Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Mike Hetzel The Buffalo Bandits No. 4 Seed played host to the Georgia Swarm No. 5 Seed on Saturday April 27, 2024, in Banditland in front of 17,865 Bandits fans with some Swarm fans in the mix. Matt Vinc was starting in his 46th career playoff game making him the All Time NLL Leader in playoff history. On the…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© On Friday night, the Georgia Swarm (8-6) hosted the Calgary Roughnecks (5-7) in front of a raucous crowd. With the new playoff format and the season winding down, both teams still have a shot at the post season, but we have reached the point where every game seems to matter a little more. Andrew Kew (3G, 3A), Georgia’s leading scorer in this game, and…
Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Toronto Rock (5-0) faced off against the Georgia Swarm (4-3) in Hamilton on Saturday night January 20, 2024, trying to keep their perfect record intact against a team that had only lost twice this season. Toronto was without their top faceoff player as TD Ierlan was injured last week against Halifax and wasn’t able to…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Albany Firewolves (6-0) kept the train rolling Saturday night when they visited the Georgia Swarm (4-2). With a balanced attack, a strong and quick defense and transition, and a clear MVP candidate in Doug Jamieson (36SV), the Firewolves led for nearly the whole game with the only exception being the 0-0 and 1-1 tie early in the first quarter. On the back of…
Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Asher Greene The Panther City Lacrosse Club (1-3) travelled to Georgia to play the Swarm on Saturday January 6, 2024. Georgia was looking to improve on their 3 – 1 record while Panther City was hoping to get back to .500 at 2 – 2. It was a tale of two halves as Georgia jumped out to a big…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© On Friday night, the Georgia Swarm (2-1) visited the Colorado Mammoth (0-2) at Ball Arena. This was their second matchup of the season, and the Swarm took the first meeting on December 9 in Georgia, 16-10. The switch to Colorado did not provide the necessary gumption for the Mammoth to split the season series. Behind a solid effort from Brett Dobson (42SV) in goal…
Di Miller, Colorado Mammoth Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Asher Greene It was opening night for both the Georgia Swarm (1-0) and the Colorado Mammoth (0-1) and Colorado would head to Gas South Arena in Duluth, GA for the first of two meetings between the teams in the 2023-24 season. The Mammoth had won 21 of 30 meetings between the two teams and had won six straight…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Halifax Thunderbirds (10-8) visited the Georgia Swarm (8-10) on Saturday night for both teams’ final game of the 2022-2023 regular season. This game had meaning as the winner would likely grab the final East playoff spot. The Swarm started off the night with the hot hand, but behind Chris Boushy (5G, 8A) and Clarke Petterson (4G, 1A), the Thunderbirds continually used runs to…
Christopher Crane, Rochester Knighthawks Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: M. Veluvolu With one week left in the regular season, the Rochester Knighthawks (10-7) played host to the Georgia Swarm (8-9) at the Blue Cross Arena, and this was a crucial matchup between both teams. Rochester was in a must win to clinch a playoff spot and Georgia really needed the win to keep their playoff chances alive. The…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© On Saturday night, the Georgia Swarm (7-8) hosted the Saskatchewan Rush (6-9) and both teams needed a win to remain in contention for the postseason. The Rush came into the weekend after being victorious in two games last weekend. Georgia has been on a hot streak since starting 0-7, coming in having won six of their past seven. Andrew Kew (1G, 6A) has been…
Christopher Crane, Rochester Knighthawks Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Photo Credit: J. Beam The NLL would close out the weekend with some Sunday action as the Rochester Knighthawks (9-3) would travel south to the Gas South Arena to take on the (2-8) Georgia Swarm in their first meeting of two on the season. Rochester would be looking to bounce back from the one goal loss they suffered against the Toronto Rock…
Justin Ivey, Co-Editor and NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The Georgia Swarm (2-7) visited the Albany Firewolves (2-8) for the team’s second meeting in as many weeks Saturday night. Last week, the Swarm really gave it to the Firewolves, defeating them 20-4 at home. Albany returned veteran defensemen Greg Downing and Brett Manney to the lineup. Both did not play in the loss last week in Georgia and the defense…