For the majority of the game, it looked like the outcome could go either way; but then Duke found their stride. The Duke Blue Devils led the Marist Red Foxes 9-6 at halftime and came out firing after that. Duke’s starting attack corps led the way for the Blue Devils combining for 11 goals and 17 overall points in a 19-11 Duke victory. After a very sloppy start to the…
NCAA: Syracuse Battles Providence
No.4 ranked Syracuse (4-1) are traveling to unranked Providence (5-1) Tuesday in a Big East Conference match up set for 7 p.m. at Lennon Family Field in Providence, RI. Syracuse Orange are coming off a 13-8 victory over Johns Hopkins (5-2) on Saturday that propelled them near the top of the national rankings after a strong showing at the Carrier Dome.
NCAA: Holy Cross Takes on Vermont
Vermont: Vermont has been very inconsistent with holding the lead late in games. They seem to lose their confidence when they are behind in any of the games this season; As a result their record is a depressing 2-5, which describes the type of season they are having. Last week Vermont put on an impressive show against Wagner outscoring them at every possession. The final score was 15-6. The Wagner…
Anthony Chase: “NALL Ended on a High Note”
The first season of the North American Lacrosse League has come to an end with the Boston Rockhoppers as the 2013 champions. They defeated the Kentucky Stickhorses by a score of 25-13, but despite that, owner Anthony Chase believes the season ended on a high note. “I think the league ended on a high note with a Championship game. We had our struggles, but the goal all along was to…
Talbot Blog: Rockhoppers the Champions
I’d like to begin this blog by thanking In Lacrosse We Trust for the opportunity to write a little piece about lacrosse and the NALL every week. It has been a great season for the Rockhoppers and certainly an overall successful one for the league as well. If you look at what was positive from the second season of the North American Lacrosse League, I think the future looks promising…
Patriot League Week in Review
The Patriot League took advantage of spotlight offer by the Metropolitan Classic yesterday at a frigid Citi Field. In the opener, Holy Cross midfielder Terry McKenna led the way with 4 goals as the Crusaders (4-3, 1-1) bested Navy 7-5 on Sunday. The teams battled back and forth in the first half, ending with Holy Cross ahead 4-3. Pat Durkin scored 2 goals for the Mids who are now 1-2…
NLL Power Rankings: Rock and Roll at Number One
We went into Week 11 with two teams having a chance to clinch a playoff spot, and we left with the same two teams waiting to clinch. The Washington Stealth could of punched their ticket to the post-season with a win over Minnesota, but they were stung early an often inside the Hive as they fell 12-5. The Rock could of clinched as well. They held up their end by…
NALL 2013 Season In Review
The North American Lacrosse League season has come and gone. Like any professional sports league, it had plenty of on and off the field drama. Today, we are going to take a look at the season that was in the never boring NALL. Off Season August 29th: Baltimore Bombers announced as expansion team The Bombers will be operated by Hunter Francis, widely known in lacrosse circles. Francis will serve as…
UCLA Defeats North Texas
UCLA Men’s Lacrosse (4-4) defeated visiting North Texas (3-6) by a score of 16-5 on a foggy Friday night in Westwood. After the Mean Green started off the game’s scoring, the Bruins were able to ride a 6-0 run to a five goal halftime lead. UCLA increased its lead by scoring five goals each in the third and fourth quarters while only allowing two goals in each quarter from North…
Swarm Blow Out Stealth 12-5
The Minnesota Swarm picked up a much needed fourth win of the season as they upset the first place Washington Stealth by a score of 12-5. Dean Hill scored early to give Washington a 1-0 lead but two Minnesota goals would have them up 2-1 after one quarter of play. Minnesota would score four times in the second and later on, five goals in the fourth as goaltender Tyler Carlson…