Colgate Raiders vs Vermont Catamounts Peter Baum, the top pick in the draft for the Ohio Machine, scored a hat trick for the Raiders this past weekend. He is set to break the Patriot League record for goals according to Major League Lacrosse’s official website. Maryland Terrapins vs Hartford Hawks Hartford has been a prospect building machine the past three seasons, but it was all Maryland prospects in this game….
CLax: Blizzard Look to Snap Streak
The Barrie Blizzard will try to end their four game losing streak this Saturday when they face the Durham TurfDogs who are coming off a tough loss versus Brampton. Barrie has been struggling all season but are due to explode any game now. Question is will that game be this weekend? Not if Durham has anything to say about it; the TurfDogs haven’t lot two in a row all season…
CLax Announces Make-Up Date for Stars vs Demons
The Canadian Lacrosse League has announced the first of two makeup dates from games postponed due to weather from week four (February 4 – 10). The Toronto Shooting Stars (4-1) were originally scheduled to face the Ohsweken Demons (4-3) at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena on February 8th. The game will now be played on Sunday February 24th at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena at 6:30pm. This past weekend the Shooting Stars…
Wings Sign Stickhorses Forward McClellan, Former Defender Kyle Sweeney
Today the Philadelphia Wings bring back a cagey veteran. Kyle Sweeney returns home just in time for these weekends’ matchups against Rochester and Colorado. The Wings also signed Mike McLellan. McLellan was part of the big trade with Edmonton back in August of 2011 (see below) McLellan started his career in 2006 with the Arizona Stingers. His travels then took him to NewYork/Orlando Titans, Colorado Mammoth, Edmonton Rush, and now…
Interview Transcript: Jim Stagnitta
Every week we will bring you an interview transcript from around the Lacrosse Radio Network. Today we have Denver Outlaws head coach Jim Stagnitta on LaxWorm Radio from last week. (I)What does verbally committing mean? If I’m a freshman and I’m verbally committing to Princeton, what does that mean? (J) Unfortunately that’s probably not the right one to use because they’re not going to take a commitment from a freshman….
Loyola Remains Undefeated
Mike Sawyer was the key to Loyola’s victory, scoring four goals over Towson. Sawyer gave the Greyhounds the spark that they needed in order to win. The start of the game was brutal, within ten minutes the Greyhounds had scored four goals. Towson could not match the intensity of the Greyhounds. Everytime the Tigers had an opportunity to close the gap, the Greyhounds found a crack in the defense and…
CLax: Inferno face off against Ironmen
This weekend the Brampton Inferno (3-2) face off against the Iroquois Ironmen (0-3). Preece was stellar in net for the inferno as he made 52 saves in the game and helped preserve the Inferno win. The Ironmen need to also pressure Preece while Preece was stellar last game he has been shaky at times this year and can be beat. If the Ironmen can spread the ball around and open…
NLL Names Players of Week Seven
The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Week awards for Week #7 of the 2013 NLL regular season which featured five games this past weekend. Edmonton Rush rookie forward Mark Matthews, who currently leads the league with 23 goals this season, won Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a combined 11 goals in their two wins over the weekend. Rush transition player Jeremy Thompson also won the…
NCAA: Loyola Faces Towson
Today, we will see national champion Loyola go up against inner state rival Towson. The Greyhounds made mince meat of the Tigers last year, picking up a 13-6 win. Towson has started the season 0-2, but has shown sparks of greatness. In a Lax.com interview, Hopkins Head Coach Dave Pietramala said, “They came out aggressively. They came out physically…That’s a much better Towson team than they showed against High Point.”…