MLL Checkin: Rochester Rattlers

May 29, 2013

1-3 certainly wasn’t the record that the Rochester Rattlers hoped they would have through four games, but they certainly aren’t alone or out of the race. Tied with Boston and Charlotte for fifth place, Rochester is only a few wins away from being right in the playoff picture. That being said, Rochester surely has some problems they need to sort out. There are only two teams that’s leading scorer has…

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NCAA Championship: Duke vs Syracuse

May 27, 2013

It’s pretty amazing Duke made it all the way to the NCAA championship game if you remember their start to this 2013 NCAA lacrosse season. Right now they sit at 15-5, but this season has been far from a cakewalk. They started the season 2-4 with losses to Denver, Notre Dame, Maryland and a big upset by Pennsylvania. Last week they defeated Notre Dame in a 12-11 comeback to advance…

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Syracuse Stunner

May 26, 2013

In the second of the two Final Four games the #1 seed Syracuse University  took on the #4 seed Denver University. Like the game before it, it was a nail biter and filled with amazing play.

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NCAA Lacrosse Tournament: Syracuse vs Yale

May 15, 2013

The No. 1 seeded Syracuse Orange (14-3) are looking to continue their winning ways when they face Yale (11-4) on May 18th in the NCAA Quarter Finals.   Both teams struggled in the opening quarter of their first round games.  Syracuse trailed Bryant (8-11) 4-0 after the first quarter but managed to crawl back and secure a 12-7 victory over the Bulldogs on Sunday.  Meanwhile, the Yale  Bulldogs (12-4) were…

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Goods Corner: Rattlers Planning To Move?

May 14, 2013

Goods Corner is a new weekly editorial from Jack Goods covering the latest topics of interest around the sport of lacrosse. You can get in on the conversation by writing in the comment section below or by hitting Jack up on Twitter @GoodsOnSabres. The red flags appeared before we even got close to starting the season for the Rochester Rattlers. It was announced that two of the Rattlers’ eight home…

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Rochester Wins Second Straight Championship

May 12, 2013

It went up until the last few seconds, but the Rochester Knighthawks did it. For the second year in a row the K-Hawks are on top of the league, this time winning the franchise’s fourth championship in front of a sold out crowd at the Langley Events Centre. Despite the victory, Rochester had to do all they could to hang on. Their 11-10 victory meant that they only scored one…

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K-Hawks and Stealth Square Off In Langley

May 10, 2013

The 2013 season comes down to this, one last game to decide who will walk away with the Champions Cup. Will the Rochester Knighthawks win their second championship in a row, becoming the first team to accomplish that feat since the 2002 and 2003 Toronto Rock? Will the Washington Stealth win their second in four years? It’ll all be settled tonight in Langley. It’s been an interesting season for the…

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Goods Corner: NLL Expansion Interest

May 9, 2013

Goods Corner is a new weekly editorial from Jack Goods covering the latest topics of interest around the sport of lacrosse. You can get in on the conversation by writing in the comment section below or by hitting Jack up on Twitter @GoodsOnSabres. In recent weeks there have been three big stories when it comes to future locations for the National Lacrosse League. Last week IL Indoor broke the news…

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NCAA Lacrosse Tournament: Syracuse vs Bryant

May 8, 2013

The Syracuse Orange (13-3) will be entering the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed for the ninth time in school history and will face Northeast Conference (NEC) Champion Bryant Bulldogs (8-10) on May 12th at the Carrier Dome in first round action of the NCAA Championship. The Orange are coming off a very strong 2013 season which saw them defeat Villanova (7-8) by a score of 13-9 to capture…

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