Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome There was a shootout last night in Georgia and the New England Black Wolves (2-4) lost to the Georgia Swarm (5-1). Unlike the first meeting, the Black Wolves were leading for most of the game, but they could not hold back the high-powered Swarm offense to get the win. Fast paced offense dominated the game that saw a total…
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome The New England Black Wolves (2-3) visit the Georgia Swarm (4-1) this Friday, February 11 for an East Division showdown. It will be their second matchup of their four-game series this season. The Swarm won the previous matchup 14-9.
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome Bonus time was needed to declare a winner Friday night in Connecticut, and for the second week in a row, the New England Black Wolves (2-3) would come through late in the game. The visiting Rochester Knighthawks (2-3) furious rally came up short, but they proved they are not a team to be overlooked in the East Division. The…
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome This Friday, February 3, the New England Black Wolves will host the Rochester Knighthawks in their fifth game of the season. This will be the second time these two teams see each other this year. The first meeting was in Rochester on Saturday, January 7 and the Knighthawks blew New England away in the second half for a 15-8…
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome The New England Black Wolves (1-3) notched their first win of the season in their home opener against the Buffalo Bandits (1-3). It was the first meeting of the two teams since Buffalo swept New England in the division finals last year. Fans came out to see this tilt and it was announced in the third quarter that this…
By: Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome Saturday night’s game between the Colorado Mammoth (10-3) and the New England Black Wolves (7-5) felt like a play-off game. The 3,554 in attendance at Mohegan Sun Arena witnessed two of the top teams in the NLL battle back and forth for a great 60 minutes of lacrosse. Goals were not easy to come by in settled offense,…
By: Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves The New England Black Wolves (6-4) sit in second place in the East after defeating the Rochester Knighthawks (6-6) at home Friday night. Quite a few Rochester fans took the drive to the Mohegan Sun Arena, only to be disappointed as their team never led in the game. New England looked composed throughout, using a stifling defense and fluid offense to…
By: Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent On Saturday March 19, the Vancouver Stealth (3-8) could not get back to winning ways dropping their fourth straight game. Five games out of the top spot in the west, they need to turn things around quickly. On the positive side, they were able to put in more than 10 goals. The last time they did that was their last win on February 20, 2016…
A BATTLE OF FIRST PLACE TEAMS MAMMOTH vs BLACK WOLVES March 4, 2016 By: Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Saturday’s inter-divisional matchup between the New England Black Wolves (5-2) and the Colorado Mammoth (7-2) is shaping up to be one of the most exciting games of the NLL season. Currently, both teams sit atop their respective divisions but both teams are no stranger to overcoming adversity during…
By: Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves After the last game at Mohegan Sun Arena, the Black Wolves (5-2) hoped this game against the Georgia Swarm (4-5) would be less of a nail biter. Georgia had other ideas. The game on Sunday afternoon was everything a lacrosse fan wanted. Physical defense; unbelievable goals; and passion from both sides. Final Score: New England 16—Georgia 15.
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…
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.