The Nittany Lions are gearing up for their annual Friends and Family Weekend that kicks off with a “Blue and White” scrimmage on Friday night in Happy Valley. This is going to be an exciting weekend for the team, as they get to display what they have been practicing since the spring season ended, and it will be a great opportunity to get the students and fans involved early-on in…
By defeating the Peterborough Lakers in the MSL finale, the Six Nations Chiefs earned the right to host the 2014 Mann Cup, which starts on Friday at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Hagersville. The Chiefs had an average regular season, finishing in fourth place with a 9-9 record. They had a fluctuating lineup; none of their players dressed for all 18 games. Many of their players missed a significant amount…
We have the privilege of being at the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Cup. Here’s pictures mainly focusing on the U17 teams, a few young guns in the mix also.
The 2014 Championship came down to the final minute of regulation. High intensity surged throughout the entire match and therefore, very little went wrong for either team. What went right for both the Rattlers and Outlaws was quite a bit. ENVIRONMENT Atlanta surpassed all expectations with a powerful crowd of over 8,000 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium. Supporters all around came out to the event: followers of the teams in…
Less than one month ago, Buffalo Bandits General Manager Steve Dietrich announced that the team had re-signed starting goaltender Anthony Cosmo to a new one year deal. With the Bandits locking in their 2014 finalist for NLL Goaltender of the Year for another season, the team’s focus shifts now to who will be backing up Cosmo for the 2015 season. With only one open position and three solid potential backups…
This past 2014 NCAA lacrosse season was subject to some major changes. Realignments and plans of future for conferences, Duke 3-peating, and, of course, Miles, Lyle and Ty Thompson. The Thompsons all attended University of Albany to play lacrosse but there was more behind their reasons. Throughout NCAA history, all the “good native American players” were picked up by Syracuse University, or in other terms, “bought out.” When the two…
Only two teams remain in the hunt to host the 2014 Mann Cup. Peterborough and Six Nations started their series on Thursday in Peterborough. Six Nations knocked off the first place Brooklin Redmen in five games, while the Lakers took down a tough, up-and-coming KW squad. Peterborough leads the Six Nations series one game to none after winning game one 9-7. Game two is Tuesday night in Six Nations. Thursday’s…
The regular season has come to a close, and the Machine are looking back with a positive attitude. The team finished out with a solid 8-6 record, and ended the regular season with a five game win-streak. The streak was tied for the longest winning streak in the MLL’s history. Their winning streak was put to an end on August 16th by the Rattlers in the first round of…
Award winners selected by voting among league’s game officials BOSTON (August 18, 2014) – US Lacrosse and Major League Lacrosse have named Chesapeake Bayhawks’ Matt Abbott as the winner of the USL/MLL Sportsmanship Player of the Year Award, and the Rochester Rattlers as the winner of the league’s 2014 USL/MLL Team Sportsmanship Award. Both selections were based on voting conducted among the league’s game officials. The team…
Photo Credit: Di Miller On August 13, the MLL held their weekly Coaches Conference Call and Denver Outlaws Head Coach B.J. O’Hara was asked about the overtime loss to the New York Lizards on August 9. He said: “Both teams put winning the game ahead of any of the other distractions in terms of margin of victory. We were trying to win the game that was in front of us, as…