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MLL Draftees Report: How Did Some Seniors End Their Careers?

May 8, 2014
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The NCAA lacrosse season has now moved on to the beginning of the NCAA Tournament. With the NCAA season winding down and players now transitioning to the start of the MLL season, teams will start to slowly incorporate their rookies onto their teams. Here is a team-by-team look to see how many of their draft picks ended their college careers. Ohio Machine Schreiber ended his college career with 51 points…

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Bunker Blog: Cannons Suffer First Loss

Hi ILWT Readers,   Another MLL weekend is now in the books, once again showcasing the league’s intense parity. After checking out the weekend’s scores, I can safely say that every MLL roster is incredibly talented and capable of winning against any opponent.   This week, the Cannons travelled up to Rochester to face the Rattlers in a Friday night contest. The six hour ride to Rochester reminds me of…

May 8, 2014
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Costabile Traded to Bayhawks For Second Round Pick

The Chesapeake Bayhawks traded for New York Lizards defenseman CJ Costabile on Wednesday night. In return the Lizards receive the Bayhawks second round pick in the 2014 collegiate draft. Costabile was drafted by the Bayhawks in 2012 as the fifth overall pick. He was shipped to the then Long Island Lizards in exchange for defenseman Nicky Polanco, who helped the Bayhawks to a title. “It was a tough decision to trade CJ,” said…

May 8, 2014
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NCAA First Round: Bryant Bulldogs Face Challenge at Carrier Dome

May 8, 2014
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It all goes down this Sunday. The Syracuse Orange men’s lacrosse team will go toe-to-toe with the Bryant Bulldogs in the first round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament. Central New York’s own Carrier Dome will be host to the showdown as the Orange hope to continue riding the lightning of their 2014 season, and Bryant hopes to follow up on their almost-too-close-for-comfort victory over Siena. 7:30 pm Sunday, Carrier Dome…

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NCAA Tourney Four Games To Watch This Weekend

This Weekend, I expect Syracuse, Duke, Loyola and Maryland to advance in the NCAA Tournament. The following four games at varying degrees are toss ups in my opinion. Saturday Notre Dame hosts Harvard Notre Dame is coming off a shootout victory versus Army, while Harvard limps into the tournament after being defeated by UPENN in the Ivy Tournament. Notre Dame has continued to improve in the cage as well in…

May 8, 2014
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Tewaaraton Watch: Predicting the Finalists

The NCAA lacrosse season is just about over as 18 teams take their shot at accomplishing their season goal of winning a National Championship. Before the tournament starts though, the finalists for the Tewaaraton Award will be announced. A couple of weeks ago the Tewaaraton Foundation named their 28 nominees for the trophy and the full list is below. Niko Amato, Maryland—Sr., G Wesley Berg, Denver—Jr., A Connor Buczek, Cornell—Jr.,…

May 7, 2014
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Siena Takes on Bryant in Play-In Game

MAAC Champion Siena Lacrosse will travel to Northeast Conference Champion Bryant for an NCAA play-in game Wednesday at 4 pm in Smithfield, R.I. The winner of the play-in will advance to face No. 2 team in the land, the Syracuse Orangemen, in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday at 7:30 pm on ESPNU. The Siena Saints finished the season with an 11-5 record while defeating Canisius and Marist…

May 7, 2014
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MLL’s Ban of “Grippy Balls” Leads to Different Scoring

Before this Major League Lacrosse season a big deal was made about the league changing the balls they have used. Since its inception, MLL has used “grippy balls” that have tiny dimples in the ball, not unlike a golf ball. This is compared to the flat ball used by other lacrosse leagues including the NCAA. Here are two pictures to compare them. (Photo Credit: Lax All Stars)    Before the…

May 7, 2014
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Lafleur: Is It Time to Embrace Defense in the MLL?

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…

May 7, 2014
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Team Canada Announces 24 Man Roster

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,…

May 6, 2014
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