Photo Credit: Ian Neadle Duke Duke came out blistering against Johns Hopkins. They attacked relentless before the Jays were able to settle in and battle back. Now that they move onto Championship Weekend for the eighth consecutive year, Duke knows that they need to be firing on all cylinders if they want to repeat as champions. Myles Jones was an unstoppable force for Duke and Jordan Wolf paced the attack…
Annapolis, Maryland–The Florida Launch got their third consecutive win to improve their record to 3-1 early in the season. With the loss, the defending champion Bayhawks fall to 1-3. Florida made its first trip outside of its home confines to get the victory. Chesapeake opened the scoring with a Steven Brooks alley dodge, giving the defending champs an early 1-0 lead. Nearly 10 minutes would go by until the scoreboard…
A pair of 1-2 teams coming off two-game losing streaks will play a key early-season game on Saturday night that could go a long way towards a playoff spot come August. The New York Lizards travel to the Ohio Machine for an 8 p.m. ET faceoff on ESPN3. Coming off a 15-9 loss against Rochester Saturday, New York has lost two straight games after its season-opening win over those…
This weekend is what everyone has waited for all season, the chance to get to Championship Weekend in Baltimore. Memorial Weekend in Baltimore is a treat, but this is the weekend where hopefuls turn into contenders or fall one step short of their goal. On tap, the Delaware bracket has brought back one of the match ups that had defined the last decade in last and two new hopefuls to…
PHOTO CREDIT: IAN NEADLE The Quarterfinals are upon us this weekend and it’s time to look into the matchups. Saturdays games at Hofstra University Bryant challenges Maryland Maryland narrowly escaped Cornell and Bryant took a bite out of Syracuse last week and both teams bring strong goaltending and great faceoff play into this game. The edge in this contest goes to Maryland based on their strong defense and stronger Midfield…
Photo Credit: Stevenson Lacrosse Owings Mills, Maryland—Washington College took down the defending National Champions to set up a rematch of the War on the Shore in the National Final Four. The visiting Shoremen won a 12-11 thriller at Mustang Stadium. The physical affair was marred by penalties in which both teams were able to stay close for the duration of the game. Stevenson opened the scoring on their first possession….
I can almost guarantee you that when Jake Steinfeld had the idea of a professional outdoor lacrosse league, he envisioned a franchise like the Denver Outlaws. Denver is the perfect example that professional lacrosse can work… and grow. Despite fluctuations and changes around Major League Lacrosse, the Denver franchise plays at an NFL stadium, is highly successful on the field and literally breaks attendance records on an annual basis. The…
PHOTO CREDIT: IAN NEADLE Parity is alive in college lacrosse. This past weekend, the second, third, fourth and eighth-seeded teams all fell defeat in the NCAA Tournament. After taking a deep look, I ask, how surprising is this? The Atlantic Coast Conference is undoubtedly the best conference in college lacrosse. All six of its teams advanced to the 18-team NCAA Tournament field with five receiving top-eight seeds. The next highest…
Johns Hopkins was able to overcome an early deficit to avenge this year’s earlier loss to University of Virginia to advance in the NCAA Tournament. With the win, the Blue Jays are able to move into the Quarterfinals and next up they face top-seeded Duke. They advanced with a strong 14-8 win over a Virginia team that finished the regular season defeating North Carolina during the ACC Tournament weekend’s showcase…
People were wondering if the Denver Pioneers were seeded too highly. Predicted by many to travel for the NCAA First Round, Denver received the No. 5 seed and a home date with North Carolina on Saturday night. The Pioneers left no doubt on the field, looking every bit like a No. 5 seed in a 9-5 win over the visiting Tar Heels, marking the third straight season Denver has defeated…