TOWSON STARTS OFF THE SEASON STRONG 2/12/16 By: Lance Crafton, NCAA Writer Towson University After having the home-opener moved from Saturday February 13, to Friday February 12 due to the frigid temperatures, Towson would take on Mercer in front of a crowd of 275 die-hard lacrosse fans and those fans who chose to defy the 26 degree weather at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Baltimore County, Maryland were not disappointed to…
MAMMOTH STILL NUMBER ONE IN THE NLL AFTER DEFEATING CALGARY 2/13/16 By: Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth On Saturday February 13, 2016 the Colorado Mammoth (6-2) took on the Calgary Roughnecks (3-4) at the Scotiabank Saddledome in front of a crowd of 9,888 screaming Roughnecks fans. This would be the first of three meetings against the Roughnecks and the Mammoth were bound and determined to keep that Number One…
TIGER ATHLETICS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 15, 2016 Tiger Lacrosse Moves Up in Two Polls, Holds Steady in Third TOWSON, Md. – Following a 1-0 week, the Towson men’s lacrosse team jumped one spot in two of the three major polls, while staying steady in the third. The first polls of the regular season were released on Monday. After opening 2016 with a nonconference win over visiting Mercer, Towson moved…
KNIGHTHAWKS VS. STEALTH IN OT THRILLER 2/13/16 By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks were back in action this past Saturday taking on the Vancouver Stealth in front of 7,362 at the Blue Cross Arena. The Knighthawks looked to bounce back from there loss to the Georgia Swarm a couple weeks ago. Having been on a bye week the Knighthawks were nothing from exciting Saturday night. Final…
BLACK WOLVES GO HEAD-TO-HEAD AGAINST THE ROCK FIRST TIME IN 2016 By: Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves On Valentine’s Day the New England Black Wolves will play host to the Toronto Rock at Mohegan Sun Arena. The late afternoon date will not be a loving affair. The Black Wolves inaugural season of 2015 ended with a dagger twist as Toronto beat them twice in a row to…
MAMMOTH DEFEAT THE RUSH IN STYLE 2/11/16 By: Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth The Colorado Mammoth (5-2) hosted the world champion Saskatchewan Rush (3-2) at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado on February 11, 2016 in front of a crowd of 10,841 fans. The Mammoth fans were glad to see their team back home after a three game road trip where the Mammoth went (1-2). This game was pivotal…
TIGER ATHLETICS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, 2016 Towson Men’s Lacrosse Home Opener Moved to Friday Night TOWSON, Md. – When the wind speed is greater than the air temperature, something has to give. The 2016 season opener for the No. 16/No. 17 Towson men’s lacrosse team against Mercer has been moved to Friday evening at 6 p.m. inside Johnny Unitas ® Stadium.
FURIOUS BLACK WOLVES RALLY COMES UP SHORT IN BUFFALO 2/6/16 By Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Blackwolves Buffalo is always a tough place to play, with one of the best home crowds in the NLL. New England knows that and proved they would not be shaken when Sheldon Burns (1G) scored the first goal unassisted, shorthanded 2:05 into the game after a too many men bench minor.
COLORADO MAMMOTH LOSE THEIR SECOND TO THE STEALTH 2/6/16 By: Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth On Saturday February 6, 2016 the Colorado Mammoth (4-1) would head to the Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia to face their Western Division rivals the Vancouver Stealth (1-3). The last two times these teams met in B.C. on January 23, 2016, the Mammoth were the ones to score 15 goals while holding…
DIGBY AND HARNETT’S CLUTCH 4th QUARTER GOALS GUIDE ROUGHNECKS PAST SWARM 2/6/16 By: Tim Moony, NLL Correspondent & Editor The Georgia Swarm (3-3) and Calgary Roughnecks (3-3) looked to continue what used to be their divisional contention Saturday night in an NLL week 6 match-up at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary. Despite a second-quarter run from the Swarm, followed by a third quarter run from the Roughnecks, some late fourth…
BAYHAWKS RECEIVE THREE PLAYERS AND FIRST ROUND PICK FOR GOALIE, TYLER FIORITO Photo Courtesy of Chesapeake Bayhawks ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Chesapeake Bayhawks announced Friday that they received a 2017 first round college pick and three players (midfielders Tyler German and Greg Coholan, as well as attackman Ryan Young) from the Boston Cannons in exchange for goalie Tyler Fiorito and a 2017 seventh round supplemental draft pick. “This deal makes…
Buffalo Bandits’ Dhane Smith wins Player of the Month, Georgia Swarm’s Randy Staats earns Rookie of the Month honors The National Lacrosse League has announced Buffalo Bandits forward Dhane Smith as Player of the Month and Georgia Swarm forward Randy Staats as Rookie of the Month for January of the 2016 NLL season. Smith finished the month tied for second in the league in both points (31) and goals…