PHOTO CREDIT: IAN NEADLE Last weekend was an epic display of collegiate lacrosse at the highest of levels. Maryland went back and forth all day with Cornell, coming 2.6 seconds close to elimination before they secured their passage to the next round. #9 Bryant against #4 Syracuse equivalently played a game of consistent exchanges and phenomenal lacrosse abilities. Bryant’s season came 4.1 seconds close to ending, but Gunnar Waldt saved…
Game Preview: NCAA Lacrosse Tournament, Dragons vs Pioneers
PHOTO CREDIT: IAN NEADLE This Sunday the Drexel Dragons (13-4) will travel down Interstate 95 to Newark De. and face the No. 5 seed Denver Pioneers (15-2) in the Quarter Finals of the NCAA Lacrosse Tournament. The winner will punch the ticket to Championship Weekend in Baltimore. The Dragons are coming off a 16-11 victory over the Penn Quakers in round one last week in Philadelphia. The win was the…
Bryant “Everyone Needed to Buy In” to Beat Syracuse
Photo Credit: Bryant Lacrosse The Bryant Bulldogs shocked the lacrosse world on Sunday when they defeated the second seeded Syracuse Orange to advance to the NCAA quarterfinals. “The team and coaching staff were obviously very excited about the win against a very talented and well coached Syracuse team,” said assistant coach Kevin Gould. “The players bought into the game plan and executed it very well for four quarters. The win…
Division III Regional Semifinals Truly Feature Eight Best Teams
As fans of the sport, we all love to see underdogs make their way from the bottom of the Selection Sunday pile to the pinnacle of the sport. Last year we saw a six-loss Western New England team make a run to the quarterfinals before bowing out to Cortland. There has been no such magic this year. Instead, the eight teams left standing after the weekend’s second round contests are…
How Are the MLL Prospects Doing in the NCAA Tournament?
PHOTO CREDIT: IAN NEADLE The NCAA season is continuing to wind down as the NCAA Tournament has claimed eight victims and eight winners this weekend in the opening round. How did the players who were drafted by their respective MLL teams do over the weekend? Here is a quick recap. Mike Chanenchuk, M, Maryland—The future Charlotte Hound was his normal self for Maryland after being in question all of this…
The Denver Outlaws Have Become the Model MLL Franchise
I can almost guarantee you that when Jake Steinfeld had the idea of a professional outdoor lacrosse league, he envisioned a franchise like the Denver Outlaws. Denver is the perfect example that professional lacrosse can work… and grow. Despite fluctuations and changes around Major League Lacrosse, the Denver franchise plays at an NFL stadium, is highly successful on the field and literally breaks attendance records on an annual basis. The…
NLL Could See Saskatchewan Team Soon
There was talk of the Edmonton Rush moving after last season, most likely to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, an oft-discussed potential NLL destination. Around this time last season, the Edmonton Journal had this quote from former president Dave Jamieson. “Let the record show that he’s lost a lot of money and he’s spent a lot of time… he may even have grey hairs that have come from this experience because he’s put a lot…
The Launch Have Lifted Off; Reasons Behind Their Success
The first year franchise Florida Launch (2-1) are already impressing in this young season. After falling to the Denver Outlaws to open the season the Launch have won two straight, and are looking better and better. Veterans Casey Powell, Brett Queener, and Doug Shanahan seem to have a grip on the team’s success. Queener has been solid in the net, Casey remains to be the catalyst on offense, as he leads the league in points, while…
Speck Blog: Slash Gain Victory Over Arrows
Last week we made the long trip down to Salamanca, NY to play against the Allegany Arrows at the gorgeous Seneca Allegany Community Centre. This is a top of the line facility complete with a basketball court, swimming pool, splash pad, sports field, weight room, and a lacrosse floor of course. This place is always lots of fun to visit and play in so needless to say we were all…
Garrett Billings Undergoes Knee Surgery
Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings underwent successful knee surgery earlier today to repair his torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee. Billings was on his way to his first NLL scoring title when he injured his knee in the 2nd quarter of Toronto’s game in Vancouver on April 5th. Before leaving the game, the 5th year forward from Langley, BC had accumulated 6 points and surpassed the 100-point plateau…