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Women’s Power Rankings: Four Undefeated Teams

March 21, 2014
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North Carolina (9-0)—Carolina is still dominating the field, but this Saturday will face Boston College; a surging team with an explosive offense and solid defense. This will be the first real test for the Tarheel’s in weeks, who hope to end Week 10 undefeated. Maryland (9-0)—Maryland has become an absolute force this season, and cruising for the next couple of weeks seems likely, as they prepare to face sub-par teams….

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Bandits Hope to Stop Edmonton’s Rush

March 21, 2014
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With a little over half of the 2014 season now over, the Buffalo Bandits (8-2) are still the team to beat in the Eastern Division. Riding high on a three-game win streak, the Bandits continue to pour on the offensive pressure in the fourth quarter to close out games against their opponents. Heading into their Week 13 showdown against the undefeated West Division-leading Edmonton Rush (10-0) Friday night at the…

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Great Danes Pack Up Against Nittany Lions

March 21, 2014
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Who: Albany @ Penn State When: Saturday, March 22, 2014 Where: University Park, PA.   PSU is gearing up for another outdoor home game this weekend in Happy Valley.  After defeating Dartmouth 10-6 on Saturday, they’re hoping to channel that momentum into this weekend’s match. The Lions started this match a bit shaky, but were able to get into a great flow during the second half of the match. Sanders…

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Wings Sign Luke Wiles, Several Others

March 20, 2014
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Today was the last day for NLL teams to sign players to their rosters for the remainder of the season and the Philadelphia Wings made a few big splashes. After releasing Kevin Ross yesterday, Philadelphia signed Luke Wiles, Kevin Croswell and Jesse Fehr. Wiles, long considered a top scorer in the NLL, was cut by the Buffalo Bandits before the season. He scored 21 points with Buffalo last season and…

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March Madness: Lacrosse Edition

March 20, 2014
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It’s March Madness, so everyone will be watching college basketball for the next month. In the past few days since the bracket was announced we have seen brackets made up saying “what if it were college football teams?” which is an interesting exercise. But what if it was lacrosse teams? This is tougher because most of the teams on this bracket would be in the MCLA, which at times is…

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How Will Galloway Fare in 2014?

March 20, 2014
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John Galloway will return to action this season for the Rochester Rattlers. Galloway’s career at Syracuse puts him as one of the elite goalies in the lacrosse world. He is the NCAA Division I leader in career wins with 59, and compiled an impressive 7.33 GAA. His success in college led to his selection in the fourth round of the 2011 Collegiate Draft by Rochester. In his rookie year, he compiled…

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Jamie Dawick Speaks on Miller Trade

March 20, 2014
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On Tuesday night, Wings Nest of the Lacrosse Radio Network welcomed on Toronto Rock owner Jamie Dawick as a guest to discuss the recent trade by the Rock for goaltender Brandon Miller. The Rock gave up second and fourth round picks along with Kyle Belton. Wings Nest host Rocco Granato discussed the season thus far for the Rock, as Toronto heads to Philadelphia this weekend. To hear the full audio,…

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MLL Trade Value: Part 5

March 20, 2014
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For #50 – #41, click here. For #40 – #31, click here. For #30 – #21, click here. For #20 – #11, click here. And finally, here is last part of my first annual MLL Trade Value. For those stat geeks out there, here are a few numbers for you to digest. The top 50 included nine attackmen, 16 midfielders, eight defensemen, three short-stick midfielders, five long-stick midfielders, two faceoff…

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NCAA Power Rankings: Maryland at the Top

March 20, 2014
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1) Maryland (7-0)—The Terps survived Villanova’s second half push to remain undefeated. With five games to go before the ACC Tournament, Maryland faces North Carolina, Virginia, Robert Morris, Johns Hopkins and Notre Dame—do not be shocked if Maryland suffers their first loss. They have looked good but each week teams are inching closer to nipping them off. Something tells me the offense is due for a bad week. 2) Loyola…

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NLL Announces Seven Games on Universal Sports

March 20, 2014
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The National Lacrosse League has announced that Universal Sports Network will broadcast seven NLL games over the remainder of the 2014 regular season. Universal Sports will showcase an NLL “Game of the Week” every Thursday from the previous week’s action beginning tonight at 5 p.m. ET with the Colorado Mammoth at Buffalo Bandits game from Saturday, March 15. “We are proud to be partnering with Universal Sports Network to showcase the NLL to even…

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