NCAA Women’s Power Rankings: Tar Heels, Orange Lead Charge

1.      North Carolina—Before the season even started, the Tarheels were ranked No. 1 in many preseason polls. They did not disappoint in their season opener against Florida, who they defeated convincingly 20-8. 2.      Syracuse—The Orange have opened their season at 2-0 with blowouts against Stetson and Jacksonville. Their offense was nearly unstoppable in both games, but they travel to Virginia near the end of the month to play an always…

February 12, 2014
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NCAA Preview: Tufts at Yale

February 11, 2014

When most people think of Tufts University and Yale, they think brains, books, and undoubtedly future CEOs and doctors of America. What they may not realize is that both of these schools are home to two incredibly talented men’s lacrosse teams, who compete year after year for top NCAA honors. Last season, Tufts ended the year at 16-5, only to suffer a disappointing loss in the NCAA Quarterfinals against Rochester…

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Mammoth Finally Find Groove in Net

February 11, 2014

It seems like goaltending has been a problem for the Colorado Mammoth for the past five years. Starting with the struggles of Andrew Leyshon, they ended up later relying on Chris Levis and Matt Roik, and this season went into it with minimal net experience. Their two goaltenders were set to be Tye Belanger, who missed most of last season with injury, and rookie Dillon Ward. Ward was the third…

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Audio: Miller, Hoffman After Wings Losses

The Philadelphia Wings struggled this weekend with two losses. Despite this, storylines have followed them everywhere they go, with the return of Brandon Miller in net and Jake Bergey’s number being retired. With the two losses this weekend, the Wings fell to fourth place in the East Division standings. After the loss to the Edmonton Rush on Saturday night, we caught up with Miller and defenseman Eric Hoffman. In three…

February 11, 2014
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Major League Lacrosse Partners with STX

STX becomes an Official Equipment Partner for 2014 BOSTON (Feb. 11, 2014) – Major League Lacrosse, the premier outdoor lacrosse league, announced today it has partnered with Baltimore-based STX, to provide equipment to MLL players for the 2014 season. “We’re excited to have STX join Major League Lacrosse as an Official Equipment Partner,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross.  “Our goal when opening the equipment category was to help unite the…

February 11, 2014
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NCAA Preview: Marist at Stony Brook

WHERE: @ Stony Brook WHEN: Friday February 14 @ 6:00 In what will be another of these seemingly annual opening season rematches, Marist will travel to “Strong Island” to play an up-and-coming Stony Brook team. Last season, Marist beat Stony Brook 13-9 on their way to having a nice 2013 season. They ended the year 10-4 and 5-1 in the MAAC, where they were the regular season champions. On the…

February 10, 2014
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Hopkins Tops Ohio State in Triple OT Thriller

Baltimore, Maryland–Johns Hopkins took down Ohio State in a physical battle on Homewood Field. The teams will be conference rivals once the Big Ten opens its doors next year. If this is a semblance of Big Ten Lacrosse, it will be an amazing conference from top to bottom. This game had it all, scoring runs, sways in momentum, great saves, and some great hitting. The first half progressed with both…

February 9, 2014
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Mammoth Find Rhythm Behind Powell, Grant

The Colorado Mammoth returned to the Langley Event Centre in Vancouver on February 8, 2014 for their third game against the Vancouver Stealth in four weeks. The Mammoth were coming off back-to-back wins against the Calgary Roughnecks and Minnesota Swarm, both close, fast paced high scoring games. Hopes were extremely high that the Mammoth would again come away with a victory, and they did just that beating the Stealth by…

February 9, 2014
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Stealth Drop Fourth Straight; Mammoth on a Roll

Photo Credit: Dan Brodie Vancouver relinquished a fourth quarter lead and was on the losing side of a 10-9 decision versus the Mammoth Saturday night at the Langley Events Centre.  Captain John Grant Jr. and goaltender Dillon Ward stood out in a hard fought road victory versus a game Vancouver squad. Vancouver now finds itself mired in a four-game losing streak. The Stealth turned in a much improved effort than…

February 9, 2014
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Bandits Streak Ends At Knighthawks, Vinc

From the old proverb by Geoffrey Chaucer, all good things must come to an end. The Rochester Knighthawks (4-2) defense and the stellar play of superstar goaltender Matt Vinc were the reasons why they earned their 9-6 victory against the Buffalo Bandits (5-2) Saturday night in front of 9,280 fans at the Blue Cross Arena. The Knighthawks outscored the Bandits 5-0 after the first half and held off a four…

February 9, 2014
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