PHOTOS: Maryland @ Villanova

February 25, 2020

On February 18, the Villanova Wildcats defeated the Maryland Terrapins 13-12 at Villanova Stadium. Connor Kirst and Patrick Daly led Villanova with a hat trick each while Corey McManus and Keegan Khan scored twice. Will Vitton made 14 saves in the win. Maryland was led by Logan Wisnauskas’ four goals and Jared Bernhardt’s three. Chris Brandau took the loss, making 12 saves. Wisnauskas led all shooters with 10 shots. Other…

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NLL: Wings take control of East Division with win over Wolves

February 19, 2020

The New England Black Wolves’ winning streak was snapped at to two games as the Philadelphia Wings rallied a come-from behind 14-11 win on Sunday afternoon at Mohegan Sun Arena. The win put the Wings in control of the NLL’s East Division. Coming out of the locker room scorching hot, the Wings jumped out to an early 5-0 lead with Matt Rambo recording a hat trick. This was an uncharacteristic…

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NLL: Wings edge out Bandits 7-6

February 19, 2020

Saturday night the Philadelphia Wings (5-3) shuffled their way to a 7-6 victory over their arch nemesis Buffalo Bandits (6-3) in front of 12,459 fans at KeyBank Center. Buffalo was without two big components of their offense in Dhane Smith and Chase Fraser. Liam Patten, a second year defenseman with the Wings, started the ball rolling by scoring on transition and beating Matt Vinc. Garrett Billings would put the ball…

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ILWT Feature: Why Philly loves the bad boys of lacrosse

February 7, 2020

The crowd roars and comes to life with a spectacular save, a phenomenal block by defense, or an amazing one-handed shot that seems to defy gravity and goes in. However, when a fight (or the promise of a fight) happens, the stadium seats vibrate from the collective cheers and then the roar becomes palpable. And, in a city like Philadelphia built on blue collar blood, sweat and tears, where tough…

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NLL: One goal loss for Wings at home against Swarm

February 3, 2020

The Georgia Swarm hung on to defeat the Philadelphia Wings 12-11 on Friday night at Wells Fargo Center. Georgia went up 4-3 in the first quarter as Philadelphia seemed to struggle with finding its wings. They surged again at the end of the game when it was too late for Philadelphia to pull off a victory. Despite a first quarter that apparently seemed pretty even, the second quarter told a…

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NLL: Wings host Swarm in Friday matchup

January 31, 2020

Friday night the Philadelphia Wings (5-2) will host the Georgia Swarm (3-3) in an Eastern Division matchup. The teams met back on December 14th at the Infinite Energy Arena with the Swarm coming up on top 12-6. Lyle Thompson (4G/3A) and Shayne Jackson (3G/2A) led the Swarm offense. Philadelphia fell behind 5-1 with six minutes gone into the second quarter and could never recover. The Wings would get as close…

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NLL: Wings surpass 2019 win count with 14-6 victory over Riptide

January 27, 2020

Friday night the Philadelphia Wings (5-2) defeated the New York Riptide (1-6) 14-6 in front of 7,183 fans at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Local Heroes Appreciation Night. The focus this night for the Riptide would be on Brett Hickey and Zach Higgins who have been on fire. In the last three games Higgins has let in a total of only 18 goals, while the offense has netted…

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NLL: Fight night in Philly leads to Wings’ win

January 23, 2020

It may have been pyjama night at Wells Fargo Center, but the Philadelphia Wings weren’t the ones caught sleeping in the 12-4 fisticuffs which could also have been labelled a Sunday Smackdown. Fresh off their first win of the season, the Rochester Knighthawks collapsed in epic fashion in a game that saw several scuffles and consecutive penalty shots. The Wings played solid defense and limited Shawn Evans (who singlehandedly seemed…

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NLL: Controversial game-winner gives Black Wolves win over Wings

January 21, 2020

With five points on the night, Callum Crawford’s goal kept New England’s undefeated season alive with an 8-7 overtime thriller against the rival Philadelphia Wings Saturday night at Mohegan Sun. Coming off back-to-back bye weeks, many might think the Black Wolves would come out unable to tangle with the Wings who were on a three-game winning streak. And they would be right as the Wings jumped out to an early…

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NLL: Can Trevor Baptiste be the next Geoff Snider?

January 16, 2020

Can Baptiste be the next Geoff Snider for the Philadelphia Wings? The Wings’ inaugural season saw some head scratching with some of the selections made during the draft from the United States with little box experience compared to their box-dominant neighbours up in Canada. That trend has continued into this year with nearly every team in the league venturing into the American-born player market. But last year, it was still…

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