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Tomorrow night, the Boston Cannons will travel to Ohio to take on the Machine in a duel of 2-3 squads. The Cannons, led by the offense of Kevin Buchanan and Paul Rabil, have struggled thus far to find their rhythm, while the Machine has also been faced with inconsistencies in their first five games. The Machine are coming off of their first win since opening day; a 15-11 defeat over…
Shot, save. Shot, save. Shot, save. Shot, save. Sound repetitive? That’s because it was when Patton Watkins led his Jumbos to the Division III National Title game Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. The Tufts University Jumbos defeated the Salisbury University Sea Gulls 12-9 on Sunday. It was Tufts’ third championship game, second National Championship and their first since 2010. For the Sea Gulls, it was their second time in the…
Baltimore, Maryland – The Tufts Jumbos take home their second title in four years as they defeated the Salisbury Sea Gulls by a score of 12-9. The offense started slow, but the record day was marked by a third quarter run in which Salisbury failed to catch up. With the win, the senior class finishes their careers just where they ended their freshmen season, hosting the championship trophy. Tufts Jumbos…
Hi ILWT Readers, I hope that everyone is excited for Memorial Day Weekend which is easily the best weekend of college lacrosse. All 8 teams (D1 through D3), have worked tremendously hard since the fall, giving them a chance to earn collegiate lacrosse glory. I wanted to give a quick shout out to Tufts, who is squaring off against Salisbury in the D3 title game. I played against Tufts all…
Ontario Jr. A Four games took place on Friday with Six Nations, Whitby, Orangeville and St. Catharines taking victories. Jordan Durston (who is also playing with Welland Jr. B) picked up seven assists to lead the Arrows past the Excelsiors. Ian Martin also added seven along with Austin Staats, but it was NLL prospect Josh Johnson who picked up nine points. Zach Herreweyers scored a hat trick in his Brampton…
The Boston Cannons got back on track last night as they defeated the Charlotte Hounds 14-6 behind a terrific effort from their defense. The Cannons had lost two in a row to Denver and Rochester. The six goals allowed is the least they have allowed all season. On the other end, the Hounds are now 1-3 and tied for the worst record in the league. Boston went up 3-1 early…
6 p.m. Saturday, May 17 Harvard Stadium, Boston, Mass. TV: ESPN3.com, FOX Sports Florida, FOX Sports South, Altitude After opening the season with two straight losses, the Hounds broke through last week by dominating the Chesapeake Bayhawks 12-7 in a rematch of last year’s Major League Lacrosse championship game. Meanwhile, the Cannons have backslid after beating the Bayhawks in their season opener, losing close, one-point games to the Rochester (N.Y.)…
In this episode of Increasingly Lax, Todd McElwee went one on one with Bryant Bulldogs defenseman Matt MacGrotty to preview Bryant’s quarterfinals game against the Maryland Terrapins which takes place today. MacGrotty is a Canadian senior out of New Westminster and one of the leaders on the defense unit for the Bulldogs that shut down Syracuse in their upset first-round win.
Photo Credit: Bryant Lacrosse The Bryant Bulldogs shocked the lacrosse world on Sunday when they defeated the second seeded Syracuse Orange to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals. “The team and coaching staff were obviously very excited about the win against a very talented and well coached Syracuse team,” said assistant coach Kevin Gould. “The players bought into the game plan and executed it very well for four quarters. The win…
PHOTO CREDIT: IAN NEADLE College lacrosse put on one heck of a show in the NCAA Tournament’s opening weekend. The bracket was turned upside following the first round of play due to upsets galore, and as the dust settled we were left with a few surprising survivors. The Bulldogs took down the No. 2 seeded Syracuse Orange in a close battle in the Carrier Dome. The Orange found themselves down…