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 Games to Air on Lacrosse Radio Network
The Lacrosse Radio Network is happy to announce an agreement with Major League Lacrosse to broadcast games throughout the 2013 season. “With our new radio format now in place, adding more MLL games to our summer lineup made sense for us” said Marisa Ingemi, the CEO of the Lacrosse Radio Network. “We are very happy to have LRN carry some of our games,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “This will…
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…
NLL: Calgary Roughnecks Host Colorado Mammoth in Round One
The first round of the NLL playoffs begins on Saturday and in the West Division, the first place Calgary Roughnecks (9-7) will host the fourth-place Colorado Mammoth (7-9). The Roughnecks won the season series against the Mammoth two-games-to-one and were 8-4 against division rivals. The Mammoth were only 4-6 within the West Division, but they won five of their last seven games and their last two wins of the season…
NLL Playoff Preview: Philadelphia Wings
Overall: 7-9. (4-4 Home) East: : 3rd Seed Overall NLL: 6th Seed Week 6: Rochester Knighthawks 20 @ Philadelphia Wings 10 Week 8: Philadelphia Wings 10 @ Rochester Knighthawks 8 Week 14: Philadelphia Wings 7 @ Rochester Knighthawks 14 The Philadelphia Wings advanced to the NLL playoffs for the second consecutive year (last time 2001-2002), and once again they will face the Rochester Knighthawks. The Wings advanced two weeks ago…
Rock look to crush Swarm in first Round Meeting
This Sunday the Toronto Rock take on the Minnesota Swarm in the first round of the NLL playoffs. These two teams met twice this season with both games being decided by one goal. These two teams should put on one hell of a game on Sunday. For the Swarm, they will be relying on the trio of Callum Crawford, Ryan Benesch and Shayne Jackson. Crawford led the swarm with 32…
Patriot League Tournament Opens Today
The Patriot League season is complete, the post-season tournament field is set, and doubleheader Friday looks to be a great day of lacrosse. Lehigh earned the regular season title and the right to host the tournament in Bethlehem with a strong second half against Bucknell, prevailing 11-7 in Lewisburg on April 12th. Lehigh capped a strong end to its season with a 14-5 victory over Lafayette. Dan Taylor and…
NLL Playoff Preview: Washington Stealth
The Washington Stealth (9-7) head into the post-season as the second place seed in the west and will host the third seeded (9-7) Edmonton Rush in the West Division Semifinal this Saturday. The Stealth rebounded this season after a dismal 4-12 record in 2012 earned them last place in league standings, causing them to be the lone NLL team to not make playoffs. This year also marks Washington’s first time…