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Di Miller, Denver Outlaws Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© We posted the news yesterday afternoon that the Denver Outlaws, the 2018 MLL Champions announced Saturday May 25, 2019 that veteran John Grant, Jr. has announced he will be coming out of retirement and returning to their roster for the 2019 season. We can’t be more happy to hear the news. Having covered the Outlaws since 2014 and becoming good friends with…
Roughnecks Strike Oil & Hoist the Champions Cup 5/25/19
Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Candice Ward On May 25, 2019 the Western Division Champion Calgary Roughnecks after having defeated the Eastern Division Buffalo Bandits on their turf last Saturday May 18, had the chance to close out the series final and walk away with the Champions Cup at home in front of 17,038 Riggers fans and they did not disappoint. The game was…
Roughnecks Steal Game 1 in Buffalo – 5/18/2019
Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© In the 2019 regular and postseason, the Buffalo Bandits held opponents to 10 or fewer goals 12 times. They won all 12 of those games. The Bandits finished the regular season 7-2 at home, and easily won rounds one and two as the host team. The offense seemed unstoppable at times this year, and the defense caused so much confusion in games that…
Justin and Friends Playoff Picks – NLL Finals, 5/18/2019
A lot of the team here thought Toronto was coming out of the East. Buffalo proved them wrong! In the West, most of us expected Calgary to move on and they did! This should be an excellent NLL Finals. Calgary and Buffalo are both very physical on defense and have players that can create with little space on offense. Let’s see what we think for Game 1! Shawn Palmer :…
Rock Falls to the Bandits in Eastern Division Finals 5/11/19
Shawn Palmer, Correspondent Toronto Rock Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Sara Schmidle The Toronto Rock (1-1) visited the Buffalo Bandits (2-0) in the Eastern Division Finals on Saturday night and in a game of runs the Bandits would come out victorious by the score of 12 – 8 in front of 11,635 happy Bandit fans and will head to the NLL Finals to face the Western Division Champions…
Defense Carries Roughnecks to NLL Finals – 5/10/2019
Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Calgary Roughnecks The 8,900 fans at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary witnessed one of the most outstanding defensive games in the NLL of recent memory on Friday night. Both teams stood tall in front of their outstanding goaltenders. The Colorado Mammoth were successful in defeating the Calgary Roughnecks in two of their three meetings this season, but their good…
Justin and Friends Playoff Picks – Round 2, 5/10/2019
None of us saw the Colorado upset happen! Congratulations to the Mammoth. They face a tough task visiting Colorado, where they have not won in the post season since their 2006 championship run. All except one game resulted in an “upset” showing just how great NLL competition is. We are down to the last four teams and these single elimination divison finals will determine who plays for the Cup. Shawn…
Toronto Shuts Out the Lights in Georgia, Advance to Round Two 5/6/19
Shawn Palmer, Correspondent Toronto Rock Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Georgia Swarm On May 6, the Toronto Rock (1-0) travelled to Georgia (0-1) to face the Swarm in the Eastern Semi-Final for a rare Monday night lacrosse game. Playing in front of 8,862 fans at the Infinite Energy Arena the visitors escaped with a win as Toronto pulled away in the second half and held on during a…
Roughnecks Move On, Seals Stay Home 5/6/19
Matteo Nobile, Correspondent San Diego Seals Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Mike McGinnis The Pechanga Arena in San Diego was the stage for the first round playoff matchup between the San Diego Seals (10-8) and the Calgary Roughnecks (10-8). Just over 5,000 fans came to support their home town Seals in their effort to make the second round of the playoffs in their inaugural season. The Seals maintained…
Buffalo Cruises Through First Round Victory Over New England 5/4/19
Justin Ivey, Correspondent New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Bill Wippert The top seed Buffalo Bandits hosted the fourth seed New England Black Wolves on Saturday night in front of almost 12,000 fans at the KeyBank Center for the ‘Winner Move On’ East Division semi-final. Much like the two regular season matchups, the Bandits outplayed the Black Wolves from start to finish, never trailing in…
Hoyas Win! Georgetown Wins Second-Straight BIG EAST Championship 5/4/19
May 4, 2019 Featured Image Photo Credit: Di Miller [MEDIA RELEASE] DENVER – Georgetown University won its second-consecutive men’s lacrosse title at the 2019 BIG EAST Championship Presented by Jeep with a 12-9 victory over Denver. The Hoyas earn an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament and will make their 13th appearance in program history. With 13 wins on the season, Georgetown tied the most victories in program history. The…
Lightning Strikes in Saskatchewan Mammoth Upset in OT 5/3/19
Di Miller, Correspondent Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome© The Colorado Mammoth, the No. 4 Seed in the West, headed to Saskatchewan to face the Rush, the No. 1 Seed for the First Round of the Western Division Semi-Finals. The Rush had 11,358 fans on hand to watch their team head to Round Two. Colorado had just come off an embarrassing loss to the Rush in the last weekend of the…