The Ohio Machine are preparing to enter their third season as a member of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). Following a 2-14 sophomore season for the Machine, things are looking a lot brighter for this very young and talented collection of lacrosse players. They had breakout performances last season by rookies. They can only hope those rookies have a stellar sophomore season as the team looks to break out as the…
The Philadelphia Wings performed three trades spanning over the past two days. These trades range from acquiring a young goalkeeper to shipping away one of the best scorers in the game. We’ll break down each trade and its impact. The Philadelphia Wings performed their first of three trades with the Minnesota Swarm trading for goalkeeper Evan Kirk in exchange for the Wings’ 2015 and 2017 first round selections. The 26-year-old…
The 2013 Major League Lacrosse rookie class may arguably be the best rookie class of all time. The talents of Long Islands’ Rob Pannell, Denver’s Eric Law, and Ohio’s Logan Schuss join the names of Paul Rabil, Brendan Mundorf, Matt Danowski, Mike Leveille, and others with three of the best rookie performances of all time. Statistically speaking, the 2013 class ranks up there with the 2006 and 2008 rookie classes….
The Ohio Machine find themselves as the bottom dwellers of Major League Lacrosse for the second straight year. Last year, in their inaugural season, the Machine finished the season with a single victory, finishing 1-13. The Machine finished their sophomore season at 2-12. They were officially eliminated from the postseason a few weeks ago, but right from the get-go, they basically were eliminated. Many things went wrong as some things…
Fans of the Ohio Machine finally have something to smile about. For the second time this season, the Machine have won a game. This two-win season is one more than last season’s one-win. However, Boston Cannons fans now have a reason to despise the Machine. With the Machines’ 16-12 victory, the Cannons are officially eliminated from the postseason. Not only did the Machine win the game, they held Paul Rabil…
There are normally low expectations for a team entering just their second season in any professional sporting league. However, during the off-season following their inaugural season in Major League Lacrosse, the Ohio Machine put together many pieces that looked like their team would be extremely successful in their sophomore season. With names such as Chazz Woodson, Kyle Hartzel, Kiel Matisz, and Connor Martin many tagged them with high expectations. These…
In this week’s Youtube of the Game Week, the Ohio Machine gave the Hamilton Nationals a last minute scare but the Nationals were able to hold on for the victory. The Nationals won the game 13-12 in what would be one of the most exciting endings thus far this season. The Nationals remain the second best team in the league as they advance to 8-3 as the Machine still are…
The Ohio Machine entered their sophomore season in the MLL with high hopes. However, the season has not turned out the way that they or their fans have hoped. Their 1-9 record proves just that. There are multiple positives to the Machine’s season thus far.
The Ohio Machine won their first game of the season with a 13-11 over the visiting Rochester Rattlers. This win ends the Machine’s 0-6 start to the season as they advance to 1-6 as the Rattlers fall to 3-4 after being tied for the fourth and final playoff position last week. Joe Cummings emerged as the dominate power in this match-up for the Machine as he doubled his season’s total…
The Ohio Machine still remain winless on the season following a 13-7 defeat at the hands of the Charlotte Hounds. The game was a hard fought battle from the two expansion seasons of last season. Eric Lusby led the Hounds to victory receiving the player-of-the-game award with a five goal effort. The Hounds now find themselves tied with the Rochester Rattlers for the fourth position in the standing at a…