Justin and Friends Playoff Picks – Round 2, 5/10/2019

May 10, 2019

None of us saw the Colorado upset happen!  Congratulations to the Mammoth.  They face a tough task visiting Colorado, where they have not won in the post season since their 2006 championship run.  All except one game resulted in an “upset” showing just how great NLL competition is.  We are down to the last four teams and these single elimination divison finals will determine who plays for the Cup. Shawn…

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Lightning Strikes in Saskatchewan Mammoth Upset in OT 5/3/19

May 3, 2019

Di Miller, Correspondent Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome© The Colorado Mammoth, the No. 4 Seed in the West, headed to Saskatchewan to face the Rush, the No. 1 Seed for the First Round of the Western Division Semi-Finals.  The Rush had 11,358 fans on hand to watch their team head to Round Two. Colorado had just come off an embarrassing loss to the Rush in the last weekend of the…

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Justin and Friends Playoff Picks – Round 1 5/3/19

May 3, 2019

A few of us at Lacrosse is Awesome are here to deliver our predictions for the first round of the NLL playoffs.  In this first round, it is win or go home! West Division Colorado Mammoth (4) at Saskatchewan Rush (1) Friday, May 3 at 9:30 PM EST Justin Ivey These two teams are meeting for the second week in a row.  In the last week of the regular season,…

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The Wings Were Keeper of the Hive in Georgia 4/20/19

April 21, 2019

Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© On a warm night in Georgia, the Swarm (12-6) would host their Eastern Division rivals, the Philadelphia Wings (4-14) in front of a crowd of 8,735 hometown fans for their final game in the regular season.  Georgia looked sloppy in last night’s contest, especially for a team that needed the win to clinch the number one seed in the NLL East, and Philadelphia…

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Pioneers [12/13] Fourth Quarter Dominance Too Much for the Friars 4/20/19

April 20, 2019

Di Miller, Correspondent DU Men’s Lacrosse Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Di Miller With their final home game before the Big East Tournament on May 2 and May 4, the DU Pioneers hosted the Providence Friars.  It was Senior’s Day at Peter Barton Stadium on a beautiful spring afternoon.  Providence would keep it close until the fourth quarter when DU would come alive outscoring the Friars 6-3 for…

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The Mammoth Still Don’t Clinch 4/12/19

April 13, 2019

Di Miller, Correspondent Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Rochester Knighthawks On Friday April 12, the Colorado Mammoth (6-10) hosted the Rochester Knighthawks (5-11) for the only meeting of the two teams this season.  It was “Fan Appreciation” night at the Pepsi Center and Mammoth fans were 13,202 strong in the hopes that their team would finally clinch the remaining spot in the west in their final…

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Warriors Can’t Overcome First Half Dominance by the Rush 3/30/19

March 31, 2019

Di Miller, Correspondent Vancouver Warriors Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Saskatchewan Rush As the season winds down, for the teams who are sitting at the bottom of the pack, its do or die.  Last night’s contest was just this for Vancouver as they are sitting last in the West at 4-11 while Saskatchewan has now clinched their playoff spot and moved into second in the West with a…

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Warriors Lose the Battle & the Series Against the Mammoth 3/23/19

March 24, 2019

Di Miller, Correspondent Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Jack Dempsey On Saturday March 23, the Colorado Mammoth (6-8) hosted the Vancouver Warriors (4-10) on night two of their back-to-back series.  It was Military Appreciation Night in Denver and the 12,826 Mammoth fans were ready to see the fire back in their team’s eyes as they had just come off one of their best games of the…

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Mammoth on a Mission Defeating Western Division Foe Roughnecks 3/16/19

March 17, 2019

Di Miller, Correspondent Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Candice Ward The Colorado Mammoth (4-8) headed north to Calgary to face their Western Division rivals the Roughnecks (6-7) on Saturday March 16 in the Scotiabank Saddledome.  There were 13,946 Calgary fans in attendance wearing their green in honor of St. Patrick’s Day while the

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One-on-One with Alexander “Sandy” Brown, MLL Commissioner 3/3/19

March 3, 2019

Di Miller, MLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Lax Sports Network We had the extreme pleasure of going one-on-one with Sandy Brown, MLL Commissioner shortly after his one year anniversary of being named the new league commissioner on February 6, 2018.  Sandy gave us his insights on the league; the players; and his goals for the league. We asked Alexander “Sandy” Brown if he was enjoying being…

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Mammoth Soar on Philly’s Wings 2/9/19

February 9, 2019

Di Miller, Correspondent Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome© The Colorado Mammoth (2-5) were in Philadelphia on Saturday February 9 to face the Wings (1-7). Both teams have extremely strong rosters and clearly neither record shows that.  There were 10,505 faithful Wings fans in attendance hoping their team would get win number two.  In the previous week against Rochester, the Wings had one

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