Marcus Holman moves into 10th all-time in points
10th-year pro Marcus Holman’s 386th career point passed Hall of Fame midfielder Matt Striebel for 10th all-time.
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Crease Collapse of the Week: Jack Kielty
The Cannons shook their defense up drastically in Week 4. Brodie Merrill, after whom the league’s LSM of the Year Award is named, was a healthy scratch. SSDM Tyson Bell picked up a pole. Rookie Matt Rahill (Maryland) got his first start down low.
How the Whipsnakes are winning run outs to the endline
The Whipsnakes defense has run out a preposterously, incomprehensibly high percentage of misses. They’re out-hustling opposing offenses to the endline or sideline on 32.6% of missed shots.
Film Study: Sowers-Brown razor pick-n-rolls
“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
Matt Rambo (4G, 1A) and the Whipsnakes defeat the Redwoods at Homewood Field, 12-11.
Film Study: Connor Kelly inverts
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.
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.
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…