PHOTO CREDIT: IAN NEADLE The Quarterfinals are upon us this weekend and it’s time to look into the matchups. Saturdays games at Hofstra University Bryant challenges Maryland Maryland narrowly escaped Cornell and Bryant took a bite out of Syracuse last week and both teams bring strong goaltending and great faceoff play into this game. The edge in this contest goes to Maryland based on their strong defense and stronger Midfield…
MSL: Peterborough Lakers Look to Turn Team Around in 2014
The 2013 Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) season ended in bitter disappointment for the Peterborough Lakers, as the squad failed to make the league finals for the first time in over a decade. The Lakers will look to bring championship calibre lacrosse back to the Peterborough Memorial Centre in the upcoming summer campaign. Peterborough has made some notable changes in the aftermath of last year’s disappointing finish, including alterations behind the…
Washington College Wins A Thriller Against Stevenson, 12-11
Photo Credit: Stevenson Lacrosse Owings Mills, Maryland—Washington College took down the defending National Champions to set up a rematch of the War on the Shore in the National Final Four. The visiting Shoremen won a 12-11 thriller at Mustang Stadium. The physical affair was marred by penalties in which both teams were able to stay close for the duration of the game. Stevenson opened the scoring on their first possession….
WLA Season Preview: Burnaby Lakers
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie Last season the Burnaby Lakers finished third in the regular season but they were outmatched in the playoffs when they faced off against the Victoria Shamrocks. The Shamrocks swept the Lakers in four games. This season Burnaby will be looking to improve upon their third-place finish and make a deeper run into the playoffs. Last season Burnaby’s biggest problem was their inconsistent goaltending. Starter Dan Lewis…
Langley Thunder Announce 2014 Roster
The Langley Thunder have announced their roster for the 2014 WLA season which begins this Saturday, May 17, against the Coquitlam Adanacs.The roster includes some new faces along with some key returning players such as Captain, Matt Leveque, who is entering his eighth season as team captain.Leading the charge on offense will be Athan Iannucci, as he returns to help lead a very different looking Langley lineup this season. Iannucci…
NCAA Preview: Albany Looks For Another Upset, Battles Notre Dame
PHOTO CREDIT: IAN NEADLE Who: Albany and Notre Dame Where: Hempstead, NY When: May 17, 2014, 2:30 pm ET. Albany and Notre Dame are ready to compete this weekend in the NCAA Quarterfinals. Notre Dame is coming off of a high after winning with the largest point margin in the history of their NCAA tournament appearances. They had quite the game against unranked Harvard, and they are looking to…
Maryland and Bryant Battle for Baltimore
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…
MLL Three Stars: Young & Old Shine in Week Three
First Star Casey Powell (Florida Launch) For the second week in a row, Major League Lacrosse named a Florida Launch player the Warrior Offensive Player of the Week for Week 3. Ten-year MLL veteran Casey Powell took the award for his stellar play in his team’s 10-9 victory over the visiting Ohio Machine. Powell led the Launch to its second win of the season with a five-goal performance. He helped…
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…