The college lacrosse season is going strong and the next two weeks will be deciding a lot for the futures of teams with the hope of being NCAA Tournament bound in May. Recent upsets are giving more teams hopes of getting in and with the tournament expanding now to 18 teams, the fight is on until the last day of the season. Look at looming conference tournaments; there are…
NCAA: Hendrickson Leads Pride To Victory
Red-shirt sophomore Korey Hendrickson scored four including two back-to-back goals in the fourth quarter to lead Hofstra to a 7-6 victory over non-conference opponent Siena College this past Saturday. “This was a tough game.” Head Coach Seth Tierney said. “We have never played them before and this was a tough one. We will enjoy it for a few minutes and then we have our last mid-week game coming up Tuesday.”…
Can the Mammoth Break the Rush’s Streak?
On Saturday April 5th, the Colorado Mammoth (5-9) return to Rexall Place in Edmonton to face the undefeated Edmonton Rush (13-0). Colorado is coming off a tough loss against the Philadelphia Wings at home on March 29th, by the score of 14-12. The Mammoth are looking to hold onto that final play-off spot in the NLL Western Division where their rivals the Rush hold a commanding lead, and have already…
Swarm Take on Rock
The Minnesota Swarm (3-10) will host the Rochester Knighthawks (9-4) Friday night in the first game of a home-and-home weekend series. Friday’s match-up will mark the second meeting of the year between the squads, with the Knighthawks previously emerging with an 8-6 season opening win. Dan Dawson led Rochester offensively in the game, while goaltender Matt Vinc posted 45 saves to record the win. The Knighthawks and Swarm enter the…
NCAA: Hofstra Continues Home Stand Against Siena
Hofstra will step out of Colonial Athletic Association play to continue its four-game home stand against Siena College this Saturday. Hofstra (6-3, 3-0 CAA) is ranked 16th in the Warrior Division I Men’s Media Poll this week and ranks 16th in the NCAA in scoring defense, only allowing 8.78 GPG. The Pride struggled on the man-up opportunity against Towson going 0-3 and is ranked 47 with just 11 extra-man opportunity…
Rock Activate Cam Woods
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced a couple of roster moves prior to Saturday night’s game in Langley, British Columbia against the Vancouver Stealth. Recently signed defender Cam Woods has been moved from the practice roster to the team’s active roster. To make room for the transaction, defenceman Mike Lum-Walker has been moved to the team’s practice roster. “Cam has progressed quickly through a few practices and is…
Top Attack Lines in NCAA This Season
This year college lacrosse features some superb attack lines, here are some of the most impressive… Albany – A conversation about the top attack groupings in the country can’t be had without first discussing the Great Danes. The Thompson line is headed by Lyle Thompson, a first team All-American in 2013. Lyle has 21 goals and 55 points this year, and had a nation high 11 points in a…
Adam Jones Return Not Enough to Overcome the Wings
The Colorado Mammoth (5-8) went up against the Philadelphia Wings (4-9) at The Pepsi Center the first time this season on “Western Night” Saturday March 29, 2014. They donned the first time in franchise history Colorado State Flag jerseys in front of a crowd of 16,322, the highest fan attendance this weekend, and the team with the highest attendance in 2014 with 124,247 fans. But even with all the hype,…
Hofstra Secures Conference Spot
Hofstra snapped Towson’s six-game winning streak with a 9-7 victory in another Colonial Athletic Association matchup. With the win, Hofstra clinched a spot in the CAA Tournament in April and improves to 6-3 overall, 3-0 in the CAA while Towson drops to 7-3 overall and 1-1 in the CAA. “To be 3-0 in the conference, I believe it gives us a spot in the CAA tournament,” Head Coach…
Stealth Top Bandits
In a battle of must wins Saturday night at the LEC the Vancouver Stealth went on to best the Buffalo Bandits 12-8. The Vancouver Stealth needed the win to keep pace in their Western Division playoff race. Buffalo was again on the loosing end of a road game, making it four road losses in a row for the struggling travel team. It did not take long for the Stealth…