Author: Marisa Ingemi
Major League Lacrosse Team MVPs
Each team has that one player they cannot survive without. The same goes in Major League Lacrosse for the four playoff teams and the four that sit on the outside looking in. Who are the most valuable players on each club? Let’s take a look. Denver Outlaws- Brendan Mundorf Mundorf has an outside chance of being the league MVP. He is second in the league in points at 59 and…
Lizards Continue to Take Home Hardware
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…
Three Stars of the MLL Season: Offense
Normally at this time of the week, we bring you our weekly MLL three stars of the week. But with the regular season over, we want to bring you the three stars of the entire season. Sure, the best of the best could all be scorers. But is that fair for the goalies? Or the face-off men? Let’s take a look at the three stars of the league, position by…
Goaltending Essential for MLL Playoff Teams
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…
Who is the Major League Lacrosse MVP?
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…
Rattlers Season Review: Rochester Sees Progress in 2012
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…
Lax Live Goes One on One with Jake Steinfeld
On Friday night Marisa Ingemi went one on one with Jake Steinfeld, the author of Take a Shot! and the founder of Major League Lacrosse, on Lax Live on The Lacrosse Radio Network. Ingemi asked questions about the book, the inspiration behind it, MLL Championship Weekend, the state of the league and what the future holds. In Lacrosse We Trust and The Lacrosse Radio Network thank Steinfeld for taking the…
MLL Power Rankings: The Eliminated
Major League Lacrosse season is now over, and the playoffs are ready to begin. With the playoff teams battling it out, let’s rank the teams who are not in the playoffs. 1. Charlotte Hounds- The Hounds did a good job this season, despite missing the playoffs. They have some big name players, they addressed their needs when they had to, and they built a fanbase larger than most expansion teams….
Cannons Get in Playoffs as Rabil Ties Scoring Record
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…