**Photo Credit: Lacrosse Playground** While the University of Notre Dame defense is an established powerhouse on the back, the Fighting Irish have had difficulty finding the back of the cage. Despite the lack of offensive production, Kevin Corrigan’s Fighting Irish have become an elite program. A National Championship has eluded Notre Dame in recent years. The Irish have appeared at Championship Weekend twice in the past four seasons, including the…
The Bucknell Bison ended their 2013 season in disappointing fashion, falling to Lehigh University in the Patriot League finals. Heading into the spring, Bucknell is once again primed to contend for the Patriot League championship alongside reigning champs Lehigh as well as 2012 NCAA champion and conference newcomer Loyola College. Despite finishing second in the Patriot League and missing out on an at-large NCAA bid, the Bisons 2013 was marked…
The newest team in the Canadian Lacrosse League, the SouthWest Cyclops may not have a permanent home, but Head Coach and General Manager Jeremy Tallevi has already created a team identity for his new club. “We have a solid mix of players who will play a fast-paced and exciting brand of lacrosse,” said Tallevi in a CLax press release. “I know we can play with any team in the league,…
After missing the first seven games of the 2014 NLL season, Colorado Mammoth forward Casey Powell will make his season-debut against the Minnesota Swarm at PepsiCenter on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET. Powell who was the 2010 NLL MVP registered 9 goals and 23 assists in just six games for the Mammoth last season. In December, Powell stated that personal reasons would keep him from playing. Now he’s returning and ready to…
2014 NCAA Season Preview: University of Maryland (Men’s) The University of Maryland Men’s Lacrosse team hasn’t played a meaningful game since last May, a game in which they fell 8-16 to perennial contender Cornell in the NCAA First Round. Their next meaningful game is less than two weeks away when they welcome Mount St. Mary’s Saturday, February 8 to College Park. The Terps are coming off last year’s 10-4…
After a hectic offseason that saw the cancellation of the all fall events and the firing of a head coach, the Cornell Big Red lacrosse team will look towards the spring season to start anew. An investigation regarding reports of hazing led to the Cornell Athletics Department suspending the men’s lacrosse team on September 13, 2013. Despite being unable to take part in fall ball, the Big Red’s turmoil would…
Four games into the 2014 NLL season, the Rochester Knighthawks are sitting in second place in the East Division with a 3-1 record. It is still early in the 18-game schedule and lots can happen between now and the playoffs, but does it look like the Knighthawks can win an unprecedented third Champion’s Cup in a row? The early indicators are good. In spite of suffering their first loss of…
The Big East will have a new champion come this spring. Both Syracuse and Notre Dame have left the conference for the very dangerous and competitive ACC. Villanova has a very good chance of taking the conference crown but has newly added Denver standing in their way. Schools Remaining from 2013 Georgetown–The Hoyas, led by second year coach Kevin Warne, finished 2013 6-9 overall with a conference record…
This past summer Tyler Richards took some time off from the WLA, and New Westminster Salmonbellies. For many Vancouver Stealth fans this left some questions to be answered. Would the T-Rich we have all grown accustomed to show up to camp, still be productive between the pipes, and have the passion we have seen in seasons past? This early in the season Richards appears to have two weaknesses. First of…
I had never heard of MCLA lacrosse before I came on board with ILWT. Natural curiosity led me to do some investigation into why I had recently learned there were hundreds of college varsity lacrosse programs and approximately 30 percent are NCAA sanctioned. Repeatedly, lacrosse is the fastest growing sport in the world. The question in this instance is not what is keeping the NCAA from sanctioning MCLA teams. The…