Minnesota has seen great growth in recent years when it comes to lacrosse, with the Minnesota Swarm helping to spread the word. The question some have been asking is whether that growth is enough to support two lacrosse teams, a NLL team in the Winter and an MLL team in the summer. Its hard to argue against the numbers when it comes to the massive increase of interest in the…
Yesterday I examined the first season for the expansion Charlotte Hounds, and today it is time to look at the Ohio Machine. The Machine have had a very rough season, as they are 2-8 and in last place in Major League Lacrosse. They have the third worst goals for in the league and they have allowed the second most, behind fellow expansion team Charlotte. One thing that surprised me was…
Tonight on Lacrosse Lounge, In Lacrosse We Trust MLL insider Phil Shore will take some time to talk about the faceoff men who dominated the league this weekend. The story of the week this weekend was the dominating faceoff performances we saw from the winners of their games. Two of those faceoff men were Greg Gurenlian and Anthony Kelly. Gurenlian won eighteen of twenty eight face offs to lead the…
Hamilton Nationals attackman Garrett Billings was named as the Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week after helping the Nationals earn a split of a weekend home-and-home series with the Ohio Machine. Long Island Lizards defenseman CJ Costabile earned the League’s Defensive Player of the Week award, while Denver Outlaws attackman Mark Matthews was selected as the Cascade MLL Rookie of the Week. Billings, who was named as the…
The Charlotte Hounds had a lot of fanfare going into their first year of Major League Lacrosse. Â The Hounds are now 3-7 on the season and in seventh place, one game ahead of the expansion Ohio Machine. With their playoff hopes bleak, the Hounds will try to get into the race but they will need a lot of help. They need to win all of their games to finish at…
What a week in Major League Lacrosse! Who were the best of the best this week? I take a look. Brian Phipps- Mover over Stefan Schroder, Brian Phipps is in town. Making 19 saves on 31 shots against the Nationals is not an easy task. He showed that he is an MLL goalie an can play with the best. Dan Hostetler – when Crotty was inverted into a midfielder and…
For the first time in 2012, the Rochester Rattlers have lost at home. The loss ends their three game win streak and the Rattlers are now 2-1 in the second half of the season. The Bayhawks bounced back after their loss to Charlotte last weekend and are now 1-1 after the All-Star break. Some first quarter action, well, there was hardly any except for the goalies. John Galloway and Kip…
Thanks to a 14-12 victory on Saturday night the Hamilton Nationals split their weekend series with the Ohio Machine. The victory keeps Hamilton ahead of Ohio in the standings after one day of being tied with a 2-7 record. Hamilton pushed ahead early, scoring two quick goals to start off the game. Ohio responded with a two pointer from Kyle Hartzell to tie things up, but Crowley scored two goals…
One of the biggest problems for the Boston Cannons this season has been their inability to hold second half leads. Last night, it was the same problem in their 14-11 loss to the Long Island Lizards. Matt Poskay scored five goals for the Cannons, but the story of the game was the dominating faceoff performance from the Lizards. Greg Gerenlian went 19 for 28 in the face off dot and…
Lacrosse for me has been a refuge for me to get through obstacles off of the field. I can’t speak for other players in the MLL, or in college, but when I’m playing I tend to feel like the things around me don’t matter. I emphasize playing with my heart and more importantly with the joy within it. Too many times over the course of life, I believe we lose…