Rush Cruises to 16-3 Win over ‘Hawks

March 29, 2015

Edmonton scores first nine goals en route to a very lopsided victory.   Last night the Edmonton Rush (7-4) embarrassed the Rochester Knighthawks (7-4) by a score of 16-3 in front of 6,801 on Native American Night in Rochester.  The victory  by the Rush set a team record for largest margin of victory, while Rochester tied the NLL single game record for fewest goals in a regular season game with…

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Dragons Slay Bear Cats 9-5

March 25, 2015

                                           Balanced scoring and tough defense push Dragons to victory   T.J. Foley and Michael Kay each scored a pair of goals as the Drexel Dragons (4-5) defeated Binghamton(2-5), 9-5 at Vidas Field. Foley came into the game without popping the twine, but today he would hit it twice, both on…

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Power Rankings Week 11; Rock Still on Top

March 16, 2015

Another exciting week of lacrosse action.   Buffalo splits with Toronto and almost steals a sweep, Swarm lose both and fall further in the east, while Calgary gets loss number 8 and playoff hopes start to dwindle.  Two big division games this weekend, a game with division leaders and a game that can put teams back into the playoff race.   NLL Power Rankings   Week 11   LW (1)….1—Toronto Rock (10-2) …

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Knighthawks Flying High; Win Streak at 5

March 15, 2015

 Rochester Defeats Calgary 13-7, Win Streak Now at Five Saturday night the Rochester Knighthawks (7-3) made their way to face the Calgary Roughnecks (2-8).  Two weeks ago they faced each other in Rochester as the Knighthawks escaped with a 12-11 victory. But on this night we saw a different game.  Ian Llord started it off scoring at 1:08 to give the Hawks an early lead, but then the defense would…

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Power Rankings: Week 9, Rock n Roll Still Tops

March 3, 2015

What a week!!!   A battle of division leaders went to OT, a battle between the teams who played in the Champion’s Cup was decided again by a goal.  We even had a goalie score a goal.  Calgary loses their fourth one-goal game of the year.  Most of the league is off this week as only two games are slated this weekend.  But beware, the weekend of March 13-15 is sure…

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NLL Three Stars: Week Nine

March 2, 2015

We had some very exciting lacrosse and some unbelievable performances this past weekend.  Some of which included goaltenders not only standing on their head to make some unreal saves, but also had a goalie score a goal, and not on himself.   1-Rob Hellyer–(5G/5A–Tor)  Hellyer was a beast on Friday night.  Hellyer’s first goal at :35 of the second quarter put the Rock in the lead until Edmonton tied it…

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Division Leaders Battle: Rock vs Rush Preview

February 27, 2015

Tonight the action gets started early.  The east leading Toronto Rock (7-1) will travel to Alberta to face the west leading Edmonton Rush (4-2). The Rush have the number one defense, only allowing 54 goals (9 per game), but they will face the number one offense as Toronto has scored 107 goals (13.375).  On the flip side, Edmonton has scored 76 goals (12.66) and the Rock have allowed 78 goals…

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CLax Three Stars: Dineley Dominates Week 7

February 26, 2015

Third Star- Connor Latimer – Barrie Blizzard Connor Latimer continued his solid rookie season netting a goal and three assists in the Blizzards 8-7 win over Southwest. The Whitby,ON native has 10 points in four games. Second Star- Torrey VanEvery- Ohsweken Demons Torrey VanEvery filled the net for five goals and chipped in two assists for seven points in Ohsweken’s 18-11 win over Niagara. VanEvery currently leads all Demons in…

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Wildcats Down Dragons 14-11

February 25, 2015

The Drexel Dragons (0-3) are still looking for that first win of the season.  Yesterday afternoon they fell to cross-town rival Villanova Wildcats (2-1) by a score of 14-11. The game was initially to be played at 7pm but due to the extreme cold weather, the game was played at 3pm.  This time they played a game under a clear blue sky and no snow falling, as it did in…

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NLL Power Rankings: Week Eight

February 24, 2015

We had four games this weekend, all decided by a total of 7 goals. The Black Wolves forced the Rock to OT before falling to them.  Cody Jamieson scores the final three goals to lead the Hawks to a huge OT win.  Roughnecks save their season with seven goals by Dickson to gain their first win, and Colorado and New England had a classic battle before the Mammoth came up…

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