Knighthawks Grounded in San Diego 12/30/23

December 30, 2023

Christopher Crane, Rochester Knighthawks Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Jake Whiting In one of three games Friday December 29, 2023, the Rochester Knighthawks (3-1) were looking to close out 2023 with a perfect 4-0 record. They traveled to the West Coast to the sunny beaches of California to take on the San Diego Seals (2-1) at Pechanga Arena.  This is only the second time the two teams…

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

December 23, 2023

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…

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Toronto Stays Perfect on the Season With Win Over Panther City 12/23/23

December 23, 2023

Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Colleen Shaw The Toronto Rock (2-0) travelled to Texas on Friday December 22, 2023 to meet Panther City for the first time.  They were looking to build on their win a couple of weeks ago against the Philadelphia Wings (1-2), the only other game they have played so far this year.  The Panther City Lacrosse Club (1-2) lost…

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Thunderbirds Roll Over Riptide 12/16/23

December 17, 2023

Christopher Crane, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Brandon Hill On Saturday December 16, 2023, the Halifax Thunderbirds (2-0) headed out on the road to take on the New York Riptide (0-2) at NYCB LIVE-NASSAU COLISEUM.  The Riptide had Callum Jones who was the 3rd pick overall in 2023 for the Riptide making his NLL Debut. New York would be the first ones to get on the…

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Bandits Surge in the Second Half Catapults Them to Victory over the Seals 12/16/23

December 17, 2023

Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Mike Hetzel San Diego travelled to Buffalo on Saturday night to face the 2023 NLL Champions on their banner raising home opener.  In the three previous meetings these two faced each other, Buffalo has not lost to San Diego.  Buffalo was coming into the contest without a win as they dropped their first game to Albany last week while…

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The Rush Kept the Desert Dogs on a Short Leash 12/15/23

December 15, 2023

Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Mike Kirschbaum The Saskatchewan Rush (1-2) headed to Michelob Ultra Arena on Friday December 15, 2023, to take on the Las Vegas Desert Dogs.  The Rush have quite a few new players on the roster after multiple pre-season trades of some of their veterans. Zach Manns was picked in a trade with the Toronto Rock sending Mark Matthews to…

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Another Rochester Victory in Back-and-Forth Contest in Saskatchewan 12/9/23

December 10, 2023

Christopher Crane, Rochester Knighthawks Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome©  Featured Image Photo Credit: Steve Hiscock The Rochester Knighthawks (2-0) headed out on the road to the Sasktel Centre on Saturday December 9, 2023, where they would face the Saskatchewan Rush (0-2).  Both teams came out of the gates like a high school track meet and the game would end the same way with the score staying close throughout the contest.  Notables…

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

December 10, 2023

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…

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Matthews Debut Leads the Rock to Victory Over Wings in Season Opener 12/9/23

December 9, 2023

Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit:  Ryan McCullough The Toronto Rock (1-0) hosted the Philadelphia Wings (1-1) on Saturday night for their season opener in front of 7,217 fans.  Toronto played without last year’s leading scorer Tom Schreiber, but they added another proven scorer in the off season with Mark Matthews who for the first time in his NLL career was playing for a…

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Swarm Sting the Mammoth in Season Opener 12/9/23

December 9, 2023

Di Miller, Colorado Mammoth Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Asher Greene It was opening night for both the Georgia Swarm (1-0) and the Colorado Mammoth (0-1) and Colorado would head to Gas South Arena in Duluth, GA for the first of two meetings between the teams in the 2023-24 season.  The Mammoth had won 21 of 30 meetings between the two teams and had won six straight…

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

December 4, 2023

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…

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Rochester’s Second Half Performance Pushes Past Calgary 12/3/23

December 3, 2023

Christoper Crane, Rochester Knighthawks Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Micheline Veluvolu Opening weekend of the National Lacrosse League is finally here, with the Rochester Knighthawks playing host to the Calgary Roughnecks at Blue Cross Arena. In just only their third meeting between the two teams, Rochester led the series 2-1. Which brings us to the fact that this year the NLL has decided to do away with…

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