Coverage of the Charlotte Hounds and colleges such as the North Carolina Tar Heels and Duke Blue Devils
As the season wages on the Tarheels of The University of North Carolina have landed themselves in a questionable state, with their record knotted up at 3-3. Their most recent loss coming at the hands of cross town rival Duke. The usual suspects played well, as can be expected, with Marcus Holman netting two goals and two assists, Bitter assisted twice and Snakey placed two in the back of the…
Last season the Charlotte Hounds were one of the expansion teams into Major League Lacrosse. They struggled at points in year one, but they shook things up for 2013. I spoke with their head coach Mike Cerino about the upcoming season. MI: How Tough is it losing Stephen Berger? MC: Losing Berger is going to be tough on the field and around the locker room. You don’t replace his production…
Saturday, March 2, the 9th ranked Tarheels took on the 2nd ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. As can be expected, the early polls had the Irish picked well over the Heels. The game started following the overall consensus, with Notre Dame jumping out to a two goal lead. Carolina returned the favor as Jimmy Bitter fed Joey Snakey on the fast break, to cut the Irish lead to one….
The University of North Carolina Men’s Lacrosse season opened we saw them with a very high preseason ranking placing 5th in the coaches’ poll, and 7th in the USILA poll. The season kicked off with a solid victory for UNC as the trounced the Air Force Academy 16-8. The season looked promising Jimmy Bitter and Marcus Holman proving their worth on the field. Marcus’s ability as a senior and ball…
It’s hard to imagine this is the start John Danowski expected for his Blue Devils before the season; five games in, and Duke has lost three and won two. The most recent came Friday against the Pennsylvania Quakers. Penn opened their season with a very impressive 14-9 win over the Blue Devils. Tim Schwalje led all scorers with eight points in the game for the Penn. Duke was outshot 35…
After losing a close game to Denver a week ago, Duke was looking to rebound against a very talented Notre Dame team to gain their first win of the season. However, the game ended up being a very lopsided loss for the Blue Devils, sending them to 0-2 on the year. Notre Dame dominated on all sides of the ball, out-shooting Duke 37-29, completely stalling Duke’s offense for the better…
On February 15th at 1:15pm, Charlotte Hounds general manager Wade Leaphart announced that the team would be composing their second blockbuster trade of the off-season after sending fan-favorite Billy Bitter attackman to Rochester. Friday, Leaphart announced that the Hounds would be trading midfielder Stephen Berger, who scored the first ever goal in Hounds history, back to the New York Lizards, where Berger was a five-time all star selection. During his…
Games galore on the Saturday schedule today around Divisions one, two and three, we have some of the best ones below. Division One UMBC Retrievers vs Robert Morris Colonials The Colonials are coming off of a loss last week against Bellarmine and now face UMBC in their opener. Last season the Retriever defense struggled, they are going to need to step it up to keep the Colonials under ten goals….
Sources have confirmed to In Lacrosse We Trust earlier reports of a three way trade with the New York Lizards, Boston Cannons and Charlotte Hounds. The Lizards are bringing back Stephen Berger who they had sent to Charlotte before last season, the Hounds’ first season in the league. In return for the Hounds, they get Ryan Young and a second round pick while Boston gets former Virginia star Colin Briggs….
The first weekend of NCAA Men’s lacrosse is in the books, providing both thrillers and blow outs. We saw a lot of firsts with High Point getting their first win in program history and Bryant taking Colgate into overtime. It was an exciting weekend of lacrosse at every division. In division 1 contests, High Point University, the new kid on the block, went 1-2 overall. First losing to Delaware 12-10…