LOS ANGELES – April 18, 2024 – The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) powered by Ticketmaster today announced the professional lacrosse players set to be inducted into the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame at the PLL’s Alumni Weekend, August 3 – 4 at Homewood Field in Baltimore. Brendan Mundorf, Josh Sims, Kyle Sweeney, and Lee Zink have been named to the 2024 Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame Class by the Hall…
Georgetown Hoyas Graham Bundy Jr. Named Tewaaraton Award Nominee 4/18/24
WASHINGTON – Georgetown University men’s lacrosse captain Graham Bundy Jr. was named a Tewaaraton Award Nominee, as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation on Thursday. Bundy was also a Tewaaraton Award nominee as a junior in 2022 and is now one of the top-25 men’s players in the nation in the running for the highest award in college lacrosse. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring…
What If…The NLL Playoffs Started NOW – Marvel x NLL
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Credit: Christian Bender Marvel introduced us to the What If… Series not too long ago, and with Marvel partnering with the NLL this year, here is Lacrosse is Awesome’s version of questioning the future. I am not The Watcher…but with so many exciting possibilities decided by the final weekend of the regular season here is my reading of the future if instead…
Premier Lacrosse League Announces Matchups for 2024 Regular Season 4/16/24
LOS ANGELES – April 16, 2024 – The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) powered by Ticketmaster today released regular season matchups for the league’s 2024 season, marking the first time PLL teams will represent home cities in pursuit of Eastern and Western Conference titles, and the 2024 PLL Cash App Championship Trophy. The opening game of the 2024 season will feature a rematch of the 2023 PLL Cash App Championship between…
Denver MLAX Moves Up to Sixth and Seventh in National Polls 4/15/24
By: Niko Blankenship The Pioneers enter the second to last week in the regular season at No. 4 in the RPI DENVER – The University of Denver men’s lacrosse program moved up a spot in the coaches’ poll for the third-straight week up to No. 6, while bumping up three spots in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll to No. 7 heading into a match-up at Providence (2-1 in BIG EAST)…
Hoyas Banks Named to BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll 4/15/24
WASHINGTON – Georgetown University men’s lacrosse’s Ty Bank was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll, as announced by the league office on Monday. Banks put together another solid defensive performance in the Hoyas 10-8 setback at Denver in a top-10 showdown in the Mile High City over the weekend. Banks was credited with three caused turnovers and collected three ground balls against the then-No. 7/10 Pioneers. Georgetown’s defense…
Albany Streak of Losses Continues at Panther City – 4/14/2024
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Panther City Lacrosse Club (9-8) hosted the Albany Firewolves (10-7) for a Sunday matinee this week. Having lost four in a row entering Texas, the Firewolves have clinched a post season berth but have quickly been falling further down the standings. Panther City is firmly in the jungle of teams around.500 on the season and every win pushes them closer to making the final…
[7/10] Denver Takes Down [6/6] Georgetown 10-8 April 13, 2024
By: Niko Blankenship Pioneers use a 4-0 fourth quarter to come from behind in another top-10 win at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium DENVER – The [7/10] University of Denver men’s lacrosse program got a first hat trick of the season from Richie Connell and 10 important stops in net from Malcolm Kleban to secure a 10-8 win over [6/6] Georgetown on Saturday afternoon at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. KEY PERFORMANCES:…
Delaware Men’s Lacrosse Holds On to Down Stony Brook 16-12 on Senior Day 4/13/24
NEWARK, Del. – Despite a late-game surge from the Seawolves, the University of Delaware men’s lacrosse team held on to defeat Stony Brook 16-12 Saturday afternoon on Senior Day, extending Delaware’s win streak to four games. The Blue Hens improve to 7-3 on the year and remain a perfect 5-0 in CAA action while the Seawolves drop to 4-8 and 2-3 in league play. HENS HIGHLIGHTS Senior JP Ward notched…
The Rock Ride a Big First Half to Victory Over Knighthawks 4/13/24
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse Is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Toronto Rock (14-3) hosted the Rochester Knighthawks (6-10) on Saturday night, April 13, 2024, in front of their largest crowd of the season on Fan Appreciation Night. The Rock were hoping to sew up the top seed in the NLL and have home floor advantage throughout the playoffs with a win while Rochester was hoping…
Buffalo Looking Good in Decisive Victory Over Calgary 4/13/24
Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Mike Hetzel Bandits (10-7) fans were 19,070 strong tonight at KeyBank Center when they hosted the Calgary Roughnecks (7-10) hoping to clinch a play off spot for the 2023-24 season. It was Fan Appreciation Night in Banditland and the fans got to witness a great send off for the final home game of the regular season as Buffalo would…
Bill Tierney: The Lacrosse Whisperer 4/12/24
By Wyatt Miller, Premier Lacrosse League Unbeknownst to head coach Bill Tierney, David Morrow quit the Princeton lacrosse team as a freshman in 1990. “I was the worst player on the team,” Morrow said. “They’d be talking about a drill and I’d just be standing in the back of the line hoping to figure it out before my turn. After a month or so, I just said ‘F*** it, I’m…