TOWSON, Md. – Towson men’s lacrosse continued its torrid run through the regular season on Saturday, besting Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) foe University of Massachusetts 11-8 at Garber Field. The Tigers remained steady in this week’s polls with the win and only a few upsets during the past week.
BALTIMORE, MD – It was Homecoming at Johns Hopkins on Saturday as the Blue Jays welcomed Big Ten rival Ohio State to Homewood Field. Nothing unusual about that, at least at Johns Hopkins, as Homecoming is always celebrated around a home men’s lacrosse game at Homewood. The Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse team held off a second-half rally by Ohio State for a 13-12 victory Saturday afternoon. The game marked the…
RICHMOND, Va. – After leading the No. 7/No. 6 Towson men’s lacrosse team to its second conference win of the season, senior attackman Spencer Parks was named Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Men’s Lacrosse Player of the Week. The conference office announced the weekly award Monday morning.
By: Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome The Calgary Roughnecks played host to the visiting Vancouver Stealth on Saturday April 9, in a Star Wars theme night benefiting the S.T.A.R.S (Shock – Trauma – Air – Rescue – Service) program. Calgary in custom jerseys depicting the Darth Vader in the front defeated the Stealth 16-12.
By: Tom Maguire, Bates College Women’s Lacrosse Lacrosse is Awesome The No. 2 nationally ranked Middlebury Panthers (10-0, 6-0 NESCAC) defeated the No. 9 Bates Bobcats (10-2, 5-2 NESCAC) 12-5 in Lewiston ME Saturday April 9. The Middlebury Panthers started fast running out to a 5-0 lead thanks to a high pressure defense which caused multiple turnovers by the Bates offense. Bates scored a pair of goals
By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome On April 10, the Rochester Knighthawks (6-8) took on their rivals the Buffalo Bandits (10-4) at the First Niagara Center in front of a crowd of 17,397. Final Score: Buffalo 14—Rochester 12. The first period would be dominated by the Bandits as they would quickly score the first two goals of the period in less than one minute of play. …
MEDIA RELEASE Annapolis, MD – Veteran midfielder Ben Hunt announced Thursday that he is retiring from Major League Lacrosse (MLL) play. Hunt spent all seven of his MLL seasons with the Chesapeake Bayhawks after being drafted in the 2009 MLL Collegiate Draft.
MEDIA RELEASE Cannizzaro tallied seven points in Denver’s 16th-straight BIG EAST win WASHINGTON – The [4/4] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team opened the second season in its 2016 campaign with a 17-4 victory over Georgetown in Denver’s BIG EAST opener on Saturday April 2, at Cooper Field. Denver had five different players score multiple goals for the fifth time since the start of the 2015 season. Junior Connor Cannizzaro…
By: Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome Saturday night’s game between the Colorado Mammoth (10-3) and the New England Black Wolves (7-5) felt like a play-off game. The 3,554 in attendance at Mohegan Sun Arena witnessed two of the top teams in the NLL battle back and forth for a great 60 minutes of lacrosse. Goals were not easy to come by in settled offense,…
By: Chris Crane, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome The Toronto Rock (4-9) took on the Vancouver Stealth (3-10) in front of a crowd of 3,560 at the Langley Events Centre. It would a very close game throughout the night but it would be the Toronto Rock pulling out the victory 13-11.
By: Tom Maguire, Beat Writer Bates Women’s Lacrosse Lacrosse is Awesome The 13th ranked Bates Bobcats held off the 12th ranked surging Hamilton Continentals 8-7 in another tightly contested NESCAC match in Lewiston ME. The Bobcats overall record stands at 9-1 (4-1 NESCAC) making this the best start for the women’s lacrosse program in 24 seasons. Hamilton moves to 6-3 (2-3 NESCAC).
By: Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday April 2, 2016, in front of 14,941 fans, the big green machine Saskatchewan Rush (10-3) continues its winning streak to six games and secures a home playoff game winning at home over the Calgary Roughnecks (6-9) Final Score: Rush—11, Roughnecks 9.