The addition of Cleveland State to the foray of Division 1 Men’s Lacrosse has been rumored since January. It turned out to be official Monday afternoon, as the Vikings will be the 70th Division 1 team beginning in the 2017 season, which is a little less than two years from now. With Cleveland State adding lacrosse, what teams may be next? There are some very good club teams that should…
Working in the restaurant business has ups and downs, much like any other job. This past week had more of the latter with one of the other managers covering a shift at another location, last minute schedule changes, cold weather and rain shutting down the deck, and the realization that all of this cut into my usual writing time. After a certain amount of self pity and I hate my…
The ACC gave us two huge games this weekend: #1 Syracuse at #2 Notre Dame and #4 North Carolina at #6 Duke. Both games lived up to the billing. The Syracuse game got off to a slow start, with the Orange falling behind early. On the back of Dylan Donahue’s seven goal performance SU would finally gain its first lead of the game with just over a minute remaining in…
In my last column I discussed how the foundation of Major League Lacrosse provided field players with the opportunity to play professionally after graduation. The league is entering its fourteenth season despite naysayers predicting the dissolution every year. Fourteen years may appear to be the miniscule compared to the history of the NFL, NBA, NHL, or MLB. The MLL proves that it is the league that just will not fold….
Every year we fill out NCAA brackets based on the teams in the games. That’s boring, right? It’s much more fun to do it based on the OTHER sports at the school. So, why not lacrosse? Here we go. Midwest- 64 Bracket Kentucky vs Hampton/Manhattan Manhattan has to take this one since they are a Division One team, albeit the worst Division One team. Also, Kentucky is 0-3 in the…
Geoff Snider Prior to the supplemental draft the Outlaws shipped the every-reliable Terry Kimener to Charlotte in exchange for faceoff guru Geoff Snider. Some may remember that the Outlaws drafted Snider as the 17th overall pick (2nd round) in the 2006 college draft so this is Snider’s second tour of duty with the team. Snider is no stranger to the Denver area, having played college ball at the University of…
This is my first column about the MLL and since every journey starts with a single step it seems fitting to start at the beginning of the league. The league was founded by Jake Steinfeld, Dave Morrow, and Tim Robertson seemingly out of thin air and will power. These gentlemen pulled together and even though it took three years before the first official season they never gave up and the…
Hi there! Allow me to introduce myself to the readers of ILWT. My name is Miles McQuinn. I am the play-by-play voice for Ohio State Buckeyes lacrosse on our student visual broadcasts, otherwise known as Buckeye Vision. I want to take a moment to thank Marisa for a tremendous opportunity in allowing me to have a weekly spot on the site. I’ll be bringing you my thoughts every Wednesday on…
The only thing more difficult than building a championship team is sustaining a championship team. Don’t be surprised if the Steinfeld Cup casts a long shadow in Denver. It will be interesting to see whether the team will step out into the light or wilt under the pressure of being the reigning MLL champions. The road to back to Atlanta started back in September when the team announced their 23…
Denver-Notre Dame It took just 42 seconds into overtime for Denver’s Zach Miller to punch the game winning goal. Miller had four goals and an assist while midfielder, and recent Maryland transfer, Connor Cannizzaro had four goals of his own. With Randy Staats, Kevin Rice, and Dylan Donahue Syracuse has the best starting attack in college lacrosse, but Denver is not far behind with Zach Miller, Wesley Berg, and Jack…