This has been one of the more memorable off seasons in Major League Lacrosse recent history, and that’s thanks to a lot of transactions we have seen occur. As we head towards training camp, here is a reminder on what we have seen happen in the off season. Paul Rabil, Mike Stone, Max Seibald Trade This has been the ultimate blockbuster of all time in MLL. Paul Rabil, arguably the…
Tucker’s Eight Points Lead UVA Past Hopkins, 16-15
Ryan Tucker had an incredible homecoming to Baltimore and Homewood Field, where his mother is the Hopkins Women’s Lacrosse Coach, leading the Virginia Cavaliers to a come from behind victory with eight points on five goals, three assists. Virginia jumped out to a 3-0 lead early in the first quarter. Ryan Tucker assisted Greg Coholan’s extra man goal to open the scoring in the contest. AJ Fish and Tucker both…
Double-Digit Loss Puts Emphasis On Struggling Black Wolves
The Black Wolves are at that point where they are relying on a system that doesn’t work anymore. On Friday, New England suffered their 6th loss of the season against the now 3-8 Roughneck squad. The final score was 20-9. Early in the season, the Black Wolves prided themselves on a strong defense with superb goaltending. New England goalie, Evan Kirk, even lead the league in saving percentage the first…
Stealth Look for Fourth Straight Home Win
The Vancouver Stealth will look to win their fourth home game in a row as they host the Colorado Mammoth in a game that has playoff implications. It is BCLA Night at the Langley Events Centre and the Stealth will wear special jerseys that are designed with the red, blue and yellow that don the flag of British Columbia. Vancouver will have a significant backing behind them and will need…
Brandon Goodwin Out For Bandits
Some pretty bad news came out of the Buffalo Bandits camp today. According to Bandits reporter Budd Bailey, rookie forward Brandon Goodwin will miss the next two months with a knee injury. Goodwin was a second round pick and the first player selected by the Bandits in the 2014 NLL draft. The team traded defender Rory Smith and goalie Eric Penney to the Vancouver Stealth in order to acquire the…
Undefeated North Carolina Faces Maryland
This is the matchup we have been waiting for as the nations number one defense, Maryland, takes on the nations number one offense in North Carolina. Coach Tillman’s Terrapin defense is anchored by goalie Kyle Bernlohr, who leads the NCAA in save percentage with .708, and two time, consecutive B1G defender of the week, Casey Ikeda. Offensively, Maryland needs to stay hungry, attack the UNC goalies and get them on…
Rock and Rush Square off for Round 2 in Battle of Division Leaders
When they faced each other three weeks ago at Rexall Place, the Toronto Rock (10-2) needed overtime to best the Edmonton Rush (5-4) by a score of 16-15. Saturday night the top teams in their respective divisions meet again, this time in the ACC in Toronto. The Rush followed that overtime loss with another overtime loss the next weekend, when the lowly Calgary Roughnecks squeaked past them by a 12-11…
NCAA Games to Watch: March 21
Siena at Monmouth, 1 pm, ESPN3 The Saints have won four of their last five after starting the season with back-to-back losses. While Monmouth is 3-3, the Hawks average just five goals a game—fourth-worst in Division I. Siena, on the other hand, averages 10 per game. Last year when these teams played, Siena won 8-3. The Saints will likely count on senior and leading point scorer Richie Hurley on Saturday….
Hofstra Hosts UMass in CAA Matchup
One of the most anticipated match ups of the season, the Hofstra Pride will play host to CAA-opponent University of Massachusetts Minutemen at James M. Shuart Stadium at noon on Saturday. Both teams are looking to get their seasons back on track after suffering a dismal start, with Hofstra losing four out of its first five games and UMass opening the season with a five-game losing streak. Only one win…
Pollock, Roughnecks, Look to Get Back on Track
The battle of the two struggling teams in the NLL standing wise goes tonight 7pm MT at the Scotiabank Saddledome between the newly expanded New England Black Wolves (3-5) and the Calgary Roughnecks (2-8). The Roughnecks are coming off a blow out loss to three time defending champions Rochester Knighthawks 13-7 in a game that looked like the hometown squad had brought their A game with a great first half…