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Firewolves Hold Off Swarm, Continue Unbeaten Start – 1/13/2024

January 14, 2024

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Albany Firewolves (6-0) kept the train rolling Saturday night when they visited the Georgia Swarm (4-2). With a balanced attack, a strong and quick defense and transition, and a clear MVP candidate in Doug Jamieson (36SV), the Firewolves led for nearly the whole game with the only exception being the 0-0 and 1-1 tie early in the first quarter. On the back of…

Firewolves Stay Undefeated with Comeback Win – 1/6/2024

January 7, 2024

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© After a visit from the Halifax Thunderbirds (2-2) Saturday night, the Albany Firewolves (5-0) remain undefeated to start the season. Albany was not in control the entire game, but netminder Doug Jamieson (45SV) kept the offense within striking distance going into the second half of the fourth quarter. Halifax had a two-goal lead 34 seconds into the fourth quarter, but a strong Firewolves defense…

Mammoth Storm Back for OT Win – 12/30/2023

December 31, 2023

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Colorado Mammoth (1-2) hosted the Vancouver Warriors (1-3) at Ball Arena Saturday night in a game with two very distinct halves. Behind a five goal first half from Kevin Crowley (5G) the Warriors chased Dillon Ward (3SV) from the Colorado net early in the contest and controlled every aspect of the turf to start the game. Out of the halftime locker rooms though,…

Swarm Blow Out Mammoth in Colorado – 12/22/2023

December 23, 2023

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© On Friday night, the Georgia Swarm (2-1) visited the Colorado Mammoth (0-2) at Ball Arena. This was their second matchup of the season, and the Swarm took the first meeting on December 9 in Georgia, 16-10. The switch to Colorado did not provide the necessary gumption for the Mammoth to split the season series. Behind a solid effort from Brett Dobson (42SV) in goal…

Firewolves Burn Bandits in Home Opener – 12/09/2023

December 10, 2023

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© On Saturday night, the Albany Firewolves (2-0) hosted the reigning NLL Champion Buffalo Bandits (0-1) at MVP Arena. The Firewolves had a lot of roster turnover from last season, but even with the new faces the team is meshing on almost all levels through the first two weeks. Their stifling defense gave the Bandits troubles all night, and the offense was able to extinguish…

Wings Hold Off Riptide for Opening Night Road Win – 12/3/2023

December 4, 2023

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© For the last matchup of opening weekend for the 2024 NLL season, the Philadelphia Wings (1-0) visited the New York Riptide (0-1) at Nassau Coliseum. Neither team made the 2023 postseason and are looking to turn things around with the new season upon us. On the back of a strong first quarter and a big game from Blaze Riorden (4G), the Philadelphia Wings spoiled…

Balanced Offense Leads Firewolves to Season Opening Win in Vegas – 12/1/2023

December 2, 2023

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Albany Firewolves (1-0) traveled to visit the Las Vegas Desert Dogs (0-1) on Friday night for both clubs’ season opening game. With a lot of new faces on both sides, this game was expected to come down to the wire and the back-and-forth affair was exciting. Albany did not lead the contest until the first goal of the fourth quarter, and even then,…

Mammoth Blank Roughnecks in Fourth, Head to NLL Finals – 5/20/2023

May 21, 2023

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Colorado Mammoth and Calgary Roughnecks met three times during the regular season, and after being knotted up 1-1 after two games of the West Division Final, the sixth game between the two teams determined the Finals representative. The score was as expected. With Dillon Ward (33SV) and Christian Del Bianco (28SV) in net for Colorado and Calgary respectively, and so much on the…

Mammoth Comeback Falls Just Short as Roughnecks Force Game 3 – 5/13/2023

May 14, 2023

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The West Division Finals will have a Game 3 as the home team Calgary Roughnecks found a way to hold off a determined effort from the visiting Colorado Mammoth. After taking Game 1 in the loud house, Colorado started Game 2 on the right foot, but once Calgary took the lead they kept the Mammoth just out of reach for the remainder. Led by…

Halifax Defeats Georgia and Clinches Final East Playoff Spot – 04/29/2023

April 30, 2023

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Halifax Thunderbirds (10-8) visited the Georgia Swarm (8-10) on Saturday night for both teams’ final game of the 2022-2023 regular season. This game had meaning as the winner would likely grab the final East playoff spot. The Swarm started off the night with the hot hand, but behind Chris Boushy (5G, 8A) and Clarke Petterson (4G, 1A), the Thunderbirds continually used runs to…

Colorado Rallies to Beat West Leading San Diego Seals – 04/14/2023

April 15, 2023

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The NLL playoffs are so close, some games are starting to have that extra edge. Friday night at the Loud House in Colorado was a prime example. The West leading San Diego Seals (12-4) came to visit division opponent Colorado Mammoth (9-7) and the two teams combined for 62 penalty minutes. 24 of those and a game misconduct belonged to veteran San Diego captain…

Swarm Host Rush and Win Fifth Straight – 4/8/2023

April 9, 2023

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© On Saturday night, the Georgia Swarm (7-8) hosted the Saskatchewan Rush (6-9) and both teams needed a win to remain in contention for the postseason. The Rush came into the weekend after being victorious in two games last weekend. Georgia has been on a hot streak since starting 0-7, coming in having won six of their past seven. Andrew Kew (1G, 6A) has been…

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