MLL in NCAA: Championship Edition

May 28, 2013

Senior – Jake Tripucka – Midfield – Charlotte Hounds – Duke Blue Devils Senior midfielder Jake Tripucka scored two goals and two assists for the Duke Blue Devils (16-5) in a 16-10 win over Syracuse (16-4) to capture their second national championship in four years.  The 42nd overall (sixth round) pick by the Hamilton Nationals in 2013 added three goals and one assist in Saturday`s semi-final victory 16-14 versus Cornell…

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MLL Checkin: Ohio Machine

May 27, 2013

The 2013 season has not been the sophomore season that the Ohio Machine, or their fans were expecting. The Machine had a ton of talent last season and added a bunch in the off-season via free agency and the draft. However, these pieces haven’t been put together correctly yet as the Machine still remains winless. However, there are a few bright spots for the Machine’s season thus far. Steele Stanwick…

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Hounds Prospects Wrap Up 2013

May 25, 2013

Mike Sawyer Position: Attack College: Loyola (Md.) Acquired: MLL Collegiate Draft – first round, eighth overall The former Charlotte Catholic standout earned All-America honors for the third-straight year after leading the Greyhounds with 36 goals on the season; he added seven assists for 43 points. Sawyer finished his career at Loyola with 128 goals, the second-most in the school’s Division I history, and his 154 points rank eighth in that…

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MLL Check In: Denver Outlaws

May 25, 2013

After kicking off the 2012 season with four-consecutive wins, the Denver Outlaws head into their bye week with an unbeaten 4-0 record and tied for the top spot in Major League Lacrosse.   The Outlaws found success away from Denver to kick off the season, opening with three-consecutive road wins, before returning home and blowing-out Rochester 20-7 in their home opener.   “In this league, early-season wins are important,” Head…

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Goods Corner: LXM Pro and the MLL

May 24, 2013

Goods Corner is a new weekly editorial from Jack Goods covering the latest topics of interest around the sport of lacrosse. You can get in on the conversation by writing in the comment section below or by hitting Jack up on Twitter @GoodsOnSabres. Last year I discovered the LXM Pro Tour for the first time, and thought it was really a good idea. I wrote a piece about why it…

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Nationals Stay Perfect

May 24, 2013

The Hamilton Nationals improved to 4-0 after defeating the Ohio Machine (0-4) on Thursday night by a score of 16-9.  Hamilton scored three straight goals to start the first quarter but after a trio of Ohio goals,  the Nationals only led 7-6 going into the second half.  The Nationals then dominated the second half outscoring Ohio 9-3. The Nationals were led by Joe Walters with four goals and three assists….

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MLL Checkin: Chesapeake Bayhawks

May 23, 2013

After starting the season 3-0, the Chesapeake Bayhawks lost their first game of the season on Saturday to the Boston Cannons The Boston Cannons earned their first win of the season in a nail biting back and forth match on Saturday night at Harvard Stadium against the Bayhawks. The Cannons earned their first win of the season in overtime with Player of the Game Ryan Boyle scoring the game winner…

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