After a fast-paced first-round win over Albany, the University of Denver Pioneers will advance to the NCAA quarterfinal round to take on the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. The third-straight quarterfinal appearance may be the toughest match of the season for the Pioneers, as the ACC champions also bring a dangerous attack backed by a talented defense to Indianapolis. “When you get to this time of year,…
WLA Season Preview: Thunder Threepeat?
With the WLA season ready to kick off this Friday it seems like a good time to preview what the fans can expect to see this season in the WLA. Last Year the Victoria Shamrocks finished in second of the WLA standings but they got a rude awakening in the playoffs as the Coquitlam Adanacs beat them in the playoffs. The good news for the Shamrocks is their team looks…
NCAA Lacrosse Tournament: Syracuse vs Yale
The No. 1 seeded Syracuse Orange (14-3) are looking to continue their winning ways when they face Yale (11-4) on May 18th in the NCAA Quarter Finals. Both teams struggled in the opening quarter of their first round games. Syracuse trailed Bryant (8-11) 4-0 after the first quarter but managed to crawl back and secure a 12-7 victory over the Bulldogs on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Yale Bulldogs (12-4) were…
Goods Corner: Rattlers Planning To Move?
Goods Corner is a new weekly editorial from Jack Goods covering the latest topics of interest around the sport of lacrosse. You can get in on the conversation by writing in the comment section below or by hitting Jack up on Twitter @GoodsOnSabres. The red flags appeared before we even got close to starting the season for the Rochester Rattlers. It was announced that two of the Rattlers’ eight home…
Crotty, Schwartzman Players of Week
Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced the weekly award winners for Week Three of the 2013 season, which concluded on May 12. The winners are chosen every week by MLL Commissioner David Gross and are based on outstanding in-game achievements. The Warrior Offensive Player of the Week went to Rochester Rattlers’ Ned Crotty, while Denver Outlaws goalie Jesse Schwartzman took home Warrior Defensive Player of the…
MLL in NCAA: Sawyer, Holman Dominate
Senior – Marcus Holman – Attack – Ohio Machine – North Carolina Tar Heels Ohio Machines 2nd round (12th overall) draft pick in 2013 picked up one goal and four assists in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. North Carolina (13-3) picked up the victory over Lehigh (12-5) to end the Mountain Hawks season. The Tar Heels 16-7 victory on Saturday advances them to the quarter finals of the…
Cornell Advances in NCAA Tournament
The University of Maryland’s men’s lacrosse team’s season came to an end with a 16-8 loss to Cornell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday afternoon at Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium. Maryland finishes the season with a 10-4 record, while the Big Red of Cornell advance to next weekend’s NCAA quarterfinals with a 13-3 mark. Cornell jumped out to an early two-goal lead scoring twice by…
Knighthawks First Repeat Champions since 2003
The Rochester Knighthawks captured their second consecutive NLL title with an 11-10 victory over the Washington Stealth this past weekend. With the victory, the Knighthawks earned their fourth Champion’s Cup in franchise history and also became the first team to repeat as league champions since the Toronto Rock accomplished the feat in 2002 and 2003. High profile additions to an already stacked roster, that included acquiring two elite…
Duke Tops Loyola in Double Overtime
Loyola’s quest to double-up on national titles ended Sunday night in double-overtime loss to Duke. Duke freshman attacker Case Matheis’ hat trick help vault the seventh-seeded Blue Devils past eighth-seed Loyola (Md.) 12-11,
MLL Quotes and Notes: Ohio Struggles Scoring, Boston Needs Net Help
Major League Lacrosse week three has come to an end with three teams left undefeated. Meanwhile, two teams have yet to win a game and history is already being made early on in the season. * The Ohio Machine have played in two games and have yet to win. They have the least amount of goals in the league with just 13 so far. Steele Stanwick has just four points…