Sawyer, Pontrello Star in Loyola’s Rout of Duke

March 10, 2014

Duke thought that Mike Sawyer graduated last year. Well, they are right, he did. Unfortunately, for the Blue Devils, his brother Matt Sawyer did not. On Sunday, Loyola and Sawyer torched the Blue Devils in one of this weekend’s showcase games. Sawyer and junior Nikko Pontrello combined for 11 of the team’s 14 goals as the Greyhounds routed the Blue Devils 14-7. Sawyer scored six goals while Pontrello added five…

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Duke Tries to Avoid Second Straight Loss in the State of Maryland

March 6, 2014

WHERE: @ Loyola WHEN: Sunday March, 9 @ 6:00 Duke returns to the state of Maryland this Sunday as it tries to avoid its second straight loss. Loyola will look to hand Duke another loss and extend its four game winning streak when the two face off on Loyola’s campus. It is also a rematch of last season’s NCAA first round game where Duke upset the Greyhounds on their way…

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Princeton-North Carolina, Who Rebounds From Their First Loss?

March 6, 2014

WHERE: @ Princeton WHEN: Friday March, 7 @ 5:30 For the second week in a row, Princeton will be the site of another high profile matchup on Friday. North Carolina comes off a startling overtime defeat to Notre Dame while Princeton got served a nice dish of humility by Johns Hopkins. Both teams entered the season with high hopes that had fans of both schools thinking Final Four or better….

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Johns Hopkins Looks to Remain Perfect Against UMBC

March 6, 2014

WHERE: @ UMBC WHEN: Saturday March, 8 @ 12:00 Johns Hopkins sure has dispelled any notion that they will not make the tournament this season. Wins over Ohio State, Princeton and Towson have solified their expectations of an NCAA Tournament bid. They enter Saturday’s game undefeated and will take on a UMBC team who has beaten up on two first year programs in Monmouth and Richmond after getting blown out…

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Team USA Player Profile: Steele Stanwick

March 4, 2014

Hometown: Baltimore, MD High School: Loyola Blakefield ’08 College: Virginia ’12 MLL Team: Ohio Machine Has anyone had quite the career that Steele Stanwick has had so far? If they have, they are far and few between. Stanwick has been a star at every level he has played at starting back in high school at Loyola Blakefield. The eldest Stanwick set a school record for career points with 231 of…

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Can Rutgers Stop Army’s Winning Streak?

March 3, 2014

WHERE: @ Army WHEN: Tuesday March, 4 @ 12:00 Rutgers got their season off to a strong start by blowing out their first two opponents. However, now they find themselves on a two-game losing streak heading into West Point on Tuesday night. While heading to West Point is tough enough, they will be facing an Army team that is on a three game winning streak after losing their season opener…

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Choose Wisely- Will Players Have to Choose Between Leagues?

February 26, 2014

The sport of lacrosse is growing. Two weeks ago, the LXM Pro Tour and the MLL agreed upon a merger to allow players to play in both leagues. It also brought in a couple of new sponsors and companies to help grow the sport as well. With all the recent signings and mergers, it presents an interesting problem though. Will players have to choose between the NLL and MLL before…

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MLL Stock Watch: How Are the Draftees Doing?

February 24, 2014

The one thing that the MLL has over every other professional sport is the unique ability to select college players before their respective final seasons on college campus. It has its advantages as well as its disadvantages. A team could pick a diamond in the rough and pick the player that breaks out in his final year on campus. On the other hand, a team could pick a player that…

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Princeton Eager to Get Started Against Hofstra

WHERE: @ Princeton WHEN: Saturday February 22 @ 11:00 Princeton gets to start its season against the Hofstra Pride who are coming off an 11-9 loss to the Marquette Golden Eagles this past weekend. The loss gives the Pride an early record of 0-1 on the season and they will look to stop it from becoming a losing streak as they travel to Princeton to take on the Tigers in…

February 18, 2014
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Can No. 17 Ohio State Right the Ship Against Marquette?

WHERE: @ Ohio State WHEN: Saturday February 22 @ 12:00 Anyone who would’ve thought that, A. Marquette would have a better record than Ohio State heading into this matchup and B. Ohio State would be 0-2, please raise your hands. Now put your hands down because all of you are lying. Ohio State has had their hearts ripped out of them with consecutive overtime thrillers against Johns Hopkins and UMass…

February 17, 2014
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