Zach Carey, Author at Premier Lacrosse League

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Archers LC places Latrell Harris on injured reserve

By Zach Carey | September 7, 2023

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…

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

By Zach Carey | August 31, 2023

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…

Why the Archers still believe “the championship goes through us” after Waterdogs loss

By Zach Carey | August 29, 2023

By Mac O’Keefe‘s goal with 49 seconds left against the Waterdogs should’ve sealed the deal. That put the Archers up by two, and with Mike Sisselberger dominating at the faceoff stripe, it seemed inevitable that the club would close out their season at 9-1 and waltz into the playoffs with another clutch win in their…

Film study: What makes Connor Fields a late shot clock cheat code

By Zach Carey | August 25, 2023

By When the shot clock hits ten seconds, Archers Assistant Coach Brian Kavanagh shouts “WHITE” to tell his offensive midfielders to start substituting in order to prevent transition. The club is willing to concede having six offensive players for the full shot clock in order to get back on defense. When the shot clock hits…

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…

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