Wyatt Miller, Author at Premier Lacrosse League

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Why the Golden Stick Award means “not much” to Kieran McArdle

By Wyatt Miller | February 20, 2024

By | Kieran McArdle accepted his Golden Stick Award with a deadpan expression. When asked what the award meant to him, he answered, “Not much.” “We came here for one reason, and that was to win the championship.” As he left the field, having not cracked a smile since the game’s end, McArdle handed the…

Matt DeLuca shines in pool play, saving 50.8% in 10 quarters

By Wyatt Miller | February 18, 2024

By | Sixes can be tough on goalies. They see a massive volume of shots in a fraction of the time they would in a field game. More often than not, they come out of it battered and heavily bruised. But in the second pool play game against the California Redwoods, a smile split Matt…

Kieran McArdle sets three Championship Series scoring records in debut

By Wyatt Miller | February 15, 2024

By | Kieran McArdle shattered just about every single-game Champ Series scoring record in the Philadelphia Waterdogs’ sixes debut. Before the tournament, McArdle said he’d pull up from 13 yards “if I get my hands free.” But that doesn’t do his range justice. Among Champ Series players, McArdle ranks sixth in 13-yard goals since 2019…

How the Waterdogs can take advantage of the 13-yard arc

By Wyatt Miller | February 11, 2024

By | Two yards is a lot. Imagine Ryan Conrad lying down perpendicular to the cage, with his head at the top of the arc – his feet would mark the top of the Championship Series’ 2-point line. That significantly changes how teams treat 2-point shooting. In the inaugural Championship Series, every winning team produced…

Data Dive: Why 2-point efficiency is vital in the Championship Series, and how it’s achieved

By Wyatt Miller | February 5, 2024

By | The most significant statistical difference between winners and losers in last year’s Championship Series was 2-point percentage. Winners converted at a 46.2% rate, while losers shot 23.3% from beyond the arc. The 13-yard arc is “a shooter’s dream,” said Philadelphia Waterdogs midfielder Jake Carraway, and the initial impulse is to take advantage of…

Jake Carraway’s Champ Series shooting experience will give the Waterdogs a boost

By Wyatt Miller | January 3, 2024

By When Jake Carraway leapt off one leg to sink the first step-back 2 in Championship Series history, tears streamed from his eyes. After catching a pass from Romar Dennis in the teeth of the defense, Carraway spun back to the top of the arc and fired a laser just below the crossbar, then hobbled…

Comparing Waterdogs players to Philadelphia sports legends

By Wyatt Miller | December 12, 2023

By | The Waterdogs are officially Philadelphia’s newest team, and the city is rife with sports legends. From Rocky Balboa to Jason Kelce, the City of Brotherly Love has hosted some of the most iconic athletes of the last century. So, let’s have some fun with these city announcements. The Waterdogs are new in town,…

Predicting the Waterdogs’ 2024 Championship Series Roster

By Wyatt Miller | November 15, 2023

By | In the wake of a last-second championship loss, the Waterdogs will get their first shot at the Championship Series in February. Despite a heavy box influence, the ‘Dogs have tons of potential sixes stars who will be available in February. Leading the offense, swift-footed Michael Sowers will excel in the close quarters of…

The Waterdogs were on the wrong end of their own trick in Cash App Championship loss

By Wyatt Miller | September 27, 2023

By You live by the comeback, you die by the comeback. The Waterdogs’ regular season was defined by late-game heroics, with three game-winning goals in the final minute. They were on the other end of that on Championship Sunday. With 1:37 remaining in the game and the score knotted at 14, the MVP came up…

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