2:24: Albany-Notre Dame will play in 29:40 here. Lets hope for a closer game than the Maryland/Bryant contest, however, we will certainly have some offensive fireworks with the Thompson trio. 3:10: Back from the press conferences. Missed the first three goals but Matt Kavanagh living up to his twitter handle. 4-0 Notre Dame as Kavanagh scores his second goal of the game. 3:12: Everyone says ooooooooooooooooooh as Lyle Thompson goes…
Adanacs and Thunder Open WLA Season
This Saturday the WLA season kicks off as the Coquitlam Adanacs host the Langley Thunder. Last season the season series finished 2-0-1 in favour of Langley. This year will be a different year for both teams as both teams are missing key players that helped their respective teams to find success last season. The Adanacs will be starting a new era without the likes of sniper Dane Dobbie, goalie Nick Rose…
Lizards and Machine Both Look to Rebound
A pair of 1-2 teams coming off two-game losing streaks will play a key early-season game on Saturday night that could go a long way towards a playoff spot come August. The New York Lizards travel to the Ohio Machine for an 8 p.m. ET faceoff on ESPN3. Coming off a 15-9 loss against Rochester Saturday, New York has lost two straight games after its season-opening win over those…
NLL West Finals: Roughnecks Rally To Ruin Rush Run
For the third time in franchise history the Calgary Roughnecks are headed to the Champion’s Cup after coming back from a massive deficit to eliminate the Edmonton Rush. The Rush, who finished the regular season with the NLL’s best record at 16-2, won the early game on Saturday night by a 15-13 margin, but the Roughnecks dominated the mini-game that followed, taking a 2-1 win and the series. Things didn’t…
Rattlers Looking to Stop the Outlaws 23 Game Win Streak
Photo Credit: Di Miller The 2014 undefeated Denver Outlaws (3-0) will host the Rochester Rattlers (2-1) at Sports Authority Field at Mile-High in downtown Denver on Saturday May 17. This is Denver’s second home-game of the season. They are looking to keep their consecutive regular-season winning streak going, and Rochester wants to be the first MLL team to break that 23-game streak. So the question is, “Can the Rattlers beat…
Rochester Knighthawks Host Buffalo Bandits in Game Two
The Rochester Knighthawks will be hosting the Buffalo Bandits 7:30pm Saturday night at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester for Game Two of the NLL Eastern Division Finals. After defeating the Rochester Knighthawks in Game One, the Buffalo Bandits will have two chances to not only dethrone the back-to-back defending NLL Champions but also advance to the NLL Champion’s Cup Finals as well. In their previous matchup, the Knighthawks held…
Hounds, Cannons Both Look to Get to .500
6 p.m. Saturday, May 17 Harvard Stadium, Boston, Mass. TV: ESPN3.com, FOX Sports Florida, FOX Sports South, Altitude After opening the season with two straight losses, the Hounds broke through last week by dominating the Chesapeake Bayhawks 12-7 in a rematch of last year’s Major League Lacrosse championship game. Meanwhile, the Cannons have backslid after beating the Bayhawks in their season opener, losing close, one-point games to the Rochester (N.Y.)…
Podcast: Bryant Defenseman Matt MacGrotty
In this episode of Increasingly Lax, Todd McElwee went one on one with Bryant Bulldogs defenseman Matt MacGrotty to preview Bryant’s quarterfinals game against the Maryland Terrapins which takes place today. MacGrotty is a Canadian senior out of New Westminster and one of the leaders on the defense unit for the Bulldogs that shut down Syracuse in their upset first-round win.
Davies: Breaking Down the Delaware Bracket
This weekend is what everyone has waited for all season, the chance to get to Championship Weekend in Baltimore. Memorial Weekend in Baltimore is a treat, but this is the weekend where hopefuls turn into contenders or fall one step short of their goal. On tap, the Delaware bracket has brought back one of the match ups that had defined the last decade in last and two new hopefuls to…
WLA Season Preview: Nanaimo Timbermen
Last season the Nanaimo Timbermen finished last in the WLA with a 5-13 record. Nanaimo struggled for the majority of the season but also had some bright spots as they were able to push Victoria and Langley to their limits in their regular season meetings. This season appears to be another rebuilding year or the Timbermen as they have not done anything to help their roster for the present but…