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…
After walking away from the Rexall Place with a crushing 14-5 defeat at the hands of the undefeated Edmonton Rush on Friday, the Buffalo Bandits had little time for reflection as playoff possibilities were the focus of their matchup today against the Minnesota Swarm. The Buffalo Bandits were unable to bounce back from the loss to the Rush on Friday as they tie the season series at 1-1 in their…
Durham, North Carolina – Duke trailed Syracuse early in the first quarter and then run away with the contest against the Orange by a score of 21-7. The first midfield combined for twelve goals and the combination of face offs win was just too much for the Orange to keep pace with. Much like last year’s National Championship game, face offs had a significant impact on the game. Brendan…
Chapel Hill, North Carolina – The North Carolina Tar Heels defeat the top ranked Maryland Terreapins 11-8 at home. Charlie Raffa played a great game in controlling the face off circle, but the Tar Heels too advantage of some timely saves by their goalie Kieran Burke and got balanced scoring from their offensive players to get their first win in ACC play this year. The Heels opened up the…
Drew Coholan scored a career-high five goals to help Hofstra win its second Colonial Athletic Association matchup 11-9 against the Drexel Dragons in the inaugural HEADstrong Hero Bowl at Vidas Field Saturday afternoon. Hofstra improves to 5-3 overall, 2-0 in the CAA while Drexel drops to 4-4, 0-1 in the CAA with the loss. Goal scorers for Hofstra include Coholan (5G), Senior Lance Yapor (2G, 2A), Senior Torin Varn (2G),…
Last night the Edmonton Rush (11-0) made it 11 in a row by dominating the Buffalo Bandits (8-3) by a score of 14-5. With the win, the Rush have now defeated every team in the NLL this season. After trailing 3-2 at the end of the first quarter, the Rush took the lead just 4-3 at 2:58 of the second quarter, but 17 seconds later the Bandits tied it at…
If we look at where the Nittany Lions were 5 years ago, it definitely did not look like they would be as successful as they are today. They finished out the 2009 season with coach Glenn Thiel, and a 9-5 overall record. The downfall of that season was that the Blue and White did not utilize their full potential until the end of the season, when they caught fire and…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s lacrosse team returns home to Klöckner Stadium Saturday when the Cavaliers (6-2) host Johns Hopkins (5-1) for a non-conference tilt in the battle for the Doyle Smith Cup. Faceoff is set for 4:30 p.m. UVa is ranked No. 10 in the country while Johns Hopkins is ranked No. 8. The game is the ninth annual battle for the Doyle Smith Cup, a spoil since…
The Buffalo Bandits may have fell to the Edmonton Rush 14-5, but Buffalo goaltender Anthony Cosmo made what was likely the save of the year.
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