The NCAA lacrosse season has come to an end and once again, it was one for the books. The Big East had a competitive year, with some teams remaining at the top of the pack all season long, while others struggled to find their rhythm. As this season comes to a close, we take a look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly. For Louisville, this season would…
The Victoria Shamrocks (2-0-1) will look to pick up their first road victory of the year Thursday, June 4 when they travel to Queens Park Arena for an early season clash with the New Westminster Salmonbellies (2-1). Victoria enters the match-up on a two-game winning streak, defeating the Nanaimo Timbermen 15-7 before squeaking out a 7-6 victory over the Coquitlam Adanacs. New Westminster picked up a pair of convincing wins…
Two teams headed in opposite directions will face off on Thursday night as Chesapeake travels to Rochester for a 7:30 p.m. opening faceoff on CBS Sports Network. After dropping their season opener against New York, the Rattlers have won three of their last four games to move into a tie for second place in the league standings. The only loss came to first-place Denver, who are 5-0 and haven’t lost…
Here are you WLA three stars of the week for the week of May 28, a week that saw wins for the Burrards and Thunder take home a victory each. 3. Jeff Cornwall—Maple Ridge Burrards Cornwall earns the third spot on this list thanks to his four-goal night against the Maple Ridge Burrards as he helped lead the New Westminster Salmonbellies to an 11-8 win over the Burrards. 2. Alex…
The MLL was a huge success this past weekend. The Machine recorded their first-ever victory over the Bayhawks in franchise history. The Outlaws remain undefeated and the Rattlers put an extensive halt to the Launch’s early momentum. The three stars this week are: Marcus Holman, Ohio Machine Holman led the Machine to their first win over the Chesapeake Bayhawks this weekend, their first win against this team in the history of…
After a week break, the MLL has rebooted itself this past weekend as it heads into the second of three “terms” this season. Who are the league leaders in each statistic thus far heading into Week 5 of MLL action? Here is a breakdown of each statistic. Points: Casey Powell, A, Florida Launch Powell has put his money where his mouth is. After helping move the MLL team formally known…
The Vancouver Stealth announced today that Head Coach and Vice President of Lacrosse Operations Chris Hall is retiring from coaching due to health related matters. Hall will remain with the organization as Senior Advisor to the President. In a related announcement, the Stealth have appointed Dan Perreault to the position of Head Coach, effective today. Hall has been Head Coach with the team since 2009 and won his second National…
Our Pat Gregoire has been on Twitter all week reporting on a new American box lacrosse league. He adds some more detail today about the potential league. With more research I have found out that the league is exploring the possibility of beginning operation in 2015 but has set a more realistic goal of 2016 as it is in the infancy stage and is currently starting it’s ownership drive. The…
Jake Tripucka, second-year midfielder for Major League Lacrosse‘s Charlotte Hounds, discusses with Lacrosse Lounge host Phil Shore what it’s like for him to to be a professional lacrosse player and what’s going on with the Hounds after five games in the 2014 season. Tripucka comes from a family of professional athletes. His grandfather, Frank, was a quarterback in the NFL, AFL and CFL, and his No. 18 jersey was retired by theDenver Broncos (before Tripucka…
Monday night we saw the start of the Oakville Rock season against the always talented Peterborough Lakers. The first period was all Peterborough, as the Rock struggled to keep pace. John Grant Jr. tallied the first two goals of the game with assists from Adam Jones, Chad Culp, Shawn Evans, and Mark Steehuis. Oakville would finally get on the board at the 12:03 mark with a beauty of a goal…