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- ↑ "Three Team Blockbuster Trade Announced". NLL.com. July 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ↑ "Taylor Wray's Lehigh University Coaches Bio". LehighSports.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
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- ↑ "Saint Joseph's Lacrosse Team Page" . Retrieved May 4, 2024.
- ↑ "2022 Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Official" . Retrieved May 4, 2024.