Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome The Calgary Roughnecks (3-4) hosted the Vancouver Stealth (3-5) at the Scotiabank Saddledome. For the second week in a row and at home, the Roughnecks would come up short and remain in last place in the NLL Western Division. With continuing goaltending issues, the Roughnecks went down early putting them behind the eight ball, having to fight the clock and…
Rochester Drops Second in a Row 2/18/17
Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome This week in NLL action the Rochester Knighthawks (2-5) took on the Toronto Rock (5-2) in their third match up of the season. Both teams would put on show for a crowd of 5,438 at the Blue Cross Arena. Unfortunately the Knighthawks would fall to the Rock 10-6 giving Toronto a
Mammoth Fall Victim to the Rush Winning Streak 2/18/17
JJ Seaward, Beat Writer Saskatchewan Rush Lacrosse is Awesome The Saskatchewan Rush (5-2) would continue to build their winning streak at home in front of a sold out crowd of 15,047 at the Sasktel Centre, as they narrowly defeated the Colorado Mammoth (4-4) with a final score of 8-7. The Rush would get off to a hot streak immediately in the first quarter, as they would score three unanswered goals….
Buffalo Can’t Bye a Win 2/17/17
Chris Vale, Beat Writer Buffalo Bandits Lacrosse is Awesome Coming off the bye week the Buffalo Bandits (1-5) were ready to regroup and get the win on their home floor Friday night at the Key Bank Center against the New England Black Wolves (3-4). Buffalo has not won a contest since January 21, when they defeated the Vancouver Stealth at home 21-15. New England just came off a tough loss…
Nail-Biter for Rock Fans As Swarm Wins Thriller in OT 2/17/17
Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome The Georgia Swarm (6-1) headed north to Toronto to face the Rock (4-2) at Air Canada Centre. This was the battle for the best record and first place in the league. Over 8,800 Rock fans were there to cheer on their team after their victory against the Roughnecks the week before. Georgia was coming of their victory over New England as well. This…
Stealth Losing Streak Continues–Mammoth Down Them 10-9 in OT 2/12/17
Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome The Colorado Mammoth (4-3) headed to the Langley Events Centre in Vancouver to face their Western Division rivals the Stealth (2-5). On a rare Sunday game, the two teams would meet up again with the Stealth coming off the bye week and the Mammoth coming off their huge victory over the undefeated Georgia Swarm. The last time these two teams met,…
Roughnecks Caught in the Rock Quarry 2/12/17
Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome Family day in Calgary and the Toronto Rock (4-1) headed to Scotiabank Saddledome to play the Roughnecks (3-3) in a rare matinee game. Toronto came in on a winning path and wanted to keep the momentum going. They did just that defeating the Roughnecks 11-7 in Calgary. The appeal of the suspension to the Roughnecks Greg
Rush Cage the Hawks 2/11/17
Chris Crane, Beat Writer Rochester Knighthawks Lacrosse is Awesome The Rochester Knighthawks (2-4) took on the Saskatchewan Rush (4-2) this week in NLL action at the Blue Cross Arena in front of a crowd of 7,194. Rochester was looking to bounce back from previous week’s overtime loss to the New England Black Wolves. Although the first half wouldn’t disappoint as it was back and forth for both teams, it would…
Georgia Wins Shootout in Atlanta 2/11/17
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome There was a shootout last night in Georgia and the New England Black Wolves (2-4) lost to the Georgia Swarm (5-1). Unlike the first meeting, the Black Wolves were leading for most of the game, but they could not hold back the high-powered Swarm offense to get the win. Fast paced offense dominated the game that saw a total…
Can the Black Wolves Win on the Road 2/9/17?
Justin Ivey, Beat Writer New England Black Wolves Lacrosse is Awesome The New England Black Wolves (2-3) visit the Georgia Swarm (4-1) this Friday, February 11 for an East Division showdown. It will be their second matchup of their four-game series this season. The Swarm won the previous matchup 14-9.
Rush Cap Roughnecks Three Game Streak 2/4/17
JJ Seaward, Beat Writer Saskatchewan Rush Lacrosse is Awesome The Saskatchewan Rush (3-2) would continue playing off of momentum as they would travel to the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, and defeat the Roughnecks (3-2) with a final score of 15-11, silencing the 13,558 screaming Roughneck fans at the Scotiabank Saddledome. A handful
Mammoth Contain the Swarm 2/4/17
Di Miller, Beat Writer Colorado Mammoth Lacrosse is Awesome Saturday Night February 4, 2017 the Colorado Mammoth (3-3) would host the undefeated Eastern Division leaders the Georgia Swarm (4-1). Colorado was desperate to get back to 500 and be the first team this season to defeat the undefeated. All 15,254 Mammoth fans would not be