NCAA Quarterfinals: Syracuse vs Hopkins

May 17, 2015

It’s the most storied rivalry in all of college lacrosse.  It’s the Michigan-Ohio State or the Duke-UNC of its sport.  It’s none other than Johns Hopkins-Syracuse, the two winningest programs in the history of college lacrosse.  Tomorrow at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, another chapter will be written into the already huge book between the two teams.   We’ll begin with what will be considered the “road” team due to…

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Hounds and Machine Both Need Rebounds

May 16, 2015

A pair of 1-3 teams are set to square off Saturday night at Selby Stadium in Delaware, OH, as the Ohio Machine and the Charlotte Hounds are both coming off of losses in their games last week. Ohio was dealt their loss at the hands of the Florida Launch in Boca Raton last Saturday by a 15-12 final score. The Machine were led once again by Peter Baum and Jimmy…

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NCAA Quarter Finals: Denver vs Ohio State

May 16, 2015

Denver (14-2, 5-0 Big East), looking to advance to its fourth NCAA Tournament semifinal in the last five seasons on Saturday, will have to go through an Ohio State team that beat them 13-11 in Columbus in mid-March. This time around, Denver will be the home team, with the game set to take place at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Buckeyes (12-6, 3-2 Big Ten), are trying to…

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Logan Schuss to Miss MLL Season

May 15, 2015

Bad news for Ohio Machine fans as today the team announced their star Logan Schuss will miss the entire MLL season due to work related issues. Ohio Machine attackman Logan Schuss will miss the remainder of the 2015 Major League Lacrosse season, it was announced today by Ohio Machine Vice President & Head Coach Bear Davis. “Logan has been an integral member of our team since we drafted him out…

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Roughnecks and Rush Begin Rematch of Last Year’s Division Finals

May 15, 2015

The Calgary Roughnecks travel up the road to Edmonton to face the Edmonton Rush in Game 1 of the West Division Finals on Friday night, beginning a rematch of the 2014 Division Finals. Last year the Roughnecks upset the odds-on favourite Rush, splitting the two full games and then convincingly winning the tie-breaking mini-game. This year Edmonton is once again the favourite, but Calgary is looking to once again win…

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NCAA Quarter Finals: Notre Dame vs Albany

May 14, 2015

We have a rematch this weekend of one of the best lacrosse games to ever take place that was last year’s Albany vs. Notre Dame playoff game. Now these to clubs meet at the same spot in 2015 looking to win and advance to the final four. Lyle Thompson leads Albany with 116 points. When Lyle teams up with freshman Connor Fields, who has 82 points, as a lefty attack…

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NLL Rookie Report: Playoff Edition

May 14, 2015

Last weekend the Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks kicked off the 2015 NLL playoffs on Saturday night in Rochester with the Knighthawks keeping the dream of four straight NLL championships alive with a 14-11 victory. The Colorado Mammoth and Calgary Roughnecks concluded the first weekend of NLL playoff action on Sunday, as the Roughnecks defeated the Mammoth by a score of 11-6. While three of the four teams competing in…

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NCAA Quarterfinals: Rematches Galore!

May 13, 2015

By the end of the afternoon on Sunday, we should know the four teams moving on Championship Weekend in Philadelphia for the semifinals.  Three of these four matchups will be rematches from earlier in the season, while Albany-Notre Dame will be a rematch from last year’s quarterfinals.  These should end up to be four of the best games of the lacrosse season, as Albany, Denver, Johns Hopkins, and North Carolina…

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Onondaga Wins NJCAA Title As Dominance Continues

May 13, 2015

Onondaga Community College has won their seventh straight national title and tenth as a program. This is a team that has produced the likes of Cody Jamieson Sid Smith and the older Thompson brothers as well as many more amazing players. This year the team was led by its defensemen, Tyson Bell and Oakley Thomas, as well as young offensive players Brine Rice and Matthew Bennett who received MVP honors after…

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Analyzing Ohio State’s Stunning Duke Upset

May 13, 2015

Hey ILWT readers! It’s another week, and there hasn’t been a need for an Ohio State lacrosse eulogy, so let’s continue with another week of talking about Buckeye lax. *Disclaimer: I won’t get into the nitty gritty of this week’s NCAA Quarterfinal matchup with Denver. I will do that in my preview coming Saturday. I’m just going to give you my simple thoughts after watching the OSU/Duke game from my…

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