The Halifax Thunderbirds win their second straight game, defeating the Las Vegas Desert Dogs 13-11 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S. The Thunderbirds were down 5-1 eight minutes into the second quarter, but outscored Las Vegas 12-6 the rest of the way to win the game. “I think it was a lot of perseverance. We were down 5-1 pretty early, but just talking after the game, we were like…
Rush Drop Both Games on Doubleheader Weekend
The Saskatchewan Rush’s grip on first place in the NLL faltered this weekend as they lost back-to-back games for the first time all season, dropping a 11-10 contest to the Buffalo Bandits on Friday, and then losing 13-12 to the Rochester Knighthawks on Saturday. Both were overtime losses. The rough weekend drops the Rush record to 10-3, still clinging to a half-game lead in the standings over the Colorado Mammoth…
Bandits win back-to-back games, catapult into playoff position
Week 14 was set to be a busy one, as there were 10 games scheduled to be played from Friday to Sunday. One of the contests under the biggest spotlight was a rematch of last season’s NLL Finals as the Saskatchewan Rush shipped up to Buffalo to take on the Bandits. During those Finals, both teams were in very similar positions. This year, not so much. The Rush were the…
Wings Split Games Against Swarm
The Georgia Swarm came buzzing into Philadelphia Friday night and flew away with the 11-6 win. The Wings soared into Georgia on Saturday and lifted the hopes of the Philly fans with a 9-5 victory. Saturday’s win was W in the books. And it was also a morale boost for many players, coaches, and fans. The Wings played 4 solid quarters of lacrosse. They also managed to prevent their opponents…
Wings Rushed In Loss
The Philadelphia Wings lost 6-14 on the same day the city lost another battle to Mother Nature. With the wind and rain pounding outside of the stadium, the Philly fans were pounding their seats as the Wings shut out Saskatchewan 3-0 in the first quarter. The fans were stunned as the Wings stalled the Rush. Quarter 2 saw the Rush score 4 to Philly’s 1. The fans quieted down as…
Rush Come Back to Take 9-8 Win Over Warriors in OT
The Saskatchewan Rush overcame an early deficit to take a 9-8 overtime victory over the Vancouver Warriors on Saturday night. With the win, the Rush improve to 9-1 on the season, remaining solidly in first place in the NLL. The Warriors drop to 6-3 and sit in a tie for third place with the Georgia Swarm. Saskatchewan opened the scoring two and a half minutes into the contest with a…
Philadelphia snaps six-game losing skid, Buffalo’s goes to four
It seems that Week 11 is a bit early for teams to be saying that a game is a “must win.” Well, in Saturday night’s matchup between the Philadelphia Wings and Buffalo Bandits, that’s the slogan that both teams were using. The Wings were coming in on a six-game losing streak, while Buffalo were losers of three-straight. Must win was the understatement of the century for both teams. Buffalo, during…
Smith’s late goal propels Bandits over Thunderbirds
The Buffalo Bandits defeated the Halifax Thunderbirds 11-10 on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. It was a battle between two struggling teams. Buffalo came into the game losing four straight, while Halifax had lost three in a row. Buffalo started strong, being up 8-3 10 minutes into the second quarter. But their offence ran dry, and Halifax battled back to tie the game at 10 with 3:43…
Vancouver beats down Rochester in physical clash
Week 10 action came to us from Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York. This clash featured two of the league’s more high-powered offenses. The hometown Knighthawks were on a tear, and the visiting Vancouver Warriors were right at the top of the standings as well. While this game had the potential to be an instant classic and a shootout, the final score was definitely not indicative of the capability…
Mammoth put up 20, beat up on Bandits
Saturday night’s tilt between the hometown Colorado Mammoth and the Buffalo Bandits was a massacre. It’s time for some honesty: terms to describe what Colorado did to Buffalo in this game. Dominated, thrashed, rolled, whooped, beat on. Colorado proved why they are arguably the hottest team in the league, spanking the Bandits 20-9, winning their fifth-straight game. Right when you thought the Loud House couldn’t get louder. Mammoth fans, cheers….