The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays (2-0) play host to the Bucknell Bison (0-2) this Saturday afternoon, February 22 at 4 PM. With two impressive victories to open the season, JHU looks to extend their winning against a more difficult foe. The Blue Jays handed both Marquette and Mount Saint Mary’s debilitating defeats by the scores of 16-2 and 17-2 respectively. The Blue Jays had a strong offseason both in acquisitions…
The results are in, and the Lacrosse Network has named their top ten plays of NLL week eight. Which do you like? Are there any plays that should have made the cut?
WHO: Drexel Dragons @ U Albany Great Danes WHERE: Albany, NY WHEN: Saturday February 22, 1pm EST DREXEL The Dragons commenced their 2014 lacrosse season with a loss of 11-10 to Virginia. The game came down to the wire and Drexel was the predicted underdog. Drexel is an offensive overload. All three attackmen (Jared Boudraeu (1g, 1a), Cole Schafer (4g) and Nick Trizano (4g, 1a) were dominant in…
The Minnesota Swarm are going into this weekend as the worst team in the East and the worst team in the NLL at 1-6. The Swarm have dropped four straight, three of which were at home in St. Paul Minnesota. The Last time the Swarm won a game was in Philadelphia on January 18th in an 11-10 win over the Wings, this also was the first game of a double-header…
WHO: Georgetown @ Towson WHERE: Towson, MD WHEN: Saturday February 22 12:00pm EST GEORGETOWN The Hoyas are coming off two season starting victories. Opening the season against Mount St. Mary’s, Georgetown won in a blowout of 10-4. Then, playing against Navy they had another win, but of a closer margin (9-8 OT). In the nail-biting match against Navy, the Hoyas accumulated 38 total shots, 36 ground balls and…
This is the second full weekend of the MCLA season. Today we will look at the Five top stories from this weekend. The first story to look at is Cal Poly falling to UC Santa Barbara 5-6. The Cal Poly Mustangs were led by Casey Mix, who had 4 points in the win, and Johnny Morgan who scored 2 goals. The Mustangs had 6 goals on 30 shots during the…
This Saturday, Hobart College will visit Ithaca, New York to take on the Cornell Bears in weekend lacrosse action. Last season, these teams opened up their seasons against each other with Cornell winning 19-17. The match featured some of the best offense lacrosse has to offer, and this Saturdayshould be a welcome gift to fans of either institution. While Hobart opened their season with a loss against Siena this past weekend,…
Over a decade ago, Bill Simmons began ranking basketball players in his annual ‘NBA Trade Value’ column. The rules are simple: Talent, salary and age all matter. If two equally talented players earn different amounts, then the cheaper one has more ‘trade value.’ Similarly, younger players are often viewed as more valuable. The idea of the list is that if the general manager of Team A calls the general manager…
Rush rookies remaining unbeaten, Digby’s scoring prominence, and a Wilde debut highlight Week 8 of NLL rookie action. The Edmonton Rush maintained their perfect record with a 14-9 win over the Minnesota Swarm thanks to help from their rookie tandem of Riley Loewen and Robert Church. Loewen had two goals, including a third quarter tally that proved to be the game winner for Edmonton. Robert Church continued his steady production…
Going into the 2014 season, we expected to see a down year for American players with so many of them opting to instead play just MLL and with Team USA. However, those few Americans who have played this season have been very impressive. Still, with so few Americans left in the NLL, let’s take a look at how they have all fared. Philadelphia consistently has the most Americans in the…