The Rochester Rattlers won last night in Chesapeake 15-11. The Rattlers, now 4-3, are in the midst of a huge tie for second place in Major League Lacrosse along with Denver, Boston, and Ohio. The Bayhawks fell to 3-4 on the season and are four games out of first place. Mike Manley Tim Soudan Jordan Wolf CJ Costabile
The Charlotte Hounds on Saturday night fell 21-16 to the visiting New York Lizards. At one moment in the fourth quarter the Hounds were down by 13 points, but fought back to make it a four-point game with 3:27 to play. The Hounds even set a new team record for 2-point goals scored in a game, tallying a total of four on Saturday night. The Lizards’ Rob Pannell was named…
Coming off of a bye week, the New York Lizards visit the Charlotte Hounds at American Legion Memorial Stadium, looking to keep their undefeated season going. This is the first time the teams will see each other this season; the second time will be at James M. Shuart Stadium on June 20th. These teams sit on opposite sides of the standings, with the Lizards, no surprise, in first with a…
Marcus Holman had a game-high five goals and Tom Schreiber led the visiting Ohio Machine with seven assists on a chilly Friday night in Denver, en route to an 18–12 victory over the Denver Outlaws. The loss was Denver’s first home loss since July 4th, 2014, and only their second since midway through the 2012 season. Brian Phipps led a stalwart defensive effort for the Machine with 10 saves, several…
Two teams with two-game winning streaks are set for battle Friday night in Denver as the Outlaws (4-2) get set to host Ohio (3-3) at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The game will be a rematch from week two of this season, a 14-13 win for the Outlaws at Ohio. Denver attackman Michael Bocklet played the hero that day, scoring the game-winning goal with two seconds left. The…
The highlight from last weekend in Major League Lacrosse was Lyle Thompson making his MLL debut. Thompson, who reunited with brother Miles, finished with a goal and three assists in Florida’s 20-12 win over Ohio. His first-career goal 10:29 into the first quarter gave the Launch a 4-2 lead. He dished two assists in the second quarter and one in the third. Not to be forgotten is Joey Sankey of…
Last week, we talked about the rookies we thought would make an impact in their Major League Lacrosse debuts. It was an impressive showing for the Class of 2015 so far. Joey Sankey dropped five goals and three assists for the Hounds. This was one of the most impressive debuts in league history albeit in a losing effort. The Hounds other young guns Josh Hawkins and Mike Sawyer will help…
In the most lop sided week of the season, New York finally met someone that could not beat them and the Rattlers are tied for third place without playing a game. Welcome to the craziness of the MLL as teams change their rosters and welcome their draft picks from college and almost all of the indoor players. This transition helped the Denver Outlaws as they returned their line up from…
The evening was chilly with scattered rain starting around halftime, but the 6,700-plus fans in attendance walked out of the stadium with warm fuzzies and a home team victory. The Denver Outlaws rode off into the sunset on Sunday evening with a 17-10 victory over the visiting Chesapeake Bayhawks. The Outlaws were boosted by hat tricks from Cam Holding, Chris Bocklet, and John Grant, Jr., and the latter also contributed…
After a big overtime win against Rochester last week, the Boston Cannons hoped to continue their strong efforts against the Charlotte Hounds tonight at American Legion Stadium in Charlotte, NC. Cannons goalie Jordan Burke led the night with 29 saves, and Boston came away with a dominating 19-13 victory. In their first meeting against each other on April 26th, the Cannons came up short by one goal, and were looking…