Coverage of the Charlotte Hounds and colleges such as the North Carolina Tar Heels and Duke Blue Devils
Photo Credit: Di Miller The Denver Outlaws (5-0) head to American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, NC on June 7th to face the Charlotte Hounds (1-4) for the second time in nine days. Last week in Denver, the Outlaws showed fans from near and far why they are still undefeated in the regular season, and looking for their 26th consecutive win. If they can do this, they will be tied…
Jake Tripucka, second-year midfielder for Major League Lacrosse‘s Charlotte Hounds, discusses with Lacrosse Lounge host Phil Shore what it’s like for him to to be a professional lacrosse player and what’s going on with the Hounds after five games in the 2014 season. Tripucka comes from a family of professional athletes. His grandfather, Frank, was a quarterback in the NFL, AFL and CFL, and his No. 18 jersey was retired by theDenver Broncos (before Tripucka…
Photo Credit: Di Miller The Denver Outlaws (5-0) have now won their 25th consecutive regular-season game on Friday May 30. They hosted the Charlotte Hounds (1-4) at Sports Authority Field at Mile-High in front of a crowd of 7,118 anxious Outlaws fans. The Outlaws as always put on an exciting game, and their loyal fans were ecstatic. Denver had two players who hit milestones in their careers last night. Matt Bocklet…
Charlotte Hounds (1-3) at Denver Outlaws (4-0) 9:30 pm ET, Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colo. TV: CBS Sports Network The Hounds, who have struggled out of the gate and reside at the bottom of the Major League Lacrosse standings, take on the league’s best team in a rare Friday night game at MLL’s biggest venue. The Outlaws sit atop the league standings, and take a 24-game regular-season winning streak–which covers…
Following Duke’s back-to-back championship wins, it seems there’s a solid perspective on the ACC as the Power House Conference. I think that’s accurate. Lacrosse continues to grow from east to west, meaning younger programs pop up the further west one goes in the US. Mostly MCLA and NCLL competition other than the Denver Pioneers. Let’s take a glance at the season-ending records of the ACC teams: Maryland 13-4 Duke 17-3…
Setting Following a lacrosse season that competed the majority of the 2014 season in winter elements, the field at M&T Bank Stadium was somewhere between 95 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit real-feel temperature. An occasional breeze was noticeable but most likely not to the players moving on the field in equipment. As every year, semifinals games are a mere two days before the championship. This gives the two winning teams a…
In a match that seemed to be in Duke’s control up until the fourth quarter that brought Notre Dame’s late game run, the action was nonstop. Here’s some pictures to highlight moments of the thriller: Photo Credit: Ian Neadle
What a game it was. It was all it was hyped up to be. The machine that is the Duke Blue Devils against the team from “out west,” but really from up north in Indiana. Many wanted to see a team off the east coast bring home a ring, but today that was not the case. The players that were expected to play well did, such as Myles Jones, Matt…
Yesterday after the press conferences with the Duke Blue Devils and Notre Dame Fighting Irish, we caught up with Irish defenseman Stephen O’Hara and Duke midfielder Christian Walsh. Stephen O’Hara Interview Christian Walsh, Duke Midfielder Interview
Everything either of these teams have worked for over this past season comes down to this game. This is the NCAA D-I Championship, one of the most recognized lacrosse events in the United States. The stage is set for a 2010 rematch between these two teams but everything is different now. For Duke, Myles Jones was not around in 2010. He has become a reliable power house of ability and…