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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 9 -1/24/2020

January 24, 2020
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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Justin Ivey 25-10 Shawn Palmer 22-13 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 20-15 Chris Vale 18-17 Vancouver started off last weekend with a low scoring win over Colorado, setting the stage for an underdog weekend that saw both New York and Rochester get their first wins as franchises.  Philadelphia flexed their muscles, pushing New England to OT in a loss on Saturday, and then completely dismantling…

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Callum Crawford is the OT Hero in Win Against Philly – 1/19/2020

January 19, 2020
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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The forecast in Connecticut on Saturday was 3-6” of snow.  Fans still turned up to see the undefeated New England Black Wolves (4-0) host the Philadelphia Wings (3-2) for rivalry night.  The 4,084 fans were not disappointed and witnessed some of the best lacrosse played so far this year.  In the Black Wolves last action, three weeks ago, they treated the home crowd…

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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 8 -1/17/2020

January 17, 2020
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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 19-8 Justin Ivey 19-8 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 17-10 Chris Vale 15-12 As the leader of this group, nothing gets me more excited than a 5-0 weekend with the picks!  Finally, I have evened up with Shawn for the group lead.  We aren’t going to dwell on last week because this week crazy.  Another weekend with EIGHT GAMES scheduled, so let’s get…

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Rush Hold Off Seals in San Diego – 1/12/2020

January 13, 2020
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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The Saskatchewan Rush (3-1) travelled south to play the San Diego Seals (1-4) in the final game of Week 7 in the NLL on Sunday.  The team stat line showed an even match.  The Rush outshot the Seals 58-52, but the Seals gathered more loose balls (73-70).  Both teams were dead even in the faceoff circle going 12-24.  The difference maker was the…

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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 7 -1/10/2019

January 10, 2020
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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 15-7 Justin Ivey 14-8 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 14-8 Chris Vale 12-10 Week 6 only had two games, but they were exciting!  The Colorado Mammoth completed an outstanding come from behind victory over the Vancouver Warriors on the back of their gritty defense.  The New York Riptide had a similar scenario to get their first win of the season against the Philadelphia…

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Riptide Comeback Effort Comes Up Short 1/5/2020

January 5, 2020
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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  New York Riptide The New York Riptide (0-5) hosted the Philadelphia Wings (2-1) in front of just over 5,000 people on Saturday night at the NYCB Live Arena.  New York took their first home lead as a franchise in the first quarter, but a six-goal Philadelphia run in the middle of the first half had them playing catch up…

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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 6 -1/3/2019

January 3, 2020
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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 13-7 Justin Ivey 12-8 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 12-8 Chris Vale 11-9 Week 5 was full of surprises.  Stephonya went an amazing 4-2 in a week full of “upsets”.  I put the upsets in quotes because well, the season is young.  Chemistry is a big part of the NLL and that will grow throughout the season.  Colorado willed their way to an…

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Rush Spoil Riptide Home Opener 12/29/2019

December 29, 2019
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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Until last night, box lacrosse had not been played on Long Island since 2009.  It was a historic night at the renovated NYCB Live Arena as the New York Riptide (0-4) hosted the Saskatchewan Rush (2-1) in front of 6,089 fans.  Even commissioner Nick Sakiewicz was in the building.  New York was playing their second game of the weekend, dropping a Friday night…

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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 5 (Saturday and Sunday Games) -12/28/2019

December 28, 2019
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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 10-4 Justin Ivey 9-5 Chris Vale 8-6 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 8-6 The panel was correct for the first Friday game!  New England steam rolled New York with many players hitting milestones (read our recap – it was amazing).  Calgary ended up coming out with a strong second half to defeat the Seals in San Diego.  Five of the eight weekend games…

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Black Wolves Have Historic Night in Win over Riptide 12/27/2019

December 28, 2019
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Justin Ivey, Correspondent New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome© In a packed arena, the New England Black Wolves (3-0) hosted the New York Riptide (0-3) on Friday night. The 6,089 in attendance were in for a historic night. To kick off the home opener, Todd Angilly, the Boston Bruins anthem singer belted out the nation’s song to a roaring crowd. New York, with four players who called Mohegan Sun…

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Justin and Friends NLL Picks Week 5 (Friday Games) -12/27/2019

December 27, 2019
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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Standings: Shawn Palmer 9-3 Justin Ivey 8-4 Chris Vale 6-6 Stephonya Hunter-Penner 6-6 After a slow weekend for Week 4, the NLL has packed eight games into Week 5!  Stephonya was the only perfect score for Week 4 as she chose Colorado over Calgary.  Because of this heavy load, our picks will be posted daily so here goes for the two Friday night…

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