If license plates in a parking lot are indicative of how much lacrosse has grown over the years, then it is clear the sport is rapidly spreading throughout the United States. Lacrosse has taken over the Allen Creek Soccer Complex in Gainesville, where coaches, athletes and their family members began arriving from around the country on Saturday for the opening of the Georgia Southern Shootout tournament. The two-day event is the largest lacrosse tournament in the Southeast, according to organizer Monkey Up Tournaments, and features more than 100 club lacrosse teams squaring off in a round-robin competition.