With over 7,300 fans in attendance at the Wells Fargo Center, the Philadelphia Wings came from behind to drop their home opener in overtime to the Buffalo Bandits 12-11. With the US Lacrosse Convention in town, what better way to treat the fans, coaches and players of the fastest game on two feet than to a thrilling competition of the sport itself? Fans at tonight’s game got exactly what they…
A goalie carousel in Colorado, an influence of B.C.-born rookies for the Alberta squads, and Vancouver’s inaugural draft class stepping up in the franchises’ victorious home debut highlight Week 3 of NLL action for the 2014 rookie class. For the third time in as many games, goalie Tye Belanger was chased from the Colorado Mammoth cage in favor of rookie tender Dillon Ward. After relieving Belanger of his duties during…
After the Major League Lacrosse draft on Friday night we caught up with some of the people who made it possible. Marisa Ingemi and Brendan Staudt were on scene to speak with commissioner David Gross, Bayhawks head coach Dave Cottle and Lizards coach Joe Spallina. David Gross
Saturday night the Vancouver Stealth held it’s first home game as a franchise when they hosted the Minnesota Swarm in a game that Vancouver would win 8-5. Stealth goaltender Tyler Richards would set a new career best for goals against, holding the visiting Swarm to just 5 goals on 49 shots. Captain Kyle Sorensen and the Vancouver defense successfully limited 1st overall pick Logan Schuss and the Swarm offense to…
The Denver Outlaws drafted nine players during the MLL Collegiate Draft on Friday January 10, 2014 including three from the University of Denver. The Outlaws took midfielder Jeremy Noble from the University of Denver in the first round as the sixth-overall pick. Noble has 54 goals and 44 assists (98 points) in 44 career games in his first three years with the Pioneers. Noble is a two-time All-American at the…
On Friday night the Buffalo Bandits won their first game of 2014 when they beat the Toronto Rock 12-10. We spoke with head coach Troy Cordingley after the game.
After eleven seasons at the helm the Peterborough Lakers announced Thursday that they would not be renewing the contract of Head Coach/GM Jamie Batley. Batley led the team to five Mann Cup Championships and ten straight Major Series Lacrosse finals. The position has been offered to Peterborough native Joe Sullivan who said he needed some time to mull over the decision. Sullivan has been an assistant coach with the Lakers since…
Chapel Hill, NC—Fresh off an ACC title and and a #1 ranking in the coach’s poll, the Tarheels felt ready to reach that elusive NCAA title, something that they haven’t won since 1991. However, the Tarheels couldn’t stop Eric Law and the Denver Pioneers as their season fizzled out to a heartbreaking end in the second round of the NCAA tournamemt. It was a long ride home from Indianapolis…
Week three of the MILA has come and gone, with a few teams showing their dominance over the rest. Even though its still quite early in the season, there are teams that have already turned heads around the league. The Chicago Outlaws moved to 2-0 with another victory over the Milwaukee Marauders. The game wasn’t even close, with the Outlaws leaving the score with a 23 to 7 victory. The…
Its been one of the cities that has been talked about when it comes to MLL expansion, and its a place that does make a lot of sense for the league. Atlanta, Georgia is a relatively untested lacrosse market, but one that does show a lot of potential. To start off, youth lacrosse is growing at an incredible rate around the city. This is always a key for MLL teams,…