Coverage of the Boston Rockhoppers, Boston Cannons, and college coverage of New England teams like Boston University, UMass, Vermont, Quinnipiac and more.
No.4 ranked Syracuse (4-1) are traveling to unranked Providence (5-1) Tuesday in a Big East Conference match up set for 7 p.m. at Lennon Family Field in Providence, RI. Syracuse Orange are coming off a 13-8 victory over Johns Hopkins (5-2) on Saturday that propelled them near the top of the national rankings after a strong showing at the Carrier Dome.
Vermont: Vermont has been very inconsistent with holding the lead late in games. They seem to lose their confidence when they are behind in any of the games this season; As a result their record is a depressing 2-5, which describes the type of season they are having. Last week Vermont put on an impressive show against Wagner outscoring them at every possession. The final score was 15-6. The Wagner…
I’d like to begin this blog by thanking In Lacrosse We Trust for the opportunity to write a little piece about lacrosse and the NALL every week. It has been a great season for the Rockhoppers and certainly an overall successful one for the league as well. If you look at what was positive from the second season of the North American Lacrosse League, I think the future looks promising…
The Patriot League took advantage of spotlight offer by the Metropolitan Classic yesterday at a frigid Citi Field. In the opener, Holy Cross midfielder Terry McKenna led the way with 4 goals as the Crusaders (4-3, 1-1) bested Navy 7-5 on Sunday. The teams battled back and forth in the first half, ending with Holy Cross ahead 4-3. Pat Durkin scored 2 goals for the Mids who are now 1-2…
The North American Lacrosse League season has come and gone. Like any professional sports league, it had plenty of on and off the field drama. Today, we are going to take a look at the season that was in the never boring NALL. Off Season August 29th: Baltimore Bombers announced as expansion team The Bombers will be operated by Hunter Francis, widely known in lacrosse circles. Francis will serve as…
Led by MVP Mike Stone, the Boston Rockhoppers defeated the Kentucky Stickhorses 26-13 to win the first ever North American Lacrosse League championship. Kentucky was able to hang in with Boston most of the first half until things blew up in the second quarter. Goaltender Patrick Crosby was pulled and Spencer Lyons was put into the game, and the flood gates opened as he allowed 16 goals over two and…
Today the Kentucky Stickhorses will host the Boston Rockhoppers as they battle for the first ever North American Lacrosse League championship. Kentucky (2-5) is 0-3 this season against Boston (6-1). Boston will be without two of their best players in Ryan Hotaling and Tommy Palasek. Hotaling signed with the NLL’s Colorado Mammoth yesterday before the NLL’s roster freeze after the trade deadline. Meanwhile, their goaltender Vince Talbot is coming off…
Both Providence and Quinnipiac have been dominating the field this season; their record proves that each of these teams are hard to beat. Providence has little success last year with stopping Quinnipiac, this year should be different. Providence defense has stepped up and caused a lot of turnovers in their previous games. Junior attack Sean Wright is a key factor for their victories, he leads the Friars in scoring with…
The Boston Rockhoppers were playing in their last game before their championship tilt in Kentucky, and it was surprisingly tight victory for them as they defeated the Rhode Island Kingfish 15-14. Boston was led by goaltender Chris Hettler, replacing an injured Vincent Talbot who was hurt during warmups. Mike Stone also scored four goals while Ryan Hotaling and Tommy Palasek each had hat tricks. They got two goal efforts from…
The games that team plays of the road are often different from the ones you play at home. The game plan is usually simplified and, as the away team, you don’t feel the need or the emotional connection to give a good show to your fans. When we travel to Kentucky, our biggest enemy is the fatigue we accumulate from flying and driving. I’m sure teams from Rhode Island and…