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NLL Playoff Preview: Can Rock Stay Solid Against Bandits?

May 2, 2014
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Two eastern division rivals will battle on the turf of the Air Canada Centre Saturday, May 3, when the Toronto Rock host the Buffalo Bandits in the division semi-final.  Buffalo took the season series versus the Rock 2-1, capturing a pair of early wins during their 5-1 start. Despite dropping the season series against their division foes, Toronto was able to defeat the Bandits with a 13-9 Week 16 win…

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QSLL Season Preview: Tomahawks Will Play

The Quebec Senior Lacrosse League opens its season tomorrow and for the first time there will be five teams, with the Kahnawake Tomahawks and Sherbrooke Express joining the league. Kahnawake of course has had a rocky off season and have been in the news, but nonetheless they will play this year as the season gets underway. “With respect to the Tomahawks, the QSLL is looking forward to hear an official…

May 1, 2014
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Noble, Dionne Impressing for Current Crop of MLL Draftees

May 1, 2014
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The NCAA lacrosse season is almost over. It seemed like yesterday team’s were practicing in sweatshirts and sweatpants in frigid temperatures as they began their quest to the NCAA Tournament. As the lacrosse season heads into the conference tournaments and eventually the NCAA Tournament, some players will be playing their last lacrosse games ever while others will be moving onto the MLL. While Miles Thompson, Kieran McArdle and Jordan Wolf…

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Hofstra Defeats Delaware, Advances to CAA Final

May 1, 2014
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The rain poured down at James M. Shuart Stadium on Wednesday night but was not enough to stop Hofstra from defeating fourth-seeded University of Delaware 8-6 in the semi-finals of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament. With the win, Hofstra (11-4, 4-1 CAA) will advance to the CAA Championship game on Saturday here in Hempstead while Delaware (7-9, 1-4 CAA) saw its CAA goals go down the drain. “Obviously thrilled to…

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Mammoth Look for First Second Round Advance Since 2006

May 1, 2014
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The Colorado Mammoth (8-10) have made it to the first-round of the NLL playoffs, and are ready to take on the Calgary Roughnecks (12-6), their NLL Western Division Rivals on Saturday May 3 in Calgary at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Mammoth won the regular season series 2-1. The first two games between the teams during the regular season were in Calgary where the teams split. Calgary came away victorious in…

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Are Kavanagh and Staats Making a Late Run at the Tewaaraton?

May 1, 2014
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Can you believe we only have a week left until Selection Sunday? It feels like ages since the season started back in February and just as the weather has started to heat up, so to has the games we’ve seen and the players performances. Miles Thompson continues to pile up the points in chuncks, Jordan Wolf looks to be playing his best lacrosse when his team needs it most and…

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Chamberlain: Conference Championship Look In

Conference Championship time is upon us and Loyola (Patriot) and Notre Dame (ACC) are in the NCAA tournament after their victories this past weekend. Semi Final action will be in full effect on Thursday with: CAA Towson vs. Drexel—this winner plays Hofstra who won 8-6 on Wednesday over Delaware. In a close contest I’m going with Towson to win a hard fought battle. If the game goes beyond 10 goals…

May 1, 2014
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Molnar Blog: Outlaws Hang On Against Launch

I am a Southern California native, so my trip out to beautiful Ft. Lauderdale, Florida began with a 10:30 pm red eye out of Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday evening. Besides my row mate on the plane being a 6-year-old pug named Peter, my flight out was rather uneventful and I was able to sleep for a majority of the flight. I traveled out to Florida with Denver Outlaws…

April 30, 2014
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Jack Murphy Named ECAC Goalie of the Year

April 30, 2014
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David Fleming Named ECAC Rookie of the Year CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Two Fairfield lacrosse standouts received ECAC year-end honors, it was announced today. Stags senior Jack Murphy (Cohasset, Mass.) was named the ECAC Lacrosse League Goalkeeper of the Year while Dave Fleming (San Carlos, Calif.) was named Rookie of the Year. In total, four Stags were named to the All-ECAC First Team, two were named to the All-ECAC Second Team,…

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