It may be too soon to suggest this was a season-saving win for the Vancouver Stealth, but an eight-goal run that propelled the Stealth to a 14-13 overtime victory over the Calgary Roughnecks may have done just that. Corey Small scored the winner at 1:16 of overtime, capping off a first-star performance as Vancouver moved to 3-4 on the season with a pivotal win over the rival ‘Necks. Calgary moves…
Swarm Sting Bandits With 19-15 Victory
After walking away from the Air Canada Centre with a crushing 14-12 defeat at the hands of the winless Toronto Rock on Friday, the Buffalo Bandits (4-4) had little time for reflection as a possible series clinching win against the Georgia Swarm (4-4) was on the line Saturday night at the First Niagara Center. With an incredibly strong eight goal performance in the fourth quarter by the Swarm leading to…
Hofstra Stuns North Carolina With 10-5 Win
The Hofstra Pride men’s lacrosse team got their 2016 season off to a great start by defeating fifth-ranked University of North Carolina Tar Heels 10-5. Head coach Seth Tierney was pleased with his team’s performance. “I am really proud of our guys. I’m proud of everything that they were about today. They player really hard in practice the last two weeks and getting prepared. It was a total team win.”…
Rose Goal “An Awesome Moment” on Friday Night
1-6 never felt so good. Toronto Rock goaltender Nick Rose was all smiles after his team’s first win of the season Friday night, a night on which he also made team history. Rose’s empty net goal at 13:43 of the fourth quarter was the first ever goal scored by a Toronto Rock goaltender. A goalie goal. It was the insurance marker in a 14-12 win over the Buffalo Bandits, the…
Rush Top Knighthawks in front of Biggest Saskatchewan Crowd
The Edmonton Rush came out on fire Friday Night at SaskTel Centre in front of 11,042 boisterous fans. The SaskTel faithful had plenty to cheer about as their hometown heroes jumped out to a commanding 8-1 lead and then hung on to defeat the Rochester Knighthawks 11-8. Rochester scored the games first goal from Joe Walters 2:18 into the game, but it would be all downhill for the remainder of…
Rock Finally Get First Win Behind Rose’s Goal
“There wasn’t going to be any heartbreak tonight.” – Nick Rose Everything finally went right for the Toronto Rock. Their 14-12 takedown of rival Buffalo Bandits on Friday night at the Air Canada Centre was the embattled Rock’s first win of the season and it’s one they can be proud of. From the goaltending out, every team member came to play. Nick Rose made 38 saves, 10 players chipped in…
Drexel Opens Season Against 0-1 Virginia
Today at 1pm from Vidas Field in Philadelphia, the Drexel Dragons will open up their 2016 regular season as they host the #14 ranked University of Virginia (0-1). UVA fell in their opener 11-4 to Loyola even though they outshot them 40-33. This will be the 16th time these teams have met, with Virginia holding a 14-1 advantage. The Dragon only victory came back in 2007 when they won…
College Lacrosse Weekend Preview: This Is Madness!
Madness? THIS. IS. FEBRUARY LACROSSE! If you don’t know what movie that sort of is from, it’s from 300 (and you should probably watch at least that scene right now). We have a great slate of Division I games this weekend, including six of the top ten teams in the nation taking on another ranked team. Many of these games are on Saturday, so set aside your Saturday. SATURDAY #1…
Boston University’s Sam Tenney Shines Against Former Team
Photo: Jim Pierce Anytime a team is without its two leading scorers from the previous season it can become problematic. This is what the Boston University Terriers faced on Tuesday afternoon when they had to face their toughest opponents yet in 2016, the High Point Panthers. “I definitely had that game circled on the schedule,” said Sam Tenney, a BU midfielder who transferred from High Point two seasons ago. “I…
Denver and Duke Battle in Early Season Premier Game
This time last year, Duke pulled out over Denver early in their Cobb County Classic 2015 matchup. It wasn’t until DU’s second half surge of outscoring the Blue Devils 12-5 the the Pios finished the game with a ‘W’ 17-13. It’s the same game all over again, with new stakes at the table. Saturday’s game is host to a battle at face-off X between two of the best specialists in…