This past weekend of Major League Lacrosse action saw two more overtime games and an impressive road performance to help his team win handily. Here are the three stars from the week that was. Jordan Wolf (Rochester) – six goals, four assists Undoubtedly the number one star of the week was Wolf and his 10 points. Wolf helped his Rattlers jump out to a 7-4 lead after 15 minutes of…
Crease Coach MLL Goalies of the Week: Galloway Stands Tall
With nine teams in the MLL, that means there are only nine starting spots for goalies. We truly get to see the best goalies in the world play each week. But it’s Wednesday, which means we have to narrow that nine down to three for the keepers of the week. The best of the best: First Star—John Galloway If you saw the Rattlers demolish the Outlaws Saturday night this one comes at…
Lars Tiffany Named Head Coach At Virginia
Former Virginia head coach Dom Starsia went from his alma mater at Brown to Virginia and spent 24 years in Charlottesville. Before he left Rhode Island, Starsia coached a young Lars Tiffany and they have been very good friends ever since. When Brown was still in the NCAA Tournament, Starsia went to many Brown practices and games to support his alma mater and Tiffany. And now, Tiffany will follow in…
Mackrides Score OT Winner to Lead Blaze Past Machine
It seemed almost too good to be true; the week after trading Myles Jones, a transcendent college lacrosse star, the Atlanta Blaze defeated the then-first place Ohio Machine in overtime. Adding to the Hollywood-like script, Matt Mackrides, who was acquired for Jones, scored the goal to win the game in overtime for the Blaze. The game was constantly tight, an entertaining, back and forth offensive explosion that saw Marcus Holman…
Lakers Knock Off Kodiaks Twice
It didn’t take long for the Cobourg Kodiaks to see the Peterborough Lakers as their arch-rivals. The two MSL teams played each other this weekend for the first time since the Kodiaks move from KW. The teams combined for 163 penalty minutes in two games. It wasn’t quite WLA levels of stupidity (nobody fought off the floor), but each game had moments as the teams got used to each other….
Lizards Get Past Cannons in OT Again
For the second meeting in a row between the New York Lizards and Boston Cannons, the game went in overtime to determine a winner. And for the second time in a row, it was Lizards scoring the crucial overtime goal that gave them a 13-12 victory over the Cannons. The play of both teams in the first quarter indicated to fans this was going to be another close game in…
Machine Looks to Stay Hot Against Blaze
Newcomers to the MLL, the Atlanta Blaze, head to the Midwest to take on the Ohio Machine this weekend. This meeting between these teams will prove to be historic, as it is the first time in history they will meet on the field. The Machine have been rolling on a two game win streak after a close loss to Rochester a couple weeks back. Atlanta is searching for a win…
Blaze Open Era Without Myles Jones Against Machine
Despite trading away arguably the greatest player in college lacrosse history in Myles Jones, the expansion Atlanta Blaze (2-4) enter their upcoming game against the Ohio Machine (6-2) not short of offensive firepower. Having previously defeated Denver 23-12, as well as putting up 16 goals in an overtime loss to first-place New York, the Blaze look to keep humming offensively, while trying to tighten up at the back, a task…
Around the WLA: Timbermen More Confident, Burrards Get Talent Boost
The WLA season is fully underway and while there have been some surprises, some controversy and some bad optics, the product on the floor has looked good so far through the season. A lot of that can be attributed to the league’s seven teams getting stronger as a whole. There isn’t a team that looks terribly out of place like there may have been in year’s past. Although the MLL…
Boston Cannons Travel to Defending Champs
The Boston Cannons are on the outside of the playoff picture and look to rebound after last week’s loss to the Charlotte Hounds in New York this weekend. The defending champion Lizards are looking to stay atop the league standings, with only one loss this season. Statistically, neither team has a decided advantage over the other. Currently the Lizards have a plus 4 scoring differential. The Cannons are -4 in…