September 30th, 2012— Lacrosse is still a long way behind sports such as football in the line of American sports powerhouses, but there is no doubt advantages to lacrosse. Football plays only in the fall, making fans and youth players transition to other sports throughout the rest of the year. Youth players in lacrosse get to attend summer camps at high-profile colleges, travel in the fall, expose themselves to a…
Back before the 2012 MLL Collegiate Draft, the Long Island Lizards and Charlotte Hounds pulled off a blockbuster trade. Charlotte would be getting the first overall pick in the draft, and they shipped it to Long Island along with Max Quinzani for two Lizards studs, Stephen Berger and Matt Danowski. Long Island made the playoffs before losing in the first round to Denver, while Charlotte finished with the third worst…
Today we take a little different approach than normal. Usually here on InLacrosseWeTrust we normally talk about the news that’s happening in lacrosse or give you opinions on happenings in the sport. Today I present you my own idea when it comes to the future of lacrosse in video games. First, a little history lesson. The first ever lacrosse video game was made in 2001 for the Play Station. Blast Lacrosse…
Paul Rabil may have never shown up to play for the Edmonton Rush, but they still got something out of the Athan Iannucci trade. Mark Matthews will be the number one overall pick for the Rush, and they got that pick from the Washington Stealth. Edmonton has stockpiled draft picks for the next few years, thanks again to a deal involving Iannucci. The Rush acquired him from the Philadelphia Wings…
The PLL season started with a bang this weekend as the Charlotte Copperheads defeated the Jacksonville Bullies on the road by a score of 19 to 14 in front of 1,850 fans at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. The big guns for both sides stepped up to the occasion, but the Bullies in the end fell just short. The first goal in PLL history belongs to Copperheads forward Ethan Farrell…
The University of Maryland men’s lacrosse team has promoted one coach and added two. Former All-American lacrosse player for the Terps, Ryan Moran, has been promoted to UMD’s first ever Associate head coach. He joined Maryland as an assistant coach in the fall of 2008, making this his fifth season with the Terps coaching staff. Maryland has seen Moran help the Terps to a 2011 ACC Championship, four NCAA tournament…
Getting ready for this PLL season to kickoff, clearly everyone involved is pretty excited about it. Having the chance to get this league and season kicked off is nice for both Franchises who have waited a year to see their teams in action. Most of our guys arrived late last night, shoot around in the AM and game time at 7. While everyone on both the Bullies and Copperheads recognizes the…
September 12, 2012- The NC State Wolfpack of the SELC conference in MCLA Lacrosse had their first losing record in five years due to lack of offensive firepower. With two top notch attackmen graduating, the Wolfpack will need to find new ways to score, even if that means going through the midfielders such as Quinn Struble. Goalie and leader Ray Distefano was arguably the best keeper in the SELC, and…
Dick’s Sporting Goods Park held the USA vs. Canada exhibition match on Saturday, September 8. Richie Meade was at the head coaching position for the USA and Randy Mearns had the helm for the Canadian side. Canada took home the win, 11-9, over the United States. Rules for international play are different than those of the MLL and NLL. There are no timelines, no counts, no horns and substitutions are…
Last night saw twelve games of InLax Lacrosse League action, resulting in some teams proving their worth and others trying to prove the doubters wrong. Being week two most teams now have to games under their belt and are starting to show what they’re made of. Today we recap all of the action to see if your favorite team made you happy last night. Minnesota Maruders 17, Pittsburgh Cavaliers 19…