After walking away from the Rexall Place with a crushing 14-5 defeat at the hands of the undefeated Edmonton Rush on Friday, the Buffalo Bandits had little time for reflection as playoff possibilities were the focus of their matchup today against the Minnesota Swarm. The Buffalo Bandits were unable to bounce back from the loss to the Rush on Friday as they tie the season series at 1-1 in their…
Durham, North Carolina – Duke trailed Syracuse early in the first quarter and then run away with the contest against the Orange by a score of 21-7. The first midfield combined for twelve goals and the combination of face offs win was just too much for the Orange to keep pace with. Much like last year’s National Championship game, face offs had a significant impact on the game. Brendan…
Chapel Hill, North Carolina – The North Carolina Tar Heels defeat the top ranked Maryland Terreapins 11-8 at home. Charlie Raffa played a great game in controlling the face off circle, but the Tar Heels too advantage of some timely saves by their goalie Kieran Burke and got balanced scoring from their offensive players to get their first win in ACC play this year. The Heels opened up the…
The Toronto Rock had an active week, trading for Brandon Miller along with several signings. One of those signings was defenseman/transition Jimmy Purves, who had been released by the Rochester Knighthawks. ” I am very excited to be joining the Rock” he told In Lacrosse We Trust. “I have been waiting all year for a chance to play and am happy the Rock are going to give me an opportunity”…
If we look at where the Nittany Lions were 5 years ago, it definitely did not look like they would be as successful as they are today. They finished out the 2009 season with coach Glenn Thiel, and a 9-5 overall record. The downfall of that season was that the Blue and White did not utilize their full potential until the end of the season, when they caught fire and…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s lacrosse team returns home to Klöckner Stadium Saturday when the Cavaliers (6-2) host Johns Hopkins (5-1) for a non-conference tilt in the battle for the Doyle Smith Cup. Faceoff is set for 4:30 p.m. UVa is ranked No. 10 in the country while Johns Hopkins is ranked No. 8. The game is the ninth annual battle for the Doyle Smith Cup, a spoil since…
After an 11-10-overtime loss against St. John’s, Hofstra looks to get back on track in its second Colonial Athletic Conference matchup of the season on the road against No. 20 Drexel in the inaugural Hero Bowl this Saturday at 4 pm. Looking at the numbers, Hofstra (4-3, 1-0 CAA) is .539 (82-152) on its face-off percentage while Drexel is .638 (118-185). Hofstra is .310 on the man-up and Drexel is…
Who: Virgina @ Duke When: 3pm Saturday March 22 Where: Durham, NC. Virginia is coming off a win against Penn State from March 1st. The 11-12 game was as close as it gets, and the Cavs are excited that they pulled out the win. The cavaliers are bringing their strong scoring capabilities, and it will be a shining opportunity for some of their top scorers like Courtney Swan and…
The Buffalo Bandits may have fell to the Edmonton Rush 14-5, but Buffalo goaltender Anthony Cosmo made what was likely the save of the year.
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