With the college lacrosse season in full swing and the indoor league coming to a close for most, its time for Major League Lacrosse to makes its entrance for the viewing audience. Teams will have to find balance and to get some early season wins in order to not fall behind too early. Florida looks to start its new look off strong, Charlotte wants to build of last season’s runner…
Minnesota Eliminated: What Now?
The Minnesota Swarm have been eliminated from the 2014 NLL playoffs—this will be the only the third time in the Swarm’s history that they have missed the playoffs. The Swarm had a rough year this season, only winning two of their first 10 games. The Swarm have improved their play in the last number of weeks, going 2-4. At the 2013 Entry Draft the Swarm drafted four first rounders, Logan…
NLL Anounces New Format for 2014 Season Awards
Award finalists to be announced after playoffs culminating with first-ever NLL Season Awards Ceremony in Toronto in late summer The National Lacrosse League has announced a new format for the 2014 NLL Season Awards. For the first time, three finalists for each award will be named after the playoffs before the winners are announced at the first-ever NLL Season Awards Ceremony scheduled to take place in Toronto in late summer….
Neadle’s Notes: Highlighting Those JV Moments
It all came down to this moment for my high school lacrosse career. I was going to be a senior, which meant varsity was the only option. Up to this point, I had been double rostered. I was definitely not the best player on my team. The competition of the area I come from is top notch high school athletics. Many players of many sports went off to schools on…
Rock and Bandits Renew Their Rivalry with Home Field Advantage on the Line
On Friday night the Toronto Rock will host the Buffalo Bandits. The Bandits will be looking for a win in order to clinch home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs. If the Rock lose any of their remaining games the Bandits will receive home field advantage. These two teams have met twice this season with the Bandits winning both games with identical 12-10 scores. This matchup will…
Tewaarton Watch: McIntosh, Noble Lead Race
4-17-14 Tewaaraton Watch Ben McIntosh, M, Drexel (32 goals, 10 assists, 42 points, 34 percent)—McIntosh is one of the most underrated players on one of the most underrated teams in the nation. Drexel’s offense features a good mix of weapons that can create their own chances. McIntosh stands out because he is a smooth finisher with great range, quick hands, and will take contact dashing towards the crease. He added…
Hofstra and UMass Meet-Up For CAA Battle
Hofstra, coming off of its first top 10 upset at home since 2013 after defeating Cornell 10-9 in overtime last week will step back into Colonial Athletic Association play to take on the University of Massachusetts in Amherst this Saturday. With the win, Hofstra improved to 9-3 overall and enters Saturday’s matchup 3-0 in the CAA. The Pride is now also ranked 12th in the poll for this week. UMass…
Gear: Syracuse & SUNY Oswego Grab Attention in 2014
Photo Credit: photos.syracuse.com The exciting feature of lacrosse gear that sets it apart from other sports is the broad availability. Many varsity NCAA teams get outfitted quite elaborately through team sponsors and athletic departments. On the other hand, many club teams pay out of pocket expenses. Lacrosse gear is customizable and available at prices appreciable to both college programs and individual student players. With that said, Syracuse is one of the…
Ales Hrebesky Tournament 2014 Preview
The Alex Hrebesky Memorial lacrosse tournament is set to kick off in less than a week. What is the Alex Hrebesky tournament? It is probably the best hidden gem in all of box lacrosse. Several terrific box lacrosse players battle it out, and this year is the 21st tournament. The best American box lacrosse players (not in the NLL) travel there with several star Canadian players (not in the NLL)…
Wings Eliminated From Playoffs, What’s Next?
As the final buzzer went off last week, so did the Philadelphia Wings chances of making the 2014 NLL Playoffs. The Wings fell 10-9 to the Toronto Rock giving them the final playoff spot in the east. When the Wings started the 2014 season their was already questions. Goaltender Brandon Miller was a holdout for the first seven games of the season. The Wings would lose players to team USA…