Hofstra Defeats Delaware, Advances to CAA Final

May 1, 2014

The rain poured down at James M. Shuart Stadium on Wednesday night but was not enough to stop Hofstra from defeating fourth-seeded University of Delaware 8-6 in the semi-finals of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament. With the win, Hofstra (11-4, 4-1 CAA) will advance to the CAA Championship game on Saturday here in Hempstead while Delaware (7-9, 1-4 CAA) saw its CAA goals go down the drain. “Obviously thrilled to…

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Are Kavanagh and Staats Making a Late Run at the Tewaaraton?

May 1, 2014

Can you believe we only have a week left until Selection Sunday? It feels like ages since the season started back in February and just as the weather has started to heat up, so to has the games we’ve seen and the players performances. Miles Thompson continues to pile up the points in chuncks, Jordan Wolf looks to be playing his best lacrosse when his team needs it most and…

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LIVE BLOG: Hofstra vs. Delaware CAA Semi-finals

April 30, 2014

Hofstra, the number one seed in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament, takes on the number four seed University of Delaware at James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, NY at 7 pm.   Hofstra Starters: A- 17-Varn, 2-Yapor, 5-Llinares M- 12-Coholan, 7- Malave, 21-Hendrickson D- 23-Caputo, 44-Sullivan, 34-Satterthwaite GK- 33-Selva   Delaware Starters: A- 13-Keane, 20-Jones, 15-Holland M- 22-DeLargy, 44-Kormondy, 32-Heath D- 18-Ashley, 41-Connelly, 43-Horoski GK- 2-Peaks   Hofstra returns to…

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MLL 3 Stars: Buchanon, Pannell, Wiedmaier Start Off 2014

First Star Kevin Buchanon (Boston Cannons) Buchanon led the Cannons offensively against the Bayhawks providing offense early and keeping the pressure on Chesapeake throughout. Boston was led by Buchanan who scored seven goals on only eight shots. Subsequently, Buchanan was named the Coca Cola player of the game as well as the Warrior Offensive Player of the Week due to his offensive explosion. The Cannons now head on the road…

April 30, 2014
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NLL Three Stars: Regular Season Concludes, Playoffs Loom in Near Future

The NLL saw a lot of odd performances this weekend as top teams struggled early in games and non-contending teams held their own. In the end, the big guns projected to continue into playoffs were able to pull off victories (Rush, Rock, Mammoth, etc.) With playoffs right around the corner now, many teams will look to prepare extra or begin their off seasons with restructuring and drawing boards. First Star:…

April 29, 2014
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ACC Championship Thriller: Irish Muscle Their Way Past Orange 15-14

April 28, 2014

The Powerhouse Conference Championship was nothing short of spectacular, and anyone who attended or viewed the event got their expectations blown out of the water. Syracuse came into the game No. 4, while Notre Dame sat No. 9. Randy Staats was on fire for the Orange, scoring five goals and maintaining an intimidating offensive presence all game. Kevin Rice, Hakeen Lecky, Dylan Donahue, Scott Loy, Billy Ward, Nicky Galasso and…

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PSU Breaks Hofstra’s Perfect CAA Record

April 28, 2014

Even though they will not see Colonial Athletic Association post-season action, Penn State University, used its last CAA rival matchup with a vengeance defeating number 12 Hofstra 8-7 in University Park. With the loss, Hofstra, the number one seed in the CAA, drops to 10-4 overall and breaks its perfect record in the CAA to 4-1. The win allowed Penn State to improve to 7-6 on the year, 3-2 in…

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ACC Mashup Following Conference Play; Heading Into Tournament Games

April 28, 2014

Just a short month ago, Syracuse sat at 4-3 overall and 0-3 in the ACC. Their scoring margin was -6 but that reasonable statistic does not show the magnitude of the 16-8 loss to Maryland, 17-12 loss to Virginia and 21-7 loss to Duke. I’ve watched a lot of lacrosse in my life and I can definitively say that Maryland-SU and Duke-SU games easily top my list of the two…

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Pannell’s Six Goals Lead New York in 18-15 Win Over Rochester

Thanks to six goals by Rob Pannell, as well as three from Albert Maione and Max Seibald, the New York Lizards earned their first win of the 2014 season with an 18-15 victory over the Rochester Rattlers on Sunday night. It was the first step towards a bounce back season following a disappointing 4-10 slate last year. Afterwards, Lizards head coach Joe Spallina discussed the win. “I said to someone…

April 28, 2014
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