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Why Tom Schreiber should be the 2023 PLL MVP

By Zach Carey | August 22, 2023

By The Archers Lacrosse Club’s dominant 16-11 victory over the Whipsnakes on Friday evening clinched them the no. 1 seed in this year’s playoffs with another regular season weekend still to go. The club’s 8-1 record thus far is a full two games ahead of the Waterdogs and Cannons in second place and is the…

How Grant Ament has flourished playing midfield for the Archers

By Zach Carey | August 18, 2023

By Grant Ament has always played attack. He’s a prototypical X-attackman in the same mold of guys like Rob Pannell and Michael Sowers. His lightning quick, flawless footwork and elite vision made him the #1 pick in the 2020 PLL College Draft and the league’s Attackman of the Year in 2021. So why in the…

Brian Kavanagh: The mastermind that makes the Archers “the best substituting team in the league”

By Zach Carey | August 18, 2023

By Brian Kavanagh was 26 when he started as an assistant coach for the Archers Lacrosse Club. That season, in 2019, he was younger than more than half of the club’s roster. Both Tom Schreiber and Ryan Ambler are, in fact, former college teammates of Kavanagh’s who both also started with the club from its…

“Tom’s that guy!”: What makes Tom Schreiber the best midfielder in the world

By Zach Carey | August 11, 2023

By Tom Schreiber held the ball roughly five yards from midfield with 1:07 left on the clock and the score tied at 13. The Archers had wrested momentum from the Atlas late in the fourth quarter with a 4-0 run via a Jared Conners two-pointer, a Mac O’Keefe goal, and a Schreiber low-angle lefty score…

Why Matt Moore’s move to attack makes the Archers lethal

By Zach Carey | August 5, 2023

By When Archers Lacrosse Club Head Coach and General Manager Chris Bates texted Matt Moore to tell him that he’d be filling in for the injured Grant Ament at attack in the club’s July 9th contest against the Whipsnakes, Moore’s response ended with three exclamation points. “I am comfortable at midfield, but getting another shot…

Film Study: How Mac O’Keefe and Connor Fields Abuse Defenses

By Zach Carey | August 2, 2023

By With the score tied at 16 and just over 10 minutes remaining in the first place bout between the Archers and the Waterdogs, Mac O’Keefe and Connor Fields had a quick conversation, identifying that the ‘Dogs defense had elected to guard O’Keefe with a short-stick on recent possessions and deciding to attack that development…

What Makes Ryan Ambler Tom Schreiber’s Favorite Teammate

By Zach Carey | July 26, 2023

By It’s the fourth week of the 2023 PLL season and the Archers are locked in an early offensive shootout with the Whipsnakes. The Archers have the ball with Ryan Ambler and Tom Schreiber are paired on the crease as Connor Fields dodges on the lefty wing. As the shot clock hits four seconds remaining,…

Why the Archers’ Lefty Fast Break Has Led Them to Limit Transition

By Zach Carey | July 25, 2023

By The Archers are in a great spot. At 4-1 with an almost completely healthy roster and an impressive +13 score differential, the club has been the best in the league through the first half of the PLL season. Fifth overall pick in the 2023 College Draft Mike Sisselberger is dominating at faceoff (the club’s…

Why Latrell Harris Has Become the Heart and Soul of the Archers

By Zach Carey | July 21, 2023

By When Latrell Harris joined the Archers in 2021 he had a pair of cagey, heralded veterans to help guide him in the professional lacrosse world after he turned pro straight out of high school. Now, in his third year in the PLL and his second consecutive season as an All-Star, Harris has become the…

How the Archers Defense Held Redwoods to the Fewest Goals in PLL History

By Zach Carey | July 18, 2023

By Entering Friday night’s contest between the Archers and the Redwoods, Rob Pannell sat at 298 career goals, just two away from becoming the fifth player in professional lacrosse history to score 300. Through not even five minutes of play, 298 became 299 when Pannell dodged from behind the cage and sliced through the Archers…

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