Interestingly enough, these two teams are coming off contradictory weekends. DU heading into the week was ranked No. 3 and Lehigh didn’t make the Top 20 for the first time in awhile. Now, both just lost what were considered easy matches for them. Denver Pioneers Other than a short second quarter spurt, the Pioneers were out-performed by Ohio State. Statistically, everything was in Denver’s favor, however the outcome was different….
Princeton, Rutgers Clash in Battle for New Jersey Bragging Rights
Where: @ Rutgers When: Tuesday, March 17 at 7:00 pm Rutgers and Princeton match up once again in their annual game on Tuesday. Princeton enters Tuesday’s game at 4-1 while Rutgers is 3-5. The Tigers won last year’s game by a score of 15-11. Tom Schreiber had four goals and three assists in a record setting game which made him the ninth Princeton player and second midfielder to reach 100 goals…
Did The Mammoth Overpay for Noble ?
Did The Mammoth Overpay for Noble ? After months of Jeremy Noble sitting ideally on the sidelines awaiting a trade from the Rochester Knighthawks, the ax finally fell last Friday afternoon, as the Rochester Knighthawks sent Noble to the Colorado Mammoth, along with a 3rd round selection in 2017, in exchange for a 3rd round selection in 2015, and first round picks in 2016 and 2017. While Jeremy Noble is…
Roughnecks Sign Sean Pollock
The Calgary Roughnecks have announced the team has signed forward Sean Pollock to a one-year contract, pending league approval. “Sean is a proven player in the NLL,” said Roughnecks general manager Mike Board. “He provides us with scoring, grit and character. He works hard with and without the ball. Our coaching staff has always liked the way he plays the game and we are excited to add him to our roster.” Pollock,…
Mammoth Swat Swarm 12-8
Rookie Jeremy Noble scores twice and records five assists in his first game. Last night the Colorado Mammoth (5-5) defeated the Minnesota Swarm (3-7) 12-8. It was the Mammoth’s second victory in the last seven games after starting 3-0. Early in the week the Mammoth made a trade to get Jeremy Noble from the Knighthawks. It proved to be a huge pick up as Noble would register (2G/5A/10LB) in his…
Power Rankings Week 11; Rock Still on Top
Another exciting week of lacrosse action. Buffalo splits with Toronto and almost steals a sweep, Swarm lose both and fall further in the east, while Calgary gets loss number 8 and playoff hopes start to dwindle. Two big division games this weekend, a game with division leaders and a game that can put teams back into the playoff race. NLL Power Rankings Week 11 LW (1)….1—Toronto Rock (10-2) …
Walters, Wilson Lead Knighthawks Past Riggers
The second installment of last year’s Champions Cup finals happened tonight with the hometown Calgary Roughnecks (2-7) versus three time defending champs Rochester Knighthawks (6-3) in what was being billed as a must win game for last year’s West Division champions who have looked anything but it to start the year. Ian Llord opened the scoring for the visitors on a transition play off a rebound from a Calgary fast…
NCAA Power Rankings: March 16
This was quite a week in the lacrosse world which will lead to some shakeups in the standings. Over the week, nine games saw a ranked team lose. While most of these were due to other ranked teams, the two exceptions were #20 Holy Cross taking a day off against Bucknell and #3 Denver falling to Ohio State. Other big games were Brown topping Harvard, Notre Dame holding on against…
UNC Can Be First to Nine Wins
North Carolina looks to continue their undefeated start against Ivy League foe Harvard Tuesday night on Fetzer Field in a top 20 showdown. The Tar Heels (8-0) start a tough six game stretch towards the ACC Tournament in late April with the Crimson (4-2). UNC had a less than stellar week after dismantling Manhattan two weeks ago. Last Tuesday, they were down 6-2 at halftime to Bryant before scoring 8…
Hofstra Dominates Providence 15-4
The Hofstra University men’s lacrosse team was able to end their second two-game losing streak on March 14th by taking a convincing win against the Providence College Friars, 15-4. With this win, the Pride improve to a 2-4 record. Coach Seth Tierney, however, doesn’t see his team’s record a 2-4. “I know it says we are 2-4,” Coach Tierney stated, “but we’re 1-0, and that’s how we’re starting it, and…