Bandits and Knighthawks Reignite Rivalry

February 14, 2015

The Buffalo Bandits look to reignite the thruway rivalry when they take on the visiting Rochester Knighthawks tonight. The Bandits narrowly escaped with a win in their game last week against Calgary, winning it 15-14 in overtime. The Knighthawks weren’t as lucky last week; they too played into overtime, but thanks to heroics from the Swarm’s Callum Crawford, the Swarm pulled away with the W over the Hawks 7-6, dropping…

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NCAA Game Picks: Week Two

February 14, 2015

Staff Member Duke v Denver Syracuse v Cornell UNC v UMass Hopkins v Villanova Loyola v PSU UVa v Drexel Hofstra v Marquette Rutgers v Richmond Delaware v Ohio State Ryan Zunner     Chris Vale     Ian Neadle   Brendan John Andrew Goldberg Ryan Conwell Pete Crowley   Marisa Ingemi   Ohio State

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Syracuse and Cornell Meet for 100th Time

February 14, 2015

When Syracuse and Cornell face off on Sunday, it will mark one of the few times in NCAA lacrosse that two teams will have met 100 times.  While Syracuse owns the series with 63 wins, 35 losses and one tie, it has been an extremely competitive match up over the past few seasons.  This always is a great game, no matter who is having the better year.  Just looking at…

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Knighthawks to Send Casey Zaph to Team Hall of Fame

February 11, 2015

Ten years after playing his final game for the Rochester Knighthawks, Casey Zaph will return to Connors & Ferris Field at The Blue Cross Arena. On Saturday, February 28th, the Knighthawks will honor “Zapher” by enshrining him into the team’s Hall of Fame. “I wasn’t sure it would ever happen because it has been 10 years,” said Zaph, who will become the Hall of Fame’s 13th member. “I really appreciate…

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Bandits Surge Past Roughnecks in OT

February 8, 2015

The Calgary Roughnecks were in another back and forth affair, which time and time again this season they were unfortunately on the losing end extending the team record losing streak to 0-5 to begin the season in front of 10,312 disappointed fans. With the team struggling early again the Roughnecks took a early penalty—which they did last home game as well—to which Dhane Smith took the opportunity to capitalize early…

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Syracuse Orange Roll Past Siena

February 8, 2015

Syracuse and Siena started their season in the Carrier Dome much the same way 2014 began.  Last season, Syracuse topped the Saints 19-7.  This year looked like it should have been a much closer matchup, with Syracuse still coming away with the win.  Instead, it was a bigger rout as the Orange would walk away with a 21-7 win. Syracuse dominated this game from start to finish.  The biggest takeaway…

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Roughnecks Look for First Win Against Bandits

February 7, 2015

The Buffalo Bandits (3-3) and the Calgary Roughnecks (0-4) will face off in their only meeting of the 2015 NLL regular season on Saturday February 7th, 2015 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. The last time these two teams met was on April 5th, 2014 at the First Niagara Center where the Roughnecks emerged victorious with the 16-13 road victory. The last time the Bandits were victorious in Calgary was…

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Orange Look to Roll Over Siena into 2015

February 7, 2015

On Saturday, February 7, Syracuse and Siena begin their 2015 season in the Carrier Dome just like they did a year ago.  Last season found the Orange winning in a 19-7 rout behind 13 first half goals.  While the Orange are going to be very heavy favorites over the Saints, Siena should put up a much better fight this time around. While Siena’s showing against Syracuse was nothing they want…

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Rookie Report: Week Five

February 6, 2015

Week 5 of the NLL season saw the usual suspects in the Rookie Report have big games, Ben McIntosh, Miles Thompson, Eli McLaughlin and Robert Hope continue to shine for their respective teams, showing little to no indication they are only a month into their first NLL campaign. Week 5 also saw the likes of Mark Cockerton and Matt Crough make their NLL debuts, while rookies Colin Boucher and Brandon Clelland picked up…

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NCAA Season Preview: Saint John’s Red Storm

February 5, 2015

Saint Johns had the epitome of an up-and-down season in 2014 and their record reflected that as they finished the season 7-7. After alternating wins and losses for their first four games they won four out of their next five games until they dropped four of their last five games. The big slide at the end of the season meant no Big East tournament for the Red Storm and of…

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