Sunday’s PLL championship was Whipsnakes LC’s to lose, and had it not been for a massive offensive outburst in the fourth quarter, they would have. But a 10-0 run was more than enough to power them past Chaos LC 12-6 for their second consecutive championship title. Zed Williams scored five of his six goals in the final quarter including four in a span of 1:56. He was named the series’…
Thursday night Redwoods LC faced off against Whipsnakes LC in the second semi-final game of the night for the right to face Chaos LC for the PLL Championship. On this night, it would be the first-seed Whipsnakes once again coming out on top in overtime 13-12, to return to the PLL Championship to defend their title. This was another classic battle between these two squads. Back on July 25th, these…
A quiver holds an archer’s arrows, but a quiver can also be a reaction from panic or fear. Thursday night in the PLL semi-finals Chaos LC made the Archers LC quiver from panic as the number seven seed controlled the entire game. The Archers didn’t have enough arrows in their own quivers to fight back, falling 13-9 to Chaos. Blaze Riorden had another strong game for Chaos, stopping 18 shots….
The Redwoods drive to return to the Premier Lacrosse League Championship game went through the Waterdogs on Tuesday night as the ‘Woods extended their winning streak to three games, downing the newest club 11-8, and spelling an end to the ‘Dogs inaugural season. Midfielder Brent Adams led the way by scoring a hat trick. Ryder Garnsey stretched his personal games streak with two or more goals to three as he…
Much like 2020, today’s game was all Chaos as they defeated Chrome 19-14 in the PLL’s highest scoring battle of the season. “We like being the underdogs,” is what one microphone picked up on the sidelines of Chaos LC. Chaos sent Chrome packing in a win or go home elimination game. Chaos went up 5-4 in the first. However, the second quarter saw them score seven points to the two…
For most of the Premier Lacrosse League season, 11 goals would have been enough to win you a game. But when the Whipsnakes turn on the gas, look out. Eleven goals was nowhere near enough for the Archers on Sunday afternoon as the Whipsnakes scored 17, sewing up first place in the PLL and a bye to the semi-finals. The Archers will face Atlas at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both…
With each PLL team making Tuesday’s elimination round, it wasn’t actually necessary for a team to get any wins in group play. Yeah, okay, I laughed out loud at that sentence, too. This is lacrosse – there’s so much pride on the line and passion for the game that no team would be content to just coast through and wait to strike in the playoffs. But Chaos LC will have…
The late game on PLL’s Friday night schedule was Chrome and Waterdogs. The ‘Dogs (0-3) were still looking for their first win as a franchise – and still are, after falling 13-12 in yet another classic close PLL matchup. Chrome finishes group play with a 3-1 record to sit in third place with two days left of competition for the rest of the field. The game saw Chrome’s John Ranagan…
Thursday night the Whipsnakes LC (2-0) dominated Atlas LC (1-2) 15-6 to strengthen their hold on first place in Group Play at the PLL Championship Series in Herriman, Utah. This was the Whipsnakes first game since opening day Saturday. Prior to the game starting Atlas received some terrific news as defenseman Tucker Durkin who tested positive for COVID-19 prior to training camp had been cleared and is virus free and…
The Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series rolled on in Utah on Wednesday night as the Redwoods and Chaos renewed their rivalry from the 2019 playoffs. The matchup promised playoff intensity as both teams entered the game winless. The Redwoods found out prior to the game they’d be without defensive star Garrett Epple who was suspended one game. Redwoods’ coach Nat St Laurent downplayed Epple’s absence saying, “We play team defence…