By:Marcelo Alfonso Sagüez Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks (6-7) travelled to Georgia to take on the Swarm (4-8) in the final meeting of these two teams this 2016 Lacrosse season. After a slow start in this contest, the Roughnecks pushed back to come out with the win 16-12 over the Swarm in Friday night lacrosse action. Looking back to February 6 of this season the Roughnecks overcame a…
By Chris Crane, NLL Correspondent The Buffalo Bandits (8-4) took on the Vancouver Stealth (3-9) at the First Niagara Center in front of a crowd of 14,301. The Bandits who are in first place in the Eastern Division would show why they are in first place by rolling over the Stealth 17-10. Vancouver’s Rhys Duch would get the Stealth on the board first only 53 seconds into the first period….
MEDIA RELEASE Eighth-ranked Johns Hopkins (4-2) hits the road for the first time since February 20 as the Blue Jays travel to Charlottesville to take on Virginia (3-5). Faceoff is set for 1:01 pm with a live national television audience on ESPNU. A Look Back: Johns Hopkins ran its winning streak to three games with an 11-10 overtime victory against then third-ranked Syracuse last Saturday at Homewood Field.
Courtesy of Major League Lacrosse March madness isn’t just reserved for college basketball. Between the overtime finishes between Syracuse-Johns Hopkins and Virginia-Notre Dame to the Green Turtle Classic in Maryland, lacrosse fans had plenty to cheer about. This week also brought the first wave of additions to the watch list for the 2016 Tewaraaton Award. Three more 2016 MLL Draftees were added to the mix: John Edmonds, midfielder from Cornell and…
MEDIA RELEASE PERRY, N.Y – Picking up his second honor of the week, Towson men’s lacrosse attackman Spencer Parks was named as the USILA/Lids Team Sports Offensive Player of the Week. The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), made the announcement Wednesday afternoon.
By: Andrew Gallagher, Beat Writer Atlanta Blaze The first season of play for the Blaze begins on April 23, 2016. They have acquired a full roster through the Supplemental Draft; Expansion Draft; and Free Agency and are ready for their first game. The roster is full of young talent ready to make a name for them selves and shock the MLL.
By: Kevin S. Clancy, Beat Writer Boston University Although it was an away game for Boston University, you could see Nickerson Field from atop Harvard Stadium with the full moon lighting up the sky. BU Junior Cal Dearth made use of the moonlight and cheering fans to secure the win with his four goals and two assists including the final three to notch the win over Harvard 9-8.
MEDIA RELEASE ROSEMONT, IL – Johns Hopkins junior midfielder Cody Radziewicz (Manlius, NY/Christian Brothers Academy) has been named the Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts in Johns Hopkins’ 11-10 come-from-behind overtime win against third-ranked Syracuse on Saturday.
By: Lance Crafton, Beat Writer Towson University The #9/10 Towson Tigers played the Furman Paladins at home at Johnny Unitas Stadium on the last day of winter, March 19 and winter was not going to go quietly. It was a cold day that started off with a drizzle and ended with a combination of various states of precipitation from rain to snow and sleet in between. This is the first…
By: Tom Maguire, Beat Writer Bates College On a crisp sunny afternoon in Hartford CT., the Bates Bobcats women’s lacrosse team lost their first game of the year 6-5 against the #3 ranked Trinity Bantams. The game began with three goal swings by both teams in the first half before settling down to a tight back and forth game until the clock ran out.
MEDIA RELEASE March 21, 2016 TOWSON, Md. – Despite going 2-0 last week, the Towson men’s lacrosse team held firm in two of the national polls, but fell one spot in the Nike/USILA Coaches’ Poll.
MEDIA RELEASE LEWISBURG, Pa. – The No. 16 Boston University men’s lacrosse team suffered a 13-6 setback at Bucknell on Saturday at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. BU (6-2, 2-1 PL) and Bucknell (5-3, 2-2 PL) were tied, 4-4, after 30 minutes, but the Bison outscored the Terriers, 9-2, in the second half to snap the Terriers’ three-game win streak.