One tidbit that won't make the print edition story about former Duke lacrosse coach Mike Pressler I'm working on for tomorrow was interesting --- especially since he brought it up.

Pressler is now the coach at Bryant, a Division II school in Rhode Island. The Bulldogs earned their first postseason invitation this season and will meet D-II power Le Moyne in the semifinals on Saturday.

With the tournament berth, Pressler became the first coach to take lacrosse teams to the Divisions I, II and III tournaments. In addition to Duke and Bryant, Pressler made several Division III appearances with Ohio Wesleyan in the late 1980s.

Apparently, another reporter brought up the stat with him earlier in the week, prompting a bit of surprise.

"That was never a goal of mine," Pressler said. "We never thought about that. We had plans to be in Durham for a long time."

Certainly, there are still scars from his ouster at Duke two springs ago. There would be with anyone, and being forced to uproot a family that has lived somewhere for 16 years isn't an enviable situation.

But it's clear Pressler has retained both his dry sense of humor and his blunt way of assessing things in his new gig. And for that, the lacrosse world should be thankful.

--- Patrick Stevens