Charlotte Hounds

Major League Lacrosse and the Armed Forces have always had a long and distinguished relationship. From the number of players that have made the jump to the MLL from the three military academies, the charitable partnership efforts with organizations like Wounded Warrior Foundation and to the home stadium of the Bayhawks being Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Most recently, the relationship will have a bit of a homecoming as an MLL…

Charlotte had an appetite for vengeance going into the game against the Launch. After getting crushed 18-9 by Florida last year, they needed to get a win to help them get out of the bottom of the ranks. That goal was crushed tonight with the final score of 17-16 Florida after overtime. This week’s game looked completely different from last week. Charlotte started off stronger than before with a score…

The Charlotte Hounds on Saturday afternoon lost their 2015 home finale 17-16 to the Florida Launch in overtime. With the loss, the Hounds drop to 3-9 on the season and are officially eliminated from the MLL playoff picture. After a back-and-forth game, Hounds defenseman Michael Ehrhardt tied the game at 15 with 9.3 seconds remaining to force the extra period. The Launch earned the first possession in overtime and Ryan…

With only 3 minutes and 48 seconds left of the game you could hear parts of the crowd cheering “RUNKEL….RUNKEL….WE WANT RUNKEL”. The Hounds fans wanted to take Pierce Bassett out and put Jack Runkel. Florida was ahead 19-9 and the fans just didn’t want to get stomped any more. The game though started out on a high note for Charlotte with a goal under 2 minutes into the game….

The Florida Launch end their three game home stand tonight with a contest against the Charlotte Hounds. After slow starts to the season for both clubs, Charlotte and Florida are coming of impressive victories last weekend. As the Hounds and Launch remain at the bottom of the standings, they are the only two teams to have knocked off the New York Lizards this year. Charlotte and Florida each made a…