MLL Talk is in its second week and discussing all of the roster moves in the league. Join Andrew Goldberg (NCAA GameDay Live, MLL Roundtable), Alex Urquhart (InLacrosseWeTrust.com) and Dave Giancola (College Lax AM and The College Lax Report) for all the latest news!
NCAA Weekend Ahead One for the Books
A portion of this weekend’s schedule says it all. Seven great games over the course of the day make this weekend special. One would think that this is a late season schedule in April, but it’s March 1 and there are going to be changes to the polls. This is a lacrosse fan’s dream weekend with so many intriguing matchups. #1 Duke @ #2 Maryland—Two Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams battling…
NCAA Preview: Nittany Lions Look to Tear Apart Buckeyes
The Penn State Men’s Lacrosse team is traveling to Columbus, Ohio this weekend for the second game of their three-game travel sequence. The Buckeyes just defeated Marquette last weekend to secure the first win of their season, and they are preparing to take on No. 10 Penn State. OSU attributes last week’s success to the successful execution of face offs. The improvement in their face off technique was a weakness…
NCAA Women’s Power Rankings
Week three in NCAA women’s lacrosse action was more of the same. Syracuse and North Carolina kept on winning, leading many to believe dethroning these teams from the top two spots may be a difficult task. The biggest drop in the rankings was by Duke, who last week was seated at the number three spot. We also saw Penn State drop out of the top 10, but who will take…
NLL Predictions Standings: You Gotta Fight, For Your Right, To Party
Half way through the NLL 2014 season, the In Lacrosse We Trust staff have been scuffling amongst each other for the top spot in their predictions race. These midseason standings bring to light not only who predicts the most accurately, but who also gets lucky the most. A win (correct prediction) is worth 2pts. A loss/non participation is a one point deduction per. Di Miller 32 Ian…
Looking At Mid Season NLL Awards
It’s the mid way point of the National Lacrosse League season heading into week 10. Who have the best of the best been thus far? Today, we take a look. Midseason Rookie of the Year has to go to Tyler Digby. Tyler is in some tough competition with rookies this season. He gets my vote as a biased Stealth fan and the fact that he leads all rookies in points…
Hounds Defenseman Ryan Flanagan Named HEADstrong Humanitarian of the Month
Flanagan’s commitment helps grow the sport in underserved communities around Charlotte BOSTON (Feb. 27, 2014) – Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that the first recipient of the HEADstrong Humantiarian of the Month award is Charlotte Hounds defenseman Ryan Flanagan. Read the full story here The HEADstrong Foundation and MLL entered into a partnership in January to help raise awareness about blood cancers to the…
MLL Trade Value: Part 2
If you missed the first part of this Trade Value series, you can find it here. Before I get back to it, some thoughts on the LXM “draft”: Teams started randomly tweeting out their new pickups before the league could make a formal announcement. All of a sudden some draft picks were forfeited unless the Steve Mock trade produces a draft pick for the Lizards in which case a different…
Net Impact: Can Stealth and Swarm Get Back Into Playoff Picture?
With the NLL season halfway over, the Vancouver Stealth (3-7) and Minnesota Swarm (2-7) are languishing at the bottom of their respective divisions. The Stealth only have eight games remaining; the Swarm have nine. Vancouver is a full game out of a playoff spot in the West Division while Minnesota is 2.5 games out of the East Division playoffs. With the clock ticking on their playoff hopes, can either team…
CLax Power Rankings Week 4: Demons Rise to the Top
After a one-week hiatus, the ILWT Canadian Lacrosse League Power Rankings are back. 1. Ohsweken Demons (4-0) Last Week: 2 The Ohsweken Demons continue their domination in 2014, holding a 4-0 record while outscoring their opponents 90-50. Chris Attwood’s impressive 38 points leads not only the Demons, but all CLax scorers. Wayne VanEvery’s consistent knack for the net has been vital to the success of the Demons. The 2013 goal…