Chesapeake held its first pre season camp this weekend in Annapolis. Even though it was a little chilly, the team was having fun and spirited first workout. The team is coming into this summer looking for their third championship in three years. Due to some National Lacrosse League players not in attendance, the team was not in full strength. There were some pieces missing as Brian Megill, Drew Westervelt,…
The college lacrosse season is going strong and the next two weeks will be deciding a lot for the futures of teams with the hope of being NCAA Tournament bound in May. Recent upsets are giving more teams hopes of getting in and with the tournament expanding now to 18 teams, the fight is on until the last day of the season. Look at looming conference tournaments; there are…
The Minnesota Swarm (3-10) will host the Rochester Knighthawks (9-4) Friday night in the first game of a home-and-home weekend series. Friday’s match-up will mark the second meeting of the year between the squads, with the Knighthawks previously emerging with an 8-6 season opening win. Dan Dawson led Rochester offensively in the game, while goaltender Matt Vinc posted 45 saves to record the win. The Knighthawks and Swarm enter the…
This year college lacrosse features some superb attack lines, here are some of the most impressive… Albany – A conversation about the top attack groupings in the country can’t be had without first discussing the Great Danes. The Thompson line is headed by Lyle Thompson, a first team All-American in 2013. Lyle has 21 goals and 55 points this year, and had a nation high 11 points in a…
The Colorado Mammoth (5-8) went up against the Philadelphia Wings (4-9) at The Pepsi Center the first time this season on “Western Night” Saturday March 29, 2014. They donned the first time in franchise history Colorado State Flag jerseys in front of a crowd of 16,322, the highest fan attendance this weekend, and the team with the highest attendance in 2014 with 124,247 fans. But even with all the hype,…
In a battle of must wins Saturday night at the LEC the Vancouver Stealth went on to best the Buffalo Bandits 12-8. The Vancouver Stealth needed the win to keep pace in their Western Division playoff race. Buffalo was again on the loosing end of a road game, making it four road losses in a row for the struggling travel team. It did not take long for the Stealth…
USA Profile: Marcus Holman Position: Attack College: University of North Carolina Professional: Ohio Machine Marcus Holman has played a role in transforming North Carolina back into a national power. Even though his career didn’t end the way he wanted, he still has the ability to improve on his game and win a medal that every few have the opportunity to play for during their career. Holman came to…
The defending champion Rochester Knighthawks (9-3) will look to hand the Edmonton Rush (11-0) their first loss of the season when the teams battle on the Blue Cross Arena turf Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. The game marks a clash between the respective leaders of the east and west division. Edmonton previously defeated the Knighthawks 8-7 in an early February match-up. Cory Conway led the Rush in the…
League play heats up this weekend and I have five matchups, I’ll be closely watching this weekend. Friday Night Appetizer UMBC vs. Stony Brook Both teams open up their America East slate. Stony Brook is coming off a loss to St. John’s while UMBC Defeated Mount Saint Mary’s by ten last weekend. UMBC is led by attackman Matt Gregoire who has been outstanding with twenty six goals on the year while…
What a disappointing season this Syracuse team has had. They are flat out frustrating to watch and even more irritating to write about. It is not that they’re bad, in fact their offense is quite good, their goalie play has been better than would appear on paper and they have some talented defensman. The problem is that the offense just doesn’t get the touches they need. The possession problems stem…