PHILADELPHIA, March 4, 2019 – The National Lacrosse League (NLL), the largest men’s professional indoor lacrosse league, today announced an extended partnership with Right To Play, a global organization dedicated to protecting, educating and empowering youth in need through play and sport, while driving lasting social change in their communities. This is the seventh consecutive year that the NLL has teamed up with Right To Play to increase awareness of the…
NLL: Buchanan leads Seals to win over Warriors
On the strength of exceptional performances from veteran Kyle Buchanan and rookie Austin Staats, the San Diego Seals defeated the Vancouver Warriors 13-10 Saturday night at Pechanga Arena. The win ends a mini two-game losing skid and moves San Diego into second place in the Western Division with a record of 5-4. In a physical affair that featured 44 minutes in penalties, the Seals used a strong fourth quarter to…
Boston Box Lacrosse: Bullseye hits target to win BBLL crown
Bullseye was in a familiar position five minutes into the second half, knotted up with the Blazers at six-all in a Boston Box Lacrosse League championship game that looked destined to come down to the wire. What happened next was unfamiliar, however, as Bullseye – which had lost the last four BBLL championships in tight games – responded with a four-minute, four-goal run, taking control of the game and, ultimately,…
NLL: Big home victory for Swarm
The Georgia Swarm used a huge third quarter performance on Saturday to help lift themselves to a 15-11 victory at home over the Rochester Knighthawks. It was really tight in the first half, and it all started pretty early on. Georgia got on the board first with a Randy Staats goal just over a minute into the game. Rochester answered with a quick two-goal run as Luc Mangan and Austin…
Rush Take Down Roughnecks in Decisive 15-9 Win
The Saskatchewan Rush built up an early lead on the Calgary Roughnecks Saturday night and never looked back, taking a 15-9 home victory. The win keeps the Rush (6-4) in first place in the NLL West Division, while the Roughnecks (5-6) drop to third. Calgary struck first, with Tyler Pace beating Rush goalie Evan Kirk at the 2:54 mark. But Saskatchewan answered back loudly, going on a 3-0 run over…
NCAA: Towson takes down top-ranked Loyola
The number seven ranked Towson Tigers took down the first ranked Loyola Greyhounds 12-10 on Wednesday at Johnny Unitas Stadium in NCAA D1 play. The Tigers remain undefeated with a 4-0 record while the Greyhounds fall to 3-1. Down 11-8 late, the Greyhounds made a late push to even the game. Chase Scanlan scored on a man-up opportunity with 3:09 left. Alex Johnson closed the gap to one less than…
ALL: Steelhawks win second straight
There were three games in week nine of Arena Lacrosse League play but little movement in the standings. The St. Catharines Shockwave continued their winning ways at the top of the standings, while losses kept the Toronto Monarchs and Peterborough Timbermen in second and third. The Paris RiverWolves moved up into fourth place and the Whitby Steelhawks showed they’re not out of the playoff hunt, catching up to the Six…
NCAA: Great Danes bite Dragons 13-12
Bowering and Mailman Deliver Hat-Tricks for Dragons, but Great Danes bite back 13-12 Saturday afternoon the Drexel Dragons (1-2/0-0) fell short 13-12 to the University of Albany Great Danes (1-1/0-0) 13-12 at Vidas Field. This was the third straight one-goal game played by the Dragons this season. In their home opener the Dragons fell to High Point in overtime 15-14, but rebounded a few days later in a double overtime…
NLL: Rock fall out of first place
It was a weekend to forget for the Toronto Rock. Not only did they fall to the New England Black Wolves 13-11 at Mohegan Sun Arena, they also fell out of first place in the NLL’s Eastern Division as their loss combined with the Buffalo Bandits’ win puts them a full game back of the Bandits. The Rock had a comfortable 10-7 lead in the fourth but squandered it away…
NLL: Bandits’ high-octane offence cruises past Knighthawks
Friday night the Buffalo Bandits (9-2) defeated the Rochester Knighthawks (2-7) 16-9 and took the I-90 season series 2-1 in front of 6,672 fans at Connor & Ferris Field at The Blue Cross Arena. This was a night dedicated to the first season of Knighthawks’ lacrosse and about a dozen members of the 1995 team where in attendance. Rochester would get the crowd going early with some early opportunities, but…