Zach Carey

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Utah Archers draft pick Beau Pederson

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

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…
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Utah Archers

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

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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Archers LC wins 2023 PLL Cash App Championship

By When Tom Schreiber let his game-winning low-to-high shot go, the momentum was entirely in the Waterdogs’ favor. The Philadelphia crowd had rallied behind Michael Sowers, the Waterdogs, and the vaunted ‘Dogs defense, and the Archers offense was struggling to find its footing. They hadn’t scored a goal in settled offense in 19:46 of game…
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Connor Fields Injury

Connor Fields ruled OUT for PLL Cash App Championship

By After being listed as doubtful heading into the weekend, Archers attackman Connor Fields has been ruled out of today’s PLL Cash App Championship with a right shoulder injury. Fields, who led the Archers in scoring in the 2023 regular season with 39 points (28 goals, 11 assists), is a huge loss for an Archers…
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Connor Fields Injury

Connor Fields listed as doubtful for 2023 Cash App Championship

By Ahead of Sunday’s PLL Cash App Championship, Archers LC attackman Connor Fields is listed as doubtful, but has been included in the team’s 19-man roster despite suffering a right shoulder separation after absorbing a massive hit from Garrett Epple in the semifinals. Fields’ presence in the initial 19-man lineup means there’s a chance that…
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Tom Schreiber Legacy

How would a PLL championship impact Tom Schreiber’s legacy?

By There’s very little that Tom Schreiber hasn’t done on a lacrosse field.  At 31, he’s the only three-time MVP ever, has two World Lacrosse Championship gold medals, scored the game-winner versus Canada in the 2018 gold medal game, won an MLL Championship in 2017, is a four-time PLL Gary Gait Midfielder of the Year,…
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Grant Ament Attack

Film study: How Grant Ament is back at his very best at attack

By In eight regular season games this summer, Grant Ament scored just 13 points. That was a career low in the regular season for the Penn State product, even lower than his 16 points in five appearances in 2022.  He’s continued to deal with a left hamstring strain that he re-aggravated in the season opener…
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Schreiber vs Glazener

Tom Schreiber vs Eddy Glazener: A battle of tactical masterminds

By Saturday’s semifinal contest between the Archers and the Redwoods has no shortage of storylines. Between the battle between Mike Sisselberger and TD Ierlan at the faceoff stripe, the Redwoods’ emerging midfield against the Archers’ defensive midfield that is missing Latrell Harris, Defender of the Year Garrett Epple vs Attackman of the Year finalist Connor…
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Latrell Harris Injury

Archers LC places Latrell Harris on injured reserve

By In the first quarter of the Archers’ regular season finale, George Boiardi Hard Hat SSDM of the Year Latrell Harris suffered what would be a season-ending, surgery-requiring knee injury.  But he still played the remainder of the game, helping to severely limit the Waterdogs’ big-little two-man games and even contributing on the wings of…
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Connor Maher and Piper Bond

Film study: Why the Archers defense switches every big-little pick

By Playoff lacrosse is different. The stakes are higher, the games are even tighter, and the playing styles adapt to be more matchup-based on either end of the field. League-wide shooting percentages off two-man games jumps from 29.9% in regular season games to 35.0% in the playoffs as the best offenses pick at any individual…
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