On Saturday, I attended my first Major League Lacrosse game of the summer. Chesapeake pulled out a 16-15 victory over Boston in a game that saw a 7-0 Cannons run answered quickly with a 6-1 run by the Bayhawks. For all the goals, saves and great defensive plays, one aspect had the biggest impact on the game–instant replay. I say that as a positive. Down 16-15 in the final seconds,…
The MLL is continuing to see some of the last of this year’s rookie class make their MLL debuts this season. The biggest name making his debut was Duke’s Jordan Wolf and he had a fantastic rookie debut. Other notable names who made debuts this past weekend were Johns Hopkins’ Brandon Benn, Stevenson’s Brett Hiken and Yale’s Brandon Mangan. How did the rest of the rookie class fare this past…
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced Week 7’s Warrior Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week and the Cascade Rookie of the Week today. This week, Ben Hunt was awarded honors for his offensive efforts in helping the Chesapeake Bayhawks overcome the Boston Cannons, and Lee Zink was recognized for helping anchor the Denver Outlaws’ defensive shutdown of the New York Lizards. Rookie attackman Jordan Wolf…
Jordan Wolf is a two time NCAA champion with the Duke Blue Devils, including the 2014 team capturing the title. He is also a MLL 2014 Rookie of the Week and already has five career points, in just one game with the Rochester Rattlers. “It felt great to just play again. Its only been a few weeks since the National Championship but I definitely missed playing and competing,” he told…
Kieran McArdle is playing in his first MLL season after being drafted fifth overall by the Florida Launch. The former St. John’s University standout has been a major contributor to the relocated club in just his first season. While the Florida Launch are 4-3 on the year, McArdle joined the team for a Week Three win at home against the Ohio Machine. Kieran contributed in his first MLL game with one goal,…
On Saturday the Denver Outlaws defeated the New York Lizards to become the first six win team in Major League Lacrosse this season. After the game we discussed it with defenseman Mike Simon.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – There’s a noticeable difference lately in the Charlotte Hounds. For starters, the Hounds are coming up with clutch plays – a problem the team had during their 1-4 start to the 2014 Major League Lacrosse season. Those clutch plays are also leading to wins. Saturday night, it was Mike Sawyer and Adam Ghitelman who came up big for Charlotte during its 14-13 victory over the Florida Launch…
In a game that saw a 7-0 Boston run followed by a 6-1 Chesapeake response, it was the Bayhawks who came out victorious in the end, just barely. The Cannons’ Stephen Berger appeared to have tied the score at 16 with less than ten seconds remaining, but Chesapeake head coach Dave Cottle challenged the play and after review, it was ruled that Berger’s foot was in the crease, negating the…
Coming into this matchup with a 2-4 record and hopes that this season would be a turnaround for the Ohio MLL team, there was a lot on the line against the Rattlers. Desperation can play a huge part in a team’s performance and I believe the Machine hit their point of desperation heading into this game. The Rattlers had control of the game until halfway through the second quarter. With…
Photo Credit: Di Miller The Denver Outlaws (6-1) hosted the New York Lizards (3-4) on Saturday, June 14 at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. There were 7,402 faithful fans who braved the hail and severe thunderstorms to see their Outlaws in action; the only MLL team in professional sports history to have an undefeated regular season, second only to the New England Patriots in 2007. Denver would be without…