Author: Justin Lafleur

The regular season is in the books as the final weekend of action was highlighted by several top rookie performances. The weekend began with Denver’s thrilling comeback win in overtime over first-place New York. First-year player Mike Bocklett (2007 graduate of Fairfield) followed up his 10-point performance with seven points (four goals, three assists) against the Lizards. Erik Adamson of the University of Denver fired five shots (three on goal)…

Rookies are making their impact on every team. Some teams are playing rookies more than others, but across the board, more and more rookies are playing every week. Let’s take a look back to last weekend. The weekend began with Boston’s 9-8 overtime win at Chesapeake to officially clinch a playoff berth. A pair of rookies each scored a goal, John Glesener (Army West Point) and Wells Stanwick (Johns Hopkins),…

In a weekend which saw some questions being answered (who’s in the playoffs), many things are yet to be decided (the two through four seeds in the playoffs). Here are the three starts from another exciting weekend of action. 3) Max Seibald (Boston) – GWG in overtime Veteran Max Seibald had just one goal on Thursday at Chesapeake, but that goal officially clinched a playoff berth for the Cannons. It…

As teams begin to separate themselves in the MLL standings, check out some of the standouts from this past weekend with our three stars. 3) Brian Phipps (Ohio) – 21 saves, 12 goals allowed Brian Phipps continued his stellar season on Saturday, making 21 saves and tallying a .636 save percentage in a big win at Boston to move into a second-place tie (with the Cannons) in the Major League…

Rookies shined in games last weekend, highlighted by eight points from Florida’s Lyle Thompson and six goals from Ohio’s Jimmy Bitter. Here’s the complete rundown. Thompson was the star rookie (and player) in Major League Lacrosse last weekend. On Friday, he tallied seven goals and one assist in Florida’s dominant 19-9 win over Charlotte, the second straight win for the suddenly surging Launch. Thompson’s teammate, and Cornell rookie, Connor Buczek…

As we move into July, competition is as tight as ever in Major League Lacrosse. Here are three stars from this past weekend. 3) Paul Rabil (New York) – 6 points (4 goals, 1 two-point goal, 1 assist) Paul Rabil returned from injury with a bang, tallying six points to help his New York Lizards snap a two-game losing streak. With Rabil in the lineup, New York improved to 9-0,…

Rookies continue to make their mark in Major League Lacrosse. There were several standouts last weekend and others who are continuing to make their MLL debuts. The weekend began with Florida’s impressive 16-12 win over New York. In that game, Cornell product Connor Buczek tallied three points behind two goals, including a two-point goal. Buczek opened the scoring for Florida with a two-pointer to give his team a 2-1 advantage….