Major League Lacrosse is having a contest to see who can “Fill the First” round of the 2014 Collegiate Draft. Here is my entry [in just 1,600 words!]: 1. Ohio Machine – Tom Schreiber (Midfield, Princeton) Kiel Matisz (18 points), Greg Downing (6 points), Jeff Ledwick (3 points), Chase Carraro (3 points) and Will Harrington (3 points). Those were Ohio’s top-scoring midfielders last season. The Machine was forced to plug…
Optimism is high as 1st year head coach Jon Basti leads Sacred Heart in North East Conference (NEC) play. Basti was previously the top assistant under Peter Lawrence at Hartford. Jon also has been an Assistant at Sacred Heart and Fairfield. Basti, was also the Head Coach at Eastern Connecticut State from 2002-2004 where he led the team to two Little East conference titles and a pair of NCAA Tournament…
1. Le Moyne- After having lost only two games last season, the 2014 roster hopes to match what 2013 brought to the table. As defending champions, fans will expect nothing less. 2. Mercyhurst- The top two spots here are more like a tie for number one. Mercyhurst lost in the championship by only 1 goal, so to say they are high competitors would be an understatement. Le Moyne gets…
Last year, Sacred Heart closed out their season dismally with a final record of 6-9. A large majority of those losses were by a large goal differential. This means Coach Laura Cook would be spending her offseason focusing on improving her team’s defense, while also searching for new ways to put the ball in the back of the net. Ten freshmen will be welcomed to the roster this year, and…
Alex Urquhart This year’s Fall Ball has seemed to fly by, but maybe that’s because of the outstanding games that took place. Along with these amazing games the Lacrosse community had a little bit of a heartache when it was announced that Cornell would participate in any scrimmages this fall, due to a hazing incident. Fortunately for the Lacrosse community was saved by the Orangemen of Syracuse, who took…
A tryout roster for of 52 players for the 2014 Team Canada Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships team was selected for the opening camp, which took place October 12th and 13th at Canisius College in Buffalo, NY. The Canadian tryout roster was split into two squads, Team Red and Team White, taking on the University of Denver Pioneers and the Robert Morris Colonials in exhibition game action. …
The Denver men’s lacrosse team finished their fall ball season with a 10-5 win over the Denver Outlaws this weekend. Both teams have played each other the past five years in what has become an annual event for Colorado lacrosse fans. With one of the top lacrosse programs in the nation playing the best MLL team during the regular season last year, this was sure to showcase some great lacrosse….
After the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships were dominated by the United States for decades, the recent resurgence of field lacrosse in Canada has led to a gold medal and a heartbreaking silver medal finish in the past two tournaments. This coming weekend, Team Canada head coach Randy Mearns will get his first glimpse of the talent available to compete at the international level. A roster of 51…
Chapel Hill, NC—Fresh off an ACC title and and a #1 ranking in the coach’s poll, the Tarheels felt ready to reach that elusive NCAA title, something that they haven’t won since 1991. However, the Tarheels couldn’t stop Eric Law and the Denver Pioneers as their season fizzled out to a heartbreaking end in the second round of the NCAA tournamemt. It was a long ride home from Indianapolis…
Senior – Cameron Flint – Midfield – Boston Cannons – Denver Pioneers The Boston Cannon`s 6th overall draft pick in the 2013 Collegiate Draft scored 3:44 into OT on Saturday afternoon to lift the Denver Pioneers (10-2) over the Loyola Greyhounds (9-3) in ECAC action. The Georgetown, ON native scored three other times in the 13-12 victory against the Greyhounds. Flint is third in scoring for the Pioneers with 24…