Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Saskatchewan Rush returned home Saturday night for Game 2 of their semi-final matchup against the Halifax Thunderbirds. The Rush won handily last Saturday, beating the Thunderbirds in Halifax 16-7 in Game 1. Austin Shanks (2G, 2A) scored six goals on his way to being the hero in Game 1, and although he didn’t repeat the sock trick in Game 2, he scored the…
Shanks Shines for Rush in Game 1 Victory – 5/4/2025
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Austin Shanks spent the first six seasons of his career with the franchise now in Halifax. They were the Rochester Knighthawks when he was drafted, but no matter the home venue, Shanks was a crowd favorite and a matchstick on the offensive end. On Saturday night, in Game 1 of the Saskatchewan Rush matchup against the Halifax Thunderbirds, Shanks ignited the Rush, scoring six…
Buffalo’s Defensive Dominance Continues in Semi-Finals – 5/2/2025
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Buffalo Bandits hosted the first NLL Semi-Final game Friday night to a sold-out crowd. The visiting Vancouver Warriors needed to solve a defense that allowed only four goals in the single elimination first round against the San Diego Seals. In Game 1 of the best of three series, they were unable to rattle Matt Vinc (3GA, 35SV) and the Bandits’ defense. Buffalo didn’t…
Saskatchewan Puts Out the Lights for Georgia & Moves to the Semi-Finals 4/26/25
Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Brent Just The No. 7 Seed Georgia Swarm travelled to Saskatoon to face the No. 2 Seed Saskatchewan Rush in the first round of the 2024-25 Playoffs on Saturday April 26, 2025. Georgia won their last game of the season over Buffalo to get into the playoffs, while Saskatchewan had clinched a spot in the playoffs a few weeks…
Halifax Packs a Punch & Sends Calgary Packing 4/26/25
Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image: James Bennett The No. 3 Seed Halifax Thunderbirds played host to the No. 6 Seed Calgary Roughnecks on Saturday April 26, 2025. This started Round One of the 2024-25 Playoffs and the first time in Halifax history that they would host a playoff game. The arena was electric, and the fans’ enthusiasm was definitely a key to the domination by the…
Bandits and Seals Battle in Lowest Scoring NLL Playoff Game Ever – 4/25/2025
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The two-time defending Buffalo Bandits hosted the San Diego Seals Friday night for the first game of the 2025 NLL Playoffs. Buffalo entered the playoffs as the #1 overall seed, ending the regular season with a 13-5 record while San Diego secured the #8 seed. The Bandits are looking to become the first team since the Rochester Knighthawks (the franchise now in Halifax) to…
Albany Can’t Keep Win Streak Alive in Season Finale – 4/18/2025
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Albany Firewolves (7-11) travelled to play the San Diego Seals (9-9) Friday night in Week 21, the final week, of the NLL regular season. Last weekend in Albany, the Firewolves kept their playoff hopes alive with a home win against the Seals. For last night’s tilt, San Diego needed a win to secure a playoff spot, while Albany needed a win and some…
Toronto’s Woes Continue as they Drop Home Finale to Halifax 4/18/25
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Toronto Rock (5-12) hosted the Halifax Thunderbirds (11-7) on Friday night April 18, 2025, for their last home game at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre, their temporary home for the 2024-25 season and will be back in Hamilton next season. Halifax was coming in having already clinched a play-off spot and were hoping for the…
Villanova Men’s Lacrosse Defeats St. John’s for Their Fourth Consecutive Victory 4/12/25
The Wildcats start 3-0 in BIG EAST action for the first time since 2013 Next Game: Marquette University 4/19/2025 | 12:00 P.M. VILLANOVA, Pa. – Men’s Lacrosse continued their hot streak, picking up their third BIG EAST victory and fourth win in a row, defeating the St. John’s Red Storm by a score of 10-7 on Saturday. The Michener brothers tallied six points for the Wildcats’ offense, en route to helping…
Defense Leads [RV/RV] Pios Past [13/13] Georgetown 4/12/25
Denver’s defense blanked the Hoyas in both the first and fourth quarters in a wire-to-wire victory in the nation’s capital Next Game: Providence 4/19/2025 | 3 p.m. MT WASHINGTON D.C. – The [RV/RV] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team’s defense turned in another 60-minute showing against a nationally-ranked opponent in the Pioneers 7-3 win at [13/13] Georgetown on Saturday afternoon at Cooper Field. Malcolm Kleban made five of his 11 saves…
Tye Kurtz Leads Firewolves in Win Over Seals – 4/12/25
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© MVP Arena in Albany, New York was buzzing for the Albany Firewolves (7-10) final home game of the regular season on Saturday night. The Firewolves faced the San Diego Seals (8-9) for the first time since they knocked them out of the playoffs last year, and to keep their playoff hopes alive, they needed to win again. Pat Kavanaugh (1G, 2A) made his NLL…
Toronto Battles for the Win but Falls Short to the Warriors 4/11/25
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Toronto Rock (5-11) hosted the Vancouver Warriors (20-7) on Friday night April 15, 2025, and were looking to play spoiler, but they couldn’t overcome the deficit, and the Warriors would go onto victory giving them their first playoff appearance since 2017. Vancouver has not lost since Christian Del Bianco (34 saves) started playing for them…