Welcome to the first edition of the top 50 lacrosse prospects. We have compiled a list of the top 50 prospects for professional lacrosse (NLL and MLL). All of these prospects have never played in the NLL or MLL or any pro level (NALL etc) to qualify. All of them have played juniors, seniors or NCAA lacrosse. Below is 50-41. 41. Tyler Digby- Forward/Attack R Robert Morris/New Westminster Digby…
Bucknell 9, Cornell 8 – If you were on time and could see through the blizzard, the opening 2 minutes looked as though Cornell was about to run over another Patriot League team. Two minutes and three Cornell goals later, the game was halted and a sweeper and plow were used to clear the field in what were ridiculous conditions, especially with a white ball. The break seemed to help…
Duke had no problem finding the goal early in the game, and never seemed to stop. Ten different Blue Devils scored goals as Duke (7-4) handily beat Georgetown (3-5) at home in Durham 19-7. The win is the fifth consecutive for Duke, who seems to have gotten out of the slump that plagued them at the beginning of the year. Duke controlled all the statistic columns, outshooting Georgetown 46 to…
The season opener for the MLL is just over a month away with Denver travelling to Charlotte and Rochester hosting Chesapeake on April 27th. In the mean time, the 2013 MLL draft picks are busy representing their schools in NCAA league play. Several MLL draft picks led their teams to victories this week. Senior – Peter Baum – Ohio Machine – Colgate Raiders The 2012 Tewaarton Award winner and first…
Photo: Maryland Sports Insider The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays scored nine goals in a row to pace their victory over the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday, 15-8. Rex Sanders, Wells Stanwick and Ryan Brown combined for nine goals for the Jays. Goaltender Pierce Bassett also made 16 saves and allowed just eight goals from Virginia. For the Cavs, Mark Cockerton picked up four goals and Charlie Streep two while Nick O’Reilly…
Photo credit: Maryland Sports Insider Sacred Heart (0-7) vs Vermont (2-5) – An 0-7 record doesn’t mean that Sacred Heart is an easy team to beat. They have stayed in games just by playing hard. The most they’ve lost by was 8 to Yale, other than that, teams have only gotten away with an average of three goal wins. Vermont’s biggest win out of their two comes against Bryant in…
#1Maryland (6-0) vs #12 North Carolina (4-3) – One of the top games of the day. A big rivalry as the Terps and Tar Heels do battle in ACC play. The Terps are 1-0 in conference games, dominating Duke 16-7. UNC fell to Duke ten days ago in an 11-8 loss. Last season this matchup got heated with a scuffle at the midfield between Kevin Cooper and Greg McBride. Both…
Loyola had plenty of opportunities to push Georgetown out of the country; there were 17 turnovers that Loyola had caused. Georgetown looked out of synch in the first half, got themselves together in the second half, but could not stop Loyola from scoring. Pat Laconi and Scott Ratliff was the start to an 8-0 run. This was by far an impressive win by Loyola; they had control the pace from…
Wednesday March 20 – Tonight in Washington, D.C. lacrosse fans are in for a brutal treat as the Loyola Greyhounds (5-3) face-off against the Georgetown Hoyas (3-3) in a battle tested and cold crucial matchup. After winning the men’s division 1 National Championship last spring, the Greyhounds have been off to a rough start losing two of their first four games. Tonight Loyola is led by junior attackman Justin Ward…
After starting out 3-0, the UMass Minutemen have trickled away from the spotlight and lost their last four games. MOst recently, they dropped their Colonial Athletic Association opener to Penn State 7-5. Their most noticeable win of 2013 so far was their one goal win over the North Carolina Tar Heels back in mid February. Things have changed a lot since then. Senior attackman Kyle Smith is leading the way…