Machine Open Season At New York

April 12, 2015

Two of the most anticipated 2015 Major League Lacrosse teams will square off on Sunday evening to open their season. The New York Lizards, led by newcomer Paul Rabil, who play host to the Ohio Machine. Both the Machine and Lizards were bounced from the first round of the playoffs last season. After finishing in dead last in 2013, the Machine rebounded and made the semi finals last season. They’ve…

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Hofstra’s Home Season Comes to an End

April 12, 2015

The Hofstra Pride hosted their final home game of the season at Shuart Stadium on Saturday, April 11th. This game also marked the final home game for seniors like Mike Malave, John Reicherter, Steve Romano, and Ryan Rielly, so Hofstra had some motivation to go out and beat tenth-ranked Cornell Big Red. In the end, however, the Big Red offense proved to be too much for the Pride as the…

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Knighthawks Clinch Playoffs With Mammoth Win

April 12, 2015

Rochester Knighthawks fans knew it wasn’t going to be an ordinary night when Sid Smith opened the scoring just 22 seconds into the game. Smith’s goal sparked a 10-goal first half and the defense limited the Colorado Mammoth to a season-low five goals in a 14-5 win tonight. With the victory, the Knighthawks locked up a berth in the 2015 Champion’s Cup Playoffs. “It was another good team victory,” said…

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Rochester Rattlers Ready for 2015

April 12, 2015

The 2015 Rochester Rattlers are in an interesting spot in the MLL.  They are a box lacrosse-heavy team who is about as dangerous as you can be on offense when at full strength.  They are coming off a Championship game appearance in 2014.  They had the best defense in the league, the best goaltender, best defender, most improved player, and coach of the year.  They had no trades in the…

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Berg Sets Denver’s Points and Goals Records in 18-5 Win over St. John’s

April 11, 2015

  Tewaaraton Watch List member Wesley Berg (Coquitlam, B.C.) broke Denver’s career points (217) and goals (158) records, leading the [5/5] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team to an 18-5 win over St. John’s on Saturday afternoon at Da Silva Memorial Field. Fellow Tewaaraton Watch List member Connor Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, N.Y.) had a game-high six points on three goals and three assists. The hat trick was his team-leading seventh of…

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#10 Cornell Takes Down Hofstra

April 11, 2015

  Pride junior Sam Llinares recorded a goal and two assists but Big Red senior Dan Lintner tallied five goals to lead 10th-ranked Cornell to a 14-5 victory over Hofstra at Schoellkopf Field Saturday afternoon. Cornell, with its second consecutive victory, improves to 9-3 on the season. The Pride, which dropped their third straight contest, falls to 4-8. In addition to Llinares, senior Mike Malave and sophomore Zachary Franco each…

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#2 Syracuse Vs #4 North Carolina

April 11, 2015

One of the beauties of college lacrosse is that the top teams play each other… again… and again. No. 2 Syracuse is facing a ranked opponent for the fifth game in a row. SU won three of the first four—the only loss coming in double-overtime against Notre Dame. Meanwhile, No. 4 North Carolina is in the middle of a similar stretch that started with a loss against Maryland, but was…

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Swarm Battle For Playoff Lives Against Bandits

April 11, 2015

The Buffalo Bandits (7-7) and the Minnesota Swarm (5-9) will face off in their final of three 2015 NLL regular season matchups on Saturday April 11th at the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota. The last time these two teams met was a 2015 week 12 battle at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo where the Bandits clinched the season series against the Swarm with the hard fought 12-8 victory at…

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Bandits Sign Mitch Jones, Kurtis Wagar

April 10, 2015

  Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich today announced the team has agreed to terms on one-year deals with transition player Mitch Jones and goaltender Kurtis Wagar. The Bandits acquired Jones (6’2”, 205 lbs., 12/12/1991) on Sept. 16, 2013 in a trade with the Washington Stealth. He played four games for the Bandits last season, finishing with five points (2+3) and 22 loose ball recoveries. Wagar (6’0”, 240 lbs., 11/5/1985)…

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Stony Brook Takes on UMass Lowell

April 10, 2015

Stony Brook will take on first year program UMass Lowell in this America East show down. Stony Brook is in the hunt for a conference championship and is being led by senior Mike Rooney. The East Islip product is second in Division I in points with sixty-seven so far this year only behind Lyle Thompson by one point for the top spot. While Rooney is averaging  6.1 points per game,…

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