2016 Major League Lacrosse Season: Parity a Sign of a Growing Sport

August 8, 2016

Ask any sports league how they’d like their final standings, and practically everyone would say the same thing. They would want the majority of the teams to be competitive and with a chance for the postseason down the stretch. The 2016 Major League Lacrosse season took that notion to an extreme. Incredibly, seven of the league’s nine teams finished the regular season with identical 8-6 records. Only problem is, there…

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MLL Three Stars: Another Huge Showing for Bocklet

August 4, 2016

Last week’s Major League Lacrosse results only led to more questions than answers, in terms of the postseason. With just one week remaining, one team has clinched a postseason berth. Here are our three stars from the week that was. Matt Bocklet (Denver) – 20 groundballs, one goal in two wins Bocklet helped Denver win its fifth and sixth straight games last week, beginning with 11 groundballs in a 12-10…

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MLL Three Stars: Rabil Leading Lizards

July 28, 2016

Another week in the books. Check out our three stars from the week that was. 1.Paul Rabil (New York) – five goals (including a two-point goal), one assist at Rochester Rabil led the New York offense at Rochester Saturday, recording a game-high seven points which included the game-winning goal just 2:33 into overtime as the Lizards earned a hard-fought 16-15 road win. Rabil had two points in each of the…

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MLL Three Stars: Going Into the All Star Break

July 8, 2016

An exciting weekend of Major League Lacrosse action is in the books as the standings continue to tighten up near the top. Heading into Saturday’s All-Star game, six teams are within one game of each other. Check out our three stars from this past week. Joe Walters (Chesapeake)—six goals, seven assists over two games (both wins) Walters helped spearhead an impressive 2-0 week for Chesapeake. He began with six points…

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MLL Thee Stars: Wolf Leads the Charge

June 29, 2016

The MLL standings are extremely tight, with six teams within two games of first place. Take a look back to another exciting weekend in Major League Lacrosse with our three stars. Jordan Wolf (Rochester) – four goals, three assists Wolf continues to be on a tear, following a 10-point performance last week with seven points in a 16-13 win at Ohio. Four of his points (two goals, two assists) came…

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MLL Three Stars: Young Talent on a Roll

June 23, 2016

This past weekend of Major League Lacrosse action saw two more overtime games and an impressive road performance to help his team win handily. Here are the three stars from the week that was. Jordan Wolf (Rochester) – six goals, four assists Undoubtedly the number one star of the week was Wolf and his 10 points. Wolf helped his Rattlers jump out to a 7-4 lead after 15 minutes of…

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MLL Three Stars: King on a Tear

June 15, 2016

We are deep into the season and the races are heating up. Another great week is in the books. Here are the three stars from the week that was. Dave Lawson (New York) – four goals, game-winning goal in overtime It isn’t always about the quantity of goals, but rather the significance of the goals. Lawson had both on Saturday as he scored a team-high four goals, including the game-winner…

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Championship Weekend Highlighted the Greatness of College Sports

June 5, 2016

Championship weekend in Philadelphia was all a lacrosse fan could ask for. Heck, it was all a sports fan could ask for. There were five games played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The final scores tell a story. Division I Semifinal – North Carolina 18, Loyola 13 Division I Semifinal – Maryland 15, Brown 14 (OT) Division III Championship Game – Salisbury 14, Tufts 13 Division II Championship Game…

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UNC Shocks Maryland 13-7 for Women’s National Title

June 3, 2016

Three years ago, the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team ended Maryland’s bid for a perfect season, beating the Terrapins in the 2013 National Championship Game. That game went to triple overtime and was played at Villanova University, just outside of Philadelphia. On Sunday, UNC ended the Terrapins’ 26-game winning streak at Talen Energy Stadium, home of the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. In the end, the result was the…

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Women’s Lacrosse Championship Weekend set to get underway

May 27, 2016

The NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship Weekend is full of familiar teams with the Nos. 1, 2 and 4 seeds advancing to the National Semifinals with one unseeded team, Penn State, crashing the party. Friday’s games feature No. 3 North Carolina against Penn State at 5 p.m. followed by No. 1 Maryland against No. 4 Syracuse in the nightcap at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania. Both games can be seen…

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