For the first time in 15 years, the New England Black Wolves franchise has won a playoff contest. The last time the organization had won in the postseason was in 2001, when the team was still the Philadelphia Wings. After having the worst record in the NLL in 2015, New England emerged as a top contender in 2016, and will now move on to the eastern conference finals. Shawn Evans…
After making the playoffs on the last weekend of the regular season, the Calgary Roughnecks travel to Denver to face the Colorado Mammoth in a one-game semi-final to determine who will face the Saskatchewan Rush in the West Division finals. For the second year in a row, the 8-10 Roughnecks were snake-bitten in one-goal games—they were just 3-6 in games decided by a single goal in 2016 after going 4-5…
One word to summarize what happened Thursday: wow. All of the conferences except the ACC and Patriot League (who already finished their tournaments last week) and the Ivy League (who play Friday and Sunday) had their semifinals yesterday, and it brought some big results that will affect plenty of bubble teams. America East: Vermont 10, #15 Stony Brook 9; Hartford 11, #4 Albany 10 (OT) You read those scores right. Vermont…
Playoff lacrosse will be exposed to the fans of the New England Black Wolves for the first time in the history of the relocated team on Saturday when the Wolves host the Georgia Swarm at Mohegan Sun Arena. The Swarm, who relocated from Minnesota to Georgia before this season, will also make their first playoff appearance since the move. New England clinched the second seed in the eastern conference in…
This past weekend, I was with the rest of the Syracuse Men’s Lacrosse team down in Kennesaw, Georgia for the ACC Tournament. As you may know, the Orange defeated North Carolina 10-7 on Friday and then defeated Duke 14-8 to win their second straight ACC Championship. As you may also know, I am the team’s Video Coordinator, so I have some more access than most writers and reporters. During the…
There was a lot of movement around Major League Lacrosse since last August as the Atlanta Blaze came aboard and many players changed teams. The biggest off-season move may have been the Charlotte Hounds addition of Jim Stagnitta as head coach. Stagnitta had already been a success in the league earning Coach of the Year honors during his two seasons in Denver where he won 26 of the 30 games he…
Following the Saskatchewan Rush’s victory on the road against the Rochester Knighthawks, we caught up with forwards Ben McIntosh and Robert Church, and head coach and general manager Derek Keenan. It was the last regular season game for the Rush, who head to the playoffs looking to defend their league title. Ben McIntosh and Robert Church Derek Keenan
The Boston Cannons welcomed former players Ryan Tucker and Scott Ratliff and former coach John Tucker back for their home opener, coming away with a 13-12 win over the Atlanta Blaze. Max Seibald led the way for the home team with six points. The Cannons opened the scoring in the first period with Will Manny scoring, off an assist from Davey Emala. Ryan Tucker would greet his former team to…
Lacrosse is a tradition for the Evans family; it has been for many years. Their name is synonymous with excellence in the sport. It would be faster to list the family members who haven’t played at high levels and left their mark on the game. The current generation is the best one yet. Of course there is Shawn, who stars for the New England Black Wolves; his most recent record…
In an entertaining and well-played game, the Ohio Machine opened the 2016 season defeating the Florida Launch 16-14. This victory marked the Machine’s first win in the Sunshine State. Six different players scored as the Machine answered every run that Florida launched at them. Having made the playoffs two years in a row, Ohio has high expectations as they managed to keep their core players on the roster despite the…