Lyle Thompson finally had his breakout game for the Cannons going for 5 goals and 4 assists in the Cannons one-goal win over the Archers. Stephen Rehfuss put up 2 goals and 3 assists in the win. The save of the year was made by Nick Marrocco as he turned away a...
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PLL Week 5: Jeff Teat Dominated, Waterdogs, Redwoods & Atlas All Roll (LaxFactor Podcast #171)
Jeff Teat put the league on notice letting everyone know, he didn't just come for the PLL Rookie of the Year award, but he may be eyeing that MVP as well. Teat went off for 4 goals and 4 assists in the Atlas' win over the Chaos Saturday evening. The Waterdogs put the...
Whipsnakes Take Down The Archers, SSDM’s Excelling As Two-Way Mids & More (LaxFactor Podcast #170)
We are seeing that trend of "the teams that play Friday and Sunday back to back end up gassed by Sunday", and this weekend was no different as we saw the "rested" teams both win out this weekend. It started with the Matt Rambo-less Whipsnakes taking down the Archers...
Chaos Upset The Archers, Rabil Breaks Grant’s Points Record, Rookies Roll (LaxFactor Podcast #169)
The Chaos started the season with two straight losses and things looked rough for them with the Whipsnakes and the Archers up next. Instead of folding and starting 0-4, the Chaos decided to upset the two best teams in the league in back-to-back games. They held the...
Paul Rabil & Rob Pannell Improve Production, Connor Fields Struggles & More (LaxFactor Podcast #168)
I'm from Upstate NY so I'm naturally a big Connor Fields fan. When he found himself on the bench last season I couldn't believe it as the Chaos thrived without him. So in this episode I'm going to dive into the PLL stats a bit to see how this could happen. How could...
Premier Lacrosse League Week 3 Recaps, Rambo Scores OT Winner For The Whips (LaxFactor Podcast #167)
Matt Rambo proved yet again that he's the best lacrosse player in the world by scoring the OT game winner for the Whipsnakes against the Atlas on Friday night. We also got to see the debut of Jeff Teat, the Cornell attackman that lost two college lacrosse seasons to...
Premier Lacrosse League Eats Major League Lacrosse & Why I’m On Board (LaxFactor Podcast #123)
Everyone knows by now. The Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) just absorbed (aka merged with) Major League Lacrosse and lacrosse fans are going bonkers. Some are happy. Some are sad. Some are indifferent. Some are popping hilarious shots at Paul Rabil. In the end, this was...
Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) Merging With Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Huge news as reported by several outlets, the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) will be merging with Major League Lacrosse (MLL) and the Boston Cannons will be re-branded the Cannons Lacrosse Club and the roster will be filled out via an expansion draft. Does this mean we...
Cormier Staying At UVA, Panther City Lacrosse Club, Best NY Lax Facilities (LaxFactor Podcast #119)
Lots of lacrosse news to talk about in todays episode, including, Payton Cormier decided to stay put at UVA and we discuss what that starting attack for the Cavs may look like. There is a new NLL team that was just announced, the Panther City Lacrosse Club, and their...
UVA’s Cormier Enters Transfer Portal, PLL Pinnies Drop & More (LaxFactor Lacrosse Podcast #118)
One of Virginia's up and coming stars, Payton Cormier has entered the transfer portal according to Terry Foy of Inside Lacrosse. Cormier put up 12 goals and 7 assists over six games in the 2020 season. He put up 3 goals in his first collegiate action and 5 points (4g,...
Matt Rambo & Grant Ament Quiet, Whipsnakes & Chaos Advance To PLL Finals (LaxFactor Podcast #112)
The Chaos were potentially the worst team in the Premier Lacrosse Leagues Championship Series over group play, but after winning in the quarters, and then dropping the Archers in the semi's, they have a good shot of going from worst to first if they can beat the...
Matt Gaudet Gets Lit Up By Garrett Epple, PLL Game 7 Recap & More (LaxFactor Podcast #111)
Everyone is talking about Matt Gaudet's trash talk and Garrett Epple retaliating and jacking Gaudet up. My view, you talk trash in the manner Gaudet was talking trash and you risk getting popped. That's what happened, nothing more. Sometimes if you put a bad attitude...