Crease Collapse of the Week: Cade van Raaphorst
Cade van Raaphorst is one of the best help defenders in lacrosse. Learn how van Raaphorst positions himself to support his teammates.
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Justin Anderson’s left- and right-handed flamethrower
Justin Anderson has a flamethrower. Lefty or righty on the run, the ball jumps out of Anderson’s stick. As a rookie Anderson shot 2-for-21 (9.5%) off the dodge; through three games in ‘22, he is 4-for-8 (50.0%) on unassisted shots.
Third quarter run pushes Redwoods past Chaos, 11-7
By | At halftime, the Redwoods offense was shooting 2-for-23 (9%). They couldn’t solve three-time Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year Blaze Riorden (16 saves, 62%). This Woods team – the most settled offense efficient in the league in 2021 – was on the verge of going 0-3 until a third quarter explosion. In a…
Film Study: Connor Kirst setting slam picks
By PLL Analyst The Whipsnakes’ pick location felt off in Week 1. They set picks for Matt Rambo deep at X. There were no slam picks set into the rotation of the ball at GLE. In Week 2, they got back to their DNA. Connor Kirst fought through contact to set a couple of those signature slam picks right where…
Player of the Week: Trevor Baptiste
Two-time Paul Cantabene Faceoff Athlete of the Year Trevor Baptiste (Atlas LC) dominated in Week 2. Baptiste won 83.3% of faceoffs, buried a goal, dished an assist, and tallied a second assist on a tic tac toe fast break goal.
CJ Costabile becomes fifth longpole in history to score a hat trick
CJ Costabile’s (1G, 2T) hat trick against Archers LC in Charlotte was the seventh all-time by a defenseman or LSM.
Matt Moore tallies first career hat trick
The Archers have struggled to solve Chaos LC’s slow-to-go defense in each of the last two postseasons. They may have found their answer: fourth overall pick Matt Moore.
Will Manny moves into 9th all-time in career points
By PLL Analyst With five goals against Chaos LC on Friday night, Archers LC attackman Will Manny moved into 9th all-time in career points. “It’s so nice to be able to play this game. This is my tenth year and I feel younger than ever. Having the team that I have allows me to get…
Crease Collapse of the Week: Liam Byrnes
By PLL Analyst The Waterdogs defense slides a lot. They got exposed early in ’21. Opponents buried 40.7% of their assisted shots thru the 4th of July. After moving Liam Byrnes from LSM to close defense, that number plummeted to 24.7%. Byrnes cleans up teammates’ mistakes. He’s always covering more than one player. Sometimes one-and-a-half. Sometimes two. And…