Top Ten NLL Plays of Week Eight
The results are in, and the Lacrosse Network has named their top ten plays of NLL week eight. Which do you like? Are there any plays that should have made the cut?
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Swarm Look to Right Ship Against Rock
The Minnesota Swarm are going into this weekend as the worst team in the East and the worst team in the NLL at 1-6. The Swarm have dropped four straight, three of which were at home in St. Paul Minnesota. The Last time the Swarm won a game was in Philadelphia on January 18th in an 11-10 win over the Wings, this also was the first game of a double-header…
NLL Rookie Report: Wilde Debuts, Digby Collects 9pts.
Rush rookies remaining unbeaten, Digby’s scoring prominence, and a Wilde debut highlight Week 8 of NLL rookie action. The Edmonton Rush maintained their perfect record with a 14-9 win over the Minnesota Swarm thanks to help from their rookie tandem of Riley Loewen and Robert Church. Loewen had two goals, including a third quarter tally that proved to be the game winner for Edmonton. Robert Church continued his steady production…
Trend of Defensive Play Highlights Americans in 2014 NLL
Going into the 2014 season, we expected to see a down year for American players with so many of them opting to instead play just MLL and with Team USA. However, those few Americans who have played this season have been very impressive. Still, with so few Americans left in the NLL, let’s take a look at how they have all fared. Philadelphia consistently has the most Americans in the…
Bandits, Stealth Face Long Breaks
Both the Buffalo Bandits and Vancouver Stealth are facing an oddity in the National Lacrosse League as both teams will not play for three weeks, not back in action until March 8. Vancouver this weekend is coming off of a win and a loss while Buffalo is coming off of a blowout win over Philadelphia. Both teams are heading in drastically different directions as they head to this break. Buffalo…
NLL League Leaders Week Eight: Mammoth Have Good Week
After two weeks out, Adam Jones still holds the lead in goals. John Grant Jr. took his point total from 45 to 53 to maintain the top spot in points. Rhys Duch has moved into second place; the Stealth forward added 15 points in two games over the weekend to bring his total to 50. Despite the addition of five points, Garrett Billings dropped to the third spot at 49….
Stealth’s Lack of Consistency Leads to Struggles
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie Webster’s Dictionary defines consistency as: harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole. Ten games into the season the Stealth sit at 3-7 a full game back from Colorado for the third and final playoff spot. It is safe to say the number one thing holding them back is indeed their consistency, or lack there of. The offense has not looked sharp all…
Calgary Roughs up Vancouver in 20-9 Blowout
The Calgary Roughnecks exploded for a dozen second half goals to hand the Vancouver a decisive 20-9 defeat on Saturday night. The win improves Calgary’s record to 4-3 while Vancouver drop to 3-7. The Roughnecks had three five-goal runs over the course of the game, building their lead in bunches. The first run included two goals late in the first quarter to give Calgary their first lead, followed by three…
Post Game Audio: Tavares Steps Up in Bandits Win
Last night the Buffalo Bandits defeated the Philadelphia Wings 13-7 in commanding fashion, led by efforts from John Tavares, who picked up his 900th career assist in the NLL. We caught up with him and others after the game.
Bandits Defeat Wings; Tavares Nabs 900th Assist
After a disappointing Week 7 loss on the road to the Rochester Knighthawks, the Buffalo Bandits were looking for a little bit of redemption in their season series finale with the Philadelphia Wings Saturday night. The Bandits (6-2) responded in a major way by giving the Philadelphia Wings (3-6) a complete 60 minute performance and clinching their season series with a commanding 13-7 victory in front of 13,980 Banditland faithful…