By | The Philadelphia Waterdogs have won just eight faceoffs through three games. Then again, they weren’t trying to win them – until now.  On Tuesday morning, head coach and general manager Bill Tierney brought back undrafted rookie Alec Stathakis on a one-year deal. The Waterdogs finally have a faceoff specialist. Stathakis was one of…

By | When Matt Rambo‘s game-winner found twine on Sunday, it handed the Philadelphia Waterdogs their second overtime loss in as many days, and they fell to 0-3. Although the Dogs have been to the last two Cash App Championship games, this is a familiar spot for them. In 2022, the Waterdogs fell to the…

By | Michael Sowers refused to leave Spark Field when his junior lacrosse season ended in heartbreak. He sat there, staring at the scoreboard that read Conestoga 10, Upper Dublin 9.  He remained planted on the turf that was built for his youth football program years prior so long that the cleaning crew came out….

By | Only three faceoffs went the Philadelphia Waterdogs’ way in the first half of their season opener.  Zach Currier launched the first one into the corner after a failed exit by Mike Sisselberger, pinning the Utah Archers back for a clear on the short clock. The next was a turnover forced by Eli Gobrecht…

By | A turnover off the faceoff put the ball in Liam Byrnes‘ stick, and the Philadelphia Waterdogs started their transition offense, just as they’d practiced all week. The Dogs were down 12-4 early in the third quarter, and they needed some momentum during the Cash App Championship rematch against the Utah Archers. Byrnes sprinted…

By | Trevor Baptiste overpowered James Reilly at the stripe in the third game of 2023, winning six of the first eight faceoffs, including five straight. In the second quarter, then-head coach and general manager Andy Copelan had to make a change.  He put defenseman Eli Gobrecht at faceoff, who pestered Baptiste with his long…

By | Nobody slid from the crease in the early ’90s. It was almost taboo to risk giving up that doorstep dunk.  But after two losing seasons kicked off his Division I coaching career, then-Princeton head coach Bill Tierney had to make a change. He had promised his first recruiting class in 1989 they would…

By | The Philadelphia Waterdogs have a privileged predicament. They have eight starting-caliber midfielders.  New head coach and general manager Bill Tierney along with his staff will have some difficult decisions to make while cutting the roster to 25 players, and then only dressing 19 on a weekly basis. The legendary coach said he has…