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…
NCAA Preview: Hofstra Hosts Towson
Hofstra returns home Saturday to take on the Towson Tigers for its second consecutive Colonial Athletic Association matchup. Hofstra (5-3, 2-0 CAA) is ranked 19 in the Warrior Division I Men’s Media Poll with 9.40 GPG and a .511 face-off percentage. Towson (7-2, 1-0 CAA) is receiving votes in the media poll with a 9.67 GPG average. The Tigers are .449 at the face-off X through nine games. Hofstra coming…
USA Player Profile: Marcus Holman
USA Profile: Marcus Holman Position: Attack College: University of North Carolina Professional: Ohio Machine Marcus Holman has played a role in transforming North Carolina back into a national power. Even though his career didn’t end the way he wanted, he still has the ability to improve on his game and win a medal that every few have the opportunity to play for during their career. Holman came to…
Rush Look to Hand KHawks Loss
The defending champion Rochester Knighthawks (9-3) will look to hand the Edmonton Rush (11-0) their first loss of the season when the teams battle on the Blue Cross Arena turf Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. The game marks a clash between the respective leaders of the east and west division. Edmonton previously defeated the Knighthawks 8-7 in an early February match-up. Cory Conway led the Rush in the…