MLL Rookie Report: Play In Games Open

May 9, 2015

Kevin Rice, attack, Syracuse – Rochester Rattlers Without even playing a single MLL game, Kevin Rice has already been traded. About a week before being named a Tewaaraton Award finalist, the Florida Launch sent him packing. He was traded to Rochester with faceoff specialist Mike Poppleton and a 2016 supplemental sixth-round draft pick. All of that in exchange for Miles Thompson and a 2016 fourth-round pick. Rice will have the…

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Major League Lacrosse Three Stars: Week Four

May 6, 2015

Games continued to be close this past weekend with a pair of one-goal games and a pair of three-goal contests. Here are my three stars from the weekend that was. 3) Brian Phipps (Ohio) – 14 saves, 6 in fourth quarter Brian Phipps finished Sunday’s 12-9 win at Chesapeake with 14 saves, none bigger than six he made in the fourth quarter to thwart off a furious Bayhawks’ comeback attempt….

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McDaniels: Rattlers Fared Well in Thompson Trade

May 5, 2015

A big trade went down Monday which could prove to be the reason Rochester returns to the Championship Game for a second straight season. The Rattlers sent attackman Miles Thompson and a 2016 4th Round Collegiate Draft Pick to the Florida Launch in exchange for Face-off Specialist Mike Poppleton and the rights to draftee Kevin Rice out of Syracuse as well as a 2016 6th Round Supplemental Draft Pick. I…

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Baker: Week Four Action Full of Excitement

May 5, 2015

The most prominent storyline this weekend without a doubt was Paul Rabil’s and Mike Stone’s return to Boston as New York Lizards while Max Seibald faced his former teammates. Having played in Boston many years ago, I received a crash course on the New York versus Boston sports rivalry.  Having played at Auburn I thought I knew about deep rooted rivalries.  After all, I believed that Boston and New York…

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MLL Power Rankings: Week Four

May 5, 2015

If you thought things were occluded in the MLL ranking hierarchy before then this past weekend’s action didn’t do much to lift the fog. I’ve tried a few new strategies for my prognostication methodology for this week though. Remember the witch from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves? Yeah, I don’t recommend that. And I thought about trying to channel the Oracle of Delphi, but figured that throwing spaghetti at the…

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Launch Rally Falls Short in Rochester

May 5, 2015

Kevin Cunningham scored off a feed from Kieran McArdle with 2:30 left in the fourth quarter to tie the score at nine and force overtime, in a game the Launch were down 7-3. The Rochester Rattlers would need an overtime winner and fourth goal of the game for Jordan Macintosh, who was named Coca-Cola player of the game. Macintosh added one assist. Sam Snow opened the scoring for the Launch,…

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Rattlers and Launch Make Huge Trade

May 4, 2015

The Rochester Rattlers and Florida Launch have just completed a deal that sends Miles Thompson to Florida, an eventually will collaborate with his brother for the first time since the two were named Tewaaraton co-winners at University of Albany in 2014. The Rattlers receive face-off specialist Mike Poppleton and the rights to 2015 Draft pick Kevin Rice, along with a sixth round 2016 MLL Supplemental Draft pick. The Launch will also…

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Analysis: Outlaws Knock Off Hounds 15-12

  The Outlaws raised the banner for their 2014 title run in their home opener in Denver on Sunday, May 3, 2015, and then went on to defeat the Charlotte Hounds by a score of 15-12. Four different players notched hat tricks for the Outlaws, Greg Melaugh, Eric Law, Jeremy Sieverts, and Drew Snider. Denver Head Coach B. J. O’Hara was worried that the banner raising ceremony would be a…

May 4, 2015
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Machine Pick Up First Win in 2015

May 4, 2015

It was a game of firsts at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, MD, as Ohio picked up its first win of the year, and Chesapeake fell for the first time this season in a 12-9 Machine win. Ohio, who now stands at 1-2 on the young season, got off to a quick start, scoring two goals in the first five minutes of the game. Midfielders Tom Schreiber and Kyle…

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Outlaws Take Down Hounds in First Home Game

May 4, 2015

The Charlotte Hounds lost their first road game on Sunday afternoon, falling 15-12 to the defending MLL Champion Denver Outlaws at Sports Authority Field. The Hounds spent the majority of the game playing from behind, and while they got two late goals, time ran out before the comeback could be completed. Outlaws midfielder Jeremy Sieverts was named Coca-Cola Player of the Game following a four-point (3g, 1a) performance. Meanwhile, the…

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