When I took a step back to analyze the 2014 Major League Lacrosse season so far, I began to notice a trend. Although only eight games, scoring appeared lower than I would expect. That led me into some research which confirmed lack of scoring, or good defense, is in fact a reality. Through eight games, teams are averaging 11.7 points per game compared to the 12.3 points per game over…
The Canadian Lacrosse Association has announced the 24 players selected to the Canadian National Men’s Field Lacrosse Team. Team Canada will compete at the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships on July 10-19, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. Team Canada head coach Randy Mearns (St. Catharines, Canisius University) will lead the effort to claim a third World Championship for Canada. “When we started this journey in the summer of 2012,…
Photo Credit: Dan Brodie The Colorado Mammoth (8-10) made it to the post-season for the fourth consecutive year. They faced their NLL Western Division Rivals the Calgary Roughnecks on Saturday May 3, in Calgary at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Mammoth led the regular season series against the Riggers 2-1, both wins in spectacular OT fashion. Although Calgary was the higher seed with a record of 12-6, Mammoth fans were hopeful…
During playoffs for any sport, it is well-documented that anything can happen. In the past, we have seen sub-par teams defeat top-seeded ones for national championships. In the Ivy League women’s lacrosse championship, this could not have been less true. As most people expected and predicted, the final for this conference featured Princeton and Penn, the two best teams in the league. Penn came into the game with a 12-4…
The Florida Launch took off yesterday with an 11-8 win over the Charlotte Hounds for their first win of the season, and the first win in the young franchise’s history. Led by veterans Casey Powell and Kevin Crowley, the Launch found a way to take the victory. “It is a great feeling getting the first win in Launch history,” head coach Stan Ross told us. “It is an exciting time…
#1 Duke and #2 Syracuse The NCAA Tournament field was announced on Sunday night. Duke will be your #1 seed while Syracuse earned a No. 2 seed. The Blue Devils will face the winner of Richmond/Air Force. The first play-in game features two underdog teams. The Richmond Spiders are in their first season at the Division I level, and a league championship was wholly unexpected. High Point had been the…
Photo Credit: Di Miller Under the sunny skies of Denver, Colorado, and in front of a hometown crowd of 6,944 fans, the Denver Outlaws hosted the Ohio Machine who were hoping to stop the Outlaws’ 21 consecutive game winning streak. It was Star Wars night for Denver, and the game was called “May the Fourth Be With You.” Both teams wore Star Wars jerseys which will be auctioned on Monday…
Sudden death overtime means one shot, one opportunity for both teams to be named champions. Unfortunately the odds were not in Hofstra’s favor as the Drexel Dragons defeated the Pride in the third overtime 11-10 on Saturday in Hempstead. “Defense stood on their heads in overtime, they made great stops, kept giving us another chance to win the game,” Hofstra senior co-captain Torin Varn said. “In the third overtime it…
Annapolis, MD—Midfielder Stephen Peyser scored the winning goal with 1:31 elapsed in overtime to lift the Chesapeake Bayhawks to a thrilling 12-11 victory over the New York Lizards at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday night. “I’m glad Coach Cottle had the confidence to give me the ball there at the end,” said Peyser to Lacrosse Magazine. “I dodged from up top and we had a bunch of cutters to…
BOCA RATON, Fla. – After an embarassing performance in their season opener last week, Charlotte Hounds head coach Mike Cerino said he expected a much better showing in Saturday’s game against the Florida Launch. According to the stat sheet, the Hounds achieved that goal in all but one area – the final score. Garrett Thul scored two of his three goals during a key fourth-quarter run, and the Launch –…