It’s a rather quiet week in the world of NCAA women’s lacrosse. Most teams are waiting to play the next round of their respective tournaments, and most start on Thursday, May 9th. Boston College vs Boston University It’s a battle in Boston as these two teams get ready to face off. Boston U fell to Loyola Last Saturday in the Patriot League championship. This was the first season that the…
Loyola Takes Patriot League Title
With NCAA lacrosse conference realignment on the horizon there were a few minor changes to the 2014 conferences in preparation for the big shift. One of the moves were the Loyola Greyhounds bouncing over to the Patriot League. The Greyhounds put on a show all season, educating the small-school teams in lacrosse IQ and competition levels. They went 14-1 all season and destroyed the majority of their conference opponents. This…
Division III Notebook: Conference Tournament Season Peaks This Week
On Sunday night we will find out which 30 teams will be competing for the 2014 NCAA Division III Men’s Lacrosse National Championship. Among them will be powerhouses and underdogs, bid stealers and unchallenged champions, unbeaten teams and teams we left for dead a few months back. Despite all of these differences, they will all have one thing in common: the thrill of conference championship week. This is the week where…
Video: CAA Conference Tournament Preview
Kerri Schrieber discusses the Hofstra Pride as they go for the CAA conference title in a tournament that starts on Wednesday. Check out the video below for audio from Pride head coach Seth Tierny and more.
Calgary Roughnecks To Face Colorado Mammoth in Round 1
The Calgary Roughnecks are getting ready to face the Colorado Mammoth in the first round of the NLL postseason on May 3. The Roughnecks are riding high on a hot streak to wrap up the regular season, winning their last two games—including a victory over the first-place Edmonton Rush—and six of their last seven. Along the way, Dane Dobbie led the league in goals for and set a new team…
Stealth Coaching and Front Office Safe
The Vancouver Stealth will be one of three teams not participating in the 2014 National Lacrosse League playoffs after they finished with the second worst record in the league. This was their first year in Vancouver after they moved from Everett, Washington, but most of the roster had stayed intact, but it still led to an unexpected bad season. Naturally, after a down season, blame is placed on coaching and…
NLL To Use Three Man Referee Crews in Playoffs
The 2014 National Lacrosse League playoffs begin this weekend on Saturday, May 3 with two first-round single-elimination matchups. The Buffalo Bandits visit the Toronto Rock for the NLL East Division Semifinal at 7 p.m. ET while the Calgary Roughnecks host the Colorado Mammoth for the West Division Semifinal at 9 p.m. ET. NLL playoff games will feature a three-man officiating crew on the floor, an increase from the two-man crews used during the regular season….
Madison, NJ’s McLinden is one of the Top Playmakers in the Nation
Leads ECAC in Assists and Stags to share of ECAC Regular Season Title Colin McLinden has been playing lacrosse since he was a little boy. He remembers, “I got my first stick when I was 3 years old. My big brother was a big influence on me ever since I was 5 years old. He played at Virginia and won a national championship and I always wanted to follow…
Rapids Take Home Ales Hrebesky Championship
The Kahnawake Rapids took home the 2014 Ales Hrebesky Memorial Tournament with a 5-2 win over the Clarington Green Gaels. The Rapids went into the tournament as one of the strongest teams, highlighted by current and former NLL players such as Logan Kane, Mike Thompson, Alex Kedoh Hill, Roger Vyse and Brandon Francis. In the final game, the Gaels hit seven posts while scoring just the two goals, one of…
NLL Playoff Schedule Released
With the completion of the 2014 National Lacrosse League regular season, the NLL Playoffs are set to begin this weekend on Saturday, May 3 with two first-round single-elimination postseason matchups. The Buffalo Bandits visit the Toronto Rock at Air Canada Centre for the NLL East Division Semifinal at 7 p.m. (EST) while the Calgary Roughnecks host the Colorado Mammoth at Scotiabank Saddledome for the West Division Semifinal at 9 p.m. (EST). The…