Hey ILWT readers! It’s another week, and there hasn’t been a need for an Ohio State lacrosse eulogy, so let’s continue with another week of talking about Buckeye lax. *Disclaimer: I won’t get into the nitty gritty of this week’s NCAA Quarterfinal matchup with Denver. I will do that in my preview coming Saturday. I’m just going to give you my simple thoughts after watching the OSU/Duke game from my…
Bradman and Bratton Brothers Remain Sidelined
Remember the growth or this game over the last 30 years, then remember how much bigger it has gotten in the last 10 years. Taken the United States by storm. Southern states, mid-western states, that never knew the game, now have the chance to play and compete. More division 1 teams than ever, but still the power houses remain. All divisions that are still playing come May, are elite. Remember…
NCAA Tournament: Profiling the Eliminated
This past weekend, the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament field was trimmed from 16 down to eight. While the lacrosse community points to the teams still competing for a national championship, it’s also important to recognize the teams that were eliminated — the ones that didn’t even earn a shot to play for a final four berth and didn’t come close to the ultimate goal of a title. Even though their…
Pioneers Advance Past Brown, Get Homefield Opportunity
In a game between two of the most offensively productive teams in the NCAA, Brown flew out to Denver to be tested by the Pioneers. While the Pio’s punched their ticket to the NCAA Elite Eight, Brown was another victim of Denver’s prominence falling 15-9. Despite a six point goal differential, the game was very close statistically. Denver’s Trevor Baptiste won more face offs, but not by as many as…
MLL Three Stars: Week Five
Major League Lacrosse games continue to not disappoint. More close games featured strong play on both ends of the field. Here are my three stars from the weekend that was. Honorable Mention shout out to New York’s Rob Pannell for three goals and two assists as the Lizards improved to 5-0 as the only unbeaten in the league. 3) Jordan Wolf (Rochester) – 3 goals, 2 assists Jordan Wolf finished…
Unseeded Wins the Story of NCAA Tournament Opening Weekend
The first weekend of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Tournament is in the books. A weekend of close games was exactly what you’d expect as parity in college lacrosse continues to increase. Entering Selection Sunday, the top four seeds in the NCAA Tournament were a pretty safe bet, and even Duke at #5 was almost a sure thing. The top four seeds took care of business (there were some close…
Battle of… Edmonton? Oilers and Rush Dispute
While the rest of the world is concerned over DeflateGate, lacrosse has a much more serious battle. #BattleofAlbertaGate…. The Edmonton Rush will face the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League’s western conference finals. The two rivals are pitted against each other four times a year and the games are often dubbed the Battle of Alberta. Apparently, this playoff series won’t have that added flare. The Edmonton Oilers of the…
A New York Lizard State of Mind…It’s all about balance
As the MLL wraps up the first part of the season, the New York Lizards are proving that they are the cream of the league as they went 5-0 in a rematch against the Boston Cannons. There was no way, I believed, the second game in New York would live up to the excitement of the previous week’s game in Boston that was decided by one goal. Well, much like…
McDaniels: Domino Effect of MLL
We have come to the point in the Major League Lacrosse season where a domino effect is about to happen. The indoor season is finishing up so we will see an influx of stars coming back. We will also see the college draft picks begin their professional careers after they finish their own season. So, where does this leave some of the guys off to hot starts that are place…
Orange Crush: Cuse Defeats Marist, Faces Johns Hopkins In Annapolis
The game started out with shades of last year’s upset loss to Bryant, as the Red Foxes of Marist scored the game’s first goal to take an early lead. That would be their only lead of the night. Syracuse scored 10 unanswered there after to cruise to a 20-8 victory in a humid Carrier Dome. The Orange will play Johns Hopkins, a 19-7 victor over Virginia earlier in the day,…