Zach Carey, Author at Premier Lacrosse League

Zach Carey

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Connor Fields scores ‘goal of the year’ in Archers’ win over Whipsnakes

By Zach Carey | July 6, 2024

By | Midway through the third quarter of a back-and-forth matchup between the Utah Archers and Maryland Whipsnakes, Connor Fields lit the lacrosse world aflame. After struggling to win topside against two-time Defensive Player of the Year Matt Dunn, Fields rolled back to his right and carried down the alley with just one hand on…

Film study: Breaking down Archers’ favorite powerplay action

By Zach Carey | June 26, 2024

By | The Utah Archers offense is averaging 12.7 scores per game, good for second in the league behind only the high-octane New York Atlas. Much of that is due to the personnel. The club boasts a laundry list of initiators who fit perfectly alongside All-Star caliber off-ball threats. Yet a lot of that success…

What Graeme Hossack’s return means for Archers

By Zach Carey | June 20, 2024

By | Graeme Hossack‘s return from the holdout list and onto the 25-man roster is a major development for the Utah Archers. The All-World defender is one of the best cover guys in the league and will immediately bolster the Archers defense when he presumably takes the field with the club in Minneapolis on June…

How Archers can get over the hump versus Chaos

By Zach Carey | June 14, 2024

By | The Utah Archers are 3-7 all-time versus the Carolina Chaos. The Chaos were the only team the Archers did not beat last season. Carolina also knocked Utah out of the playoffs in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Historically, Saturday night’s matchup between the Archers and the Chaos is one that Utah has struggled with….

Why Archers’ offense has been so streaky – and how they can fix it

By Zach Carey | June 10, 2024

By | Through two games, the Utah Archers have already endured scoring droughts of 7:03, 8:10, 8:20, 13:15 and 20:23. The offense has scored 14.5 points per game – good for second in the league behind only the 3-0 New York Atlas. But the Archers’ struggle to manufacture goals when they were necessary cost them…

Utah Archers attackman/midfielder Grant Ament

Why healthy Grant Ament is cheat code for Archers offense

By Zach Carey | June 6, 2024

By | Even in a talent-rich league, bringing a former Attackman of the Year out of the box is a pretty rare luxury to have. That’s what the Utah Archers are able to do with Grant Ament. After dealing with injuries for the majority of the last two seasons, the Penn State product is back…

Utah Archers defensive coordinator Tony Resch

Who is Archers coaching legend Tony Resch’s next defensive prodigy?

By Zach Carey | June 1, 2024

By | The Utah Archers are entering the 2024 regular season with more questions than expected on the defensive side of the ball. Matt McMahon‘s retirement leaves the defense without its leading voice and proverbial green dot player. The Jared Conners trade means there’s an unknown at long-stick midfield. Latrell Harris is out indefinitely while…

Utah Archers faceoff specialist Mike Sisselberger

Why new faceoff rule should only help Archers’ vaunted 32-second offense

By Zach Carey | May 31, 2024

By | In 2023, the Utah Archers rode rookie faceoff specialist Mike Sisselberger and the league’s most efficient 32-second offense to the club’s first title. In 2024, long poles are no longer allowed to take draws. What does that mean for one of the club’s biggest on-field strengths? “The hope is it benefits us,” Archers…

‘He jumps off the page’: Why Beau Pederson is perfect fit for Archers

By Zach Carey | May 24, 2024

By | The Utah Archers have majorly invested in the short-stick defensive midfield position over the last two years. Following 2019 SSDM of the Year Dominique Alexander’s retirement in 2022, the club drafted Connor Maher and Piper Bond in the second and third round of the 2023 College Draft, respectively. The Archers then extended Latrell Harris…

How the Archers have built a roster to win now and later

By Zach Carey | May 22, 2024

By | Utah Archers head coach and general manager Chris Bates has been on a heater over the last 18 months. The club took a risk last offseason by letting club stalwarts Marcus Holman, Will Manny and Adam Ghitelman go in free agency. It also had to account for the retirements of perennial All-Pros Scott…

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