Coverage of the Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks, Rochester Rattlers and New York Lizards and coverage of Syracuse, Albany, Manhatten and more.
Tonight the Rochester Knighthawks (5-3) head to Denver to face off with the 4-6 Colorado Mammoth. Both teams are looking to rebound from losses last week; Rochester lost to the Calgary Roughnecks 11-10 on the road while Colorado fell to the Vancouver Stealth 19-9 on a Friday night. On the Mammoth’s 100th home game ever, Adam Jones remains out of the lineup with a separated shoulder. “To play at home, we’re…
WHO: Syracuse @ Virginia WHERE: Charlottesville, VA WHEN: TODAY! Noon SYRACUSE The Orange are coming off one of their most brutal losses in recent memory. I could not begin to describe my disappointment last week as a ‘Cuse fan. However, many games come down to referees and in-game moments. Maryland deserved the win as they have become one of the greatest lacrosse programs in the modern lax world. All…
A portion of this weekend’s schedule says it all. Seven great games over the course of the day make this weekend special. One would think that this is a late season schedule in April, but it’s March 1 and there are going to be changes to the polls. This is a lacrosse fan’s dream weekend with so many intriguing matchups. #1 Duke @ #2 Maryland—Two Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams battling…
1st Round Jordan Wolf Attack Duke University The Rochester Rattlers selected Jordan Wolf second overall in the Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. Wolf has compiled 201 points (120 G, 81 A) in 61 career games so far in his run with the Blue Devils. Fifty-seven of his career goals came in the 2013 season, leading Duke to the NCAA Division 1 Championship. He also received USILA All-American Second Team Honors…
Siena’s lacrosse program is truly making strides in 2014. They are faced with a noticeably tougher schedule and are performing up to par. Contrarily, the Red Storm have a season that’s quite tame. They commenced their season with two quick wins, but shortly followed those with a loss to Yale last weekend. If St John’s offense can create more opportunities, size up with opponents, and show more pressure…
The NCAA just closed on an interesting Week 3/4 in its 2014 season. Of the nine games I’m picking to cover this week, Saturday was mostly upsets while Sunday was home to four blowouts. SATURDAY Penn State 8 Notre Dame 7 This was such a close game all around, and I’m calling it an upset because Notre Dame has proven themselves as a strong program in past seasons. Shots were…
The Hofstra Men’s Lacrosse team returns home to James M. Shuart Stadium to begin a four-game homestand on Tuesday, February 25 when the Pride host the 17th-ranked Stags of Fairfield University. Game time is 3 p.m. The game will be broadcast live on radio on WRHU-FM 88.7 with Julian Coltre and Anthony Santaniello calling the action beginning with the pregame show at 2:45. The game can also be viewed…
In front of 5,283 at Syracuse’s Carrier Dome, the fifth-ranked Maryland Terrapins defeated the No. 2 Syracuse Orange 16-8 on Saturday afternoon. The Terrapins second quarter 10-goal charge led them to an impressive victory over the Orange. Freshman Midfielder Connor Cannizzaro and Attackman Jay Carlson led the Terrapins in scoring with four points each, on three goals and one assist. Matt Rambo also contributed to the Terrapins’ win tallying two…
A record 30 games were played in NCAA Division 1 on Saturday in the last weekend of play in February. Below is a quick recap of my observations from today’s Syracuse vs. Maryland game. The Terps came into the Carrier Dome for the first time since 1983 and won 19 of 27 face offs and outshot Syracuse 55-32 to double up Syracuse 16-8. Junior Charlie Raffa was the man of the…
Pride sophomore Sam Llinares tallied three goals and two assists but 10th-ranked Princeton battled back from a four-goal deficit midway through the third quarter to post a 12-9 victory over Hofstra at Class of ’52 Stadium Saturday afternoon. For the second consecutive game, Llinares posted five points to lead Hofstra, which fell to 0-2 on the season. Senior Lance Yapor and red-shirt sophomore Korey Hendrickson each added two goals for the Pride….