Photo by Maryland Sports Insider The Denver Outlaws may be known for their high-scoring style of play that lead them to Major League Lacrosse’s best record in 2012, scoring 15 or more goals in 12 out of 14 games last season. However, the foundation of their success can be equally contributed to the defense. Solidifying the Denver back line is perennial All Star Lee Zink, who was the MLL’s Defensive…
Monsters Clinch First Seed in CLax Playoffs
The Niagara Lock Monsters continued their dominance with a 10-7 victory over the Toronto Shooting Stars last night, thus clinching them first place in the Canadian Lacrosse League standings. Niagara swept the season series against Toronto and they are now riding an eight game win streak going into this weekend versus the Barrie Blizzard. This game was all Toronto early on and it looked the Shooting Star were going to…
Patriot League: Bucknell Looking Strong
Bucknell 9, Cornell 8 – If you were on time and could see through the blizzard, the opening 2 minutes looked as though Cornell was about to run over another Patriot League team. Two minutes and three Cornell goals later, the game was halted and a sweeper and plow were used to clear the field in what were ridiculous conditions, especially with a white ball. The break seemed to help…
Lewis Ratcliff a Guest on Over and Back at 7pm
Tonight at 7pm on Over and Back the show will be joined by Washington Stealth forward Lewis Ratcliff. Hosted by InLacrosseWeTrust.com’s Scott Arnold, Over and Back airs every Monday night at 7pm with coverage of Canadian lacrosse and the NLL. Tonight Scott will discuss many topics with Ratcliff, including his two year ban from Canadian lacrosse, and his WLA team the Langley Thunder, for drug use. They will also discuss…
Inferno blaze past Blizzard 13-9
On Sunday the Brampton Inferno faced off against the Barrie Blizzard. The Blizzard were looking to once again defeat the Inferno after claiming their first ever win in franchise history against the Inferno in week 10. While Brampton needed a win to keep pace in the standings. Reed Board got the action started as he scored to give Barrie a 1-0 lead and got the home crowd pumped up. Brampton…
Duke Wins Five in a Row, Tops Georgetown
Duke had no problem finding the goal early in the game, and never seemed to stop. Ten different Blue Devils scored goals as Duke (7-4) handily beat Georgetown (3-5) at home in Durham 19-7. The win is the fifth consecutive for Duke, who seems to have gotten out of the slump that plagued them at the beginning of the year. Duke controlled all the statistic columns, outshooting Georgetown 46 to…
CLax: Monsters and Stars Square Off
The top two teams in the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) will face off tonight as the league leading Niagara Lock Monsters (9-2) will play host to to the second place Toronto Shooting Stars (8-4). The winner of the game will clinch a first round playoff bye. The game marks the second of two meetings between the Lock Monsters and the Shooting Stars. Niagara captured the previous match up with an…
MLL in the NCAA: Cooper, Baum Play Well
The season opener for the MLL is just over a month away with Denver travelling to Charlotte and Rochester hosting Chesapeake on April 27th. In the mean time, the 2013 MLL draft picks are busy representing their schools in NCAA league play. Several MLL draft picks led their teams to victories this week. Senior – Peter Baum – Ohio Machine – Colgate Raiders The 2012 Tewaarton Award winner and first…
Rush Keep Streak Alive, Rock Falter
The Edmonton Rush continued their winning ways with a huge 17-12 win over the Toronto Rock on Sunday. They’ve now won five games in row and have looked unbeatable in the last few weeks; winning all of those games in convincing fashion. They are the team to beat right now and the rest of the league is definitely taking notice. Their five game run is the longest streak of any…
Rush Make Statement With Huge Weekend
Before this weekend, the Toronto Rock were the only NLL team to have clinched a playoff seed. Now the Edmonton Rush are another with a win over that Rock team on Sunday and over the Buffalo Bandits the day before. The Rush have been on a five game road trip and have swept the trip to up their record to 8-5 on the season, and a half game ahead of…