Last weekend saw some shakeups in the top 20 as water finds its level and this weekend has some great games in store as well. If you’ve got some time on your hands and want to watch some quality lacrosse, I’ve got the medicine for you. Three Ya Gotta See No. 11 Lynchburg at No. 16 Gettysburg, 2:30 p.m. Saturday—By far the best matchup of the Saturday slate, this pits…
The Colorado Mammoth will host the Calgary Roughnecks on Saturday March 8, 2o14 at The Pepsi Center in Denver for their Lacrosse Out Cancer Night. The Western Division rivals will face-off for their final game of the 2014 regular season, both hoping to win the series. Since 2005 the teams have equaled each other in wins and losses with nine on both sides. In the previous two meetings of the…
WHO: Syracuse and St. Johns WHERE: Kennesaw, GA WHAT: Cobb County Lacrosse Classic WHEN: Saturday, March 8 @ 4 pm SYRACUSE Woof. What a rough road it’s been. Despite stellar performances on offense and the same defense as previous seasons, the Orange’s shortcomings all come down to one factor: realignment. In 2015, NCAA lacrosse divisions and conferences are being reorganized to better reflect other sports in the league and…
USA Profile: Kevin Leveille Position: Attack College: UMass ’03 Professional Team: Rochester Rattlers Kevin Leveille is a 10-year Lacrosse veteran and one of the most impressive athletes of the decade. He’s a player who’s shaped by not only natural talent but had a great upbringing that led to his success. He played for the TAYA Chiefs and thrived in high school before finding a place at UMass, where he…
With five games inside the top 20, I’m in a NY State of mind for this week’s preview. #1 Maryland @ Stony Brook—Interesting matchup as Maryland travels to Stony Brook’s LaValle stadium. The Seawolves are coming off an inspiring 12-9 win over Rutgers, while the Terps defeated Duke 10-6 at Byrd Stadium last week. Look for this game to be settled at the faceoff with Charlie Raffa having the edge…
Toronto’s Billings wins Player of the Month award, Minnesota’s Schuss earns Rookie of the Month honors The National Lacrosse League has announced Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month award winners for February of the 2014 NLL regular season. Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings, who currently leads the league in points (70) and assists (50), won the NLL Player of the Month award after posting five or more points in all five games last month. The…
The trading deadline may be 12 days away, but the Philadelphia Wings have gone out and signed Stephen Hoar to a one year deal and placed him on the active roster making him available for this weekend’s matchup against the Rochester Knighthawks. With that move the Wings have placed Michael Diehl on the practice squad. Hoar who stands at 6’2″ and weighs 215 pounds will obviously add size to the…
The defending champion Rochester Knighthawks are coming off of a strong win in Colorado against the Mammoth and this week will be hosting their rival Philadelphia Wings. In their win against Colorado, third year player Stephen Keogh led the ‘Hawks with five goals in the first half. “It was a good win for us last week especially on the road in a tough building,” Keogh told us. “We came out…
The Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) have agreed to terms with Defender Stephen Hoar to a one-year agreement for the 2014 season. To make room for Hoar on the active 20-man roster, the Wings moved Defender Michael Diehl to the Practice Squad. Diehl has appeared in two games this season contributing two forced turnovers and collecting two loose balls. This is his first season in the NLL….
The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) is pleased to announce its Week Five Players of the Week for the 2014 Season. Offensive Player of the Week: Travis Gibbons – Barrie Blizzard – The newly acquired Gibbons didn’t wait long to make an impact with the Blizzard. Gibbons had 4 goals and 7 assists including the game-winner in OT to give the Blizzard their first win of the season. Honourable mention goes to Durham’s Derek Hopcroft who…