Today at 5 p.m. the No. 1 Maryland Terrapins (4-0) will come home after a three game road trip to take on the struggling UMBC Retriever (1-3). The game is scheduled for 5 p.m. but do to a schedule of heavy rain in the forecast the game may be rescheduled. The Terps are coming off their first conference shellacking of the Duke Blue Devils 16-7. Senior Midfielder Mike Chanenchuk is…
Pat Campbell Named Saints Coach
The St. Catharines Saints are very pleased and excited to announce that President/GM Dave Colbourne has named Pat Campbell as the new Head Coach. Campbell, the highly accomplished former goaltender brings a wealth of lacrosse knowledge and playing experience to the bench, following an exceptional 14 year tenure in the National Lacrosse League where he gained acclaim as one of the top goalies and teammates in the league winning 4…
Billings, Matthews Players of Month
The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month award winners for February of the 2013 NLL regular season. Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings, who ranks second in the league in both points (59) and assists (40), won the Player of the Month award. Edmonton Rush forward Mark Matthews, who leads the NLL in goals (28) and is tied for seventh in points (46),…
Lehigh Dominates in Patriot League Action, Navy Struggles
Saturday, dominance, rather than parity was on display. In the first conference game of the season, Bucknell broke open the game scoring the last 10 goals of the game and held Navy scoreless for the last 51 minutes of the contest by a final of 11-2. The Bison outshot the Midshipmen 56-14, constantly peppering Navy keeper Nolan Harris who recorded 18 saves to keep the margin of victory from being…
Video: One on One with Shane Scott
Scott Arnold was at the Durham TurfDogs defeat to Niagara this weekend and spoke with the TurfDogs forward Shane Scott.
One on One With: Mike Cerino
Last season the Charlotte Hounds were one of the expansion teams into Major League Lacrosse. They struggled at points in year one, but they shook things up for 2013. I spoke with their head coach Mike Cerino about the upcoming season. MI: How Tough is it losing Stephen Berger? MC: Losing Berger is going to be tough on the field and around the locker room. You don’t replace his production…
Salisbury Takes Victory Over Gettysburg
The reigning national champion Salisbury Seagulls started the season slow losing two of their first three games, but on Saturday the No. 10 (4-2) Seagulls got back on track with a momentous win over No. 14 Gettysburg (2-1). The Seagulls senior All-American Ryan Clarke did not play in Saturday’s game, but regardless the Seagulls were led by an intimidating defense and a balanced attack including two goals from sophomore Wade…
Streaking Stars defeat TurfDogs 11-7.
On Monday night the league leading Toronto Shooting Stars took on the Durham TurfDogs. The Stars looked to finish their busy weekend with a third win and solidify their place in first while Durham needed to get a win to pull ahead of Brampton into fourth place. Toronto got off to a hot start in this game as Mack O’Brien scored four minutes into the first quarter. Durham would quickly…
Tar Heels Lose Heartbreaker to Irish
Saturday, March 2, the 9th ranked Tarheels took on the 2nd ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. As can be expected, the early polls had the Irish picked well over the Heels. The game started following the overall consensus, with Notre Dame jumping out to a two goal lead. Carolina returned the favor as Jimmy Bitter fed Joey Snakey on the fast break, to cut the Irish lead to one….
Stars Sweep Weekend Over Inferno, Ironmen
The Toronto Shooting Stars had a busy week eight and it’s not over yet; they’re back at it Monday night when they host the Durham TurfDogs. Toronto opened their three game weekend on Friday night with a 13-10 win over the Brampton Inferno and then squeaked out a victory on Sunday versus the struggling Iroquois Ironmen. The Shooting Stars currently sit atop the CLax standings in a tie with the…