By | There’s an age-old debate in lacrosse among players, coaches and fans between shot quantity vs. quality because players have the ability to back up shots and maintain possession on offense. Two weeks into the season, the Carolina Chaos have become beneficiaries of their league-leading shooting percentage. The Chaos are scoring goals on 40.4%…

By | Growing up in Burke, Virginia, right outside of Washington, D.C., Carolina Chaos defenseman Jack Rowlett didn’t have many local professional athletes to idolize.  Sure, D.C. has multiple professional sports teams, but as Jack said, “Every team is terrible.” The Capitals had a few good teams but could never claw through the playoffs when…

By | Carolina Chaos goalie Blaze Riorden went down with a knee injury during the second quarter of Sunday’s season opener. Riorden didn’t return to the contest and was seen on crutches for the rest of the game. On Monday, PLL co-founder and president Paul Rabil revealed the nature of Riorden’s injury during a “SportsCenter”…

By | The Carolina Chaos made a few important changes to their style of play ahead of the 2024 season. But one thing that remained constant was Blaze Riorden between the pipes. On Sunday, however, they were forced to play most of their season opener without their star goaltender. Riorden saved eight of the first…

By | Jules Heningburg started his professional lacrosse career at attack. But after his former team, the Redwoods, traded for Rob Pannell, Heningburg saw his minutes at his natural position slip away and was forced to the midfield. As a midfielder, Heningburg wasn’t able to command an offense like he could in his early career,…

By | As the Chaos switch from two-man games to two-handed dodgers on offense, a position battle at the X attack position may ensue. Carolina’s X attackman last year was rookie Brian Minicus. Minicus is known as “Minnow” around the league for his fleet-footedness and ability to change direction while dodging in a snap of…

By | Earlier this month, a new theme was etched into the foundation of the Carolina Chaos offensive philosophy, headlined by the selection of Shane Knobloch and Eric Dobson in the PLL College Draft presented by Q-Collar. During his pre-draft presser, head coach and general manager Andy Towers let the media know that Carolina’s offense…