The Colorado Mammoth beat the Calgary Roughnecks 13-12 in overtime last weekend after scoring four times in the final five minutes of regulation to tie the game. The Roughnecks controlled the game for the first 55 minutes of the contest before the Mammoth made their comeback. But the wheels fell off in the dying moments and Calgary couldn’t put it back together again in OT. Shawn Evans led Calgary’s offense, scoring four…
NLL: Stealth Look For Revenge Against Rush
Tonight the Washington Stealth will look for revenge against the Edmonton Rush who defeated them last week at home. Tonight they will be in Edmonton to face the 1-1 Rush. Last week Edmonton was led by the nine goal performance by Mark Matthews in Washington. Meanwhile, the Stealth, now 2-1 on the season, were without goaltender Tyler Richards and he is expected to be back in action tonight. Edmonton will…
Rochester upholds winning tradition for USA
Alex Shoemaker said his USA teammates were determined to uphold a winning tradition when it aimed for the Brogden Cup last weekend in the North American lacrosse competition in Orlando. USA players (left) and Canadian counterparts shake hands after last weekend’s Brogden Cup championships in Orlando (Photo courtesy of Level 2 Sports) “We enjoyed so much success mainly because we wanted to carry on the tradition of the past USA…
NLL: Knighthawks Face Rock Saturday
Saturday night will be a big night at the Blue Cross Arena, as the 0-2 Rochester Knighthawks host the 2-1 Toronto Rock. The struggling defending champion Knighthawks have lost two one-goal games so far. The Hawks dropped a 13-12 contest to the Stealth on Opening Night, then lost a heartbreaking 14-13 game on Banner Night against the rival Bandits last Saturday. Toronto started out 2-0 before dropping a tough 8-7…
NALL: Bombers Face Boston Again
The Boston Rockhoppers face the Baltimore Bombers in a rematch of the Bombers season opener this Sunday at 3pm. Both teams are coming off of week three wins, and a loss for Baltimore would send them behind Boston in the standings. Last weekend Boston picked up their second win of the year over Kentucky, led by six goals from Ryan Hotaling and a big game from Vincent Talbot in net….
Boys’ recruit: St. Anthony’s (NY) sophomore midfielder Jones commits to Johns Hopkins
From TopLaxRectruits.com St. Anthony’s (NY) sophomore midfielder Danny Jones has made a verbal commitment to play Division I lacrosse at Johns Hopkins University. Read More–
Hummel to IR, Llord Activated by Knighthawks
The Rochester Knighthawks have activated veteran defenseman Ian Llord from the practice squad. In a related move, the Knighthawks have placed transition man Matt Hummel on the injured serve list. “I am very excited,” said Llord. “It feels good. It means I was doing some things right and keeping a positive attitude.” Llord arrived in Rochester after spending five of his six seasons in the NLL with the Knighthawks’ thruway…
NLL: Swarm Face Off With Rock
Tomorrow night the Minnesota Swarm will travel to Toronto for the first of back to back games. The Swarm have only play one game this season compared to the Rocks three games. The Rock come into Friday night’s contest at 2-1, with wins over Calgary and Edmonton. While the Swarm come in at 0-1, losing in their season opener to the Buffalo Bandits. The only real recent news for the…
Stories to Watch in NLL Week Four
Philadelphia Wings: 17 Americans? “You can’t play the indoor game with a field team” That was the sound echoed as the Wings roster took shape for the 2013 season. If they were 0-2 there be “I told you so’s” all over the place. Instead they now sit at 2-0, after an 8-7 victory over the Rock in the final 10.9 seconds, and have some people wondering. Now this young team…
Stone Blog: Big Win Over Kentucky
Things are starting to come together for the Rockhoppers, and there are exciting times ahead. We entered the season knowing that we have a team that can excel against any team in the NALL athletically, but we lack indoor lacrosse experience and knew there was a lot to learn. It is amazing to me how different the indoor and outdoor games are in terms of positions, strategy, movements, and skills….