With the PLL season less than a month away, Lacrosse Playground will be going through each team in the league to get ready for the upcoming season. With the merger with the MLL and an influx of talent from the college game, the PLL will be more competitive than ever. We’re here to help you sort...
PLL Recap: Redwoods outlast Waterdogs to secure rematch with Whipsnakes
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: 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...
Dan Arestia: 2020 PLL College Draft grades
The 2020 PLL College Draft was broadcast on Wednesday and it was somehow equal parts predictable, surprising, confusing and clear. The top of the draft seemed obvious, the rest of the draft was surrounded by this fog of college careers that might not be over, teams drafting for need, roster...
Recapping the 2020 PLL Draft and how each team improved
With the 2020 PLL College Draft in the books, the seven teams can now look forward to the PLL Championship Series. The PLL College Draft represented the last major player movement event of the PLL offseason, and all the leagues teams bulked up. Below is a recap of how each team did filled their...
Analyzing the top 2020 PLL Draft prospects
At the start of the college lacrosse season this year it seemed that there was a collection of players who would be vying for the title of best player in the year’s draft class. As it has with every other aspect of life, the COVID-19 pandemic changed that, thinning the field for the 2020 PLL...
