It was undoubtedly a great season for the NCAA, especially the America East Conference. All of the teams showed off their strengths, and had some amazing games this season. Honorable mentions go to Binghamton, UMBC, Stonybrook, and Albany, who together completed the top four in the America East Conference. Binghamton deservingly secured their second consecutive America East Championship Title this season. For UMBC, Matt Gregoire tied his scoring record…
Brooklin Redmen Up Against Lakers for First Road Game
Seeing as Brooklyn plays their first game of the 2014 MSL season tonight, Wednesday June 4, there are no statistics recorded yet. A clean slate to start over, to make a championship run, and to try new systems and formations. The Lakers had the privilege of playing two games already this summer. They enter this matchup with an impressive 2-0 record thus far. REDMEN Steve Priolo comes into the season…
MLL Notebook: McIntosh, Thompson Out This Week
This week we catch you up with all the important news around each Major League Lacrosse team, heading into week six of the season. Boston Cannons * Head coach John Tucker said of goaltender Jordan Burke, “He’s done his job, that’s for sure” and that the Cannons need to play better for him. He says they are their own worst enemy, throwing balls away and making mistakes. Charlotte Hounds *…
Audio: Thompson Brothers, Powell After Rattlers Beat Launch
We were live on scene for the Rochester Rattlers win over the Florida Launch on Sunday. After the contest we caught up with Miles Thompson, making his MLL debut, and Casey Powell, who is having a terrific season in Major League Lacrosse. Miles Thompson Powell
Speck Blog: Slash Are 7-1 in CanAm Play
This past weekend saw us up in action for a home game against the Pinewoods Smoke, a team who we recently beat in OT on the road by a final of 13-12 two weeks ago in a tightly contested game. We were missing many regulars so the score was probably a bit closer than it should have been for that one, but it set a good tone for the rematch…
NCAA Women’s: Big East Season Recap
The NCAA lacrosse season has come to an end and once again, it was one for the books. The Big East had a competitive year, with some teams remaining at the top of the pack all season long, while others struggled to find their rhythm. As this season comes to a close, we take a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly. For Louisville, this season would…
Shamrocks Look For First Road Win of the Season
The Victoria Shamrocks (2-0-1) will look to pick up their first road victory of the year Thursday, June 4 when they travel to Queens Park Arena for an early season clash with the New Westminster Salmonbellies (2-1). Victoria enters the match-up on a two-game winning streak, defeating the Nanaimo Timbermen 15-7 before squeaking out a 7-6 victory over the Coquitlam Adanacs. New Westminster picked up a pair of convincing wins…
Chesapeake and Rochester Square Off Thursday Night
Two teams headed in opposite directions will face off on Thursday night as Chesapeake travels to Rochester for a 7:30 p.m. opening faceoff on CBS Sports Network. After dropping their season opener against New York, the Rattlers have won three of their last four games to move into a tie for second place in the league standings. The only loss came to first-place Denver, who are 5-0 and haven’t lost…
Rattlers Strike 18 Times, Down Launch 18-11
The Rochester Rattlers capped off an exciting lacrosse weekend in Western New York. Just 14 hours after the Rochester Knighthawks made history by being the first team to three-peat in the 28-year history of the MILL/NLL, the Rattlers defeated the Florida Launch 18-11. The Rattlers kicked off the scoring with a goal from Jordan MacIntosh just 21 seconds into the game. The Launch would respond with goals at the 1:11 &…
MLL League Leaders: Powell, Rabil Lighting it Up
After a week break, the MLL has rebooted itself this past weekend as it heads into the second of three “terms” this season. Who are the league leaders in each statistic thus far heading into Week 5 of MLL action? Here is a breakdown of each statistic. Points: Casey Powell, A, Florida Launch Powell has put his money where his mouth is. After helping move the MLL team formally known…