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Team USA Player Profile: Matt Abbott

February 19, 2014

USA Profile: Matt Abbott Position: Midfielder College: Syracuse University Professional: Chesapeake Bayhawks. Syracuse hit a gold mine with their Class of 2009, winning two championships and producing a number of professionals. Not many people would have thought that the last one standing in the professional ranks would have been Matt Abbott. The midfielder out of Nottingham, New York became an entity in college sports that many coaches would do…

Team USA Player Profile: Rob Pannell

USA Profile: Rob Pannell Position: Attack College: Cornell University Professional: New York Lizards One has to wonder a few what ifs in the span of Rob Pannell’s college career. After almost making his way to Quinnipiac, Pannell opted to make a stop at a post-grad program in order to make his way to Ithaca. The Big Red, and college lacrosse itself, certainly benefited from this move in major ways….

February 17, 2014

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Team USA Player Profile: Kyle Harrison

USA Profile: Kyle Harrison Position: Midfield College: Johns Hopkins University Professional: LXM Pro Tour From the time Kyle Harrison stepped onto Homewood Field, lacrosse knew there was a star in the making. The early season tilt against Princeton gave lacrosse an early impression of his abilities. The two-sport sensation from the Friends School in Baltimore was now a star on the big stage with the Blue Jays. His goals,…

February 17, 2014

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Hopkins Tops Towson 15-8

Baltimore, Maryland–The Charles Street rivalry began with Johns Hopkins University hosting the Towson Tigers at Homewood Field. Both teams started the year with opening wins. The Tigers defeated High Point in a revenge game after Towson lost to HPU last year for the school’s first win. The Blue Jays defeated Ohio State in triple overtime. John Crawley opened the score just off a man advantage with the assist coming from…

February 15, 2014

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Team USA Player Profile: Chris Eck

USA Profile: Chris Eck Face-off Midfielder Professional Team: Boston Cannons College: Colgate ’08 Chris Eck might be another product of lacrosse’s focus on the major powers and missing out on the work other conferences are doing in the college ranks. To most fans of the game, Eck has been a name that has flown under the radar. Look at his production in college and it is hard to believe…

February 13, 2014

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Team USA Player Profile: John Galloway

USA Profile: John Galloway Position: Goalie College: Syracuse University John Galloway certainly has made a name for himself in lacrosse quickly and in doing so has assured critics that he will be around for awhile. Syracuse certainly has produced a few good ones over the years and Galloway may be at the top of the list. What hasn’t he done for his team since his days in high school…

February 12, 2014

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Hopkins Tops Ohio State in Triple OT Thriller

Baltimore, Maryland–Johns Hopkins took down Ohio State in a physical battle on Homewood Field. The teams will be conference rivals once the Big Ten opens its doors next year. If this is a semblance of Big Ten Lacrosse, it will be an amazing conference from top to bottom. This game had it all, scoring runs, sways in momentum, great saves, and some great hitting. The first half progressed with both…

February 9, 2014

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Champions Challenge Kicks Off Tomorrow at 1:30pm

In an attempt to be the genie behind the development of Team USA in its endeavors against the world this summer, my thoughts came to a pre-weekend analysis of the roster. With the Champions Cup this weekend and all the candidates in Florida during this week’s freeze of the East Coast, it has the feel of MLL Fantasy Draft weekend. Who will make the final team will likely determine the…

January 25, 2014

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Who to Watch: Week 3

Now the season gets into full swing and your favorite team will certainly be in action at some point this weekend. With the full slate of games, we will find out quickly how the teams are handling the early season success or failures. The opening game for everyone said a lot about where the team was sitting after the preseason tilts they were a part of. The teams are focused…

January 9, 2014

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NLL Players to Watch in Week Two: Mammoth Look to Rebound

First, congratulations to the opening week winners in Philadelphia, Rochester, and Edmonton. The early season has some interesting storylines. Who would have expected 17 goals from the Wings to open the season? Tracey Kelusky has already proved his worth in the Wings opening season win. Evan Kirk got his first win, taking the reins over from Brandon Miller. Jordan Hall took over the game with a huge night (five goals)….

January 2, 2014

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