Two months into the season, let’s see how things stack up. Garrett Billings moves from the third spot to the first spot in the league lead in points with the addition of nine points this week, taking his total to 58. Following behind him in second is last week’s leader, John Grant Jr. with 53; the Mammoth had a bye week this past week. In third place is Shawn Evans…
Doug Locker Talks Stealth Moves, Midway Point
The Vancouver Stealth are a little more than halfway through their first season in British Columbia. We caught up with their general manager Doug Locker to discuss their season so far. 1. How do you evaluate the season so far? a. Obviously it’s been a disappointment thus far. We have been inconsistent in many parts of our game and just have not played a full 60 minutes on a regular basis. There are a…
Keene State vs. No. 11 WNE: Owls Upset Golden Bears, 12-10
When the No. 11 Western New England Golden Bears made their schedule back in the fall, you can bet that they were thinking a trip to Keene, N.H. would be a nice little warm up before they shipped off to Stevenson to face the defending national champions. That wasn’t the case though, as the Keene State Owls blew WNE away in the first half and were able to hold on…
NCAA Preview: Lehigh Hopes to Defend Home Turf From Greyhounds
WHO: Loyola @ Lehigh WHERE: Ulrich Sports Complex, Bethlehem, PA WHEN: Saturday March 1 @ Noon This coming weekend, Loyola will travel north to Bethlehem, PA to compete with the Mountainhawks. Lehigh remains undefeated thus far into the 2014 season at 4-0, while the Greyhounds sit at 3-1. Loyola These bad boys are coming off a 16-4 burying performance against Holy Cross. Four different Loyola players combined for…
MLL Announces LXM Roster Players for 2014
Today Major League Lacrosse named the LXM Pro players who will be on MLL rosters in 2014. The new partnership between the only professional field lacrosse leagues in North American allows players to play in both leagues. The two most interesting notes are that no goalies were signed, and Billy Bitter was not picked up by a team. Boston The Cannons theme this entire off season has been upgrading their…
Sorensen Injured Again; Stealth Sign Richardson
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie The Vancouver Stealth announced today that defenseman and Captain Kyle Sorensen will undergo arthroscopic surgery later this week, after re-injuring himself in Colorado last week. He is expected to miss 4-6 weeks and has been placed on the 21 day injured reserve list. In addition, defender Chris O’Dougherty, who was placed on the 21 day injured reserve list prior to the team’s doubleheader a week ago,…
Penn State’s Weekend Positive for Future
It was a huge weekend for Penn State’s men’s Lax. They faced Loyola on the 15th and Notre Dame this past Sunday. On Sunday the 15th, the Blue and White were challenged by Loyola. The Lions were the underdog coming into the match and were defeated by two points. The Nittany Lions knew they would be in for a tough match, because not only does Loyola have a reputation for…
NCAA Preview: Siena Gaining Growth, Red Storm Tame
Siena’s lacrosse program is truly making strides in 2014. They are faced with a noticeably tougher schedule and are performing up to par. Contrarily, the Red Storm have a season that’s quite tame. They commenced their season with two quick wins, but shortly followed those with a loss to Yale last weekend. If St John’s offense can create more opportunities, size up with opponents, and show more pressure…
CLax Recap: Cyclops Drawing Attention, Turfdogs Falling Hard
The newest squad to the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax), the SouthWest Cyclops (2-2), were victorious in Week 4 action defeating the Durham Turfdogs (1-4) by a score of 18-14. After Jordan Robertson started the scoring, giving Durham the lead less than 30 seconds into the game, a largely back-and-forth opening quarter would see the Turfdogs head into the second frame with a 5-3 lead. The Cyclops would dominate the second…
Tuesday Division III Notebook: Parity Between North and South Better Than Ever
If you haven’t picked up on it yet, I carry with me a certain bias when I talk about Division III lacrosse. Yes, I’m a graduate of Springfield College and have a connection to the program at St. Mary’s, but where my real bias lies is with the perpetual underdogs, the underappreciated, the respected but not necessarily the favorite. I’m talking, of course, about teams from up North. Up here…