31. Casey Carroll- Defender Duke Carroll has missed this season with the Blue Devils due to a knee injury. Carroll was in the US Army before returning to Duke this year. The last time he had played was 2007. He was a third round MLL draft pick to the Hamilton Nationals this year. 32. Eric Law- Attack Denver Last season Law scored 26 goals for the University of Denver. He…
Mike Stone Blog: Champions and an MVP
Reflecting on this year’s NALL season I have to say it was an overall league success. I entered the season without much expectation for the league, as I knew it had a rocky start the year before and I wasn’t sure it would even take place up until a few weeks before the season started. From our first practices with the Rockhoppers I was impressed with our team’s dedication to…
Mammoth Activate Hawksbee, Sign Orsen
The Colorado Mammoth announced today that defensemen Ian Hawksbee has be added to the team’s 23-man Active Roster, and have also signed defenseman John Orsen. Hawksbee was placed on the team’s Holdout List on December 20, 2012. He was acquired on March 15, 2011 from the Washington Stealth. As part of the deal, the Mammoth also acquired forward Joel Dalgarno and a third round pick in the 2011 National Lacrosse…
Denver Defeats Air Force 11-10 in OT
DENVER – Sophomore Wesley Berg (Coquitlam, British Columbia) scored six goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as the No. 4/4 University of Denver men’s lacrosse team defeated Air Force 11-10 on Tuesday evening at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. Falcon Erik Smith tied the game at 10 with 17 seconds left to force overtime, before Berg found the net 1:04 into the overtime period. With the win, Denver moves to 6-2…
Shamrocks Add Goaltender Matt Vinc
The Victoria Shamrocks continue their active off season this morning, acquiring goaltender Matt Vinc from the Brampton Excelsiors. Vinc, a two time NLL goalie of the year and current Rochester Knighthawk, is the second big pickup for the Shamrocks after they had signed shooter Scott Ranger, a member of the Calgary Roughnecks. This move is big for the Shamrocks who have struggled with goaltending since they lost Anthony Cosmo seven…
CLA Releases Details About Mann Cup Drug Violations
In Lacrosse We Trust has obtained detailed reports surrounding the Mann Cup drama that took place last fall in Peterborough Ontario. The reports reveal that the Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) Discipline Committee charged several members of each organization with violating the CLA Code of Conduct during the 2012 Canadian senior men’s lacrosse championships. As a result, the Peterborough Lakers have been fined $5000 while the Langley Thunder were assessed a…
NCAA: Heels Look to Stay Hot, Face Bears
While the Tar Heels started out in a slump it looks like they have shaken off the one goal loss spell. Their defeat over Dartmouth and the now ranked #2 Maryland proves just that. Handing then ranked #1 Maryland their first loss of the season on Saturday coupled with Sankey and Burke receiving offensive and defensive players of the week by the ACC gives Brown reasons for concern. With Sankey’s…
NCAA: Albany Battles Harvard
Albany Albany has been struggling as late; they hold a record that is 4-3 and needs to stay consistent on both sides of the ball. The positive aspects of this team is their speed and their knowledge on the field. When they have the lead and use their speed to attack opponents, they are very dangerous. Their knowledge and wisdom is an asset on the field as well; you can…
Top 50 Lacrosse Prospects: 50-41
Welcome to the first edition of the top 50 lacrosse prospects. We have compiled a list of the top 50 prospects for professional lacrosse (NLL and MLL). All of these prospects have never played in the NLL or MLL or any pro level (NALL etc) to qualify. All of them have played juniors, seniors or NCAA lacrosse. Below is 50-41. 41. Tyler Digby- Forward/Attack R Robert Morris/New Westminster Digby…