WINGS AGREE TO TERMS WITH GOALIE BRANDON MILLER ON ONE-YEAR AGREEMENT The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) have agreed to terms with Goalie Brandon Miller for a one-year agreement, pending league approval. Brandon Miller was named to the NLL All-Pro Second Team last season. He appeared in 15 games and compiled 556 saves while only allowing 12.12 goals per game. Miller reached a career milestone by recording…
Lacrosse In Modern Society
Communication on the lacrosse battle field is very different from the practices of football, baseball and hockey. In fact, I would say it is a style all of its own. The medicine game is very dynamic, which is a style of play foreign to most Americans. Countries outside the US popularly follow and participate in soccer, hockey, lacrosse and other constant-motion sports. American culture allows for and enjoys breakage in…
NLL Preview: Bandits Battle Rival KHawks
With one third of the 2014 season now over, the Buffalo Bandits (5-1) are the team to beat in the Eastern Division. The Bandits are firing on all cylinders and have a five game win streak to show for their efforts. Heading into their Week 7 showdown against the Rochester Knighthawks (3-2) Saturday at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, Buffalo will look to increase their commanding lead in the…
NCAAW Preview: Florida and N. Carolina
This Saturday at high noon, an intriguing match-up between the Florida Gators and North Carolina Tarheels will open the women’s NCAA lacrosse season in Chapel Hill, NC. These are two of the best teams in Division I lacrosse, and fans should expect quite the show come Saturday. Last season, the Gators finished with a record of 18-2, losing in the quarterfinals of tournament play against Syracuse. With such an impressive…
Tufts Midfielder Jack McDermott on Why Division III?
The decision of what level to compete in any sport is rarely up to the athlete. Some kids feel pressured to go Division I, earn a scholarship, and chase professional dreams.
Niagara Lock Monsters Off to Great Start
The Niagara Lock Monsters kicked off their 2014 campaign with a statement, picking up two convincing victories while outscoring their opponents 30-12 on home turf at Seymour Hannah Arena in St. Catharines. On Saturday, Niagara opened their season against the last place finisher from 2013, the Barrie Blizzard. The Lock Monsters started the game flat, trailing 5-1 half way through the second quarter but clawed back to add 11 unanswered goals…
NCAA Preview: Michigan @ Penn State
The Nittany Lions are ready to take on Michigan this Saturday in State College. The faceoff will take place in Holuba Hall at 1 pm. Penn State Men’s Lacrosse program is excited and ready to compete in their first home game of the season. After warming up with two exhibition games last week, the Lions are hopefully going to build off the momentum from those games and take down rival…
U.S. Men’s National Team Announces 30-Man Roster for FIL World Championship
BALTIMORE, Feb. 5, 2014 — Following a tryout process that included 98 players and spanned seven months, US Lacrosse has named the U.S. Men’s National Team 30-man roster for the FIL World Championship, July 10-19 in Denver. The team was selected from a 51-player training roster that last took the field at Champion Challenge, a US Lacrosse event, in Orlando on Jan. 26 for a Blue-White exhibition game, which has…
Duke Hires Ben DeLuca for 2014
After a chain of ripple effects caused by transitioning college coaches, Duke University Men’s lacrosse hired Ben DeLuca today as the volunteer assistant coach for the 2014 season. For those who don’t remember, DeLuca was the head coach at Cornell University, where he is coming off a 2013 season of 14-4 and a 6-0 Ivy League title. In the fall, Cornell fired him after incidences of team hazing were reported…
WLA Draft Preview: King Looks To Be Top Pick
Thursday night the WLA draft will take place with the Coquitlam Adanacs having first pick. The rest of the pick order is as follows: 2. New Westminster Salmonbellies 3. Maple Ridge Burrards 4. Coquitlam Adanacs 5. New Westminster Salmonbellies 6. Victoria Shamrocks 7. Nanaimo Timberman With the draft order set here is a look at some of the top players in this year’s draft. Jesse King King made his WLA…