An 8-5 victory against 20th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes was what the Hofstra Pride needed after losing to Georgetown the previous week. Head coach Seth Tierney knew how important the victory was for Hofstra. “It’s not an easy game to win. They’re a Big Ten team with some guys that are big, strong, and fast and play a canadian-like offense but defensively, we were up for the challenge. It goes back…
MLL’s Decision to Use Neutral Site Games Adds Market Possibilities
As the college lacrosse season is in full swing, the pro lacrosse world continues to buzz with excitement. Several days ago, Major League Lacrosse, the premier outdoor professional lacrosse league, announced the two locations for the 2016 MLL Steinfeld Cup Tournament. The semi-final games in this year’s postseason will be hosted on two neutral sites: Rafferty Stadium at Fairfield University, and the National Sports Center Stadium in Blaine, Minnesota. The…
Rose Leads Toronto to Win Over Vancouver
Toronto has fallen back in love with the Rock and it’s all thanks to Nick Rose. A dismal opening to the 2016 has been erased with the great play of Rose, who made 46 saves Sunday afternoon en route to defeating the visiting Vancouver Stealth 9-6 at the Air Canada Centre. Vancouver and Toronto are both last in their respective divisions. The win was just Toronto’s third of the season,…
MLL Prospect Watch: Myles Jones Breaks Out Again
Myles Jones, Duke, M (Atlanta Blaze) – Duke went into their game against Loyola after two hard back-to-back losses against Harvard and Richmond. What was supposed to be a battle turned out to be a wash, as Myles Jones tallied five goals and three assists (31 points total) to help the Blue Devils to their fifth win of the season over the Greyhounds. Dylan Donahue, Syracuse, A (Charlotte Hounds) –…
Rush Handle Swarm In Front of More Than 13,000 Spectators
The Saskatchewan Rush did not disappoint the largest crowd in franchise history last night as they easily handled the Georgia Swarm 14-8 at Sasktel Centre. Over 13,700 loud and proud fans created a hostile environment for Georgia, as it was the Rush who did all the swarming and took the sting out of their opponents. This game was not close at all as the Rush jumped to a 4-1 lead…
Bandits Top Knighthawks on John Tavares Night
After coming away with two huge Western Division victories over the Saskatchewan Rush and Vancouver Stealth in recent weeks, the Buffalo Bandits were faced with the difficult challenge of making it three wins in a row when they faced off against their Thruway rivals the Rochester Knighthawks at the First Niagara Center Friday night. In their first of three important regular season matchups on the schedule with Rochester, the Bandits…
Dickson Explodes in Roughnecks Win at Toronto
“We kept throwing gas on the fire.” – John Lovell The Toronto Rock probably spent awhile cursing the name Curtis Dickson on Friday night. The Rock fell to 2-7 and remain in last place in the East after a 15-10 loss to Dickson’s Calgary Roughnecks at the Air Canada Centre, their first of two home games this weekend. Dickson’s sock trick led the Roughnecks to their first win since February…
Swarm Face off With Defending Champs in Saskatoon
At the midpoint of the 2016 season, the Georgia Swarm and the Saskatchewan Rush will face off this evening in Saskatoon. Both teams are within reasonable grasp of a conference lead and should be a close matchup with Georgia having more success on the road than they do at home. Barring a playoff run, these two teams have not met this year, and will not meet again. For Georgia,…
#3 Syracuse Gets Set To Host In-State Rival St. John’s
The third-ranked Orange return to the Carrier Dome for their only home game of the month to take on in-state rival St. John’s at 4 PM. The Orange enter the game with a 4-0 record, with their last game coming off of a win against Virginia 14-13 last week in Charlottesville. Meanwhile, the Red Storm are 1-5, but gave Yale a run for their money, as they were up 7-1…
Turf Dogs Advance Past Blizzard in Playoffs
The Canadian Lacrosse League will crown a new champion next week. The defending Creator’s Cup champion Barrie Blizzard were knocked out of contention for the 2016 title after a 13-12 overtime win by the Durham Turfdogs in the semi-finals. The Turfdogs will play for the championship for the first time in the league’s five year history. A thrilling back and forth overtime ended 4:38 into the extra frame when Josh…