The retirement of Lewis Ratcliff last week capped a great 14-year NLL career that included 472 goals in 212 career games. Ratcliff was going on his sixth year as part of the Stealth organization and his play with the team including time spent in both Washington and Vancouver. The 33-year-old lefty is one of the more prolific scorers the NLL has seen over the last decade (he scored 50 in…
Small Changing Stealth Offensive Approach
The recent addition of “the Kitten” Corey Small may not completely correlate with the offensive explosion the Stealth have experienced upon his arrival. The trade for Small has however signalled a change in offensive philosophy after Lewis Ratcliff retired earlier this week. With a home-and-home series with the floundering 0-5 Calgary Roughnecks on the horizon and a chance to really stake a claim in the Western Division’s playoff picture, Small…
Ohio State Hosts Robert Morris
Buckeyes are coming off a poor introduction to the 2015 season and, more importantly, commencement of the BIG10 Conference. Three days ago, they fell to Detroit by a one-point margin. Robert Morris comes into this game starting their season, with only high hopes in their minds, versus Ohio’s post-game concerns. THE OHIO STATE The Buckeyes are a younger program than the majority of NCAA Division-I programs, but they’re much further…
D3 Roundup: Salisbury Wins by 23
This weekend’s kickoff for the Division III men’s lacrosse season saw teams from all across the nation playing against non-conference opponents. Saturday, Feb 7 saw the meat of the weekend’s schedule start with No. 3 ranked Salisbury thumping Greensboro 24-1 behind a strong performance by Chris Joyce who scored six goals. Other action saw the Piedmont Lions tame the Millsaps Majors, 19-10 spoiling the Majors home opener. Taylor Carter for…
Joe Sullivan Out in Peterborough
The Peterborough Lakers Board of Directors has announced today that the team has parted ways with Head Coach and General Manager Joe Sullivan. The team has decided to go in a different direction this season and came to a mutual agreement with Sullivan to step down. No other staffing changes have been announced. The Lakers are currently searching for Sullivan’s replacement and will be conducting interviews in the coming weeks….
Duke Tops Air Force in Second Half Surge
Following Duke’s win over High Point on Saturday, Air Force flew in to North Carolina for a second Blue Devil game yesterday (Sunday). The Falcons came out swinging and full throttle, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Duke roster depth, as the Blue Devils came out victorious 13-7. FIRST QUARTER Of the four goals committed in the opening period (two each side), three were on man-up opportunities. Duke drew…
Bandits Surge Past Roughnecks in OT
The Calgary Roughnecks were in another back and forth affair, which time and time again this season they were unfortunately on the losing end extending the team record losing streak to 0-5 to begin the season in front of 10,312 disappointed fans. With the team struggling early again the Roughnecks took a early penalty—which they did last home game as well—to which Dhane Smith took the opportunity to capitalize early…
Denver: What it Takes to Climb to #1
The DU Pioneers are ranked #1 in practically every preseason poll. When I had the privilege of interviewing Head Coach Bill Tierney, he was able to give me more insight into Denver’s growth and how it goes beyond the team. Denver has (P)ioneered their way to three NCAA Final Four appearances in the last four years. The team is averaging well over .740 winning percentage and has a Denver-career record…
Virginia Outlasts Greyhounds in a Close Game
In front of a huge crowd at Loyola the Cavaliers come away with a hards fought win beating the Greyhounds 13-12. This was one that if you weren’t watching and were following along on twitter probably reminded you a lot of the first game of the season for both teams from last season that was also a nail biter. This is becoming the 1 game to make sure not to…
VMI and Navy Look for First Win
2014 Results: Navy 18 v VMI 5 VMI: 2-12 with wins over Air Force & Richmond Navy: 4-10, losing to Lehigh in the Patriot League Quartfinals VMI loses their top scorer in Mickey Hofmeister (30G, 11A) and that is their only loss on offense heading into 2015. They return Mike Deblasio, Ben Huger, Dale Mattice who combined for 26 goals and 14 assists. They will need Brad Nardella, Dan Bull,…