Niagara Clinches Second Seed

March 9, 2014

The Niagara Lock Monsters (5-2) emerged victorious over the SouthWest Cyclops (2-4) in Friday night Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) action with an 11-7 win.   Mike Burke opened the scoring for the Cyclops, before the teams would trade a pair of goals to end the quarter with SouthWest leading 3-2. The second quarter would turn in Niagara’s favor, as two goals from Ryan Dakin (2g) evened the score at 5-5…

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Bandits Swat Swarm, Comeback to Win 12-9

March 9, 2014

With a little over three weeks off from NLL regular season play, there was some talk going around the fans in Banditland about the team possibly showing some signs of rust after their extended break. The Buffalo Bandits were able to shake off any remaining rust they had and returned to the win column with their first of three 2014 regular season matchups with the Minnesota Swarm Saturday night at…

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Mammoth Put the Brakes on Roughnecks Four-Game Winning Streak

March 9, 2014

Photo: Di Miller On Saturday March 8, 2014, the Colorado Mammoth (4-7), hosted the Calgary Roughnecks (6-3), at The Pepsi Center for their Lacrosse Out Cancer night. This was a special night for Mammoth forward Sean Pollock #17, as he was playing in honor of his wife who is a breast cancer survivor. The Mammoth players had each chosen a type of cancer as their cause, and donned that on…

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Hofstra Wins Third Straight

March 9, 2014

Three was the magic number for Hofstra with a three-goal second quarter, a three-goal performance from Sophomore Sam Llinares and a great defensive effort as they were able to hold off junior Jesse King and the Ohio State Buckeyes 7-5 for its third consecutive win. The Pride improves to 3-2 on the year with the win while Ohio State drops to 1-4. Llinares, named to the 2014 Tewaaraton watch list…

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Will Edmonton Rush Over Stealth

March 8, 2014

Let’s look at the statistics here, folks. The Edmonton Rush have already semi-broken an NLL record. In 1993, the Buffalo Bandits were the first team to ever record an undefeated season topped off with a championship victory. Now, a dozen years later, the Edmonton Rush are looking to redefine NLL history in itself. For one, the season has increased from eight games to 18 games. The Rush are already 9-0,…

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Minnesota Swarm vs. Buffalo Bandits: Will the Turn Around Begin in March?

March 8, 2014

Alex Urquhart The Minnesota Swarm have assuredly struggled this season, going 2-7 so far and only grabbing wins against the Philadelphia Wings and only winning in Philly to boot. The team has lost all three home games at the Excel Energy Center, and all of their away games, not in Philly. This week the Swarm will take on the Buffalo Bandits at First Niagara Center. The last time the Bandits…

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NLL Game Preview: K’Hawks vs Wings

March 8, 2014

Tonight the Philadelphia Wings (3-7) will face the two-time defending champion Rochester Knighthawks (6-3). The Wings have not had much success against the Hawks as they are 1-13 (including playoffs) the last 14 times they have met. The Wings are currently riding a four-game losing streak that they will look to end tonight. Recently signed defenseman Stephen Hoar is looking forward to getting back in action and helping the Wings…

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NCAA Preview: Stony Brook Up for a Tough Weekend

March 7, 2014

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The No. 1 Maryland (4-0) men’s lacrosse team returns to non-conference play when the play at Stony Brook (2-2) for the first time since 2003. The Terps and the Seawolves are scheduled for a 1 pm showdown on Saturday, March 8 at LaValle Stadium. The Terps rose to the No. 1 ranking this week following their rout of No.1 Duke 10-6 on March 1. Senior Mike…

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