Games galore on the Saturday schedule today around Divisions one, two and three, we have some of the best ones below. Division One UMBC Retrievers vs Robert Morris Colonials The Colonials are coming off of a loss last week against Bellarmine and now face UMBC in their opener. Last season the Retriever defense struggled, they are going to need to step it up to keep the Colonials under ten goals….
Sources have confirmed to In Lacrosse We Trust earlier reports of a three way trade with the New York Lizards, Boston Cannons and Charlotte Hounds. The Lizards are bringing back Stephen Berger who they had sent to Charlotte before last season, the Hounds’ first season in the league. In return for the Hounds, they get Ryan Young and a second round pick while Boston gets former Virginia star Colin Briggs….
The Midwest Indoor Lacrosse Association ended on a high note last season when the Colorado Sabertooths, an expansion team, won the league’s second ever championship over the Grand Rapids Dragonfish. However, if you followed the league all season, you would know of the ups and downs they faced, from championship postponements, to lack of information to some teams just not belonging at that level. Changes are coming from the MILA, no…
The Boston Rockhoppers face the Baltimore Bombers this weekend as the Bombers look to avenge their blowout loss to Boston a few weeks ago. Martin Bowes says they just need to play the same way to beat Baltimore. “To beat Baltimore this upcoming weekend we’ve just got to keep doing what we’ve been doing. Using our athleticism to run on teams, great goaltending, and face off play have been some…
The Toronto Rock face off with the Calgary Roughnecks this week as the top teams in their respective divisions. Toronto leads the league with five wins but lost last Friday to Minnesota, while Calgary has won four in a row. “We know we have a big test in the Roughnecks coming to the ACC Friday night, so like I said before we need to be ready to play and try…
The NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks were not happy with their 0-3 start that left them with 32 goals. However in their last three games, all wins, Rochester has picked up 40 goals including 33 this weekend when they outscored opponents 33-17. “Our offence is extremely talented with players like Cody [Jamieson], [Casey] Powell, and [Dan] Dawson up there it’s pretty incredible to watch what they can do with the ball.”…
The Calgary Roughnecks have climbed the western conference’s standings to now sit at 4-2 and in first place after they lost their first two games of the season. The Roughnecks have scored more than any team in the league, along with Washington, and many of those goals come in this streak. “Just keep playing the way we know how to play.” said ‘Necks rookie Joe Resetarits. “We know its not…
We’ve heard the rumors for years of the Chesapeake Bayhawks building a lacrosse centric stadium. A story in the Washington Examiner yesterday took a look at the Hawks deciding the move their 22,000 seat proposal down to 13,000-14,000 seats. The proposed complex would be in Bowie and include ten other fields for youth and other leagues and would be just south of Baltimore Orioles’ affiliate Bowie Bay Sox stadium. The…
Week six in the NLL saw wins from Washington, Rochester (twice), Calgary and Minnesota. In those games several stars shone, but we have the top three. Tyler Richards, Washington Stealth/Matt Vince, Rochester Knighthawks Richards had the best game of any NLL goaltender this season on Saturday night, when he stopped 51 Colorado shots out of 57. It is the second week in a row Richards has allowed seven goals or…
The Colorado Mammoth went into the 2013 season with a tough goaltender situation, with veteran Chris Levis coming in as the starter and Matt Roik as the backup. Roik had been coming off a terrible season starting with the Toronto Rock while their other backup Tye Belanger is out with a knee injury. Colorado resigned Dan Lewis who had played in a few minutes of action last season, but Roik…