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Swarm Lose Lead Late, Need OT to Defeat Roughnecks – 3/8/2024

March 9, 2024

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© On Friday night, the Georgia Swarm (8-6) hosted the Calgary Roughnecks (5-7) in front of a raucous crowd. With the new playoff format and the season winding down, both teams still have a shot at the post season, but we have reached the point where every game seems to matter a little more. Andrew Kew (3G, 3A), Georgia’s leading scorer in this game, and…

Game Notes | Hopkins-Syracuse Meet in Crown Lacrosse Classic 3/7/24

March 7, 2024

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Game Notes | Hopkins-Syracuse Meet in Crown Lacrosse Classic 3/7/24 Blue Jays, Orange to Cap Four-Game Event on ESPN+ The Game • Johns Hopkins (5-1) heads south for the third consecutive week as the Blue Jays travel to Charlotte, North Carolina to take on Syracuse (5-2) in the Crown Lacrosse Classic. The game will air live on ESPN+ (6:30 pm). About the Crown Lacrosse Classic • The Johns Hopkins-Syracuse game…

Toronto Rocks San Diego for 2nd Victory in as Many Nights – 3/2/2024

March 3, 2024

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Christopher Crane, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© In a thrilling showdown on Saturday night in San Diego, the Toronto Rock (10-2) secured a remarkable 15-13 victory over the San Diego Seals (8-4) at Pechanga Arena. The Rock, maintaining a flawless 6-0 record on the road, handed the Seals their first home loss this season, showcasing a captivating clash between two of the NLL’s top teams. Despite facing 15 minutes of…

Firewolves Stay Hot Against Riptide – 3/2/2024

March 3, 2024

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Albany Firewolves (9-2) welcomed the New York Riptide (5-7) to MVP Arena Saturday night for another NLL x Marvel Superhero night. The crossover events this season have drawn large crowds, and Albany was no exception. The home team was cheered on by the largest crowd of the season and they rode that momentum leading the contest from start to finish. Despite a great…

Boushy Scores Seven, Hannah Nets Six as the Rock Beat Desert Dogs – 3/1/2024

March 2, 2024

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The Toronto Rock (9-2) travelled to the West Coast this weekend for a couple big road games. Friday night they played in Las Vegas, and Saturday they continue to San Diego. This was the first ever game against the Las Vegas Desert Dogs (4-7) for the Rock and some of their faithful fans joined the team to cheer them on in Sin…

Firewolves Sweep Season Series with Bandits – 02/24/2024

February 25, 2024

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The “I-90” rivalry has long been a two-team race. The upstate New York Interstate is a major thruway that has had two mainstay teams on it for years. Player three has entered the chat. The newest addition on the route Albany Firewolves (8-2) drove west to play the Buffalo Bandits (5-5) and if it wasn’t apparent enough in the first meeting of the season,…

Vegas Held All the Cards in the First Ever Match Up Against Rochester 2/25/24

February 25, 2024

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Christopher Crane, Rochester Knighthawks Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Scott Cordaro In the first ever meeting of the two teams, the Rochester Knighthawks (3-6) played host to the Las Vegas Desert Dogs (4-6) on Casino night at Blue Cross Arena. The Knighthawks would be fueled by Connor Fields 6-point night (3g, 3) and another strong performance by Joe Post at faceoff winning 16/24 (66%). Las Vegas would…

The Rock Win the Battle Over the Warriors 2/25/24

February 25, 2024

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Toronto Rock (8-2) hosted the Vancouver Warriors (2-8) on Saturday night February 25, 2024. The Rock were celebrating Indigenous Night and were auctioning off the player worn jerseys, helmets and shorts after the game. The home team were without a number of their starters due to injury. Dan Craig, Josh Jubenville, Mitch deSnoo and their…

Playoff Hopes Dwindle as the Mammoth Drop Another Close One 2/17/24

February 17, 2024

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Di Miller, Colorado Mammoth Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Scott L. Thomas The Colorado Mammoth (3-7) headed to MVP Arena to face the Albany FireWolves (7-2) on Saturday February 17, 2024. This is the first time the two teams have gone head-to-head since the 2018-19 season when the FireWolves were the New England Black Wolves. Although the game became a mirror image of itself with the teams…

Toronto Rides a Second Half Surf Past the RipTide for the Win 2/17/24

February 17, 2024

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome Featured Image Photo Credit: Rueben Polansky The New York Riptide (5-5) hosted the Toronto Rock (7-2) at La Place Bell in Montreal on Friday February 16, 2024, for the first NLL Unboxed Series. The last time there was a professional lacrosse game in Montreal was in 2002 when the Montreal Express were part of the league. The local fans were hoping that…

Halifax Completes Comeback Win Over Buffalo – 02/16/2024

February 17, 2024

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© On Friday night, the Buffalo Bandits (5-4) visited the Halifax Thunderbirds (6-3) on another NLL Marvel Superhero night. Both teams donned special jerseys for the game and were joined by many costumed fans. The defending champion Bandits led for nearly the whole game, but on the back of Ryan Benesch (5G, 1A) the Thunderbirds took their first lead of the game a few minutes…

The Pioneers head to Salt Lake City on 2/17/24 for final game before a three-game homestand

February 16, 2024

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PREVIEW: [8/6] Denver Heads to [RV/RV] Utah Saturday 2/17/24 DENVER – The [8/6] University of Denver men’s lacrosse program will hit the road for the second time in the opening month of the season, this time heading to Salt Lake City to take on [RV/RV] Utah. Opening faceoff is set for 1 p.m. MT on Saturday afternoon. SERIES HISTORY: Denver is 4-0 all-time against Utah with all four meetings coming…

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