Young Rattlers Players The Foundation of Future

September 6, 2015

The 2015 Major League Lacrosse season was a bittersweet campaign for the Rochester Rattlers. While they once again were short of obtaining their second championship, Rochester’s run this time around was aided by the outstanding play of their new, young players. From Jordan Wolf to Randy Staats, the rookies and second year stars on the Rattlers’ squad have aided the team in key moments during their tough season. Here’s a…

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2015 MLL Season Recap: Rochester Rattlers

August 23, 2015

Wins: 8 Losses: 6 Games Back: 2 HOME: 5 – 2 AWAY: 3 – 4 POST- SEASON = Wins: 1 Losses: 1 Games Back: 1 AWAY: 1 – 1 Rochester’s 2015 is a tale of two teams. On one side, a dominant yet at times beatable Rochester’s impressive defensive ability, overall offensive chemistry, and superb leadership carried them to the regular season title in 2014, and falling just short of…

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2015 MLL Championship: An Analysis

August 9, 2015

It seems like few things in the sports world rarely follow the script that appears to be written.  Few champions are ever undefeated.  “Teams of Destiny” always seem to be watching someone else celebrate at the end of a game.  Underdogs pull off the unexpected upsets.  For the 2015 MLL season, this will be one of the few times that the season long favorites finished with a championship.  The New…

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2015 MLL Championship: Rattlers Can’t Get Past Hump Again

August 9, 2015

      The New York Lizards have won the 2015 MLL Championship, defeating the Rochester Rattlers 15 – 12 in front of over 8,000 at the Fifth World Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia. A heavily contested match from start to finish, the Lizards used a fourth quarter rally behind Coca-Cola game MVP Paul Rabil’s six points to defeat the Rattlers 15 – 12. This is the first championship in…

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2015 MLL Championship: Lizards vs Rattlers

August 8, 2015

The Major League Lacrosse Championship Game is upon us. Rochester and New York square off on Saturday for the Seinfeld Cup. The game is chock-full of star power, as the league’s Offensive, Defensive, Goalie of the Year and MVP will all be playing. Here are some other storylines surrounding the game. How’d they get here? New York has undeniably been the best team in the MLL all season. The Lizards…

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MLL: Championship Weekend Puts Rivals Into Battle

August 7, 2015

Championship week is finally here and it leaves one asking how the season went by so quickly, but the result is the Rochester Rattlers face the New York Lizards for the Steinfeld Cup.  This week’s conference call featured John Galloway of Rochester as well as Head Coach Joe Spallina and Greg Gurenlian of the New York Lizards.  First and foremost I want to thank those gentlemen as well as Mark…

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MLL Rookie Report: Young Players Shine in Playoffs

August 6, 2015

A pair of exciting Major League Lacrosse Semifinal games featured several rookies making an impact as they look to lead their teams to a championship. In the first game last Saturday, a pair of Syracuse rookies played key roles in Rochester’s 12-8 win at Ohio. Kevin Rice scored three goals and dished an assist while Randy Staats tallied two goals and an assist. On two occasions, the duo connected for…

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MLL Championship 2015: Rochester Rattlers Keys to Victory

August 6, 2015

It’s the Battle of New York for the 15th anniversary of Major League Lacrosse! For the second year in a row, the Rochester Rattlers have made it to the MLL Finals, where they will face the New York Lizards in an all-Empire State affair for the Steinfeld Cup this Saturday night in Kennesaw, Georgia. In last week’s first playoff game, the Rattlers traveled to Ohio to face off against the…

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New York State of Mind Theme for MLL Championship

August 4, 2015

Ohio and Rochester met for the second time in two years to determine who would advance to Championship Weekend.  Both the Rattlers and the Machine possess powerful offenses that can go on runs and put points on the board at an amazing clip.  It was the defenses however that dominated this matchup as the Rattlers won 12-8.  The sound of stick on pad and flesh filled the air in Selby…

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Looking Back At the Rattlers Regular Season

August 1, 2015

Wins: 8             Losses: 6         Games Back: 2            HOME: 5 – 2         AWAY: 3 – 4 The Rochester Rattlers are back in the MLL post season for the second season in a row. The four teams will do battle tomorrow, August 1st, in semifinal games with each game’s winner to meet next week in the championship game in Kennesaw, Georgia. Rochester is pretty familiar with the site, the runner’s up in…

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