MLL Week 11 power rankings Another week has been completed in the MLL and we are one week away from the All-Star game. In Week 10 the league saw its top two teams go down in the New York Lizards and Ohio Machine. The rankings got quite a shakeup as a result and we have a new team at the top. How far did the Machine and Lizards fall with…
With back-to-back games going into overtime, the New York Lizards were starting to feel fatigue as they traveled to Denver to take on the Outlaws. That fatigue was their downfall, as the Outlaws handed the Lizards a 20-16 loss on Friday. Despite Paul Rabil scoring the first goal of the game for the Lizards, it was the Outlaws who gained momentum and went on a three-goal run with Nick Ossello,…
It is the biggest trade in MLL since the deal that sent Paul Rabil to New York. It took the lacrosse world by storm, with analysts providing all sorts of different takes. And now, finally, Myles Jones can just play lacrosse. When Chesapeake travels to Harvard Stadium to take on the Boston Cannons, it will be the first time for Myles Jones in a Chesapeake jersey. The Bayhawks enter the…
Two wild overtime games and a postponement have caused quite the shake up in the rankings heading into Week 10. We have a new team atop the rankings with the Machine’s loss and the Rattlers rose up the rankings thanks to their dominant victory over the Outlaws. How far did they rise? Take a look for yourself below: Week 9 MLL Top 9 1- New York (6-1)- The Lizards continue…
This past weekend of Major League Lacrosse action saw two more overtime games and an impressive road performance to help his team win handily. Here are the three stars from the week that was. Jordan Wolf (Rochester) – six goals, four assists Undoubtedly the number one star of the week was Wolf and his 10 points. Wolf helped his Rattlers jump out to a 7-4 lead after 15 minutes of…
With nine teams in the MLL, that means there are only nine starting spots for goalies. We truly get to see the best goalies in the world play each week. But it’s Wednesday, which means we have to narrow that nine down to three for the keepers of the week. The best of the best: First Star—John Galloway If you saw the Rattlers demolish the Outlaws Saturday night this one comes at…
It seemed almost too good to be true; the week after trading Myles Jones, a transcendent college lacrosse star, the Atlanta Blaze defeated the then-first place Ohio Machine in overtime. Adding to the Hollywood-like script, Matt Mackrides, who was acquired for Jones, scored the goal to win the game in overtime for the Blaze. The game was constantly tight, an entertaining, back and forth offensive explosion that saw Marcus Holman…
For the second meeting in a row between the New York Lizards and Boston Cannons, the game went in overtime to determine a winner. And for the second time in a row, it was Lizards scoring the crucial overtime goal that gave them a 13-12 victory over the Cannons. The play of both teams in the first quarter indicated to fans this was going to be another close game in…
Newcomers to the MLL, the Atlanta Blaze, head to the Midwest to take on the Ohio Machine this weekend. This meeting between these teams will prove to be historic, as it is the first time in history they will meet on the field. The Machine have been rolling on a two game win streak after a close loss to Rochester a couple weeks back. Atlanta is searching for a win…
Despite trading away arguably the greatest player in college lacrosse history in Myles Jones, the expansion Atlanta Blaze (2-4) enter their upcoming game against the Ohio Machine (6-2) not short of offensive firepower. Having previously defeated Denver 23-12, as well as putting up 16 goals in an overtime loss to first-place New York, the Blaze look to keep humming offensively, while trying to tighten up at the back, a task…