2015 MLL Season Recap: Rochester Rattlers

August 23, 2015

Wins: 8 Losses: 6 Games Back: 2 HOME: 5 – 2 AWAY: 3 – 4 POST- SEASON = Wins: 1 Losses: 1 Games Back: 1 AWAY: 1 – 1 Rochester’s 2015 is a tale of two teams. On one side, a dominant yet at times beatable Rochester’s impressive defensive ability, overall offensive chemistry, and superb leadership carried them to the regular season title in 2014, and falling just short of…

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2015 MLL Championship: Rattlers Can’t Get Past Hump Again

August 9, 2015

      The New York Lizards have won the 2015 MLL Championship, defeating the Rochester Rattlers 15 – 12 in front of over 8,000 at the Fifth World Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia. A heavily contested match from start to finish, the Lizards used a fourth quarter rally behind Coca-Cola game MVP Paul Rabil’s six points to defeat the Rattlers 15 – 12. This is the first championship in…

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MLL Championship 2015: Rochester Rattlers Keys to Victory

August 6, 2015

It’s the Battle of New York for the 15th anniversary of Major League Lacrosse! For the second year in a row, the Rochester Rattlers have made it to the MLL Finals, where they will face the New York Lizards in an all-Empire State affair for the Steinfeld Cup this Saturday night in Kennesaw, Georgia. In last week’s first playoff game, the Rattlers traveled to Ohio to face off against the…

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Looking Back At the Rattlers Regular Season

August 1, 2015

Wins: 8             Losses: 6         Games Back: 2            HOME: 5 – 2         AWAY: 3 – 4 The Rochester Rattlers are back in the MLL post season for the second season in a row. The four teams will do battle tomorrow, August 1st, in semifinal games with each game’s winner to meet next week in the championship game in Kennesaw, Georgia. Rochester is pretty familiar with the site, the runner’s up in…

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Launch Close Season With Rattling Victory

July 26, 2015

The Rochester Rattlers (8 – 6) closed out the regular season in the 2015 MLL campaign with a loss in an exciting road game against the Florida Launch (5 – 9). The Launch surged past the Rochester defense in the second and fourth quarters, as the Rattlers were not equipped to stop Lyle Thompson, whose six point afternoon (including a hat trick) ended with a pass to brother Miles Thompson…

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Rattlers Look For Home Field, Face Launch

July 22, 2015

The Rochester Rattlers take on the Florida launch this Saturday at the FAU stadium in Boca Raton, FL. In the final-game of the regular season, Rochester looks to do battle with the other three members in the 2015 MLL playoffs race for the seeds two to four. With Ohio in the lead by goal differential, a victory over the Launch with the Boston Cannons beating the Machine will grant Rochester…

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Rattlers Finish Home Slate With Victory

July 19, 2015

The Rochester Rattlers ended final home game the 2015 MLL season with a win over the Charlotte Hounds in Brockport, NY last night. Led by Jordan Wolf’s four goals and one assist and Kyle Denhoff’s four goals, great plays in each quarter along with a fired up John Galloway made this their best win of the season since the 13 – 6 domination of Boston five weeks ago. An onslaught…

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Rattlers Look for Season Sweep of Hounds

July 17, 2015

The Rochester Rattlers (7 – 5) look to surge towards the post with momentum as they host the Charlotte Hounds (3 – 9) in Brockport, NY in the final home game of the season. The Rattlers, winners of two straight, look to sweep the Hounds, whom they beat in the first game of the 2015 MLL campaign in a fantastic match that went beyond the final buzzer, as Jordan Wolf…

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Rattlers Clinch, But Still Have Battles Ahead

July 15, 2015

The Season Thus Far: Wins: 7              Losses: 5         Games Back: 3            HOME: 4-2           AWAY: 3-3 The Rochester Rattlers proved just how tough they are this past week with a big win over Chesapeake at home. A very strong faceoff game with various scorers in Lawson, Staats, Matthews, and Rice helped…

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Rattlers Clinch Playoff Spot With Bayhawks Win

July 13, 2015

In one of their most action-packed home games of the 2015 MLL season, the Rochester Rattlers (7 – 5) defeated the Chesapeake Bayhawks (5 – 7), in front of a good crowd in Brockport, NY. A strong first and fourth quarter led by Dave Lawson, who had five points, Kevin Rice, who had a hat trick including the game winner, and another great game by Mark Matthews’ who had his…

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