Major League Lacrosse had a successful All-Star Game in Houston on Saturday. With an announced crowd of 10,084 on hand to watch the game, it was a great way to showcase the league to a new audience. And, a what a great show they got. Two fans got to pick each team and named them after their high school mascots. The game was a fast-paced offensive explosion, which featured 142…
This NLL offseason, we will be examining some of the trades that shaped the 2015 season. The biggest blockbuster of the NLL season came at the draft. The Rochester Knighthawks, coming off of three championships in a row, decided to shake up their roster. Johnny Powless, who has been in the NLL since he was 18 years old, had been an important piece for the Hawks but hadn’t been the…
There may be no figure in the sport of lacrosse that has contributed more to the growth of the game than University of Denver head coach Bill Tierney. Tierney’s surprise move west in 2009 was capped off last month when his Pioneers won the 2015 National Championship. The preseason #1 team in the nation, Denver had a couple roadblocks (losses to North Carolina and Ohio State), but ended the season…
When you take a moment to think about it, what can really be said to preview an All-Star game? Almost regardless of the sport under examination, All-Star games are an exhibition of offensive skill. Sure, defenders are invited to show up, but really this is their moment to shine on the other half of the field. I’ll admit to writing this on Friday afternoon before the teams have been picked…
The MLL All-Star game always comes at a strange time in the lacrosse calendar. Several NLL stars have yet to log significant minutes, and most rookies have done the same assuming they have even seen the field. But, the great thing about the MLL is there is so much talent on the field that it is hard to argue that the All-Star selections do not represent the best in the…
In part four of my year in review series, we take a look at the top goaltenders in the 2015 NCAA season. Goaltenders, in my opinion, are the most important player on a lacrosse team. They are the last line of defense, and a great one can decide if teams win close games or not. Tom Carey – Ohio State Ohio State was an up-and-down team for most of the…
Rookies are continuing to make their mark in Major League Lacrosse. It’s hard enough to crack a gameday roster (as evident by the relatively few who have played), but those who are playing are continuing to contribute. The Florida Launch continue to feature several rookies, led by Lyle Thompson who tallied one goal and three assists in last Friday’s 18-11 loss at undefeated New York. Thompson has recorded multiple points…
As Major League Lacrosse heads into the All-Star break, check out our three stars from the weekend that was. 3) Jake Bernhardt (Ohio) – 3 goals, 3 groundballs There were several tremendous candidates this week, but Jake Bernhardt gets the third star not for the quantity of goals, but importance. Jordan Wolf of Rochester and his seven points deserve an honorable mention, but that came in a 13-6 win. Bernhardt…
The Major League Lacrosse All-Star break is here so what better time to see who are the contenders and pretenders in the league. Pretenders Florida- The Launch have some great offensive firepower, but they don’t seem to have much chemistry at this point. It is something that needs to be developed and they have six more games to figure out how to best use the Thompson’s with McArdle and Powell….
For the second week in a row the New York Lizards took the best punches from a team with a losing record and came away with an 18-11 win over the Florida Launch. Florida led at the end of the first quarter, but New York tied the score to the end first half. While the Launch kept the score close in the third, the Lizards’ offense put in eight goals…