Coverage of the Colorado Mammoth, Denver Outlaws, and Denver University.
Week 6 of the National Lacrosse League featured five games and tons of goals; 116 goals to be exact. That’s an average of over 23 goals per game. Pretty impressive, especially when you consider that neither the Edmonton Rush nor the Rochester Knighthawks broke into double digits in their one goal game (won 8-7 by the Rush). The Rush (5-0) remain as the only unbeaten team in the NLL but…
From David Lisi: On a recent trip to Louisville, KY I was asked to coach a group of kids who were looking to play in an upcoming box lacrosse tournament in Columbus, OH. The tournament was the Midwest Classic Box Lacrosse Tournament hosted by Resolute Lacrosse at the Resolute Athletic Complex. The Midwest Classic lived up to its name: classic! It was an instant hit and I can tell you…
Denver Pioneers @ Air Force Sat. Feb. 8 1:00 pm Two Colorado schools will go head-to-head this coming Saturday for a season opening showdown: Air Force and Denver U. Both teams have young programs in comparison to other colleges and both have taken off at monumental rates of success. Air Force will host the game at their field. Coach Eric Seremet said, “With such an experienced, senior-led team this year,…
Week 6 did not disappoint. Three games decided by a total of 5 goals. Casey Powell returns and helps the Mammoth to a huge win. Edmonton stays undefeated. Bandits are for real, and the Stealth get bombed. Power Rankings Week 6 (1) 1—Edmonton Rush (5-0) Defeated the Knighthawks in overtime 8-7 on a pretty goal by Mark Matthews. Aaron Bold was strong in net for the Rush. Edmonton travels…
Casey Powell is back. Did anyone doubt he’d still be one of the best players in the game?
Photo: Di Miller Swarm players feel defeated already after letting in goal The Colorado Mammoth hosted the Minnesota Swarm at The Pepsi Center on Saturday February 1, 2014 in front of 15,127 die hard Mammoth fans. Despite the extreme cold temperatures and snow in Denver, Mammoth fans came to cheer on their team, with spirits high that the Mammoth would outscore their opponent and they were not disappointed! The game…
The Colorado Mammoth are set to take on the Minnesota Swarm this Saturday February 1, 2014 at The Pepsi Center in downtown Denver. The Mammoth just came off a spectacular win last Saturday against their Western Conference rivals the Calgary Roughnecks in OT by the score of 14-13. The Mammoth are coming off their most exciting game of the 2014 season and an on-the-road win in Calgary where the Mammoth…
Players and teams in the NLL have been victims of scheduling for years due to the league’s popularity being less than other big name sports (football, basketball, baseball). Spectators are more aware of it this year, especially after the Mammoth had a huge weekend of travel and only four hours of sleep. On the weekend of January 10-12: The Colorado Mammoth had a Friday game in Calgary and then a…
The Big East will have a new champion come this spring. Both Syracuse and Notre Dame have left the conference for the very dangerous and competitive ACC. Villanova has a very good chance of taking the conference crown but has newly added Denver standing in their way. Schools Remaining from 2013 Georgetown–The Hoyas, led by second year coach Kevin Warne, finished 2013 6-9 overall with a conference record…
Imagine at the end of the summer, lacrosse was just about to start instead of it ending with the MLL Championship Weekend. Instead of battling in scorching heat all season, the athletes would have a true training camp and would be battling each other in cooler weather. While it may be a possibility, would it be a good change for the sport of lacrosse? Would it bring more popularity and…