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Joseph Nardella College: Rutgers 5’10, 190 pounds Drafted by Boston Cannons 5th Round, No. 36 overall 2014: Nardella continued his strong play at the ‘X’ for Rutgers in his junior season. He posted his second consecutive season with a faceoff win percentage above 62 percent and developed into more of a threat in transition than the previous season. In 2014, he won 63 percent of his faceoffs which ranked…
John Glesener Attack Army Bio: 6’3, 214 pounds 2014 stats: 57 points, 43 goals 13 assists, USILA Third Team All-American and First Team All-Patriot League for the second-consecutive year 2015: Inside Lacrosse Second Team Preseason All-American, enters 2015 on a 28-game point streak Recapping 2014: John Glesener was an absolute, bonafide stud for Army last season. Glesener was one of the best scorers in the nation last season as his 43 goals ranked…
The Edmonton Rush are 2-0 since the return of head coach Derek Keenan behind their bench and are now 2-2 on the season. The Rush pounded the New England Black Wolves 18-9 last night at Crystal Glass Field in Edmonton. The story lines were plenty but none stood out more than the performances of Edmonton star Mark Mathews and rookie sensation Ben McIntosh who both had eight-point performances. Mathews had…
This weekend will be the first road trip for the New England Black Wolves as they venture up to Edmonton to face the Rush. The Black Wolves are coming off a rough loss, their first of the season, to the Minnesota Swarm. The Rush are coming off their first win, a dominant showing over Calgary, with their coach Derek Keenan returning to the bench for this first time this season. …
Uncasville, CT — Maybe it was the one week break, but the Black Wolves did not look like themselves last night against the Swarm from Minnesota. From the first faceoff, New England appeared to be slow defensively. More importantly, Black Wolves goalie, Evan Kirk, finally came back down to earth after allowing 16 goals on 43 shots. The Swarm handed New England their first loss of the season with a…
When Minnesota travels to New England, the Black Wolves lay their undefeated start on the line and hope to make it 3-0 in their inaugural season. It would be great for the franchise to open with three straight home wins to begin creating a fan base. This should be a fantastic game. With regards to styles, these teams match up well in that it should be an extremely fast paced…
Week 3 of the NLL season was a quite one, as just one game was on the schedule. The Buffalo Bandits, after having a bye week in week 2 of the NLL season, traveled to Vancouver to take on the Stealth. Vancouver was coming off a devastating 20-11 loss to the Toronto Rock, and bolstered their defense with the signing of Colin Boucher and the activation of hulking 6’3, 220…
As the new year hits the University of Massachusetts, the only thing Minutemen fans can look forward to is a new start. After the team finished the season, last year, with a 1-4 conference record, the team is ready to turn things around. The team has brought in the two New Hampshire studs, Buddy Carr and Dom St. Laurent. With the added offense and last years leading scorer, Nick Mariano,…
2014 Record: 5-8 overall, 0-5 in the American East Conference, 2-3 at Home, 1-5 Away 2014 in Review: The regular season was nothing short of a complete and utter disappointment for the Catamounts. They finished 0-5 in conference play, which marks the 10th straight year of losing records for the team. They have not had a winning record as a team since the 2005-06 season when the team finished 9-5….
Realistically, the Ivy League is a two team race between Harvard and Cornell, with Princeton on the fringe of being a factor. The League features five teams in the Pre-Season Top 20: #8 Cornell #11 Harvard #12 Penn #17 Yale #20 Princeton. The Ivy League Pre-Season Coaches’ Poll ranks the teams in this order: Cornell, Harvard, Princeton, Penn, Yale, Brown, and Dartmouth. The biggest conference game will easily be the…