New postseason awards among the 2014 initiatives BALTIMORE, April 24, 2014 — US Lacrosse, the national governing body of men’s and women’s lacrosse, and Major League Lacrosse (MLL) are joining forces in 2014 to promote safety and sportsmanship in lacrosse. Together, the two organizations are collaborating on messaging and initiatives that will stress the importance of these ideals among players, coaches and spectators at all levels of the game. Full page ads focused…
Chamberlain: Conference Playoffs Begin
Friday Night Lights Kicks off an action packed Weekend of College and Pro Action Patriot League Playoffs Army vs. Lehigh I like Lehigh in this matchup between two very well coached teams. Lehigh is balanced on offense and has strong goaltending with junior Matt Poillion. My prediction is Lehigh by three. Loyola vs. Colgate I made the mistake of not picking Loyola in the regular season matchup. I’m not going…
Maverik Announces Additions to Pro Player Roster
NEW YORK, NEW YORK, April 24, 2014 — Maverik Lacrosse is proud to announce the addition of several new athletes to its roster of professional players. These athletes will be wearing Maverik equipment in Major League Lacrosse competition this summer, after it was announced earlier this week that Maverik has become an official equipment supplier of the league. “We are excited to have this group of players representing our brand….
Voyageurs Announce Randy Fraser will Direct Camp
The Vermont Voyageurs will host our Box Lacrosse training camp on May 2, 3, 4 at the Essex Skating facility, Two Education Drive in Essex Junction, Vermont.The training camp will be directed by former Boston (NLL) Blazers Asst GM/Randy Fraser.“Randy Fraser brings a wealth of “Box” lacrosse knowledge to the Voyageurs franchise”, said owner Jeff Culkin.He played in the National Lacrosse League for eleven seasons with Boston and Buffalo and also…
Vancouver Stealth Experienced Too Much Turbulence in 2014
New home, new arena, new players, all with new results. The 2014 season for the Vancouver Stealth could not be further than losing in the Champion’s Cup game a season ago. Coincidence or not that game took place in their new home, the LEC. The season started well for the Stealth after dropping the season opener to Colorado by a goal, then rebounding with two straight wins. Unfortunately that would…
Tewaaraton Watch List: Jordan Wolf, Justin Ward Gaining Ground
With over 60 players named to the Tewaaraton Watch List throughout the season, the award is not lacking from a great group of talent across the lacrosse world. However, it seems to be that there is no clear cut Tewaaraton favorite this season. Lyle Thompson and Tom Schreiber may be putting up the points but their teams are likely to not even make the postseason. So does that mean that…
Philadelphia Wings Fan Appreciation Video
In anticipation of Fan Appreciation Night on Saturday, April 26 the Philadelphia Wings salute the fans with an all-encompassing look at Game Day for the Wings. Experience the thrills from behind the scenes looks to game action. <iframe width=”640″ height=”390″ src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/47zVwIigE9k” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>
Hopkins Scores Last Five to Down Villanova 13-7
Baltimore, Maryland–Hopkins completed a stretch of four games in 11 days to upend the Villanova Wildcats at Homewood Field. In the seventh all-time meeting between the two schools, the Blue Jays turned an 8-7 lead into a 13-7 win. Villanova started the game with three of the first four goals and looked to be in control early. Johnny Gallaway opened the scoring in the first minute of the game, with…
Hofstra Finishes Regular Season In Happy Valley
After clinching the number one seed in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament with an 11-6 victory over the University of Massachusetts, number 12 Hofstra will finish out regular season play against Penn State University this Saturday. Looking at the numbers for the matchup, Hofstra has scored 9.85 goals per game while Penn State has scored 10.50 gpg. Hofstra’s scoring defense is ranked 12th in the nation (8.46 gpg) and Penn…
NCAA Power Rankings: Duke, Loyola Lead; ‘Cuse and Denver in Hunt
See where your favorite teams stand heading into the postseason: 1) Duke (12-2)—The Blue Devils will take on Syracuse for the third time in less than a year. Wonder how these new rivals will treat each other going forward. Brendan Fowler could be in for a fight as Frank Daddio and the Orange faceoff unit have played at a high level since the ‘Syracuse Slaughter’ a month ago. 2) Loyola…