In this weeks episode of the LaxFactor Lacrosse Podcast, I discuss my pre-season player of the year picks at every position, goalie, defense, specialist, midfield, attack and overall player of the year. I’ll say no more than the guys that were considered were...
Austin Staats of Onondaga Community College fame is tearing up the National Lacrosse League (NLL) in his rookie season. Staats has scored a number of crazy highlight reel goals already this season, and scored a crazy backhand goal in the Seals win over Calgary this...
Syracuse lacrosse has a unique history with the #22. The jersey number 22 has a long standing history in the sport of lacrosse. It has been doled out to a teams best player, or a team captain long before Gary Gait first wore the jersey at Syracuse and started a trend...
UPDATE: It is 100% true that Garnsey will be ineligible through 2019 regular season at least. CollegeCrosse.com has announced that they have solid information regarding Ryder Garnsey. Sounds like there is a good chance he is ineligible for the 2019 season. That will...
The Maryland Terps men’s lacrosse squad is primed for another big season, and another run at a championship. Maryland has been the most consistent team in the country under head coach John Tillman. During his eight season reign, Maryland has appeared in seven NCAA...
In the 5th episode of the LaxFactor Lacrosse Podcast we discuss US Lacrosse’s way too early rankings, my prediction for who I think will win it all at the D1 level in 2018, lacrosse and the Olympics and what that may look like (and why it gives me a bit of...
This Lacrosse Film Review covers transition off of face-off’s, one of the most exciting parts about the sport of lacrosse. FOGO’s have changed the game, and if you have a top 10 face-off guy, you can greatly increase both your possessions over a game, as...
This week on the LaxFactor Lacrosse Podcast #4, we discuss a bunch of division 1 college lacrosse attackmen that I’m excited to see coming back for 2019, including Pat Spencer, Jeff Teat, Michael Sowers, Michael Kraus, Cole Williams, Stephen Rehfuss, Jared...
In this lacrosse film review, we look at alley dodging and shooting on the run. Guys like Dox Aitken, Bryan Costabile and Jamie Trimboli are snipers while on the move making it very difficult for goalies to track their shots. In lacrosse, alley dodging is now a staple...
In this quick Lacrosse Film Review, we’ll look at a double-team resulting in a turnover and quick out to a streaking long pole who takes the ball up field, into the box and lights one up. Everyone loves seeing takeaways, and long poles scoring, so here’s...
Today we go over dodging from X with an emphasis on beating your man on the high side. We’ll use examples featuring Ryder Garnsey, Michael Krauss and Michael Sowers, three of the best attackmen in the country. All three of these lacrosse players excel at dodging...
In this 6th episode of LaxFactor’s Lacrosse Film Review, we’re going to look at a Pat Spencer vs. Ben Reeves matchup from the 2018 NCAA Lacrosse Tournament Quarterfinals. Reeves went for 3 goals and 3 assists in the matchup, having a hand in 6 of...
In this clip, we’ll watch Johns Hopkins attacker Shack Stanwick run a 2-man scam on his defender with his teammate, causing both defenders to stupidly leave Stanwick at X by himself, aka, the hung defender. Shack will then step to the left further drawing the...
On episode #3 of the LaxFactor Lacrosse Podcast, I’ll discuss Syracuse Lacrosse’s outlook for 2019, go through their roster, who they lose, who returns and we’ll chat about their upcoming schedule, which is brutal. Bringing back guys like Stephen...
On Episode #2 of the LaxFactor Lacrosse Podcast, I’ll discuss Yale Lacrosse’s #1 ranking on the new IL top-25 and why I think they more than deserve it. Players like Jackson Morrill, Jack Tigh, Matt Gaudet, Chris Fake and Jack Starr are all coming back...
Maryland’s Connor Kelly was one of the best players in the country in 2018, hands down. He attracted a lot of attention whenever he touched the ball and in this video, we’ll look at how he uses it to create a 3-on-2 situation between himself and his...
Yale faced Duke in the NCAA Lacrosse National Title Game last Memorial Day (2018) and it was a heck of a game. We’re going to take a look at Duke’s first possession of the game as the Blue Devils poke and prod Yale defenders with dodges from the wing to...
I listened to the Inside Lacrosse Podcast from 11/27 or so, and because it’s a very, very slow news day in lacrosse, I’m going to rattle off the things that I agreed with Quint Kessenich about ranging from how I believe the 20-second clear is going to play...
I’ve heard lacrosse players and coaches say you have to look good to play good. Well if being dope allows you to also play good, Kyle Marr is going to be the best player in the country. Johns Hopkins Kyle Marr is an incredible scorer of the lacrosse ball, and...
Michael Kraus is set to have a MONSTER 2019 season and is the #4 college lacrosse attackman that I’m most excited to see return for this season. Virginia lacrosse should be excited to have this well built, versatile attacker that is a savage as a dodger. He fits...
Joe Rogan watched some lacrosse highlights and was horrified by what he saw. But he didn’t see it in the proper context and he deemed lacrosse too dangerous to play, certainly too dangerous for kids to play. Here are some things I think our boy Joe Rogan got...
There are a handful of attackman that are returning in 2019 that I’m crazy excited about, and Ethan Walker comes in at my #5 spot. The Denver attacker is well diciplined, can score with the best of them, and doesn’t shy away from dodging and creating for...
The top 5 lacrosse attackmen of all time according to Ted Hust. #5 Connor Fields #4 Casey Powell #3 Rob Pannell #2 Mike Powell #1 Lyle Thompson These lax attackers lit it up. In this breakdown of the best attackman in college lacrosse history includes commentary and...
Syracuse saw their top 4 recruits de-commit and ditch for other programs, all 4 kids were in the top 40 of their class, and two left for ACC rivals Virginia and Notre Dame. I’m not thinking this is as much a recruiting issue as it is an issue with how those kids...
It was announced by Scott Marr in early October of 2018 that Tehoka Nanticoke wasn’t with the team for fall ball, but was expected to be back in the spring. Nothing new has been announced as of yet. We hope the best for the kid, and no matter what he decides to...
It’s official, Paul Rabil, his brother and a slew of investors and partners are going to launch the Premier Lacrosse League, aka the PLL, to go toe to toe with Major League Lacrosse. https://youtu.be/lQMxqhTbh_E
It’s officially a thing!!! The NCAA rules committee got together over the summer and decided to implement an 80-second shot clock, 20 to clear, 60 to finish the possession. Here’s our first LaxFactor Podcast Quick Hit, discussing the NCAA Shot Clock and...
The rematch between Syracuse and Virginia, this time in the ACC Lacrosse Tournament Semi-Finals didn’t dissapoint, this time seeing Virginia reverse their fortune in getting a 1-goal win over the Orange. Michael Kraus scored 2 goals and 3 assists in the win and...
Maryland and Johns Hopkins used three overtimes to decide who would be crowned the Big Ten regular season champion. In the end it was Will Snider scoring the game winner for Maryland with 3:11 left in the 3rd OT. Logan Wisnauskas lead Maryland on the day with 3 goals...
The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays traveled to Ann Arbor to face Michigan and once again Kyle Marr nets the game winner and celebrates like the baller he knows he is. Hopkins came out on fire scoring the games first three goals, Kyle Marr from Joel Tinney at 13:41 in the...
Notre Dame traveled down to Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina in a game that had ACC Tournament implications, and UNC comes away with the 10-9 win, but it wasn’t enough to save the Tarheels season. North Carolina had to both win the game, and do so by eight...
Navy came into the Carrier Dome and stunned the Orange by scoring two goals within the last 9 seconds of the game, the game-winner scored by Joe Varello off of a face-off win over his younger brother Danny Varello of Syracuse. It was Varello vs. Varello at the...
Rutgers traveled down to College Park, Maryland to face the Terps in a Big Ten battle and while Rutgers was able to hang tight, Maryland and Connor Kelly proved too much, defeating the Scarlet Knights 11-10. Kelly was a monster on the day, assisting the games first...
The annual Army/Navy game never disappoints, and this year was no different with Navy edging out Army 9-8 for the road (and Patriot League) win. Army struck first on a goal by Nate Jones with 10:31 left in the first quarter. It went back and forth from there with Navy...
The Duke Blue Devils travelled to Charlotsville to take on the Virginia Cavaliers in Klöckner Stadium and came away with a big 18-13 ACC victory against their long-time rival. Duke got it going early jumping out to a 5-1 lead on goals by five different players, and...
The North Carolina Tarheels made their way to the Carrier Dome to take on the Syracuse Orange and it was yet another barn burning ACC matchup that saw Syracuse erase a late three-goal deficit on their way to dropping UNC in overtime by a score of 13-12. North Carolina...
Johns Hopkins may have started the scoring on the day, but Penn State scored 10 of the next 13 goals of the game and never looked back dropping Hopkins at home by a score of 14-12. Hopkins got on the board first off an unassisted Cole Williams goal, but between 13:19...
Michigan took on hated rival Ohio State in Columbus and came away losers by a score of 8-5. Ohio state got hot early going up 3-1 by the end of the first quarter. Michigan then outscored the Buckeyes 2-0 over the second so that we were notted up at three’s going...
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish took on Marquette and came away victors thanks to a Ryder Garnsey goal assisted by Pierre Byrne with just 15 seconds left on the game clock. Notre Dame was trailing the Golden Eagles by a goal with under a minute to play, but Bryan...
Syracuse traveled to Ithaca, NY to take on Cornell in a game that was supposed to be close, and an instant classic. Despite the hype, the Orange came away with another big loss, and yet another game that wasn’t close as Cornell handled the Orange 13-8. Obviously...
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