Photo courtesy of Major League Lacrosse Chesapeake Bayhawks 18, New York Lizards 13 For the second day in a row, New York was unable to hold on for their first victory of tournament week despite an early lead, as Chesapeake defeated the Lizards 18-13 on Sunday. Dylan Molloy got the scoring started...
MLL Recap: Opening Day Thoughts from Annapolis
Photo Courtesy of Major League Lacrosse Major League Lacrosse’s kicked off it’s 20th anniversary season in Annapolis, Maryland on Saturday, as all six teams were in action. The race, albeit shortened, for the Steinfeld Cup will see each team play five games over seven days, followed by...
This Week in Pro Lacrosse History: Chrome Top Chaos 19-11 in DC to get first win
As week six of the PLL’s inaugural season headed to the nation’s capital, the Chrome found themselves sitting at the bottom of the standings winless through five games. Out of their five losses four had come by a single goal, and the other by just two. “I think at that point in...
NLL 2020 Season Recap: Vancouver Warriors
This is an installment in the 13-part, 2020 NLL season recap series. Season Summary 2019-20 NLL Season Record: 4-9 (.308 win percentage)The 2020 season for your Vancouver Warriors resembled more of a Shakespearean play, broken into three acts, than an NLL season. Act one saw the Vancouver Warriors...
Quick Stick: MLL announces 2020 season, PLL releases 22-man rosters and NLL announces award winners
Pro Lacrosse fans – get excited. There will 38 lacrosse games played across 23 days starting in just two weeks! Pro Lacrosse Talk contributor and Quick Stick host Nicole Weaving recaps all the pro lacrosse news from the week including MLL’s return to play, the PLL releasing each team’s...
This Week In Pro Lacrosse History: Denver Outlaws set MLL attendance record
A Denver Outlaws home game has become a sort of tradition in the Mile High City for July 4. Since 2006 the MLL club has hosted Mile High July, featuring an Outlaws game followed by fireworks. Each year the game has drawn more than 25,000 fans, but July 4, 2015 was one for the record books. With the...
NLL 2020 Season Recap: Rochester Knighthawks
This is an installment in the 13-part, 2020 NLL season recap series. Season Summary 2019-20 NLL Season Record: 2-10 (.167 win percentage)You have to feel for the Rochester Knighthawks fanbase. Their original franchise moved to Halifax and finished the shortened 2020 season with the third best...
NLL 2020 Season Recap: New York Riptide
This is an installment in the 13-part, 2020 NLL season recap series. Season Summary 2019-20 NLL Season Record: 1-12 (.077 win percentage) Most observers would tell you that this was a bad inaugural season for the New York Riptide. Ranking last in just about every statistical category certainly...
This Week in Pro Lacrosse History: Bridgeport Barrage topple Bayhawks for first win
On June 17, 2001, the Bridgeport Barrage headed into week two of the MLL’s inaugural season still looking for their first win after dropping the first game 19-13 at the hands of the Boston Cannons. The second time was a charm for the Barrage as Ted Garber’s squad topped the Bayhawks 12...
This Week in Lacrosse History: John Grant Jr. breaks MLL all-time scoring record
Week three of the 2019 Major League Lacrosse season was a big one for John Grant Jr. as the Denver Outlaw attackman set the MLL all-time scoring record as his team topped the Atlanta Blaze 18-16 in Atlanta on June 8, 2019. Grant Jr. headed into the game with 595 career points, only one point shy of...