Mixed in with all of the action over the last week were some outstanding individual performances. Those individuals will be recognized in this space each week as the D3 Players of the Week. Offensive Player of the Week—Ryan Murphy, Springfield College The Pride’s senior attackman has had one heck of a career against cross-town rival Western New England and he added to that on Saturday with four goals and an…
Demons Remain Undefeated, Top TurfDogs
The Oshweken Demons (7-0) remain undefeated after a 14-10 home win over the Durham Turfdogs (1-6). With the win, Oshweken sweep the season series between the teams 2-0. The Demons would gain a lopsided early lead, earning a 5-0 advantage in the first frame. Jordan Robertson (1g) would end the Durham drought with an unassisted marker, which was answered by Shane Francis to re-establish a five-goal Oshweken lead entering…
Hawks Clip Wings Again, Losing Streak at 5, Face Hawks Again Sunday
The Philadelphia Wings fell again to the Rochester Knighthawks this time by a score of 13-8. The Wings started out quick in this game building a 4-2 lead at the end of the first quarter and looked like they were carrying the pace of the game, much to the delight of the 300+ Wings fans that made the trip north. The second quarter was a pure defensive battle compared to…
Wheeling Jesuit Wins Three Times This Weekend
Ever since I graduated from Wheeling Jesuit University in 2004, I’ve made it a habit to check scores on laxpower to see how the program was doing. Even though I graduated 10 years ago, I am still very proud of the program and the time I spent at WJU. Whenever I found myself driving cross-country, I made a stop on campus to just drive around and keep the memories fresh….
Rush Remain Perfect, Take Out Stealth
After a couple weeks off the and many roster changes the Vancouver Stealth were hoping to come off their bye week(s) with a win over the leagues number one team the Edmonton Rush. With Lewis Ratcliff being a healthy scratch for the first time in his career, and the quiet release of forward Brett Hickey the Stealth entered the game with some added surprises for the Rush and Vancouver…
NCAA: UPenn Quakes Villanova
The UPenn and Villanova men’s lacrosse team met for a Pennsylvania brawl at Villanova’s home, in Northwest Philadelphia. The intensity of this rival game was unmatched as this was the fourth time out of the past five games that one goal influenced the outcome. Villanova started out strong and held the lead until the last two minutes of the fourth quarter. They had goals scored by some of their most…
NCAA Recap: Tar Heels Pull Out ‘W’ in Final Minutes Over Princeton
It was a relatively quiet day for Tom Schreiber. He scored three on the day, two of them unassisted; as well as three assists. Talk about comparable teams much? The Tigers and Tar Heels were practically neck and neck the entire time. I was not until the closing minutes of the game that North Carolina finally pulled ahead, and Princeton lost its steam. On North Carolina’s side of…
Niagara Clinches Second Seed
The Niagara Lock Monsters (5-2) emerged victorious over the SouthWest Cyclops (2-4) in Friday night Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) action with an 11-7 win. Mike Burke opened the scoring for the Cyclops, before the teams would trade a pair of goals to end the quarter with SouthWest leading 3-2. The second quarter would turn in Niagara’s favor, as two goals from Ryan Dakin (2g) evened the score at 5-5…
Video: Suitor vs Priolo Fight in Swarm/Bandits Game
Last night’s Buffalo Bandits win over the Minnesota Swarm wasn’t the only contest of the night, as two heavyweights in Andrew Suitor and Steve Priolo battled.
NCAAW: Notre Dame Fights Off Louisville
The intensity in South Bend, Indiana was high yesterday as Louisville visited the Fighting Irish for a match. This was Norte Dame’s fourth game in a 10-day span, and it certainly was off to a rough start for the team as they fell 4-1 within the first eight minutes of play. The Irish are a comeback team, and then scored three goals in the next two minutes to tie the…