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Syracuse is coming off a 16-4 season that resulted in becoming a national runner up last season. This year they hope to get back to the national championship game and reverse the results. After a fall ball that featured scrimmages against Team Israel and the Iroquois National Team, the team ended fall ball with a game against the Syracuse Alumni. As is customary with most teams, the end of fall ball…
After falling to Denver in the 2012 semis, New York stumbled to find itself throughout 2013, going 4-10. They were able to keep pace with teams and put up fights, but the chemistry for the black and green was limited. One thing the Lizards have going for them is youth. The likes of Rob Pannell, Steve Mock, Jojo Morasco and those guys, allows Coach Spallina to build around them. With…
On Sunday, the Syracuse lacrosse team got a preview of what to expect from their 2014 team as they participated in scrimmages with the Israeli and Iroquois national teams. Originally, the Orange were not slated to participate in the scrimmages as Cornell was supposed to take part on Sunday. However, Syracuse replaced Cornell after the hazing allegations canceled Cornell’s fall ball season. The first opponent Syracuse faced was the Israeli…
Fall is in the air and players have had plenty of time to settle in at their respective schools. With a new year comes new hope and the opportunity to begin the quest towards a Final Four Weekend in Baltimore, MD. One of the teams who is very familiar with championships is Syracuse University. Syracuse had quite the year in 2013 after having to replace a very talented 2012 Syracuse…
2008 was the last season the Rochester rattlers had that they saw the post-season. granted, the team was moved to Toronto in 2009 and there was no Rochester team in the MLL during the ’09 and 2010 seasons. Since then, the Rattlers haven’t had any luck reaching MLL Championship Weekend. 2013 was no different as the Rattlers finished 6-8, fifth in the MLL, one step down form their 7-7 season…
The New York Lizards are now looking to the 2014 season, with the 2013 campaign over with. The Lizards finished the season with a record of 4-10, and in seventh place in the standings. New York missed the playoffs the playoffs but finished the season with a win over the Ohio Machine. The Lizards also had this year Rookie of the Year Rob Pannell on the team. The Lizards spent…
The Boston Cannons will not be in the playoffs for the first time since 2006. With their loss to the two win Ohio Machine last weekend, they sealed that fate. With an aging roster, this team might need to regroup for the future.
It’s a gloomy day for the cities of Rochester and Boston as their teams end their 2013 season campaigns in tonight’s match up against one another. To make things even drearier, this may be the last time Rochester will see its beloved team on the lacrosse field, possibly ever. With declining attendance, missing the playoffs three years in a row, and playing two “home” games in different states (Georgia &…
As the final weekend of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) regular season approaches, half of the league’s teams will begin to look towards to next season. The Rochester Rattlers will not only have to reevaluate after missing the playoffs for the third consecutive season, but also prepare for a potential franchise relocation. A founding MLL team, the Rochester Rattlers reached the playoffs in five out of the franchise’s first eight…
Having a 5-8 record going into their last game against Boston was not how the Rochester Rattlers envisioned their season going. Missing the playoffs for the third time in three seasons since coming back into Major League Lacrosse was not how the Rattlers envisioned their season going either. However you decide to look at the 2013 season, one word comes to mind, and that word is disappointment. The Rattlers…