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The Buffalo Bandits defeated the Minnesota Swarm 12-8 on Saturday night at the First Niagara Center. This marks the second time the Bandits have defeated Minnesota, as the Bandits pulled out the W in a January matchup. The Bandits controlled the game from the very start. Mark Steenhuis opened the scoring for the game with a nice shot while driving through the middle. That was all the momentum the Bandits…
Some pretty bad news came out of the Buffalo Bandits camp today. According to Bandits reporter Budd Bailey, rookie forward Brandon Goodwin will miss the next two months with a knee injury. Goodwin was a second round pick and the first player selected by the Bandits in the 2014 NLL draft. The team traded defender Rory Smith and goalie Eric Penney to the Vancouver Stealth in order to acquire the…
One of the most anticipated match ups of the season, the Hofstra Pride will play host to CAA-opponent University of Massachusetts Minutemen at James M. Shuart Stadium at noon on Saturday. Both teams are looking to get their seasons back on track after suffering a dismal start, with Hofstra losing four out of its first five games and UMass opening the season with a five-game losing streak. Only one win…
The Buffalo Bandits (6-6) and the Minnesota Swarm (3-7) will face off in their second of three 2015 NLL regular season matchups on Saturday March 21st at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The last time these two teams met was a 2015 week 5 battle at the First Niagara Center where the Bandits emerged victorious with the hard fought 15-12 win at home. Last week, the Bandits…
Hofstra beat St. Johns Tuesday night at home 10-7 in a game that was close the whole way. Korey Hendrickson scored first for Hofstra after getting an unassisted goal. St. Johns came right back after junior Eric DeJohn scored a rip of a shot from the outside. Both teams traded of goals for the rest of the first half going into halftime tied at 3-3. In the third period it…
The Rochester Knighthawks announced that the team has moved rookie defenseman/transition man Brier Jonathan on the practice squad. Jonathan was the 27th overall pick in the 2014 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. “It feels good,” said Jonathan, who was activated from the injured reserve list. “I am one step closer to playing.” The Knighthawks are currently 7-3 and in second place in the East Division after winning their fifth straight…
Avenging last year’s upset at home, the UAlbany men’s lacrosse team dominated Canisius in Buffalo 26-6, setting a new program record for goals in a game. Up 2-1 in the first, UAlbany (4-1) rolls off 12-straight goals against Canisius (1-6) and never looked back. The Great Danes scored 17 goals in the second half. “It feels good to put together a full game, I thought we dominated all phases of…
BROCKPORT, NY (March 17, 2015) The Rochester Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse have come to terms with The College at Brockport to announce Eunice Kennedy Shriver Stadium as the host site of their 2015 season. The stadium is located on the campus of the SUNY institution in the heart of downtown Brockport NY and also plays host to several major events in addition to their own collegiate schedule, including the…
The second installment of last year’s Champions Cup finals happened tonight with the hometown Calgary Roughnecks (2-7) versus three time defending champs Rochester Knighthawks (6-3) in what was being billed as a must win game for last year’s West Division champions who have looked anything but it to start the year. Ian Llord opened the scoring for the visitors on a transition play off a rebound from a Calgary fast…
The Hofstra University men’s lacrosse team was able to end their second two-game losing streak on March 14th by taking a convincing win against the Providence College Friars, 15-4. With this win, the Pride improve to a 2-4 record. Coach Seth Tierney, however, doesn’t see his team’s record a 2-4. “I know it says we are 2-4,” Coach Tierney stated, “but we’re 1-0, and that’s how we’re starting it, and…