The Saskatchewan Rush went on an 11-goal run in the second half of Saturday night’s game against the Ottawa Black Bears to earn a 16-7 victory in their final game of the season. With the win, the Rush finish the season at 13-5, the same record as the Buffalo Bandits. However, the Bandits retain first place and home field advantage in the playoffs due to their win over the Rush…
The Saskatchewan Rush shut out the Colorado Mammoth for over 40 minutes while scoring nine times to cruise to an 11-6 victory in a rare Sunday game. The win guarantees the Rush (12-5) a second-place finish in the league while the Mammoth, at 8-9, are in a four-way tie for the last two playoff spots. Wil Malcom got the Mammoth on the board first, just three minutes into the game,…
Halifax Thunderbirds used a nine-goal first quarter to propel themselves to victory, defeating the Saskatchewan Rush 17-9 on Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,595 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. “I think we came out with a lot of energy coming off a loss. Also, avenging a loss to these guys earlier in the year, we had a lot of juice coming into this game,” said…
The March to May continued from Gas South Arena on Saturday night as the hometown Georgia Swarm took on the Saskatchewan Rush. Saskatchewan came in as arguably the league’s hottest team, while Georgia sat in the top eight and was finding their stride. This game was a defensive masterpiece by both sides. It’s always fun to watch two of the league’s best clubs do battle, and this one did not…
The Buffalo Bandits defence was front and centre in the second half, allowing them to outlast the Saskatchewan Rush on Saturday night, earning the 9-7 win. The Bandits remain in first place in the NLL, with a 9-1 record while the Rush fall to 9-3, but remain solidly in second place. Goaltending on both ends of the floor was exceptional with Buffalo’s Matt Vinc and Saskatchewan’s Frankie Scigliano making stop…
The Saskatchewan Rush scored four unanswered goals in the third quarter on Friday night to build up a big enough lead to hold off a late surge from the Vancouver Warriors, giving the Rush a 10-7 victory. The win improves the Rush to 9-2 on the season, putting them solidly in second place in the NLL. The Warriors drop to 5-6, putting them in a three-way tie for eighth position…
Calgary played their first of two scheduled doubleheaders this season with games against the Saskatchewan Rush and Las Vegas Desert Dogs. The Roughie’s dropped Friday’s game 16-13 to a very good Rush team, but bounced back in a huge way with a 21-8 trouncing of the Desert Dogs. The split keeps them in third position in a tight midfield battle for playoff positioning. Friday’s game against the Rush was a…
In a game with six lead-changes, the Saskatchewan Rush finished strong to defeat the Calgary Roughnecks by a 16-13 score. The win improves the Rush record to 7-2, solidly in second place in the NLL standings. The Roughnecks drop to 5-4, now tied with the Philadelphia Wings for fourth place. Ryan Keenan opened the scoring for the Rush just 44 seconds into the game, followed a minute-and-a-half later by a…
The Saskatchewan Rush ran up a 7-0 lead in the first half on Saturday night en route to a 12-8 win over the San Diego Seals. The win improves the Rush to 6-2 on the season, and puts them in sole possession of second place in the NLL. The Seals loss drops them to 3-5, in 12th position. Saskatchewan’s Mike Triolo opened the scoring with a natural hat trick during…
The Albany FireWolves scored the first four goals of the game to build an early lead on Saturday, but the Saskatchewan Rush maintained their composure, got those goals back, and then cruised to a 17-13 win. The Rush improve to 5-2 on the season, tied for second place in the NLL with the Philadelphia Wings. The FireWolves drop to 2-6, in last place. The win marked the first start and…