Joe Keegan, Author at Premier Lacrosse League

Joe Keegan

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Waterdogs SSDMs: Blindsiding dodges and blocking shots

By Joe Keegan | July 11, 2022

Halfway through 2021, the Waterdogs defense was getting torched. Opponents were shooting 38.6% in settled sets. They made a few changes: Moving Liam Byrnes from LSM to close, dressing Ben Randall regularly, and maybe most importantly: Inserting Matt Whitcher into the lineup.

Waterdogs hand Whipsnakes first loss of season, 11-10

By Joe Keegan | July 3, 2022

By | Whipsnakes LC has trailed at halftime every game this season. And every time, they’ve come back for a win — until Saturday night in Minnesota when Kieran McArdle (3G) and the Waterdogs held off the Whipsnakes’ second half surge. McArdle buried a natural hat trick in the fourth quarter. He put on a…

Marcus Holman moves into 10th all-time in points

By Joe Keegan | June 29, 2022

10th-year pro Marcus Holman’s 386th career point passed Hall of Fame midfielder Matt Striebel for 10th all-time.

Film Study: Sowers-Brown razor pick-n-rolls

By Joe Keegan | June 28, 2022

“One of our strategies the last couple weeks has been trying to get Brownie the ball,” Waterdogs LC attackman Michael Sowers said postgame. “We just wanna get him the ball as much as possible.”

Whipsnakes perfect powerplay pushes them past Redwoods, 12-11

By Joe Keegan | June 25, 2022

Matt Rambo (4G, 1A) and the Whipsnakes defeat the Redwoods at Homewood Field, 12-11.

Film Study: Connor Kelly inverts

By Joe Keegan | June 22, 2022

The Waterdogs scored a league-low 2.1 goals per game off initiations from X in ’21. Only Chaos (7.0 shots per game initiated at X) attempted fewer shots than the ‘Dogs (7.2). They’ve generated 3.3 goals per game and 9 shots per game from X so far in ’22. Part of it is Michael Sowers’ return to the lineup – but even without Sowers in Week 3, Connor Kelly inverted to give the Waterdogs a presence behind the cage.