Church keeps the faith alive in Edmonton, while Ward helps win one for the new Mammoth coaching staff in Week 11 of the NLL Rookie Report. Robert Church had four points (3 G, 1 A) in the Edmonton Rush’s 10-9 defeat of the Vancouver Stealth. The righty forward capped off his first career NLL hat-trick by scoring the game-winner for the Rush. Riley Loewen, who entered the weekend with a…
Simmons: Is the ACC As Good As Advertised?
Read off the schools listed in the ACC: Duke, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Maryland, Virginia, and Syracuse. What you are looking at is 24 National Championships (including Syracuse’s vacated 1990 National Championship) and 46 National Championship appearances. At the start of the season, the hype surrounding the ACC was immense. However, several weeks in some questions have arisen. Were we fooled by the name recognition of these blue chip lacrosse…
Ohio State Can’t Hold High Ranking
Ohio State came into the season ranked 14th. After a 1-4 start, they have not been able to hold that high ranking. After five games they have dropped out of the Warrior D1 Media Top 20. The Buckeyes have lost close games to Hofstra, Umass, Penn State, and Johns Hopkins. Luckily for OSU, their schedule gets a little easier. They still have a chance to make to the NCAA tournament…
MLL Offseason Grades: Rochester Rattlers
The Rochester Rattlers take the field this season in hope they can find some success in the MLL. Last year, the Rattlers finished with a 6-8 record. The team didn’t reach their full potential, which left many disappointed. Rochester started making moves early on in the offseason, as in November the Rattlers sent Ned Crotty to New York for Grant Catalino and draft picks. The main focus with this trade…
NCAA Preview: Hartford vs. Quinnipiac
This Wednesday, the Quinnipiac Bobcats will make the short trip from Hamden to Hartford, Connecticut to take on the Hartford Hawks in midweek collegiate lacrosse action. Both teams are currently sitting one game below .500 and could each even out their record with a win come Wednesday. Hartford is coming off of a tough 10-11 loss against Siena this past Saturday, a game that saw four overtimes and undoubtedly fatigued…
Tuesday Division III Notebook: Defense Wins Championships, But Faceoffs Might Too
It has become increasingly obvious over the last few years that faceoffs are becoming one of the most important facets of the modern game of lacrosse. Teams with a good faceoff guy can control the ball, get consecutive possessions, create fastbreak opportunities and–perhaps most importantly–reduce deficits in a much more efficient manner. That was on display Saturday afternoon at Springfield College as the Pride came back from a 7-4 deficit…
NCAA: Who To Watch This Week
Week of 3/10/2014 The middle of March is upon us and that can only mean one thing: college lacrosse is HERE. Tuesday, March 11 Bucknell vs. North Carolina 4 pm The action gets started later today when Bucknell travels to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to face a Tar Heels unit that rebounded from their only loss of the season against Notre Dame by beating a strong Princeton team this past…
MLL Draftees Stock Report
The one thing that the MLL has over every other professional sport is the unique ability to select college players before their respective final seasons on college campus. It has its advantages as well as its disadvantages. A team could pick a diamond in the rough and pick the player that breaks out in his final year on campus. On the other hand, a team could pick a player that…
St. Catharines Wolfpack Named NIFL Fourth Franchise
National Indoor Field Lacrosse is pleased to announce the St. Catharines Wolfpack as the newest member of the league that will begin play in 2014-15. “We are very excited to announce St. Catharines as the newest NIFL franchise,” said Director of Operations Walter Gatt. “It is great to have a team in a city that is known for its rich tradition of lacrosse history. We are looking forward to announcing our…
PSU vs Denver: Monday Night Under The Lights
Denver University and Penn State will meet for the sixth time in program history, and Denver has won three of the previous matches, while the Nittany Lions have won two. The Nittany Lions are amidst the highest ranking that the program has ever had, and are only looking to increase their ranking. The team is coming off a road win at Ohio State last weekend, and they are hoping to…