After two successful years in the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax), the Durham Turfdogs took a major step back with a disappointing 2014 season. The Turfdogs finished the year with a dismal 1-7 record, leaving them outside of the playoffs for the first time since their inaugural season in 2012. After starting the year at 1-1, Durham dropped six straight games to close out the substandard year. A major factor to…
NCAA: Wildcats Will Travel for Tough Match Up
Who: Villanova and Johns Hopkins Where: Baltimore, MD. When: Today 7 pm The Wildcats will travel to Baltimore this evening to take on Johns Hopkins for the seventh time since 1997. Hopkins is ranked seventh in this week’s poll, while Villanova did not make the chart. Villanova is coming off of a fresh OT loss against St. Johns, and they are looking for a win to increase their overall morale….
Net Impact: Who Is The Best Goalie in the NLL?
There are a few metrics out there to determine the best players. From an offensive standpoint, it’s pretty easy: most goals, most assists, most points. From a defensive standpoint, we have loose balls and forced turnovers, which can give you some valuable information, but doesn’t truly give you the full picture. And goalies are kind of in the middle of those two extremes: lots of stats, but none tell the…
CAC, North Coast Tournaments Highlight Wednesday Schedule
Matt Tarrant, St. Mary’s (Photo Credit Flickr/gomustangs) It’s that time of year, sports fans. Conference tournaments are kicking off this week as we pare down the Division III ranks until we have our 30-team NCAA Tournament field. Some tournaments mean more than others, but with only five “Pool C” at-large bids out there winning is still of the utmost priority (ask last year’s NESCAC squads). Many of the tournaments won’t…
Second Half Surge Propels Quakers to Win
Towson, Maryland – A rain delay could only hold back the Quakers offense for so long as it unleashed a barrage on the Towson Tigers to give Penn a 15-9 win. Penn is still in contention for the Ivy League Title and they showed that they are playing strong heading into the Ivy League Tournament. Towson would open up the scoring on their first possession of the game. After…
2014 MLL Season Preview: Denver Outlaws
Photo Credit: Aaron Cook, Denver Outlaws The Denver Outlaws are ready to start their 2014 season in Florida on April 26. They will face the Florida Launch in their inaugural game at Florida Atlantic University Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida. The Outlaws are pumped for the season to start. Training camp went well, they picked up some great collegiate players in the draft earlier this year, and practices have been…
Major League Lacrosse Partners with Maverik Lacrosse
Maverik becomes an Official Equipment Partner and will provide equipment to select MLL players BOSTON (April 22, 2014)- Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that is has teamed up with Maverik Lacrosse as an Official Equipment Partner of the MLL. “We’re excited to have Maverik Lacrosse join Major League Lacrosse as an Official Equipment Partner,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “Having one of the top…
MLL Draftees Get Defensive as Laconi and Place Lead the Charge
The NCAA Lacrosse season is winding down as teams start their respective conference tournaments and try to play themselves off of the dreaded NCAA Tournament bubble. This week, the MLL Draftees report gets a little defensive as some defensive players garner some major recognition with some impressive performances. Who was added to the list this week along with the usual candidates of Miles Thompson and Jordan Wolf? Check it out. Josh…
NLL Power Rankings Week 17; Rush(ing) Into the Playoffs
Week 17—All Playoff spots are clinched. Seedings in west are set. Only thing left is who will host round one in the east. EAST DIVISION Rochester Knighthawks (13-4) —Clinched East Division title. Buffalo Bandits (8-9)—Clinched a playoff berth. Can clinch at least one home playoff game with: Win vs Rochester or a Rock Loss to Minnesota. Toronto Rock (8-9)—Clinched playoff berth. Can host at least one playoff game with:…
McLinden A “Shore” Thing On Lacrosse Field
Leads ECAC in Assist and Stags to 10-3 Record Colin McLinden is a proud native of Madison, New Jersey, so his affinity for the Jersey Shore during the Summer time is superseded only by his abilities as junior playmaker on the Fairfield University men’s lacrosse team, where he leads the ECAC in assists with 26, and has the Stags positioned as number 15 in the nation. Call him a “shore”…