After getting off to a solid 3-1 record early in the season, the Bandits have seen their season slowly fall apart. Now tied for the worst record in the NLL, the Bandits seem to really be in that rebuild that it looked like they may endure. The problems with the Bandits have depended on the day. Sometimes the defense looks horrendous, other times it seems that the team just can’t…
Notre Dame Tops Marquette in Chicago
Junior attackman John Scioscia tallied six goals and one assist as the No. 4 Notre Dame men’s lacrosse team defeated Marquette, 17-5, in non-conference action Tuesday afternoon at Loyola Academy. The game was the first-ever meeting between the two programs. The six goals from Scioscia, who entered Tuesday’s contest with two career tallies, were the most for a Notre Dame player since Ryan Hoff had six against Ohio State during…
Audio: Evan Kirk Joins Wings Nest
Last night Minnesota Swarm goaltender Evan Kirk joined The Lacrosse Radio Network’s show Wings Nest to discuss the Swarm’s season and their win over the Philadelphia Wings last week. Kirk spoke about auctioning off his goalie mask which pays homage to former NLL goalie Chris Sanderson. “It’s on auctions.mnswarm.com and on my twitter. To buy it now is $4,000. It only has a couple weeks. Not only does the mask…
NLL Three Stars: Week Thirteen
The playoff races are heating up as teams fight for positions. This is the time of year players become legends with their performances. Below are the best three players from week thirteen in the NLL. Matt Vinc, Rochester Knighthawks Vinc might be the best goaltender in the world, and he showed why on Saturday night against Toronto. The Rochester netminder made 47 saves in the win. It also happened to…
Yale Defeats Providence, Score 11 of Last 14
The Yale men’s lacrosse team broke open a close game in the first period by scoring 11 of the final 14 goals on the way to a 13-6 win over Providence College at Reese Stadium. It was the Bulldogs’ second straight win. The Friars, under the tutelage of a new head coach, had won seven of their first nine games this season, two more than the previous three seasons combined,…
Ajax Rock Officially Move to Oakville
Effective as of Monday, April 1st, 2013 the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) Board of Directors has approved the move of the Ajax-Pickering Rock to become the Oakville Rock in the OLA Major Series Lacrosse League (MSL). The OLA has received letters of support and approval from the Oakville Titans Senior B Lacrosse Club, the Burlington Chiefs Junior A Lacrosse Club, the Oakville Buzz Junior B Lacrosse Club and the Oakville…
Cross Checks: CLax Week Thirteen
This week the Canadian Lacrosse League sees two last games before the playoffs. We have our power rankings, three stars, game previews and breaking news all weeks from our Cross Checks.
Boy’s Latin Stays Number One in HS Poll
Unbeaten Boys’ Latin (Md.) received all eight first-place votes to maintain the No. 1 ranking in the latest Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ Lacrosse Top 25 poll, released today by US Lacrosse. The poll appears as part of Lacrosse Magazine’s bi-weekly report on high school boys’ lacrosse at laxmagazine.com/hsb25. Two other Maryland schools have also caught the attention of the voters. Unbeaten St. Paul’s climbed to the No. 5 spot…
NCAA Top 15 Rankings: April 2nd
The In Lacrosse We Trust NCAA team worked together to make our weekly poll of the top 15 teams in college lacrosse. Voters included Jeff Dorst, Brendan Staudt, Pat Gregoire, Steve Nicholls and Kyle Fletcher. Combined Top 15 1. Maryland Terrapins 2. Cornell Big Red 3. Notre Dame Fighting Irish 4. Denver Pioneers 5. North Carolina Tar Heels 6. Loyola Greyhounds 7. Princeton Tigers 8. Syracuse Orange 9. Duke Blue…
CLax Power Rankings: Brampton and Durham Battling
The regular season is dwindling down and teams are really stepping up their game to try and get ahead in the Canadian Lacrosse League standings. Currently there is a three team log jam for second place and the sixth and final playoff spot is still undecided. With only one week left to go in the regular season, it’s going to come down the final weekend of play. Here are the…