When the Major League Lacrosse Draft took place in January, the players drafted still had time in college to prove they’re worthy of playing professionally. With the MLL season set to begin on Sunday, let’s catch up on some of college’s best who will join the league once the NCAA season comes to an end. Lyle Thompson (Albany), Florida Launch, attack, first overall pick Thompson is the most exciting player…
The 2015 Rochester Rattlers are in an interesting spot in the MLL. They are a box lacrosse-heavy team who is about as dangerous as you can be on offense when at full strength. They are coming off a Championship game appearance in 2014. They had the best defense in the league, the best goaltender, best defender, most improved player, and coach of the year. They had no trades in the…
Tewaaraton Watch List member Wesley Berg (Coquitlam, B.C.) broke Denver’s career points (217) and goals (158) records, leading the [5/5] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team to an 18-5 win over St. John’s on Saturday afternoon at Da Silva Memorial Field. Fellow Tewaaraton Watch List member Connor Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, N.Y.) had a game-high six points on three goals and three assists. The hat trick was his team-leading seventh of…
As the MLL season approaches we are all wrapped up in the anticipation of our favorite team proving their hard work in the offseason propels them to a championship. The offseason workouts, draft picks, coaching strategies and lucky bounces will land fortunate fans the privilege and joy of claiming their team is the best. All regular season games are carried on ESPN3 and the playoffs and championship games will be…
One of the beauties of college lacrosse is that the top teams play each other… again… and again. No. 2 Syracuse is facing a ranked opponent for the fifth game in a row. SU won three of the first four—the only loss coming in double-overtime against Notre Dame. Meanwhile, No. 4 North Carolina is in the middle of a similar stretch that started with a loss against Maryland, but was…
The Buffalo Bandits (7-7) and the Minnesota Swarm (5-9) will face off in their final of three 2015 NLL regular season matchups on Saturday April 11th at the Xcel Energy Center in Minnesota. The last time these two teams met was a 2015 week 12 battle at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo where the Bandits clinched the season series against the Swarm with the hard fought 12-8 victory at…
Nicky Galasso, Syracuse midfielder (No. 2 Syracuse vs. No. 4 North Carolina, 4 p.m.) This is Galasso’s moment. After transferring from North Carolina following his sophomore year, Galasso finally makes his return to Chapel Hill — the place where he earned Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year back in 2011. The No. 1 recruit in the country in the Class of 2010 according to Inside Lacrosse battled through injuries…
It’s a huge weekend in college lacrosse. Entering the final stretch of the regular season, these games mean life or death to some teams. Here are some games to put a star next to: SATURDAY Marquette vs. Providence: 12 PM This will be a huge game for the Golden Eagles. They’ve started the season undefeated before a close game to Georgetown gave them their first blemish on the year. Ever…
Tonight’s game is a case study of two teams going in complete opposite directions. The Toronto Rock host the Vancouver Stealth tonight at the Air Canada Centre, but the rest of the season may just be a formality for the East Division leading Rock. Toronto sports the best record in the league at 11-4, but Vancouver has lost five straight, allowing the Calgary Roughnecks to overcome an 0-6 start to…
Hello, In Lacrosse We Trust! My name is Noah Molnar and I am a midfielder for the Denver Outlaws. I played at Lehigh University from 2009-2013 and this is my second year with the Outlaws. I am very excited to be blogging for In Lacrosse We Trust this season and can’t wait to give all of you a behind the scenes look into life in the MLL. For a player…