All-District Honorable Mention honors:

ALL-STATE: Taylor Ambrosio
ALL-DISTRICT: Lauren Tousignant
ALL-DISTRICT: Mackenzie McCormick
ALL-DISTRICT: Mackenzie Smith
HONORABLE MENTION: Andrew Hetrick

Congratulations to the following Flower Mound Lacrosse High School players who have committed to play DI, DII, or DIII Lacrosse in college!

Madison Leonard (Senior, Flower Mound HS) - Anderson University (DIII)
Megan Lawrence (Senior, Marcus HS) - Wofford College (DI)
Lauren Tousignant (Junior, Flower Mound HS) - Radford University (DI)

Check back regularly for additions! Submit FMLA HS player college commitments HERE!

Congratulations to the following Flower Mound Lacrosse HS Girls players who have been selected for TGHSLL's Team North Texas, representing our region in the US Lacrosse National Tournament in Baltimore this Memorial Day Weekend!

Brynn Belmont (Attack)
Anna Day (Attack)
Mackenzie McCormick (Goalie)
Lauren Tousignant (Midfield)
Taylor Ambrosio (Midfield)
Hailey Zutic (Defense)

FM Lacrosse had the most players selected for this honor out of all the teams in the entire region!

The 4th Annual FMLA Golf Tournament held on April 19th at Tour 18 Golf Club was a great success! A huge thank you to all who sponsored this event, to all the golfers, to all who donated items to and participated in the raffle and auction, and to all the volunteers who pulled it all together!

Click HERE to View or Download Golf Tournament Photos

Music: Broken Arrows by Avicii | Brave by Sara Bareilles

Music: It's Time by Imagine Dragons

Shop at AmazonSmile whenever making purchases on Amazon and a donation will be made to FMLA! Nothing changes with your Amazon account - just sign up and shop and FMLA gets a donation from Amazon! As of February 2019, FMLA has received $213.33 in AmazonSmile donations!

US Lacrosse is the National Governing Body of Lacrosse and provides players and parents with insurance, discounts, US Lacrosse Magazine subscription, and access to other lacrosse resources through its annual membership.  An active US Lacrosse membership is required for all FMLA players.

Be sure to check out all the great upcoming events being held
in Flower Mound!