Pride junior Sam Llinares recorded his second hat-trick of the season but senior Jesse King tallied four goals, including two in the fourth quarter, to give the Buckeyes of Ohio State a 9-8 victory over Hofstra at Ohio Stadium Saturday afternoon. The Buckeyes improved to 5-2 on the season while the Pride, which dropped their second consecutive contest, slips to 1-4 in 2015. In addition to Llinares’ three goals, senior…
Hopkins Cruises Past Navy
The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays cruise to a 13-8 win over the visiting Naval Academy Midshipmen at Homewood Field. With the win the Jays are back at .500, as next week they travel to Syracuse to take on the top-ranked team in the nation. Navy falls to 3-3 as well on the season. Hopkins had command of the game from the start. Reversing their fortunes from last week, the Jays…
Rush and Roughnecks Reignite Rivalry
No matter the situation, who’s in first or who’s the worst, a game between the Edmonton Rush and the Calgary Roughnecks is going to be one of elevated emotions and extra special importance. Though it is unusual to see the Rush at the top and the Roughnecks at bottom of the NLL’s West Division, that reality really doesn’t affect how much this Sunday’s matinee means to both teams. It’s still…
Syracuse Battles Red Storm in Georgia
Syracuse is playing St. John’s in the Cobb County Classic in Georgia. The event is the brainchild of former Orange attackman Liam Banks as part of his LB3 lacrosse organization. These teams played each other in the same event last year with Syracuse being the victors 14-8. All signs point to a similar outcome as Syracuse has looked the part of a team on a mission to overcome their NCAA…
NLL Announces Top Players of February
The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month award winners for February of the 2015 NLL regular season.Toronto Rock forward Rob Hellyer, tied for second in the NLL with 60 points (23+37), third in assists (37) and fourth in goals (23), won NLL Player of the Month. Hellyer led all NLL players with 29 points (10+19) in February and recorded five or more…
NLL Rookie Report: Week Nine
Week nine of the NLL season saw the elite rookies continue to shine, as Miles Thompson got back on track with 6 points against the Vancouver Stealth, while first overall pick Ben McIntosh continued his potent point producing pace, picking up 4 points in his team’s loss to the Toronto Rock, while Eli McLaughlin got back into the Mammoth line up picking up 3 points. This past weekend we saw…
Marquette Looks to Stay Hot in Jacksonville
The No. 13 ranked Marquette Golden Eagles University men’s lacrosse team will gladly escape the artic of the north for spring break and head south this weekend to take on Jacksonville today, March 6. The Golden Eagles have impressed this season with four one goal games all resulting in wins against Lehigh, Hofstra, Richmond in overtime, and most recently vs Ohio State last Saturday. Jacksonville Dolphins is also riding some…
Villanova Takes on Pennsylvania
Wildcats Set for Rivalry Matchup at Penn Saturday; Villanova Takes on Penn Quakers in Heated Series March 6, 2015 VILLANOVA, Pa. – The Villanova Wildcats (3-1) return to the turf this weekend when they take on the Penn Quakers (3-2) on Saturday, March 7th. Game time is slated for 1 p.m. at Franklin Field and will be broadcast live on ESPN3. Series History: Saturday marks the 26th meeting between the two…
Rock Look To Roll Through Colorado
The franchise with the best record in the 2015 NLL is about to enter the home of Colorado. Toronto is leading the league with and 8-1 record compared with Colorado’s 4-4. The Mammoth started out on a roll then hit a wall knocking them all over. To have a redemption win over the best NLL team would truly turn their season around. TORONTO To claim them as ‘heating up’ or…
Denver and Notre Dame Clash in Heavy Weight Battle
Last weekend sent ripples through the Division-I rankings. With Syracuse sitting atop in first, Notre Dame is in third while DU slumped down to fifth. Notre Dame is 3-0 with wins over Georgetown, Michigan and Dartmouth. The Pioneers are 3-1 after losing to UNC by two points. With a win from DU this weekend, they could rise back up to at least fourth place. If Notre Dame wins and Syracuse…