The Florida Launch kick off the 2016 MLL season April 23rd looking to put together the young franchise’s first title run in team history on the back of one of the most talented young rosters in professional lacrosse. Coming off the end of the 2015 season that saw the Launch win four of its last five games to finish the season, the team is looking to build on that momentum including an…
COLUMBUS, OHIO – The Ohio Machine today announced their 25-man active roster and six-man practice squad for the 2016 season. The active roster consists of 11 midfielders, six attackmen, four defenders, two faceoff specialists, and two goalies. The Machine open the season on the road on Saturday, April 23, against the Florida Launch at 7:00pm. They will play their first home game on Sunday, May 8, against the Denver Outlaws…
Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome On April 16, the Calgary Roughnecks take one on the chin as they lose to the Vancouver Stealth 13-12. A win was needed to secure a spot in the playoffs; The Riggers can clinch the final West Division playoff spot with one more Stealth loss or a win over the Toronto Rock during their final game of the season on…
Burr (3g, 1a), Hilburn (2g, 2a) each tallied four points BALTIMORE, Md. – The Boston University men’s lacrosse team held a 12-10 lead over No. 12/13 Loyola Maryland halfway through the fourth quarter, but the Greyhounds scored the final three goals to earn a 13-12 win on Saturday at Ridley Athletic Complex. BU (8-5, 3-4 PL) will play for a playoff spot on Friday night at Holy Cross, as the…
By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome Last night the Rochester Knighthawks (6-9) hosted the Georgia Swarm (7-9) at the Blue Cross Arena in front of a crowd of 8,570. With playoff implications on the line it was a must win scenario for both teams, but it would be the Swarm taking the victory 17-11.
By: Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome On a double-header weekend for the Buffalo Bandits (11-5) and the Toronto Rock (5-11) the Bandits would eliminate the Rock from the play-offs and avenging their loss on Friday April 15 in Toronto. The Bandits would be back at home at the First Niagara Center in front of huge crowd
TOWSON, Md. – A goal from the Delaware Blue Hens just six seconds into the game was not the start No. 7/No. 6 Towson was looking for, falling to its Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) rival 10-7 on Saturday afternoon. The Tigers (10-2, 2-1 CAA) fell into a 3-0 hole in the first three minutes and could not bounce back. Delaware (5-8, 2-1 CAA) had two three-goal runs that sealed Towson’s…
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior Luke Verdi (Middletown, Md.) scored with six seconds remaining in overtime to give the MIT men’s lacrosse team a 9-8 victory over Clark University in NEWMAC action on Saturday afternoon. The extra session materialized after freshman Brandon King (Eastham, Mass.) produced a man-up goal with four seconds left in regulation. MIT junior Harris Stolzenberg (Weston, Fla.) opened the scoring with back-to-back goals midway through the first…
Connor Cannizzaro scores five times in Denver’s 10th win of the campaign DENVER – The [3/3] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team battled snowy conditions for the second week in a row, to a 17-10 win over St. John’s Saturday afternoon at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium. “The [grounds crew] guys were here at six and cleaned the field,” Bill Tierney said. “It goes back to when I thanked them after…
By: Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday April 16, the Colorado Mammoth (10-6) headed to Saskatoon for the second game in two nights against their Western Division rivals the Saskatchewan Rush (12-4). The game almost did not occur due to the airport in Denver being closed Friday night because of
By: Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome On Friday April 15, the Colorado Mammoth (10-5) hosted their Western Division rivals the Saskatchewan Rush (11-4) at the Pepsi Center in Denver. The 11,544 Mammoth fans were hoping to see their team, the only undefeated team at home, take a one game advantage over the Rush. Prior to the game, the Rush were statistically half a game ahead of…
The Game: Johns Hopkins (6-4, 1-1 B1G) heads to Happy Valley to take on Penn State (7-4, 1-1 B1G) in a key midseason Big Ten game. Faceoff is set for 7 pm on Sunday, April 17 and the game will air live on the Big Ten Network. A Look Back: Johns Hopkins picked up its first Big Ten win of the season as the Blue Jays edged Ohio State, 13-12,…