1. Eli McLaughlin – Nanaimo Timbermen McLaughlin came into his rookie season in the WLA after a stellar rookie season in the NLL that saw him pick up 38 points in 17 games with the Colorado Mammoth. McLaughlin hasn’t slowed down much four games into his WLA career, averaging two points per game thus far. This week got off to a slow start for McLaughlin however, tallying just an assist…
NCAA Team Reviews: NJIT Highlanders
For the better part of four months, many of us watched some exciting college lacrosse, whether it was on TV, online, or in person. There were good games, which included all of Championship Weekend, and there were bad games, such as low scoring affairs and of course, the horrendous winter weather. I take a look back at all 69 Division I teams and how they fared this season and what…
WLA Three Stars: Week Three
1st Star – Jesse King, Victoria Shamrocks King had a great week, scoring 10 points (six goals, four assists) as the Shamrocks are beginning to take their play to another level. He led the Shamrocks with four goals in their 16-6 drubbing of the Thunder and got him into a tie for third in goals with nine overall. He’s also forcing teams from putting extra pressure on any one offensive…
2015 NLL MVP Watch: Matthews, Evans, Benesch
With the NLL season now in the record books, thoughts now turn to awards season. Although there is likely one clear leader for the Most Valuable Player award, there are some other worthy candidates to consider as well. Mark Matthews—Edmonton Rush Matthews was a beast for the Rush in 2015, leading them to the best record in the West Division during the regular season and then helping the Rush earn…
MLL At the Break: Chesapeake Bayhawks
The Chesapeake Bayhawks finish the All Star break on the doorstep of a grueling stretch to make a return to the playoffs. Sitting at .500 currently with a record of 4 wins, 4 losses, the Bayhawks are tied with three teams. They are within one game of another two, so it will be a dogfight until the last weekend. Some of the usual names have come and gone from the…
NLL Trade Grades: Johnny Poweless for Jeremy Noble
This NLL offseason, we will be examining some of the trades that shaped the 2015 season. The biggest blockbuster of the NLL season came at the draft. The Rochester Knighthawks, coming off of three championships in a row, decided to shake up their roster. Johnny Powless, who has been in the NLL since he was 18 years old, had been an important piece for the Hawks but hadn’t been the…
MLL At the Break: Ohio Machine
While team captains Kyle Harrison and Marcus Holman, along with Peter Baum, Brian Karalunas, Tom Schreiber and Dana Wilber are coming back to the Buckeye state from Houston, let’s step back and take a look at Ohio as they head into the final six games of the regular season. First off, the Machine were one of the hottest teams in the league heading into the all-star break, having won their…
Bill Tierney: A Legend of the Sport
There may be no figure in the sport of lacrosse that has contributed more to the growth of the game than University of Denver head coach Bill Tierney. Tierney’s surprise move west in 2009 was capped off last month when his Pioneers won the 2015 National Championship. The preseason #1 team in the nation, Denver had a couple roadblocks (losses to North Carolina and Ohio State), but ended the season…
NCAA Year In Review: End Of Season Awards
In the final part of my Year In Review series, it’s time to give out awards to honor the best of this college lacrosse season. So let’s get started. Best Team: Denver Pioneers Need I explain for the National Champions? Best Team Besides Denver: Notre Dame Fighting Irish If it weren’t for a Matt Kavanagh injury that made him probably slow down during the NCAA Tournament, they probably would have…
2015 Houston MLL All Star Game Rosters
This season’s “MLL Ultimate Fan” winners, Hayden MacArthur and Ethan Sorkin, participated in a playground style draft earlier today (Friday night), which determined both the team names and the opposing rosters for Saturday’s MLL All-Star Game. Just before the draft the Ultimate Fans revealed that they wanted to both name the teams after their hometown high school mascots of Coppell, TX (Cowboys) and Alpharetta, GA (Gladiators). Here are the results of the draft……