The No. 13/12 Marquette University men’s lacrosse team moved to 2-1 in BIG EAST Conference play after holding off St. John’s, 14-12, on Saturday afternoon at Hart Park. After 30 minutes of play, Marquette (9-2, 2-1 BIG EAST) held an advantage in shots, ground balls, faceoffs, and only committed two turnovers. However, even after reeling off two stretches of 3-0 runs, the Golden Eagles were held scoreless over the final…
Thompson’s Eight Points Lead Albany Past Vermont
Led by Lyle Thompson’s eight points and 11 saves by Blaze Riorden, the UAlbany men’s lacrosse team took down Vermont 20-10 to continue its undefeated start in league play. “Coming off the week that we had playing Syracuse and playing in less than 30 hours, I thought it was a solid effort by our team,” said UAlbany head coach Scott Marr. “It was a struggle in the beginning with the…
Blizzard Host Demons For Champions Cup
The fourth Creators Cup championship game will take place today in Barrie as the home team Blizzard host the Ohsweken Demons for a chance to take the Canadian Lacrosse League championship. Barrie defeated a scrappy Southwest Cyclops to advance while the Demons defeated the Durham TurfDogs. Now the top two teams will face off for the league title. The Blizzard defeated the Demons twice in their season series with 9-7…
Lehigh Falls to 4-8
Colgate scored twice in the final 10 seconds before intermission and then held off a second-half Lehigh comeback to post a 12-8 Patriot League victory here Saturday afternoon. The Raiders (6-4, 4-2 Patriot) rallief from an early 2-0 hole to score nine of the next 10 goals and lead 9-3 at the break. The final two of that flurry came in the last 10 seconds of the half off the…
Knighthawks Hold Swarm to Two Goals
The Rochester Knighthawks closed out a two-game weekend with a historic defensive effort Saturday night, holding the Minnesota Swarm to a league-low two goals. The Knighthawks (9-4) moved within one game of first place in the East Division after earning a 10-2 win over the Swarm at Connors & Ferris Field at The Blue Cross Arena. Matt Vinc, who made 39 saves, held Minnesota scoreless for nearly 26 minutes and…
Stealth Rematch Rush After OT Loss
The first place Edmonton Rush and third seeded Vancouver Stealth go into game 2 of their back to back matchup on the weekend, after the Rush won last nights game in an OT thriller 15-14. Tonight both teams head to the LEC for a much-anticipated rematch; faceoff is scheduled for 7 P.M. The first quarter of last night’s action saw Logan Schuss make his debut and impact for the Stealth…
Report: Oilers Tried to Buy Rush
We’ve heard rumors of the Edmonton Rush moving to Saskatoon for years now. We might have more to that after last week the Edmonton Sun reported that owner Bruce Urban was in attendance at a Saskatoon Blades game recently checking out the arena. The same report in the Edmonton Sun also reported that the Rush were almost bought by the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers two years ago. The offer was apparently…
Knighthawks Rebound Against Rock
The Rochester Knighthawks (8-4) defeated the Toronto Rock (11-4) by a score of 11-7 on Friday night at Air Canada Centre on Alumni Night. The loss to the Knighthawks means that they now hold the head to head tiebreaker should the two teams end up tied in the standings at the end of the season. “I’m disappointed because we were playing for some big stakes, and totally disappointed with our…
Bandits Face Black Wolves on Their Tails
After the brutal showdown against the Minnesota Swarm two weeks ago that left some players battered and bruised, the Buffalo Bandits (7-6) used the most of their week off to rest, recuperate and strategize against their upcoming opponent the New England Black Wolves (3-8). Saturday night’s showdown against the Black Wolves at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY will be the second of four 2015 NLL regular season matchups…
NCAA Games to Watch: Conference Play
Prior to Saturday’s games, we had a battle of New York teams between Albany and Syracuse, a big ACC game between North Carolina and Virginia, and Villanova playing against Denver. But here are some games to watch for this weekend: SATUDAY Boston University vs. Army: 12 PM The Patriot League is up for grabs for any team except for Lafayette and maybe Lehigh. Boston has been a pleasant surprise in…