Going into the fourth quarter of the matchup between the Charlotte Hounds and New York Lizards, it wasn’t looking good for Charlotte. Their only lead of the game was the first goal of the game; since then, they’d been playing catch-up. But the relentless Hounds didn’t give up then. Despite a rough night at the face-off X the Hounds (2-3) got a lot of help from their young gun offensive…
The defending Mann Cup champion Peterborough Lakers (2-1) will travel to the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena to take on the Six Nations Chiefs (1-1) for a Sunday afternoon game. Reigning NLL MVP Shawn Evans, who led the league in points (112) and assists (80), has continued his offensive momentum with Peterborough. Evans leads the Lakers in scoring with five goals and six assists for 21 points. Evans’ has not only…
At the beginning of the season no one would have believed that Coquitlam would be 0-4 and that Maple Ridge would be 2-1. These two teams have already met once this season with Maple Ridge taking the game 14-12 in overtime. Expect Coquitlam to come into this game with desperation to get their first win while Maple Ridge will want to continue their winning ways. In the last meeting between…
Three teams this season made the NCAA Tournament for the Eastern College Athletic Conference. Defending champs Loyola Greyhounds, Bill Tierney’s Denver Pioneers and black horse squad Ohio State Buckeyes. This is starting to turn into one of the most competitive conferences in college lacrosse, as one team from the ECAC has made the NCAA Final Four the past three years running. Unfortunately or fortunately, if you’re an ECAC team, Denver…
On Friday night the two remaining undefeated teams face off in the WLA as the (3-0) Victoria Shamrocks host the (3-0) Langley Thunder. At the end of the night it will be clear who the top team in the WLA is at this early stage in the season. Langley’s game plan going into this game is to obviously try to slow down Victoria’s offense or to beat Victoria to the…
Yesterday it was reported that the Denver Pioneers will be moving from the ECAC to the Big East in a lacrosse only move, a move that seriously changes the landscape of college lacrosse. Denver, whose program has been on the rise, is a big prize for any conference. Denver joins a conference that is losing two of its best lacrosse programs in Syracuse and Notre Dame to other conferences, though…
Well MCLA fans the 2013 campaign has come to an end and our National Champions have been crowned. All the All- Americans have been named and the final poll has been taken. So now it’s time for us to look to the future of the MCLA. After stunning seasons from both Liberty and Westminster, both teams will be moving up to the MCLA D1 ranks. These moves are coming…
1-3 certainly wasn’t the record that the Rochester Rattlers hoped they would have through four games, but they certainly aren’t alone or out of the race. Tied with Boston and Charlotte for fifth place, Rochester is only a few wins away from being right in the playoff picture. That being said, Rochester surely has some problems they need to sort out. There are only two teams that’s leading scorer has…
With week two of the WLA season over. Here are this week’s power rankings: 1. Victoria Shamrocks – The Shamrocks have lived up to their pre season hype as they are a perfect 3-0 and have dominated all their opposition so far. The Shamrocks have four players in the top ten in scoring and Matt Flindell sits second in the league WITH A 7.00 G.A.A. The Shamrocks seem poised…
On Tuesday night the Brooklin Redmen fresh of a win over the Mann Cup Champions the Peterborough Lakers will take on the Kitchener Waterloo Kodiaks. This will be the Kodiaks first game of the 2013 season. The Redmen got off to an impressive start with their 14-12 win over the Peterborough Lakers. The Redmen saw great performances from Gavin Prout and Shawn Williams who each had seven points on the…