The Colorado Mammoth (8-10) have made it to the first-round of the NLL playoffs, and are ready to take on the Calgary Roughnecks (12-6), their NLL Western Division Rivals on Saturday May 3 in Calgary at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Mammoth won the regular season series 2-1. The first two games between the teams during the regular season were in Calgary where the teams split. Calgary came away victorious in…
Are Kavanagh and Staats Making a Late Run at the Tewaaraton?
Can you believe we only have a week left until Selection Sunday? It feels like ages since the season started back in February and just as the weather has started to heat up, so to has the games we’ve seen and the players performances. Miles Thompson continues to pile up the points in chuncks, Jordan Wolf looks to be playing his best lacrosse when his team needs it most and…
Chamberlain: Conference Championship Look In
Conference Championship time is upon us and Loyola (Patriot) and Notre Dame (ACC) are in the NCAA tournament after their victories this past weekend. Semi Final action will be in full effect on Thursday with: CAA Towson vs. Drexel—this winner plays Hofstra who won 8-6 on Wednesday over Delaware. In a close contest I’m going with Towson to win a hard fought battle. If the game goes beyond 10 goals…
Net Impact: NLL Playoff Picture by the Numbers
With the 2014 regular season now in the books and the playoffs just days away, we can start crunching some numbers and see if any fearless predictions can be made. One thing we can definitively state is that scoring is a good thing. The teams with the top four records in the NLL also happen to be the top four teams in goals for. The Calgary Roughnecks (12-6) were tops…
LIVE BLOG: Hofstra vs. Delaware CAA Semi-finals
Hofstra, the number one seed in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament, takes on the number four seed University of Delaware at James M. Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, NY at 7 pm. Hofstra Starters: A- 17-Varn, 2-Yapor, 5-Llinares M- 12-Coholan, 7- Malave, 21-Hendrickson D- 23-Caputo, 44-Sullivan, 34-Satterthwaite GK- 33-Selva Delaware Starters: A- 13-Keane, 20-Jones, 15-Holland M- 22-DeLargy, 44-Kormondy, 32-Heath D- 18-Ashley, 41-Connelly, 43-Horoski GK- 2-Peaks Hofstra returns to…
Audio: Paul Rabil and Stephen Berger Following Cannons Win
The Boston Cannons defeated the Chesapeake Bayhawks on Sunday afternoon 15-9 to take their first game of the season. After the game we caught up with Paul Rabil and Stephen Berger regarding the win. MORE: Game Recap Paul Rabil Stephen Berger
Molnar Blog: Outlaws Hang On Against Launch
I am a Southern California native, so my trip out to beautiful Ft. Lauderdale, Florida began with a 10:30 pm red eye out of Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday evening. Besides my row mate on the plane being a 6-year-old pug named Peter, my flight out was rather uneventful and I was able to sleep for a majority of the flight. I traveled out to Florida with Denver Outlaws…
Jack Murphy Named ECAC Goalie of the Year
David Fleming Named ECAC Rookie of the Year CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Two Fairfield lacrosse standouts received ECAC year-end honors, it was announced today. Stags senior Jack Murphy (Cohasset, Mass.) was named the ECAC Lacrosse League Goalkeeper of the Year while Dave Fleming (San Carlos, Calif.) was named Rookie of the Year. In total, four Stags were named to the All-ECAC First Team, two were named to the All-ECAC Second Team,…
Bunker Blog: Cannons Take First Game
Hi ILWT Readers, What a crazy weekend! Unless you live under a rock, you should have noticed that the MLL opened up its season in typical fashion. Week 1 offered MLL fans an incredible lacrosse experience, from high scoring offensive battles to late game near-comebacks. If you are truly passionate about lacrosse and the MLL, I would suggest catching up on any games you missed this past weekend on…
Division III Wednesday Viewing Guide: Semifinals Everywhere
If Tuesday was a day of dipping our toes in the water, then Wednesday is full-blown cannonball. Eleven conferences will be playing semifinal contests today, including such power conferences as the Centennial, SUNYAC, Empire 8 and Commonwealth Coast. Each conference features several teams that entered the season with NCAA Tournament hopes, and even some may now stand as long shots. The beauty of the tournament format is that every team…