Matt Hummel Makes Pro Debut in Colorado

March 2, 2013

Matt Hummel has been waiting for this moment since the defending NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks drafted him in early October. At 9:00 p.m. EST, he will finally get his chance to play in a professional lacrosse game as the Rochester Knighthawks take on the Colorado Mammoth at Pepsi Center. “I am really excited. I have been waiting for this my whole life,” said Hummel. The Kitchener, Ontario native was signed…

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Bandits Fall To Wings In Overtime

March 2, 2013

It wasn’t pretty, but the Philadelphia Wings finished on top. As for the Bandits, they leave feeling like they should of had this game in the bag. After taking a six goal lead, the Bandits slowly watched their momentum slip away. Jordan Hall scored with three seconds left in the fourth to tie it up at 10, and Drew Westervelt scored in overtime to give Philadelphia the 11 to 10…

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Rochester And Colorado Matchup In Last Place Battle

March 1, 2013

Neither of these teams hoped that they’d be in this place at this point this season, but both the Rochester Knighthawks and the Colorado Mammoth are in last place in their respective divisions. Tomorrow, both will look to turn things around when they match-up at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Colorado (2-5) is coming off a 14 to 12 loss to the Philadelphia Wings, the latest game in the team’s…

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Bandits Defeat Rock Behind Williams, Wilson

March 1, 2013

The Buffalo Bandits (5-3) used a fourth quarter rally to defeat the Toronto Rock (6-3) by a score of 15-13 last night at the Air Canada Centre. The win leaves the Bandits trailing the Rock by only half a game for first place in the eastern division. Despite trailing 11-8 heading into the fourth quarter, the Bandits clawed back with five unanswered goals to start the final frame. Buffalo ultimately…

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NLL: Bandits Take on Rock In Toronto

February 28, 2013

Tonight the Buffalo Bandits face off with the Toronto Rock at the Air Canada Centre. The Bandits have made several moves this week, including activating captain and 22 year veteran John Tavares for tonight’s game. To make room, they placed forward Tracey Kelusky on the Injured Reserve. They also released rookies Hayden Smith and Kevin Brownell while they activated Mat Giles and Mike McNamara. The right side will be a…

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NCAA: Syracuse Takes on Virginia

February 27, 2013

NCAA lacrosse gets off to a hot start in the month of March with the Syracuse Orange (1-1) playing host to the Virginia Cavaliers (4-0) this Friday. The undefeated Cavs are currently ranked 6th heading into the contest and have been impressive in the young season. After beginning the year with an overtime victory over Drexel, Virginia has outscored their opponents 49-22 in their last three contests. This offensive surge…

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Rattlers and Nationals to Play in Florida

February 25, 2013

Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league (MLL), and ELEV|8 Sports Institute, announced today that the Hamilton Nationals home game against the Rochester Rattlers will be played at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Fla. on Saturday, June 22, at 7:30 p.m. MLL returns to Palm Beach County for the second consecutive year, after a successful All Star Game in 2012. “We had a very successful All Star Game…

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Wings Get Revenge on Knighthawks

February 24, 2013

The Rochester Knighthawks dropped to 3-5 on the season Saturday night as they lost to the 3-4 Philadelphia Wings. The Philadelphia win was their first against Rochester since 2009. The Knighthawks now have a brutal 1-4 home record. Rochester started out on a roll, leading 4-0 after the first quarter with goals from Cody Jamieson, Paul Dawson, Casey Powell and Cory Vitarelli. But the Wings quickly erased that deficit in…

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NLL: Wings Look for Revenge Against Knighthawks

February 23, 2013

The Philadelphia Wings (2-3) are coming off of a second bye week and looking to end a three game losing streak, they will travel to face the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks (3-4) tonight in the opener of a back to back weekend that concludes tomorrow afternoon with a home matchup against the Colorado Mammoth (2-4).  Game time Saturday in Rochester is at 7:30 PM while Sunday’s game at the Wells…

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NCAA: Stony Brook Travels to Lafayette

February 19, 2013

Stony Brook is 0-1 to face the season after two scheduled games. Their first game against Fairfield was cancelled, so it ended up they opened against Marist and lost this past week. Stony Brook had led 4-0 in the game before the Marist Red Foxes were able to come back. Then we have the Lafayette Leopards. The Leopards are 1-0 after they defeated the Georgetown Hoyas 11-10 in overtime. John…

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