Mammoth Looking to Take Down the Bandits and Even the Series

March 15, 2014

Photo Credit: Di Miller The Colorado Mammoth (5-7), head east for the first time this season to First Niagara Center in Buffalo on March 15, 2014 to face the Bandits who sit atop the NLL Eastern Division with a record of 7-2.  During the last meeting of the two teams at The Pepsi Center on January 18, the Bandits beat the Mammoth by the score of 16-9.  Will the Mammoth…

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FIL Team Preview: Israel

March 15, 2014

As the FIL World Championships in Denver approach closer and closer, teams are beginning to compile their rosters. ILWT will continue to look into these exciting teams. Israel has an approach in training and member selecting a little different from USA’s. Whereas Team USA recently held their Champions Challenge in Florida to finalize their 23-man roster for their final preparations, Israel is waiting until the very last, legal minute. Israelis…

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Rush Rout Roughnecks, Extending Undefeated Streak to 10-0

March 15, 2014

 A six-goal run in the first half gave the Edmonton Rush a lead they would not relinquish as they cruised to a convincing 15-7 victory over the Calgary Roughnecks last night. The win keeps Edmonton’s undefeated season intact at 10-0, the longest winning streak in NLL history. Calgary drops to 6-5 after their second straight loss but retain second place in the West Division. Curtis Dickson essentially was Calgary’s offense,…

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Hopkins, ‘Cuse: Two Powerhouses Face Off at Noon

March 15, 2014

At 12:00pm, the No.3 John Hopkins Blue Jays take on the 10th-ranked Syracuse Orange. John Hopkins (5-0) looks to continue their success and take down the Orange. Attackman Wells Stanwick, brother of Steele Stanwick, leads the Blue Jays with 27 points (9G, 18A). His two other attack partners, Ryan Brown and Brandon Benn are right behind him, sitting at 2nd and 3rd on the team in points, respectively. Syracuse University…

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Staff Debate: Should the NCAA Have a Shot Clock?

March 15, 2014

One of the longest raging debates in college lacrosse is that of a shot clock. Both professional leagues use it, and stall warnings can be a mess in college, so why not? Four ILWT staff members (Brendan Staudt, MLL Roundtable co-host; Joe Keegan, MLL Talk panelist; Brendan Chamberlain, ILWT NCAA Lead Writer; James Simmons, ILWT NCAA Columnist) go at it with their opinions on the matter. Brendan Staudt: YES. There’s shot…

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NLL Staff Picks: Week Twelve

March 14, 2014

The game picks for this week are in from the ILWT NLL writing staff. This week only Ian has the Roughnecks winning, only Di and Rocco have the Mammoth, and only Ian has Toronto winning both games. Rocco and Jim are the only ones to pick Philadelphia to defeat Rochester as well. Week 12 v v  v  v   v Dan Pattison   Marisa Ingemi           Ian…

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Video: MLL Talk Episode Three

March 14, 2014

Last night on MLL Talk, NCA GameDay and MLL Roundtable host Andrew Goldberg hosted a panel of ILWT writer Alex Urquhart and College Lax Report host Dave Giancola to talk about the MLL off season thus far.

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Epoch Lacrosse’s Game Changing “Otter Mesh™” Hits Stores

March 14, 2014

Minneapolis, MN – March 14, 2014 – Epoch Lacrosse, a leader in carbon composite lacrosse equipment technology, today announced that their game changing and patent pending Otter Mesh™ is now available at authorized Epoch Lacrosse dealers (see list below) and select online retailers.  Visit Epoch’s YouTube channel to learn more about Otter Mesh.   Epoch Lacrosse, which is best known for its innovative carbon composite lacrosse shafts, didn’t hold back when it designed Otter Mesh.  Otter Mesh is…

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NCAA Preview: Wildcats Travel to Play Terps

March 14, 2014

PHOTO CREDIT: CHARLES TSIANG Villanova is traveling to Maryland to take on the Terps this weekend.  This will be the 8th time the teams are meeting, and Maryland is 7-0 overall against the Wildcats.  Villanova is 1-3 this season, and are traveling with high hopes of upsetting the 5-0 Terps tonight. During their last meeting in 2013, Villanova was within one point of Maryland and the score was tied four…

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Chamberlain: Beware of the Ides of March

March 13, 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ides_of_March   #3 Johns Hopkins vs #10 Syracuse I like ‘Cuse to defeat Johns Hopkins in this contest. While the Orange has struggled on faceoffs, they are still an elite program that is still working out its lineup. Each week this team continue to improve and on Saturday, Randy Staats, Dylan Donohue and Kevin Rice will give the Hopkins defense fits. I’m calling for a big day for the Orange vs….

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