Christopher Crane, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Spencer Kagan To close out this weekend’s NLL action the Buffalo Bandits (5-0) would travel to the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to take on the New York Riptide (1-5) in front of a crowd of 4,051. This matchup between the two Eastern Division opponents would be a “Battle of the Half’s”. The Bandits would end up controlling the first…
Roughnecks Come Out Strong Early Against Seals & Lose All Momentum In the Second 1/30/22
Marcelo A. Sagüez, Correspondent Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Mike McGinnis After six weeks off, the Calgary Roughnecks (1-3) were finally back on the floor on Saturday January 29, 2022 and would meet their nemesis, the San Diego Seals (5-1) for the second time this season after having lost to them on December 17, 2021 by the score of 17-12. There is no love lost between…
Schreiber “Sock-Trick” Helps Rock Get Back to Their Winning Ways Over the Knighthawks 1/30/22
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Feature Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Toronto Rock (3-3) hosted the Rochester Knighthawks (2-4) on Saturday night January 29, 2022 in Hamilton and it was their second home game in a row without fans. Both teams came into the game looking to get back into the win column after both had dropped their last two contests. The game was a back…
Riptide Battle Full 60 for First Victory Since January 18, 2020 Defeating the Wings 1/23/22
Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Philadelphia Wings The New York Riptide (1-4) headed to the Wells Fargo Center on Sunday January 29, 2022 to face their Eastern Division Rivals the Philadelphia Wings (4-3) for the second meeting of the two teams this season. The last time these two teams met on December 10, 2021 the Wings would be the victors by the score on…
Wings Shut Out the Lights For the Knighthawks in the Second Half 1/22/22
Christopher Crane, Rochester Knighthawks Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Heather Barry In this weekend’s NLL action the Rochester Knighthawks (2-3) would have double the workload after not playing since mid-December due to continued postponements and unknown schedules on an almost weekly basis due to COVID. After having battled hard the night before at home against the Georgia Swarm (2-3) only to come out on the short end…
Swarm Snap Back With Win Over Knighthawks 12-8 on 1/21/22
Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Micheline V The Rochester Knighthawks (2-2) hosted the Georgia Swarm (2-3) at the Blue Cross Arena in front of 3,157 fans on Friday night January 21, 2022. Rochester had not played in over a month and Georgia was trying to snap a two game losing streak. In a game where Georgia’s third leading scorer, Shayne Jackson, was placed on…
An Unbelievable Riptide Fourth Quarter Comeback Not Enough, Panther City Gets First Franchise Victory 1/16/22
Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: C. Conigliaro On Saturday January 15, 2022 the New York Riptide (0-4) hosted the Panther City Lacrosse Club (1-4) at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Hempstead, NY in front of 3,401 Riptide fans who were happy to finally see their team back in action. Last night’s contest would be the first victory for one of the two winless teams…
An OT Thriller Without Fans in Toronto 1/16/22
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Ryan McCullough Due to the COVID restrictions put forth by the Ontario government the Toronto Rock (2-3) hosted their first ever professional lacrosse game in front of no fans on Saturday January 15, 2022 at the First Ontario Centre in Hamilton. This was also the first game in over a month for the Halifax Thunderbirds (3-0) due to…
Seals Keep Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’ Squeaking by the Rush 1/15/22
Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: S. Hiscock On a frigid night in Saskatoon, the Saskatchewan Rush (1-3) hosted the San Diego Seals at Sask Tel Centre in front of 6,999 fans who were treated to a fantastic game of back and forth lacrosse with an outcome they’d like to forgot. The Rush have been having a rough go of it with their last victory…
Bandits Remain Perfect Topping the Swarm 1/15/22
Christopher Crane, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: M. Hetzel The National Lacrosse League action started a day early for the Buffalo Bandits (4-0) with their game that was originally scheduled for Saturday being moved to Friday night due to the Buffalo Bills NFL playoff game. They would play host to the Georgia Swarm (1-3) at the Key Bank Center in front of a crowd of 7,744. Though…
Panther City Comes Close But Can’t Close the Deal in San Diego 1/9/22
Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Mike McGinnis On Saturday January 8, 2022 the Panther City Lacrosse Club (0-4) headed to Pechanga Arena in San Diego to face their Western Division rivals the Seals (3-1). The 5,187 Seals fans would not be disappointed as they got to witness some spectacular lacrosse and also were part of two pieces of history. With starting net-minder for the…
Albany Doubles Up Saskatchewan for First Win 1/8/22
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor and NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: K. Richelle The Albany Firewolves (1-2) used a quick start on Saturday night behind strong play from faceoff savant Joe Nardella (1G, 1A, 14/16 FO) to get their first win since the move from Connecticut. The defense was stifling with the return of Brett Manney and Adam Bomberry to the lineup in front of a stone-cold Doug…