Adam Lamberti

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Waterdogs Whipsnakes Preview

How the Whipsnakes defense can stop the Waterdogs offense

By Once you reach the PLL Cash App Playoffs, not much that changes in terms of defensive strategy. Wins and losses in the playoffs come down to one basic thing – execution. “The hard part is just executing at the level these things need to be executed against really good teams,” said defenseman Matt Dunn….
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Jackson Morrill Whipsnakes

How Jackson Morrill changes the Whipsnakes offense

By When Jackson Morrill got traded to the Whipsnakes, you got the sense that his game was something the club had been lacking. The attack position was still something that Whipsnakes didn’t have fully figured out since the departure of Ryan Drenner following the 2019 season. Despite signing Will Manny as the third attackman this…
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Whips fall to Cannons

Whipsnakes drop last game of regular season, face Waterdogs in quarterfinals

By The Whipsnakes lost the last game of the regular season to the Cannons 15-11 on Saturday night in Salt Lake City. Despite not playing their best lacrosse, the Whipsnakes saw themselves holding a 10-8 lead in the fourth quarter before giving up back-to-back 2-pointers to the Cannons, who went on to control the game….
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Why Jackson Morrill should start at X for the Whipsnakes

By | At the trade deadline on Tuesday, the Whipsnakes acquired attackman Jackson Morrill from Chrome. At first glance, you would think Morrill would run out of the box with the Whipsnakes attack unit of Matt Rambo, Zed Williams, and Will Manny seemingly all but set.  Morrill can then invert or play in a 2-man…
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Whipsnakes Fall 16-11 to Archers on Friday Night

By | The Whipsnakes fell 16-11 to the Archers on Friday night in Seattle, a score that was closer than the game indicated. The top-seeded Archers, who earned a 1st-round bye with the win, took advantage of a bad Whipsnakes start, built a quick lead, and piled it on with their terrific offense. ​​”To be…
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Pathway to PLL: The Brendan Krebs Story

By | Because the PLL only has eight teams, the player pool holds a ton of talent that may never suit up on a gameday roster. And when you’re a goalie, the opportunities only decrease.  But if you do get one, you have to make the most of it. That’s exactly what Brendan Krebs has…
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Brendan Krebs Goalie Whipsnakes

Whipsnakes clinch playoff spot behind Krebs’ 17 saves

By The Whipsnakes punched their ticket to the 2023 playoffs after defeating the Chaos 12-10 on Friday night. TICKET PUNCHED 🎟️With our win tonight and the Archers’ victory, we have secured a spot in the 2023 Playoffs! pic.twitter.com/Rdt4QFOG2h— Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club (@PLLWhipsnakes) August 12, 2023 Goalie Brendan Krebs was a major reason for the victory,…
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Film Study: Whipsnakes Adjustments to 32-Second Shot Clock

By | It’s no secret that the teams have needed to find new ways to generate offense under the time constraints of a 32-second shot clock. As the old saying goes – adapt or die. This is exactly what the Whipsnakes have done in the past few weeks. They’ve started to find success attacking early…
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Whipsnakes vs Chrome

Whipsnakes overwhelm Chrome, win 12-5 on Saturday

By A full team effort powered the Whipsnakes to a 12-5 win over Chrome on Saturday evening. The defense held Chrome to one goal in the second half. Michael Ehrhardt was all over the field as usual. Mike Chanenchuk scored the last three Whipsnakes goals and paced the offense with six points. Talk about BAR…
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Will Manny Short Stick

Film Study: How Will Manny Exploits Short-Stick Matchups

By There was a good chance that when Brad Smith returned from injury, opposing defenses would opt to double pole both Smith and rookie Tucker Dordevic at the midfield. You obviously cannot take a pole off of Matt Rambo and Zed Williams, so that left a likely candidate to receive a short-stick on Sunday –…
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