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Connor Kelly: The 2-point king

By Wyatt Miller | August 25, 2023

By Nobody has more 2-point goals in the past four years than Connor Kelly. Since joining the Waterdogs in 2020, Kelly has ranked top 10 in 2-pointers all four seasons, scoring multiple in each. This year, Kelly and Tucker Dordevic have led the league with five 2-pointers, but Kelly’s done it in three fewer games….

A season-record 4 Waterdogs midfielders hit 2-pointers against Chaos

By Wyatt Miller | August 21, 2023

By | The Waterdogs scored more two-point goals on Saturday than the Redwoods and Chrome have all season. It was also the most long balls by any team in a single game this year, and all four came courtesy of a resurgent midfield unit. Head coach Andy Copelan said the offensive midfield had been quieter…

Jack Hannah and Ethan Walker: The Waterdogs’ dynamic Denver duo

By Wyatt Miller | August 19, 2023

By | As a senior at the University of Denver, Ethan Walker was coming off back-to-back Tewaaraton nominations. But Jack Hannah was still an emerging junior who hadn’t quite reached his potential. Before one of their first games in the shortened 2020 season, head coach Bill Tierney pulled Walker aside and said, “‘Ethan, Jack is…

Film Review: How Dillon Ward takes the Waterdogs from good to great

By Wyatt Miller | August 15, 2023

By | Every goalie has their own style, but Dillon Ward’s doesn’t really have a name. Ward takes a hybrid approach with a high arc and heavy box influence. The Orangeville, Ontario, native has combined different styles to create an instinctual flair that makes him one of the hardest goalies to read. “His playing style…

Kieran McArdle’s 97-second hat trick lifts Waterdogs over Atlas

By Wyatt Miller | August 14, 2023

By The Waterdogs hadn’t scored in 20 minutes. With seven minutes left in the game, the Dogs led 9-8 after being held scoreless for the entire third quarter along with nearly half of the fourth. That’s when Kieran McArdle went rampant on the Atlas defense. McArdle curled through X with his back turned to Brett…

How Eli Gobrecht went from D-III to Waterdogs defender/faceoff specialist

By Wyatt Miller | August 12, 2023

By Going into his senior year at Ithaca High School, Eli Gobrecht thought his lacrosse career was coming to an end. Having already signed a contract to play junior hockey out of high school, Gobrecht stepped away from lacrosse. But after one season in the Eastern Junior Hockey League, he wasn’t sold on his path…

Why the Waterdogs are at their worst on isolation dodges

By Wyatt Miller | August 10, 2023

By | If the season ended today, the Waterdogs’ shooting percentage when initiating with a dodge would be the worst in PLL history (16.8%). Despite ranking fourth in total offensive efficiency, 62% of their settled shots have been initiated by dodges, and their hasty shot selection has been a noticeable crutch. The Waterdogs offense has…

How Jesse Hubbard changed lacrosse as a shooter and Warrior innovator

By Wyatt Miller | August 3, 2023

By | Jesse Hubbard played an eight-year, Hall of Fame career with equipment that he helped create. Growing up stringing his own leather pocket, Hubbard was a lacrosse guru in every sense of the word. He knew the significance of every string and was constantly fiddling with them. So, when Warrior Sports founder David Morrow…

Waterdogs Fall to Archers After “Self-Inflicted Wounds” in The 4th

By Wyatt Miller | July 31, 2023

By The Waterdogs have turned the ball over exactly 11 times in three-of-six games this season. Against the Archers, eight of the 11 were self-induced, which is the most from any of those games. Inside of three minutes, the Waterdogs threw away about a minute-and-half of potential offense thanks to two of those unforced turnovers….

Film Review: Explaining Ethan Walker’s Underrated Off-Ball Efficiency

By Wyatt Miller | July 28, 2023

By Ethan Walker silently manipulates the defense on every possession. He moves around the field and picks at the weak spots with meticulous movements and passes. So, while Michael Sowers and Kieran McArdle can overwhelm the league’s top defenders physically, Walker does it mentally. He rarely dodges and is still on pace to set career-highs…

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