Chesapeake held its first pre season camp this weekend in Annapolis. Even though it was a little chilly, the team was having fun and spirited first workout. The team is coming into this summer looking for their third championship in three years. Due to some National Lacrosse League players not in attendance, the team was not in full strength. There were some pieces missing as Brian Megill, Drew Westervelt,…
Varn Leads Pride To Victory
Senior co-captain Torin Varn scored a career-high six-goals and two assists to lead 14th-ranked Hofstra to a 15-10 victory over non-conference opponent Marist College Tuesday night in Hempstead. “Really impressed with Marist’s offense and their shooters,” Head coach Seth Tierney said. “They’ve got a couple of guys that can shoot it hard.” With the win, Hofstra improves to 8-3 overall increasing its win streak to four games in a row…
NCAA Preview: Hofstra Takes On Marist
Coming off of a 7-6 win over Siena College, Hofstra hosts Marist College in another non-conference matchup Tuesday night in Hempstead. With the win, Hofstra improved to 7-3 overall and is ranked at 14 in the Warrior Media poll. Marist is 3-7 overall after a three-game losing skid. Looking at the numbers Hofstra averages 9.12 goals per game while Marist averages 11.50 GPG. Hofstra red-shirt sophomore Korey Hendrickson scored four…
NCAA Tournament Preview
The college lacrosse season is going strong and the next two weeks will be deciding a lot for the futures of teams with the hope of being NCAA Tournament bound in May. Recent upsets are giving more teams hopes of getting in and with the tournament expanding now to 18 teams, the fight is on until the last day of the season. Look at looming conference tournaments; there are…
NCAA: Hendrickson Leads Pride To Victory
Red-shirt sophomore Korey Hendrickson scored four including two back-to-back goals in the fourth quarter to lead Hofstra to a 7-6 victory over non-conference opponent Siena College this past Saturday. “This was a tough game.” Head Coach Seth Tierney said. “We have never played them before and this was a tough one. We will enjoy it for a few minutes and then we have our last mid-week game coming up Tuesday.”…
Can the Mammoth Break the Rush’s Streak?
On Saturday April 5th, the Colorado Mammoth (5-9) return to Rexall Place in Edmonton to face the undefeated Edmonton Rush (13-0). Colorado is coming off a tough loss against the Philadelphia Wings at home on March 29th, by the score of 14-12. The Mammoth are looking to hold onto that final play-off spot in the NLL Western Division where their rivals the Rush hold a commanding lead, and have already…
Swarm Take on Rock
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…