By: Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks In front of a crowd of 7,582 the Rochester Knighthawks (6-7) would lose a close one to New England (7-4) giving the Black Wolves the weekend sweep of the Knighthawks. However, the game wouldn’t be a disappointing one as it was a very exciting to watch to say the least. But New England in the end would pull out a 10-8 victory. The…
By: Tom Maguire, Beat Writer Bates College The #13 ranked Bates Bobcats women’s lacrosse team pushed past Williams 14-5 today in Williamstown MA in a NESCAC matchup. With the game level at 2-2 after 15 minutes of play, the Bobcats settled themselves to a 4-2 halftime lead and outscored Williams 10-3 in the second half helped by limiting their turnovers and taking a 9-5 draw control advantage.
DENVER MEN’S LACROSSE MEDIA RELEASE Saturday, March 26, 2016 Pioneers open BIG EAST play next Saturday at Georgetown (9 a.m. MT/CBSSN) DALLAS – The [1/1] University of Denver men’s lacrosse team’s 20-game winning streak came to an end with a 15-10 loss to [RV/RV] Penn State Saturday afternoon at Ford Stadium on the campus of SMU. Junior Connor Cannizzaro (Cazenovia, N.Y.) led Denver in scoring with three goals and a…
By: Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves The New England Black Wolves (6-4) sit in second place in the East after defeating the Rochester Knighthawks (6-6) at home Friday night. Quite a few Rochester fans took the drive to the Mohegan Sun Arena, only to be disappointed as their team never led in the game. New England looked composed throughout, using a stifling defense and fluid offense to…
MEDIA RELEASE Eleven different Terriers scored; Burr matched career high with four goals EASTON, Pa. – Eleven different Terriers scored a goal to help lead the Boston University men’s lacrosse team to a 16-4 victory at Lafayette on Saturday afternoon at Fisher Stadium.
By: Di Miller, NLL Correspondent The Toronto Rock (3-8) hosted the Saskatchewan Rush (8-3) at the Air Canada Centre on Friday March 25 in front of a crowd of 8,836 fans. The Rock had just come off their third win of the season the last two back-to-back and were trying to go for a fourth, but the Rush who had just come off a three game winning streak were ready…
By:Marcelo Alfonso Sagüez Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks (6-7) travelled to Georgia to take on the Swarm (4-8) in the final meeting of these two teams this 2016 Lacrosse season. After a slow start in this contest, the Roughnecks pushed back to come out with the win 16-12 over the Swarm in Friday night lacrosse action. Looking back to February 6 of this season the Roughnecks overcame a…
By Chris Crane, NLL Correspondent The Buffalo Bandits (8-4) took on the Vancouver Stealth (3-9) at the First Niagara Center in front of a crowd of 14,301. The Bandits who are in first place in the Eastern Division would show why they are in first place by rolling over the Stealth 17-10. Vancouver’s Rhys Duch would get the Stealth on the board first only 53 seconds into the first period….
MEDIA RELEASE Eighth-ranked Johns Hopkins (4-2) hits the road for the first time since February 20 as the Blue Jays travel to Charlottesville to take on Virginia (3-5). Faceoff is set for 1:01 pm with a live national television audience on ESPNU. A Look Back: Johns Hopkins ran its winning streak to three games with an 11-10 overtime victory against then third-ranked Syracuse last Saturday at Homewood Field.
Courtesy of Major League Lacrosse March madness isn’t just reserved for college basketball. Between the overtime finishes between Syracuse-Johns Hopkins and Virginia-Notre Dame to the Green Turtle Classic in Maryland, lacrosse fans had plenty to cheer about. This week also brought the first wave of additions to the watch list for the 2016 Tewaraaton Award. Three more 2016 MLL Draftees were added to the mix: John Edmonds, midfielder from Cornell and…
MEDIA RELEASE PERRY, N.Y – Picking up his second honor of the week, Towson men’s lacrosse attackman Spencer Parks was named as the USILA/Lids Team Sports Offensive Player of the Week. The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA), made the announcement Wednesday afternoon.
By: Andrew Gallagher, Beat Writer Atlanta Blaze The first season of play for the Blaze begins on April 23, 2016. They have acquired a full roster through the Supplemental Draft; Expansion Draft; and Free Agency and are ready for their first game. The roster is full of young talent ready to make a name for them selves and shock the MLL.