If there were ever a game as weighted as Denver and Notre Dame this weekend, it was last year’s semifinal match up between these two power houses. Notre Dame lost to Duke in the 2014 Championship, and again to the Pioneers in a semifinal thriller that included a late comeback down to the wire, taking the game to sudden death overtime where Denver stole the show. The Irish are hungry…
Vermont, Canisius Make History in Oshawa
An early season lacrosse tilt between the Canisius College Golden Griffins (Buffalo, NY) and the University of Vermont Catamounts (Burlington, VT) had a distinctly Canadian vibe to it. While seeing the names of Canadian athletes and coaches on NCAA rosters is not uncommon nowadays, something groundbreaking took take place during the game on March 9, 2016. For the first time in NCAA Division I lacrosse history, a game was played…
MLL Announces Minnesota, Connecticut as Semi Final Locations
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that two neutral locations will host the 2016 MLL Semi-Final Games for the first time in League history. Rafferty Stadium at Fairfield University and the National Sports Center Stadium in Blaine, Minnesota will each host a Semi-Final Game on Saturday, August 13. “Having our Semi-Finals in southern Connecticut and Minnesota gives us a great opportunity to expand our brand…
Maryland Defeats Drexel 12-8; Heacock Nets Four
Colin Heacock’s four goals along with Matt Rambo’s hat-trick paced the Terrapins (2-2) to a hard fought 12-8 victory over the Drexel Dragons (1-3) at Vidas field in Philadelphia last night. The first half was an up and back battle between both teams. As one teams offense would put on an attack the defense would be just as strong. Both goalies Jimmy Joe Granito (Drexel) and Kyle Bernlohr (Maryland) were…
CLax Playoff Preview Primer 2016
Niagara Lock Monsters (1) vs. Ohsweken Demons (4) Sunday, March 13th, 2:00pm, Meridian Centre Season Series: 3-0 for Niagara Only six points separated the Niagara Lock Monsters and Ohsweken Demons in the final regular season standings but the two teams couldn’t be further apart. The Demons weren’t great this season sporting a record of 4-6, with three of those six losses coming against Niagara, the first place seed, including…
Buffalo Bandits Will Retire John Tavares Number This Week
The Buffalo Bandits will hold John Tavares Night this Friday, March 11 when the Bandits take on the Rochester Knighthawks. The No. 11 jersey that Tavares wore will be retired as a part of a special pre-game ceremony with Tavares joining Darris Kilgour (No. 43) and Rich Kilgour (No. 16) as the only Bandits players in franchise history to have their numbers retired. Fans are asked to be in…
Atlanta Blaze Acquire Galasso, LoCascio
The Atlanta Blaze acquired two players this afternoon when they traded for Nicky Galasso and Joe LoCascio of the Florida Launch. Going to the Launch in return is a 2017 second round supplemental draft selection and a fourth round collegiate draft pick. Galasso, a midfielder and former player for Syracuse, has been with the Launch since last season. In 2015 he played in three games where he picked up one…
Rutgers Now 5-0 Following Monmouth Win
No. 16 Rutgers men’s lacrosse earned a 12-6 win in an in-state battle Saturday afternoon at Monmouth. With the victory, Rutgers improves to 5-0 on the season. “The team was hungry today,” head coach Brian Brecht said. “They were focused in practice the last two days and this game meant a lot to them. I felt it was sloppy at times, but they certainly played hard for 60 minutes.” Christian…
Drexel Tops St. Joseph’s on Buzzer Beater 10-9.
Matthew Varian’s goal as time expires give Dragon’s first win Saturday afternoon the Drexel Dragons (1-3) defeated city rival St. Joes Hawks (3-1) 10-9 on a buzzer beater by Freshman Matthew Varian. Drexel is now 23-1 overall versus St. Joe’s. The game was a typical battle Philadelphia style between the two clubs that are only separated by a few miles. It was a battle for the full sixty minutes. At…
NCAA Lacrosse Weekly Wrap Up: Upsets and More
It was a big week of college lacrosse with upset wins from Harvard and Georgetown, and Denver facing off against North Carolina in one of the matchups of the year. We take a look at all of the best action in this week’s college lacrosse wrapup.