MAAC Champion Siena Lacrosse will travel to Northeast Conference Champion Bryant for an NCAA play-in game Wednesday at 4 pm in Smithfield, R.I. The winner of the play-in will advance to face No. 2 team in the land, the Syracuse Orangemen, in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday at 7:30 pm on ESPNU. The Siena Saints finished the season with an 11-5 record while defeating Canisius and Marist…
Audio: One on One with Eric Law
On Sunday afternoon the Denver Outlaws defeated the Ohio Machine 15-13 to win their 22nd straight game in the regular season. After the game we caught up with Eric Law.
Can Richmond Continue Their Surprise Run?
Where: @ Air Force When: Wednesday May 7, 9:05 pm The second of the two play-in games features two teams who weren’t expected to make the NCAA Tournament. Air Force was supposed to fall to Ohio State or Fairfield in the ECAC but instead clinched its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1988! Meanwhile, Richmond was entering its first season of Division 1 lacrosse and won the Atlantic Sun Conference despite a…
Komer Blog: Megamen Come in Fourth in Ales Hrebesky
Photo Credit: Martin Bouda Once again I attended the Aleš Hrebesky Memorial tournament in the Czech Republic this year. I didn’t feel like entering my Love You To Death team with Plunkett this time around because sometimes it’s too hard to find dudes that are good at lacrosse, and that aren’t sketchy, but I agreed to play for my old buddies from the Boston Megamen. Here is a long-winded account of…
MLL’s Ban of “Grippy Balls” Leads to Different Scoring
Before this Major League Lacrosse season a big deal was made about the league changing the balls they have used. Since its inception, MLL has used “grippy balls” that have tiny dimples in the ball, not unlike a golf ball. This is compared to the flat ball used by other lacrosse leagues including the NCAA. Here are two pictures to compare them. (Photo Credit: Lax All Stars) Before the…
Lafleur: Is It Time to Embrace Defense in the MLL?
When I took a step back to analyze the 2014 Major League Lacrosse season so far, I began to notice a trend. Although only eight games, scoring appeared lower than I would expect. That led me into some research which confirmed lack of scoring, or good defense, is in fact a reality. Through eight games, teams are averaging 11.7 points per game compared to the 12.3 points per game over…
MCLA Bracketology: D1 Led by Arizona State, Colorado
The MCLA National Tournament brackets have been announced and now it is time to play with the teams to find the winners before the games. Although not always correct, this comes from in-depth research and film watching of each team. *Winners will be in bold. #1 Arizona St. (SLC AQ) vs. Indiana (GRLC AQ) This year we have a new No. 1 overall seed in Arizona St. from the SLC….
WLA Season Preview: New Westminster Salmonbellies
The New Westminster Salmonbellies finished second last in the WLA last season with 7-10-1 record. One of the biggest bright spots during New Westminster’s 2013 season was the play of rookie Logan Schuss. Schuss had 29 goals and 27 assists for 56 points. Schuss also was awarded the WLA rookie of the year award. In his first year in the NLL Schuss has been putting on a show as he…
Team Canada Announces 24 Man Roster
The Canadian Lacrosse Association has announced the 24 players selected to the Canadian National Men’s Field Lacrosse Team. Team Canada will compete at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships on July 10-19, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. Team Canada head coach Randy Mearns (St. Catharines, Canisius University) will lead the effort to claim a third World Championship for Canada. “When we started this journey in the summer of 2012,…
Net Impact: NLL Division Finals By the Numbers
The NLL Division Final matchups are now set, with the Edmonton Rush (16-2) taking on the Calgary Roughnecks (12-6) in the West and the Rochester Knighthawks (14-4) facing the Buffalo Bandits (8-10) in the East. So how do these teams stack up against each other? In the West Division, the Calgary Roughnecks have moved on to the next round of the playoffs after earning a 16-15 overtime win against the…