The Long Island Lizards have now won three major awards before Championship Weekend- Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, and announced today, goalie of the year. Joe Spallina is a first year head coach with the Lizards who is the 2012 MLL Head Coach of the year. Spallina led the Lizards to a fourth seed in the playoffs and an 8-6 record. Matt Gibson had thirty three points…
The key to the Major League Lacrosse playoffs is goaltending. Sure, the Outlaws have a dynamic offense, no one shoots two pointers like the Bayhawks and the Cannons have star power, but a closer look shows the real essentials. Who were the top four goaltenders in the league in goals against average? Kip Turner leads the league for the Bayhawks at 10.51. In second place is Jesse Schwartzman of the…
Last season it came down to Paul Rabil and Ned Crotty, with Rabil getting the award. This season, is it hard to deny Paul Rabil as the MVP again, after breaking the all time single season scoring record? Most of us here at In Lacrosse We Trust agreed Rabil should be MVP, but a few of us mentioned Brendan Mundorf of the Denver Outlaws. So let’s compare their numbers and…
Is this season a disappointment for the Rochester Rattlers? After winning just two games the year before, it’s hard to say it was. Sure, they finished at just .500 and out of a playoff spot, but Rochester saw tremendous improvement in 2012. The Rattlers saw an increase in goals this season by over twenty goals, something that must have had a big impact in their season. Matt Streibal led the…
It was a must win game for the Boston Cannons, and they won. The Cannons defeated the Ohio Machine last night, 18-16, to get into the MLL Playoffs as the number three seed. They will play the Chesapeake Bayhawks on August 25th. The Cannons saw multi goal performances from Paul Rabil, Matt Poskay, Ari Sussman, Ryan Boyle, Mike Stone, Kevin Buchanan (who had a natural hat trick) and Pat Heim. Rabil scored…
It was a battle for first place between the Chesapeake Bayhawks and Denver Outlaws. The Outlaws had not been at home for weeks, and they would close out the season yet again on enemy territory. In front of over 10,000, the Denver Outlaws defeated the Bayhawks to clinch the first overall seed in the MLL Playoffs. That means they will play the fourth seeded Long Island Lizards on Championship Weekend….
As I said last week, it’s very simple. The Boston Cannons need to defeat the Ohio Machine to be the the 2012 MLL playoffs. If they lose, and the Lizards win or the Rattlers lose, they can still get in. But it’s so simple, they just need to defeat the last place team in the league. They are playing at Ohio, which is the Machine’s last home game, and game…
Chris Rosenthall is the resident MLL writer over at Lax All Stars, and he is also the MLL Post Game Show co host on The Lacrosse Radio Network. This week I sat down with him to get his thoughts on the MLL playoffs and what the future holds. 1. Who do you think are the final four? I think the final four will be Denver, Chesapeake, Long Island and Boston….
The Southern Ohio Box Lacrosse picked up a big win over Detroit this week, and I talked with coach/player/owner Sean Murphy about the team, and his vision for it. 1. Who are some key players on the roster this season? Our roster features a wide range of box lacrosse experience. Â Most players are converts from field lacrosse. Â These guys are excellent LACROSSE players, but are still learning the finer points…
With their win over the Rochester Rattlers last week, the Denver Outlaws clinched a spot in MLL Championship Weekend. Meanwhile, the Chesapeake Bayhawks had already clinched a couple of weeks before. With those slots locked up, only two more teams can make the playoffs, and three have a chance, next week. All three of those teams are facing teams who are out of the hunt. The Boston Cannons need just…