When it comes to grading, expectation is taken into affect. Look at some years in the NFL; the Cleveland Browns might be 8-8 and that fanbase would consider it a great season, but if the New York Giants finish at that, there could be outrage. Same goes with lacrosse.
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced the weekly award winners for week 7 of the 2013 season, which concluded on June 16. The winners are chosen every week by the League, and are based on outstanding in-game achievements. Ohio’s Joe Cummings picked up Warrior Offensive Player of the Week honors, while New York’s Greg Gurenlian earned Warrior Defensive Player of the Week accolades. Denver’s Eric Law took…
Last week saw a number of players begin their MLL careers with others getting another taste of the professional level. Week 7 in the pros featured some notable debuts from guys like Hamilton National’s goalie Dillon Ward and Hounds midfielder Jake Tripucka. As for the rest of the rookies, let’s see how they fared after this past week of action. Charlotte Hounds Mike Sawyer A Loyola– Sawyer added a goal…
Revenge was served Saturday night as the Denver Outlaws defeated the Chesapeake Bayhawks 13-9. This was the first meeting between the two squads since the MLL Championship game last summer which the Bayhawks won. The win improves the Outlaws to 7-0 and gives them a two game lead in the MLL standings. In fact, they have not lost a game in 358 days. Eric Law had five goals for the…
For the second consecutive week, the Denver Outlaws (7-0) established themselves as the top team in Major League Lacrosse with a 13-9 road victory over the defending champions Chesapeake Bayhawks (4-3). “Last time we played them they completely took us apart,” Stagnitta said about the 2012 MLL Championship game Denver lost to Chesapeake. “Some of the things we’ve tried to do while building a team were to try to…
The Ohio Machine won their first game of the season with a 13-11 over the visiting Rochester Rattlers. This win ends the Machine’s 0-6 start to the season as they advance to 1-6 as the Rattlers fall to 3-4 after being tied for the fourth and final playoff position last week. Joe Cummings emerged as the dominate power in this match-up for the Machine as he doubled his season’s total…
The Boston Cannons picked up a much needed win last night with a 15-13 victory over the Charlotte Hounds. Mike Stone paved the way with four goals to move their record to 2-5.
On Saturday night, the hometown Charlotte Hounds will play host to Paul Rabil and the (1-5) Boston Cannons. The Cannons have vastly underperformed so far this season after making a trip to Championship Weekend last year. The Hounds (3-3) are currently tied for fourth place in the league, and are ahead of pace from last year, their inaugural season. During the off-weak Boston fired their head coach Steve Duffy and…
The last time the Bayhawks and Outlaws faced off, the Bayhawks won 16-6 in Harvard Stadium to win the Steinfeld Trophy and become the 2012 MLL Champions. The Outlaws still have that image implanted in their heads.
After securing the top spot in Major League Lacrosse, the Outlaws (6-0) face another tough obstacle to remain undefeated. Denver will hit the road to face the Chesapeake Bayhawks (4-2) for the first time since the 2012 MLL championship game. “Last time we played them, they completely took us apart,” Head Coach Jim Stagnitta said. “We were outgunned, outmanned and outplayed.” The Outlaws lost to the Bayhawks 16-6…