St. Petersburg, FL – Battle tested midfielder Kyle Dixon scored seven points and tied a Major League Lacrosse record with three 2-point goals as the Chesapeake Bayhawks opened the 2013 season by beating the Rochester Rattlers 17-14 in a wild shootout at Al Lang Stadium in St. Petersburg, Fla in front of around 4,000 fans. With his three 2-point goals last night, Dixon increased his MLL career record for 2-pointers…
MLL: Cannons Open in New York
Today the Boston Cannons and New York Lizards open their seasons at 3:30pm in New York. Both teams are coming off of disappointing first round playoff exists, especially the Lizards, who blew a ten goal lead to lose to Denver in the first round. Both teams are without the faces of their franchises. The Cannons are without former MLL MVP Paul Rabil, Kevin Buchanan, Kyle Sweeney and others while New…
Knighthawks Clip Wings Again, Advance to Conference Finals
For the second consecutive season the Philadelphia Wings were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Rochester Knighthawks by a score of 10-8 at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY. Rochester opened up by taking a 3-0 lead after the first quarter, causing many Wings fans at home as well as those in attendance shaking there heads thinking, ”this is going to get ugly”. But the…
NLL Playoffs: Wings Travel to Rochester
The Philadelphia Wings travel to Rochester tonight to face the Knighthawks in round one of the 2013 NLL Playoffs. Rochester earned the home field by defeating Buffalo last week 10-9. Last season the Wings fell to Rochester in round one 14-13 and this year they look to turn that around and move on to round two. For the Wings if they are looking to defeat the Knighthawks, they must…
MLL Stories to Watch: Week One
NLL Players Almost every team in the MLL has starting players in the NLL. Boston has Paul Rabil, Kyle Sweeney and a few others. New York is waiting for Matt Gibson, CJ Costabile, Mark Matthews and Max Seibald. For Rochester it’s Joel White and Ned Crotty. Chesapeake is anxious to get Westervelt, Reynolds, Grant Jr, and Powell (still a mystery if paying in MLL). Denver saw Mundorf out…
MLL: Bayhawks Battle Rattlers in Florida
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Tonight at 7:30 p.m. the defending Major League Lacrosse (MLL) Champions Chesapeake Bayhawks begin their title defense against the Rochester Rattlers in a battle tested season opener. The Bayhawks have brought back their two leading point men in Kyle Dixon and Brook Stevens. Dixon finished the season for the Bayhawks with 48 total points and Stevens finished with 36 (23 goals). The Bayhawks also bright back…
MCLA Report: Colorado University Dominating
This week for the MCLA blog I am going to cover a team that I believe could make the jump to NCAA lacrosse, Colorado University. “The Red Hot Buffs” as they call themselves are a team that in the near future could have the amount of talent, funding, and support from the school that would be needed to make the jump. They also by no means would be out of…
MLL: Outlaws Open at Charlotte
The Denver Outlaws travel to Charlotte April 27 to take on the Hounds in a re- match of last year’s season-opener to kick off the 2013 Major League Lacrosse season which starts with three-straight road games for Denver. The Outlaws are 5-2 all-time in season openers and have an unbeaten 2-0 record versus the Hounds, after outscoring them 42-19 in two games last season. The explosive offense that led to…
2013 NLL Playoffs: Contenders or Pretenders?
Philadelphia Wings (7-9/3-5 road) vs Rochester Knighthawks (8-8/3-5 home) Saturday night5pm CBS SportsNetwork Rochester won season series 2-1 A rematch of last season’s first round playoff game with Rochester winning 14-13. What team will show up for the Wings? Will it be the team that defeated Rochester in week 8? Or, Will it be the team that was blown out in week six against the Knighthawks? Rookie…
Stone Blog: Cannons Open in New York
It feels like it’s taken forever to get here, but the 2013 Cannons season will finally start this Sunday. I couldn’t be more excited to get back on the field with my teammates and compete for an MLL Championship. The Cannons, just like many teams in the league, have high hopes for the season. After finishing a great training camp I think we’re in a great position to start the…