Coverage of the Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks, Rochester Rattlers and New York Lizards and coverage of Syracuse, Albany, Manhatten and more.
This week the Philadelphia Wings (3-5) shuffle off to Buffalo (or should we say shovel after the latest snow storm), to face the Bandits (5-2) at 7:30 pm Saturday night. The Wings are coming off a lost weekend where they fell 20-10 to Toronto, and then fell 8-6 in a defensive battle against the Edmonton Rush. The Bandits are coming off a 9-6 loss to Rochester which saw their five…
MARQUETTE (0-1) VS HOFSTRA (0-0) THE LAST TIME THEY MET: This is the first official meeting between the squads. They scrimmaged at Shuart Stadium last year on February 10 in Marquette’s inaugural season. The Skinny Golden Eagles: Joe Amplo returns to his roots in Hempstead where he was a player and associate head coach. But this time it is all business as Marquette looks to bounce back from its 13-6 loss…
With Adam Jones out with injury, the league leaders will likely take on a new look in the coming weeks. With five points added in his last game over the weekend, John Grant Jr. takes over the top spot in points. Garrett Billings of the Toronto Rock follows with 44; he added 12 points last game to jump up. Adam Jones drops to third due to sitting out with injury,…
WHO: Albany Great Danes and Syracuse Orange WHERE: Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY WHEN: Sunday, February 16, 4 pm Syracuse Orange After staying unbeaten in all four preseason scrimmages and thrashing down on Siena in the season opener 19-7, the Orange Men’s lacrosse program is already living up to their top-rank position. In the opener against Siena, Attackman Dylan Donahue recorded a career high eight goals and one assist. Donahue…
The 2014 season of NCAA lacrosse commenced like no other in recent history. A number of games headed to overtimes, and a few were complete blowouts. Here are some quick recaps in case you missed the action: Saturday Michigan @ PSU 7 22 A blowout in Penn State’s favor on their home turf. Kaut performed outstandingly in goal, allowing only one…
WHERE: @ Stony Brook WHEN: Friday February 14 @ 6:00 In what will be another of these seemingly annual opening season rematches, Marist will travel to “Strong Island” to play an up-and-coming Stony Brook team. Last season, Marist beat Stony Brook 13-9 on their way to having a nice 2013 season. They ended the year 10-4 and 5-1 in the MAAC, where they were the regular season champions. On the…
From the old proverb by Geoffrey Chaucer, all good things must come to an end. The Rochester Knighthawks (4-2) defense and the stellar play of superstar goaltender Matt Vinc were the reasons why they earned their 9-6 victory against the Buffalo Bandits (5-2) Saturday night in front of 9,280 fans at the Blue Cross Arena. The Knighthawks outscored the Bandits 5-0 after the first half and held off a four…
Tonight the Buffalo Bandits fell to the Rochester Knighthawks by a score of 9-6. After the game we caught up with some of the players on the Bandits.
Heading into a weekend matchup versus in-state rival Rochester Knighthawks (3-2), the eastern division leading Buffalo Bandits (5-1) are in the midst their longest winning streak of the new decade with five consecutive wins. Buffalo’s unexpected success is largely attributable to the man between the pipes in Banditland, Anthony Cosmo. The 14-year NLL veteran is making the most of his third season with the Bandits; currently leading the league in…
As stated by the NLL commissioner himself, this season is the most competitive indoor lacrosse one of all. Statistically, every game features close competition. Therefore, this season is special for the twists and turns it has already taken. Here’s the ILWT Staffs’ Predictions: ILWT Staff PHI at TOR EDM at PHI BUF at ROC CAL at MIN COL at VAN Jim Flannery J. Hernandez Scott…