As lacrosse fans know, the Colorado Mammoth and the Philadelphia Wings are the two oldest franchises in the NLL. And when these teams match up its sure to be exciting to the very end. Last night was no different. After coming off a 20-11 defeat to the Swarm, the Wings came out with an attitude. Their usual slow start seemed to pick-up a bit as they scored three goals in…
CLax Heads Into Final Week Before Playoffs
The final week of the Canadian Lacrosse League will decide whether it’s the Barrie Blizzard or the Iroquois Ironmen who get the sixth and final playoff spot. The Ironmen have a game in hand so if they can win both matches this weekend; they will guarantee themselves a place in the post season. Sounds like a reasonable task for the Ironmen but they’ve only won two games all season, nevermind…
Thompsons Lead Albany to 21-8 Win
Lyle, Miles, and Ty Thompson racked up 18 total points on 13 goals and five assists, to propel UAlbany past Binghamton, 21-8, on Saturday, March 30 in the America East Conference men’s lacrosse opener for both programs. The 21 goals scored marks the fourth time in program history that the Great Dane offense has scored 21 goals or more (25 vs. Hartford 3/26/05; 21 vs. Siena 3/3/07; 21 vs. Hartford…
NCAA Sunday Scores: Rounding Out the Weekend
Some upsets were big this week with St. John’s and Army winning while Duke had a scare. Here are some of the most interesting scores from around our network. Towson Tigers 7 Hofstra Price 6 Senior goalkeeper Andrew Wascavage made a season-high 19 saves and sophomore Justin Mabus and junior Andrew Hodgson each scored four points as Towson men’s lacrosse (6-5, 2-0 CAA) claimed a 7-6 victory over No. 15…
NLL: Riggers Beat Stealth in Tale of Two Goaltenders
After trailing for most of the game, the Calgary Roughnecks rallied for seven goals in the fourth quarter to snatch a 13-11 win in Washington against the Stealth. The victory moves Calgary (8-5) into a tie with the Edmonton Rush for first place in the West Division while Washington (7-6) remains in second place. After ending the first quarter tied at 3-3, the Stealth scored 30 seconds into the second…
Knighthawks Move Into Second With Win Over Rock
The Rochester Knighthawks took over second place in the Eastern Conference last night with their 12-8 win over the Toronto Rock. The Rock split the weekend after defeating Buffalo the day before. Mike Accursi led the Hawks with three goals and two assists while Dan Dawson and Cory Vitarelli scored four points each. Joe Walters also picked up two assists. On the Toronto side, Colin Doyle picked up two goals…
Wings Struggle Without Miller, Fall to Swarm
In a game that was big to both teams, the Minnesota Swarm used a 15 goal second half explosion to rout the Philadelphia Wings 20-11. After trailing 4-1 the Wings took advantage of a five minute major penalty to Tyler Hass and scored 3 goals to help tie the game at five as the first half ended. And that’s when the roofed caved in on the Philadelphia Wings. The…
NCAA Midseason: Winners, Losers, Surprises
The NCAA rankings right now list the top five as Notre Dame, Maryland, Cornell, Denver and Loyola. Right behind them is Bucknell, a team that was 16th last week. Syracuse is ninth and Massachusetts is unranked at 5-5. Some of these are surprises and some are not, but we have plenty of them. Surprises Two teams have stuck out this season so far; Bellarmine and Bucknell. Bucknell is in 6th…
NLL: Stealth hosts Roughnecks in Critical Contest
The Washington Stealth take on the Calgary Roughnecks Saturday night in a game with significant playoff implications. The Roughnecks and Stealth are currently tied at 7-5 in second place in the NLL West. The winner of this game moves into a tie with the Edmonton Rush for first in the division. More than that, if the Stealth win, they take the three-game season series against the Roughnecks and will have…
NLL: Mammoth Face Struggling Wings
The Philadelphia Wings are coming off of a 20-11 loss last night to the Minnesota Swarm. Now they face the now-last-place Colorado Mammoth in Denver. Luckily for them, Brandon Miller will be back between the pipes after a suspension. The Wings are in second place in the east still, but now they can’t clinch this weekend. Meanwhile, the Mammoth are just looking to stay in the playoff hunt. Last week…