In the second game of the opening round triple header, 4th-seeded Redwoods clashed with 5th-seeded Waterdogs. Going into the game, the key for a Redwoods victory was in the hands of their attack who had been underperforming through pool play. For the Waterdogs, the key was to avoid the long scoring...
PLL Recap: Chaos put up 19 points in upset of Chrome
Many expected to see an entertaining rematch between the Chaos and Chrome, yet very few expected how the rematch would shape up. If you told me the Chaos would score 19 goals, I’d be surprised but not shocked. If you told me they’d do it, despite going 24 percent from the stripe, I’d probably...
PLL Recap: Whipsnakes win battle for the bye thanks to record-setting game by Rambo
In the final game of group play, the final two undefeated teams met to determine the number one seed and a first round bye in the playoffs. Archers, led by the “Big 4” (Marcus Holman, Will Manny, Grant Ament and Tom Schreiber) had battled through their first three games of pool play...
PLL Recap: Zach Currier leads Waterdogs to first victory
In a battle of the last two winless teams, Waterdogs and Chaos took the field looking to build momentum going into the playoffs. Waterdogs entered Saturday afternoon matchup after losing three games by a total of four goals. They had been plagued by long droughts on offense but had also...
PLL Recap: Redwoods show off their range in 11-10 win over Atlas
Both teams enter their final game of group play with a record of 1-2. The winner of this game would snag the 4th seed in the playoffs. In a back and forth affair, Redwoods utilize the long ball to win their second of the season. After winning the Faceoff Athlete of the year in 2019, Baptiste...
PLL Recap: Chrome survive 4th quarter surge to defeat Waterdogs 13-12
Photo courtesy of the Premier Lacrosse League The Waterdogs’ inaugural season feels strangely like the 2019 Chrome as they continue to lose tight games. They fall to 0-3 with a total goal differential of -4, while the Chrome look revitalized in 2020 moving to 3-1 on the season, with their...
PLL Recap: Zed Williams notches another hat trick as Whips down Chaos, 12-7
Photo courtesy of the Premier Lacrosse League The Whipsnakes continued their strong PLL Championship series, moving to 3-0 and recording their second win in as many days. Their most recent victim was the Chaos, which aptly describes what happened at the face-off stripe in the contest. Joe Nardella...
PLL Recap: Ament’s record night pushes Archers past Chrome in OT, 13-12
Photo courtesy of the Premier Lacrosse League For the second straight night the PLL played into the one o’clock hour on the east coast, and for the second straight night it came down to OT. It was the Archers who came away victorious and stayed undefeated as Ryan Ambler scored the game-winning goal...
PLL Recap: Nardella dominant in Whipsnakes’ 15-6 victory over Atlas
Photo courtesy of the Premier Lacrosse League College lacrosse fans didn’t get a Maryland-Hopkins matchup this season, but rest assured the rivalry lived on at the pro level as the Maryland Terps Alumni (Whipsnakes) and Blue Jays alumni (Atlas) squared off on Thursday night. A big second quarter...
PLL Recap: Riorden and Troutner deliver stellar game in Redwoods OT win
The Chaos and Redwoods entered Wednesday night’s contest looking for a win, and it took 52 minutes before a team came out on top. The Sergio Salcido-Myles Jones revenge match got off to a slow start, with the first goal finally coming from Josh Byrne at 3:46 in the first quarter during a...
