A busy slate of games starts the unofficial opening weekend of the 2014 season. It’s the unofficial opening weekend, because while you were on the checkout isle buying guacamole for the Super Bowl last Saturday, Delaware defeated High Point 10-3 and Lehigh beat Furman 13-6 to start the 2014 season. My game of the weekend will be on TV Sunday on ESPNU, as Johns Hopkins attempts to rebound from not making the…
Brendan Chamberlain’s Projected Team USA 30 Man Roster
GOAL (3) KIP TURNER JOHN GALLOWAY DREW ADAMS DEFENSE (6) LEE ZINK MICHAEL EVANS JOE FLETCHER BRETT SCHMIDT TUCKER DURKIN MITCH BELISLE LSM (2) BRIAN KARALUNAS KYLE HARTZELL SSDM (3) MATT ABBOTT JEFF REYNOLDS STEPHEN PEYSER MIDFIELD (8) NED CROTTY PAUL RABIL MAX SEIBALD JEREMY SIEVERTS STEVEN BROOKS BEN HUNT MATT STRIEBEL DREW SNIDER FACEOFF (1) CHRIS ECK ATTACK (7) MATT DANOWSKI BRENDAN MUNDORF…
Rock Acquire Hostrawser
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced a pair of transactions. The first of which is the acquisition of defender Bill Hostrawser from the Vancouver Stealth. The second is the release of defenceman Stephen Hoar. To obtain the gritty Hostrawser, the Rock parted with a 3rd round pick in the 2014 NLL Draft and a 4th round selection in the 2015 NLL Draft. Hostrawser was originally selected by the Stealth in…
Team USA: Predicting the Final Roster
The Team USA roster is expected to be released tonight at 8 pm on The Lacrosse Network’s YouTube channel in their conclusion of the Road to the Rockies. As the timing gets closer, here is my list of who should be taken for the 30 guys to represent Team USA this summer at the 2014 FIL Championship in Denver, Colorado. Attack (6) Matt Danowski, Charlotte Hounds Marcus Holman, Ohio Machine…
Will Pitt lacrosse ever move from MCLA to NCAA?
Pitt is one of the top competitors in the MCLA Division 1. With a 2013 record overall of 11-7, the Panthers were ranked No. 25 in the MCLA preseason coaches’ poll. This ranking is three spots lower than Pitt was ranked going into the 2013 season at No. 22. The Blue & Gold are looking forward to a challenging 2014, but one question remains: Will Pitt ever make the transition…
NCAA Injury Report: Week One
We are heading into the first week of the NCAA lacrosse season, and already have a ton of injuries to report. To start, Loyola sophomore Zach Herreweyers will miss the entire season. He missed their preseason game against North Carolina last weekend. Jimmy Bitter sat out this weekend with an injury for North Carolina but he is expected to play this week against Furman. The same goes for Joey Sankey….
NLL Top Ten Plays of Week Six
Check out the top plays of the week in the National Lacrosse League. Might Casey Powell be making an appearance?
NCAAW Preview: Detroit Titans at Ohio State
WHO: Detroit Titans at Ohio State Womens WHERE: Columbus, Ohio WHEN: Friday, February 7 at 7:00 pm ET OHIO STATE: Always known to be an athletic powerhouse has stood the Ohio State Buckeyes. Women’s lacrosse is accelerating in growth, therefore Ohio State obviously has a team. Though the Buckeye women are a young team they are led by six seniors: #7 Morgan Obendorfer, Defense #11 Katie Chase, Attack #22 Cara…
#HotLaxTakes FOGO is a No-Go
Every once in a while, we will attempt to write the worst lacrosse article on the planet. This week, let’s look at the difference between lacrosse players and non-lacrosse players. In the Champion Challenge last Sunday, Quint Kessenich referred to faceoff specialists as non-lacrosse players. His point was poorly received by many. Perhaps that’s because he was right. Perhaps those who disagreed are not ready to face the harsh reality…
Team USA 30-Man Roster to be Announced Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET
Following the U.S. Men’s National Team Blue-White game at Champion Challenge, a US Lacrosse event, Team USA has partnered with The Lacrosse Network on an all-access series entitled “Road to the Rockies: Making Team USA.”The four-part series began on Sunday, Feb. 2 and concludes on Wednesday, Feb. 5, with the announcement of the team’s 30-man roster for the FIL World Championship, July 10-19 in Denver. The announcement will take place…