PLL Week 8 – San Diego
I flew west early on Friday at 6:15am, a Southwest flight to San Diego from BWI. Boston coach Brian Holman a passenger along with California assistant coach John Grant Jr, Redwood SSDM Isaiah Davis-Allen and Cannon attackman Asher Nolting. It occurred to me that BWI is a large lacrosse related business. I’ve always felt that […]
Women’s Lacrosse Rules Must Continue to Evolve
Charlotte North shot a lacrosse ball 92 miles an hour during the skills challenge at the Premier Lacrosse League All-Star game in Louisville earlier in July. 92 miles an hour, that’s legit for any level. North is the Caitlyn Clark of lacrosse, a trailblazer, a bona fide star and the first female to eclipse 90 […]
Summer Burn Out
I sat down this week on the Quintessential Podcast with Maryland coach John Tillman. We talked about the 2024 Terp season that ended in the NCAA title game, their magical playoff run of three wins, transfer portal impact and the summer recruiting circuit. I asked him: What are some trends you’re seeing this summer? What’s […]
Epic Goals and Gritty Wins: The Thrilling First Half of the PLL Season
Pro lacrosse rolled into Boston on July 4th weekend with double-headers on Friday and Saturday at Harvard. The summer of 2024 has been defined by the rookie class that swells with success stories. More than 20 rookies have scored a goal. Five weekends in the books, that’s 20 games played. The All-Star Game is next. […]
Who Shined at Naptown?
Naptown Challenge , Wednesday June 26, 2024, Navy Marine Corps Stadium. Four championship games televised on ESPNU and ESPN+. Which players left me impressed? Naptown 2025’s Seniors this fall, the class of 2025. 39 of the players we watched in the finale between Primetime and Team Philly are rising senior verbal commits at the moment. There […]
Stick Tricks: The Questionable Side of Lacrosse Culture
PLL Bye Week Breakdown
After three weeks of games from Albany, Charlotte and Philadelphia, the entire PLL enjoys a bye weekend. Here are my power ratings as the pros jump into the sizzling stages of the summer schedule. The PLL offers things you don’t see all of the time. On a weekly basis or even on a game-to-game level, […]
Popeye in the PLL
Shame on the Utah Archers for not doing their homework. They showed up thinking they had the personnel to account for rookie attack-man Brennan O’Neill. When the sh*t hit the fan during the fourth quarter avalanche, they made no adjustments. Didn’t they watch Maryland frustrate big #42 in the 2024 NCAA quarterfinals with quick double […]
Rookies Rule in Week 1
Analysts have a hard enough time explaining the past, much less predicting the future. For this rookie PLL class, you don’t need a PHD to realize that the class is both deep and star studded. Watching this play out will be a primary storyline of the 2024 PLL summer. The conversation about the 2024 rookie […]
Back-to-Back Glory: Notre Dame Secures Consecutive National Championships
Winners of 14 straight games for Kevin Corrigan (36th year), the Irish handled Albany 14-9 and Georgetown 16-11, before topping Denver last Saturday in the semis. They ran away and hid from Maryland on Monday in one of the most lopsided finals ever. The delayed final game was over before halftime. ND scored on 10-of-18 first […]
Championship Weekend
Championship weekend is upon us. The action starts this Saturday: Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PASaturday May 25 On location – Anish Shroff, Paul Carcaterra & Quint KessenichIn studio – Chris Cotter & Matt Ward Championship Semifinal #1Denver vs Notre Dame Noon ESPN2 Vegas – ND -4.5 O/U 23 Notre Dame, winners of 12 straight games is […]
Great Eight
Quarterfinals Saturday May 18, Hofstra University Chris Cotter & Paul Carcaterra Weather – 66 degrees and cloudy Notre Dame vs Georgetown, ESPNU Noon The Irish are (6-1) against the remaining quarterfinalists. That lone loss was to Georgetown. So, this game is a rematch from February when the Hoyas stunned the 2023 champions on Arlotta by […]