Last night the Victoria Shamrocks faced off against then Six Nations Chiefs in game five of the Mann Cup final. The series was tied 2-2 heading into game five so this was a pivotal game as it could swing the momentum of the whole series. The two teams started this game off pretty slowly compared to the other four games as neither team could score early. Both teams were generating…
As the calendar flips to September, the students head back to school, the kegs are tapped and most importantly, Canadian University Lacrosse Association has returned. The road to the 2013 Baggataway Cup kicked off this weekend as twelve teams returned to the field for CUFLA action. Here are the In Lacrosse We Trust Top 5 Power Rankings for Week 1: Guelph (2-0-0) The Guelph Gryphons opened their 2013 campaign with…
Guest Column by Josh Traux This week, while Canadian box lacrosse is crowning its 2013 Senior A champions in the Mann Cup Finals, on the U.S. side of the border the sport is seemingly in big trouble. The last twelve months have seen the once-promising North American Lacrosse League go under with barely a whimper, and one of the NLL’s six Stateside franchises move north of the 49th parallel…
Major League Lacrosse, the premier outdoor lacrosse League, announced today that it will hold the 2014 All-Star Game at Harvard Stadium in Boston on Thursday, June 26. This marks the fifth time the All-Star Game is held in Boston and fourth at Harvard Stadium. Next year, the MLL All Stars will host US Lacrosse and Team USA as they prepare for the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World…
On Tuesday Night game four of the Mann Cup took place. Victoria came into game four with the 2-1 series lead and came into game four looking to go up 3-1 in the series. While the Six Nations Chiefs wanted to even up the series with a victory. This game started off slow we neither team being able to break out early. At around the five minute mark in the…
The Ohio Machine and Boston Cannons have executed a traded that will see D Brian Farrell go to Ohio in exchange for D Diogo Godoi and the Machine’s natural third round selection (No. 17 overall) in the 2014 MLL Collegiate Draft Selected out of the University of Maryland in the second round of the 2011 Collegiate Draft (No. 12 overall), Farrell played his entire career with the Cannons. He appeared…
In the midst of possible MLL expansion, NCAA Men’s lacrosse is also amplifying itself with the addition of four new teams for the 2014 season with Boston University, Richmond, Monmouth and Furman. In 2013, there two new teams in Marquette and High Point, with Michigan jumping from the MCLA to NCAA in 2012. Since these three teams first seasons, they have combined for a record of 10-46 – Michigan 2-26…
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First year defenseman Brian Megill has been acquired by the Bayhawks in another trade with the Denver Outlaws according to head coach Dave Cottle. In exchange for Megill, Denver will receive midfielder Dom Sebastiani and the 8th pick in the 2014 Collegiate Draft. “This trade was one that was built on two teams having great depth in two different positions,” Cottle said. “Denver had great numbers and strength at defense…
So far the Mann Cup has been a back and forth affair as the Shamrocks took game one and the Chiefs answered back to take game two. Game one was a goaltending showdown which Matt Vinc came out on top while game two was more of an offensive affair. With game three taking place tonight let’s take a look at the keys to victory for both teams. For the Shamrocks…