FINAL: DUKE 19 J. HOPKINS 11 This was a game that heated up quickly becoming an aggressive and passionate match. Duke’s defense was on their game today. They played tight defense, communicated effectively and shut down loads of potential offensive opportunities for Johns Hopkins. Myles Jones was on fire at midfield, playing strong Blue Devil offense and commanding the troops. Duke’s strongest points were offensive rotations against the Hopkins…
Canadian Lacrosse Notebook: Axemen Red Hot
Ontario Jr. A Four games took place on Friday with Six Nations, Whitby, Orangeville and St. Catharines taking victories. Jordan Durston (who is also playing with Welland Jr. B) picked up seven assists to lead the Arrows past the Excelsiors. Ian Martin also added seven along with Austin Staats, but it was NLL prospect Josh Johnson who picked up nine points. Zach Herreweyers scored a hat trick in his Brampton…
Adanacs Open WLA Season With Win Over Langley
Last night the WLA season kicked off as the Langley Thunder visited the Coquitlam Adanacs. Both of these teams went through major changes in the offseason and were looking to start the 2014 season with a victory. The Thunder stuck early as Athan Iannucci scored just 33 seconds into the game to give the Thunder the 1-0 lead. The Adanacs would quickly respond as Brett Hickey scored to tie the…
Cannons Back on Track With Win Over Charlotte
The Boston Cannons got back on track last night as they defeated the Charlotte Hounds 14-6 behind a terrific effort from their defense. The Cannons had lost two in a row to Denver and Rochester. The six goals allowed is the least they have allowed all season. On the other end, the Hounds are now 1-3 and tied for the worst record in the league. Boston went up 3-1 early…
Powell Gets Record and Launch Get Third Straight Win, 15-12
Annapolis, Maryland–The Florida Launch got their third consecutive win to improve their record to 3-1 early in the season. With the loss, the defending champion Bayhawks fall to 1-3. Florida made its first trip outside of its home confines to get the victory. Chesapeake opened the scoring with a Steven Brooks alley dodge, giving the defending champs an early 1-0 lead. Nearly 10 minutes would go by until the scoreboard…
Chanenchuk, Kavanagh Lead Teams into Final Four
What a day of lacrosse at James M. Shuart Field at Hofstra University! In front of a record crowd of 13,519 people, the Maryland Terrapins earned their third trip in four years back to the Final Four in a beatdown of upset-minded Bryant Bulldogs. Meanwhile, Notre Dame beat the Albany Great Danes in an overtime thriller 14-13 in the second game of the double header. Maryland came out firing on…
NCAA Tournament: Duke and Hopkins Set to Face Off
At noon this Sunday, May 18, Johns Hopkins (11-4) will take on the Duke Blue Devils (14-3) in what should be one of the best matchups we will see in the year’s tournament. For Johns Hopkins, defeating Duke would mean getting back to the NCAA Semi-Finals for the first time since 2008. Since then, they have made a few different appearances in the tournament, falling every time in the quarterfinals….
NCAA Quarterfinal: Albany-Notre Dame Live Blog
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…