• Bandits win back-to-back games, catapult into playoff position
  • Rush Come Back to Take 9-8 Win Over Warriors in OT
  • Philadelphia snaps six-game losing skid, Buffalo’s goes to four
  • Smith’s late goal propels Bandits over Thunderbirds
  • Vancouver beats down Rochester in physical clash

Simmons: Notre Dame Surprises, Hopkins Plays Questionably

Photo Credit: Ian Neadle ACC Well, my bracket is toast. The only thing I can say is that I correctly picked that three ACC teams would make Championship Weekend. That being said, I picked Duke, Syracuse, UNC and Loyola. Like I said, my bracket is toast. Either way, the ACC will be well represented in Baltimore next weekend, and is guaranteed to have at least one team in the finals….

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Denver Tops Drexel in Quarterfinal Showcase

Photo Credit: Ian Neadle The difference maker in this matchup was in faceoffs and ground balls. Both teams came into this game having top-notch draw specialists, but one was clearly more prepared than the other. “I feel like faceoffs were called differently today than they have been all year and I don’t know why,” said Drexel Coach Brian Voelkner.  That quote has some validity to it as officials tend to…

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WLA: Maple Ridge Burrards Defeat Timbermen 8-6

Last night in the WLA the Maple Ridge Burrards hosted the Nanaimo Timbermen. The Burrards had second-year goalie Carson Michaud in net while Nanaimo looked towards Zach Boychuk in net. The Timbermen got off to a fast start as Blake Kenny opened the scoring with a blazing shot from the outside that beat Michaud. The Burrards were not behind for long as Mike Mallory scored to tie the game 1-1….

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Duke Tops Hopkins; Blue Jays Victims Of Penalties

Photo Credit: Ian Neadle On Sunday at noon in the University of Delaware, Johns Hopkins met up with Duke in the NCAA Quarterfinals. The Blue Devils would come out on top 19-11. The referees in this game were making many questionable calls whether due to the penalized action or the timing of their calls. In the end, Hopkins accumulated more than twice the amount of penalties than did Duke which…

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Examining China’s Lacrosse Growth: Part Two

As my coach always said, “You’re only as good as your competition. You can be the best in your league but if there are better leagues out there, you are not truly the best.” Therefore, even if the young program falters at FIL Denver (which they are determined to avoid) then they will have, at the least, experienced new, better competition. Hence, their program will grow, learn and develop better. …

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MLL Rookie Report: McArdle Shines in Launch Win

The MLL has hit its first of three breaks after four games of the season. At the break, only a handful of rookies have appeared in the MLL as their senior seasons have concluded and the NCAA Tournament field has started to dwindle down. Before this week, Tom Schreiber, Kieran McArdle and John LoCascio all made their MLL debuts. This week a couple more players made thier debuts with many…

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What Went Right: Duke and Denver Victories

Photo Credit: Ian Neadle Duke Duke came out blistering against Johns Hopkins.  They attacked relentless before the Jays were able to settle in and battle back.  Now that they move onto Championship Weekend for the eighth consecutive year, Duke knows that they need to be firing on all cylinders if they want to repeat as champions. Myles Jones was an unstoppable force for Duke and Jordan Wolf paced the attack…

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