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…
Blizzard Win Second Game, Top Ironmen
The Barrie Blizzard picked up their second win in convincing fashion with a 14-9 win over the Iroquois Ironmen. Although the Ironmen are also a last place team, the Blizzard still played a great and showed the rest of the league that when they play as a team they can dominate. Tyler Patterson had three goals in the victory and opened up the scoring for Barrie on a nice pass…
One on One with NLL Commissioner George Daniel
We got a chance to catch up with NLL commissioner George Daniel at the Toronto Rock vs Philadelphia Wings contest yesterday. Have a listen! George Daniel
Rockhoppers Win First Ever NALL Championship
Led by MVP Mike Stone, the Boston Rockhoppers defeated the Kentucky Stickhorses 26-13 to win the first ever North American Lacrosse League championship. Kentucky was able to hang in with Boston most of the first half until things blew up in the second quarter. Goaltender Patrick Crosby was pulled and Spencer Lyons was put into the game, and the flood gates opened as he allowed 16 goals over two and…
Rock Crush Wings 13-8
In a season that resembles a see-saw, the Philadelphia Wings lost their second in a row, after winning three in a row. So far the see-saw has gone, Win 2, Lose 3,Win 3 Lose 2. The latest lost was to the division leading Toronto Rock by a score of 13-8. The Wings were without the services of Brodie Merrill (concussion) and defender Brett Manney (hamstring). Jeff Reynolds returned to the…
Mammoth Beat Bandits Second Time In A Row, 16-13
This certainly wasn’t the way the Bandits had hoped their home and home with Colorado would go. Before last weekend, Colorado was a lowly 2-7. It was looking like they would certainly be the team to miss the playoffs this season. However, they won both their games against the Bandits and have jolted life into their season. The Bandits put up a fight last night, but were never able to…
Greer Leads Rush Past Knighthawks
Zack Greer led the way with 4 goals and 1 assist as the Edmonton Rush (6-5) defeated the Rochester Knighthawks (4-6) 11-9 in a rematch of the 2012 NLL Championship. Greer opened the scoring for the Rush as Edmonton got off to a hot start outscoring the Knighthawks 5-1 after the first quarter and maintaining a 7-3 lead heading into halftime. Rochester battled back, outscoring Edmonton 4-1 in the third…
NLL: Knighthawks Battle Rush in Championship Rematch
A rematch of the 2012 NLL Championship will take place tonight as the Rochester Knighthawks (4-5) host the Edmonton Rush(5-5) at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY. The Knighthawks kicked off the second half of the season with a big win over the Colorado Mammoth while also making three moves at the trade deadline for their playoff push. The headline trade was sending veteran Casey Powell to Colorado for…
Bandits and Mammoth Square Off in Round Two
Once last week’s game ended, almost everyone’s minds quickly jumped to next week’s match-up. Once again the Colorado Mammoth and Buffalo Bandits face-off, this time in Denver. The league hopes that it doesn’t end the way last week’s game ended, with a 10 man brawl. All of the players involved besides Bandit David Brock have appealed their suspensions, so they will all be playing tonight. It will likely be the…