1—(1) Colorado Mammoth (6-2) Aftter having a bye week, they maintain the top spot. They will face the Stealth this weekend before facing the current East Division leader New England Blackwolves the following weekend. Next Game: vs Vancouver (3-4) Saturday 5 pm. 2—(3) New England BlackWolves (4-2) Was off this past weekend but jump up a spot in the rankings. So far this team has matched their victories from 2015, and the difference is Shawn Evans….
Saskatchewan Lacrosse a Success, So Far
At the time of the demise of the Edmonton Rush, it could have been argued that the relocation of the 2015 NLL champions was the peak of the league’s biggest concerns. Just weeks after the Minnesota Swarm relocated to a small arena in Gwinnett, Georgia, and less than a year after the league’s oldest team, the Philadelphia Wings, located to a casino in Connecticut, now the champs were leaving. Saskatchewan…
College Lacrosse Weekend Preview: The Patriot Act
The USA Patriot Act was passed back in 2001, which had a backronym of “Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001.” The act helped strengthen security measures throughout our country, and increased the wait time at our airports. There are many Patriots throughout American history, from the Patriot Act, to the New England Patriots and Pat Patriot, to Mel Gibson…
Major League Lacrosse Announces Faceoff Rules Change for 2016
Major League Lacrosse has announced a new face-off rule effective at the start of the 2016 season. Players will no longer be allowed to carry the ball in the back of their stick, according to Major League Lacrosse. “The Rules Committee thought that the college rule which we have adopted for facing off worked very well last year throughout the college ranks,” said Denver Outlaws General Manager and member of…
ILWT NCAA Poll and Player of the Week: Week Three
Denver (2) Notre Dame (1) Syracuse (4) Duke (3) Maryland Loyola (8) Yale (9) Hopkins (6) Brown (11) UNC (10) Virginia (13) Penn State (19) Hofstra (NR) Towson (17) Albany (12) Harvard (18) Navy (16) Georgetown (15) Cornell (14) Stony Brook (NR) Receiving votes: Rutgers, Lehigh, Army, Penn, Bucknell, Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Sam Llinares, Hofstra Defensive Player of the Week: Nick Mellen, Syracuse Goaltender of the…
Tewaaraton Foundation Announces 2016 Watch List
The Tewaaraton Foundation has announced the 2016 Tewaaraton Award men’s and women’s watch lists. The lists include the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the 2016 Tewaaraton Award, presented by Under Armour. Among the 2016 watch lists returnees are six former finalists. Four of the five 2015 women’s finalists return to the watch list, including 2014 and 2015 winner Taylor Cummings…
Army and Navy Victories On Different Ends of Patriot League Spectrum
The Patriot League is one of the most fascinating to follow in college lacrosse. Not only because of teams like Loyola defeating the likes of Virginia and Johns Hopkins, but because the teams ranked second through fifth in the conference can compete with nearly anyone. Navy, now 2-1 on the season, were one of the biggest dark horse picks before this season to make the national tournament. The Midshipmen proved…
NLL Three Stars Week Eight: The Great Dhane Dominates Again
In Lacrosse We Trust is pleased to announce the expansion of our already extensive lacrosse coverage by including new weekly digital content. This is the first of many videos that we will produce to improve our loyal readers, and now viewers experience on ILWT. For our first video, our very own Pat Gregoire selects his three stars for week eight of the 2016 NLL season. Enjoy!
#4 Syracuse Tops #12 Albany 16-7 In Early Season Meeting
Syracuse stormed out of the gate early in the first quarter en route to a 16-7 victory over in-state rival Albany Sunday afternoon in the Carrier Dome. The Orange came into Sunday’s game without graduate transfer attackman Nick Piroli, who head coach John Desko said would be week-to-week with a lower-body injury. Senior Tim Barber took his place, as he spent some time at attack last season when Randy Staats was injured. Barber…
Audio: Anthony Cosmo Breaks Saves Record in Bandits Loss
The Buffalo Bandits lost twice this week, but in one of those contests goaltender Anthony Cosmo broke the National Lacrosse League’s all time career saves record. We caught up with him, head coach Troy Cordingley, and rookie forward Anthony Malcolm following the loss to Georgia on Saturday. Anthony Cosmo Troy Cordingley Anthony Malcolm