NCAA Preview: Lehigh Hopes to Defend Home Turf From Greyhounds

February 26, 2014

WHO: Loyola @ Lehigh WHERE: Ulrich Sports Complex, Bethlehem, PA WHEN: Saturday March 1 @ Noon   This coming weekend, Loyola will travel north to Bethlehem, PA to compete with the Mountainhawks. Lehigh remains undefeated thus far into the 2014 season at 4-0, while the Greyhounds sit at 3-1.   Loyola These bad boys are coming off a 16-4 burying performance against Holy Cross. Four different Loyola players combined for…

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Sorensen Injured Again; Stealth Sign Richardson

February 25, 2014

Photo Credit: Dan Brodie The Vancouver Stealth announced today that defenseman and Captain Kyle Sorensen will undergo arthroscopic surgery later this week, after re-injuring himself in Colorado last week. He is expected to miss 4-6 weeks and has been placed on the 21 day injured reserve list. In addition, defender Chris O’Dougherty, who was placed on the 21 day injured reserve list prior to the team’s doubleheader a week ago,…

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Penn State’s Weekend Positive for Future

February 25, 2014

It was a huge weekend for Penn State’s men’s Lax. They faced Loyola on the 15th and Notre Dame this past Sunday. On Sunday the 15th, the Blue and White were challenged by Loyola.  The Lions were the underdog coming into the match and were defeated by two points. The Nittany Lions knew they would be in for a tough match, because not only does Loyola have a reputation for…

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CLax Recap: Cyclops Drawing Attention, Turfdogs Falling Hard

February 25, 2014

The newest squad to the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax), the SouthWest Cyclops (2-2), were victorious in Week 4 action defeating the Durham Turfdogs (1-4) by a score of 18-14. After Jordan Robertson started the scoring, giving Durham the lead less than 30 seconds into the game, a largely back-and-forth opening quarter would see the Turfdogs head into the second frame with a 5-3 lead. The Cyclops would dominate the second…

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NCAA Week 3/4: Albany’s Second Heartbreak, Penn State(ment), Terps’ Blowout

February 25, 2014

The NCAA just closed on an interesting Week 3/4 in its 2014 season. Of the nine games I’m picking to cover this week, Saturday was mostly upsets while Sunday was home to four blowouts. SATURDAY Penn State 8 Notre Dame 7 This was such a close game all around, and I’m calling it an upset because Notre Dame has proven themselves as a strong program in past seasons. Shots were…

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NLL Rookie Report: Schuss, McIntosh and Poppleton Making the Scenes

February 25, 2014

Schuss’ scoring spree, McIntosh finding twine, and an NLL first for Poppleton highlight a quiet week in NLL rookie action. The Minnesota Swarm split a pair of road games over the weekend, losing 14-12 Friday night to the Toronto Rock before defeating the Philadelphia Wings 15-14 the following evening. The scoring talents of Logan Schuss were on display during the Swarm’s weekend road trip, notching 13 points in two games….

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Hofstra Looks to Rebound, Takes on Fairfield

February 24, 2014

The Hofstra Men’s Lacrosse team returns home to James M. Shuart Stadium to begin a four-game homestand on Tuesday, February 25 when the Pride host the 17th-ranked Stags of Fairfield University. Game time is 3 p.m.   The game will be broadcast live on radio on WRHU-FM 88.7 with Julian Coltre and Anthony Santaniello calling the action beginning with the pregame show at 2:45. The game can also be viewed…

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Wings get Stung Again; Swarm Win 15-14, Losing Streak at 4

February 24, 2014

The Philadelphia Wings (3-7) hoped to take advantage of a Swarm team(2-7) that played just finished playing 19 hours ago.  But it was not to be.  The Swarm stung the Wings with a 15-14 victory. The Wings started off quick scoring four times and chasing starter Zach Higgins.  Tyler Carlson didn’t fair much better as the Wings took a 7-3 lead after the first quarter.  As the second quarter started,…

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Roughnecks Come From Behind To Upset Knighthawks

February 23, 2014

Photo Credit: Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks overcame a 5-1 first quarter deficit to beat the two-time defending champion Rochester Knighthawks 11-10 Saturday night. Both teams are now 5-3 on the season and both remain in second place in their respective divisions. After trading goals early, Rochester scored three goals in two-and-a-half minutes, causing Calgary head coach Curt Malawsky to pull starting goalie Mike Poulin in favour of Frankie Scigliano….

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Game Preview: Wings vs Swarm. Wings Aim to Swat the Swarm

February 23, 2014

Today the Philadelphia Wings (3-6) will face the Minnesota Swarm (1-7).  The Swarm are coming off a 14-12 loss last night to the Toronto Rock.  After three quarters the Swarm were down 13-4 before putting eight goals in the final quarter.  So the question here is did the Swarm shoot their load, or was this a start of momentum coming into this afternoon? The Swarm all season have either had…

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