2017 Ohio Machine season

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2017 Ohio Machine
League Major League Lacrosse
2017 record9-5
General ManagerBear Davis
CoachBear Davis, Nat St. Laurent, Daryl Delia, Paul Collura
Arena Fortress Obetz
Average attendance2,451
  2016
2018  

The 2017 Ohio Machine season was the sixth season for the Ohio Machine of Major League Lacrosse. The Machine entered trying to continue their success from 2016 when they finished with an 8-6 record, good enough for the top postseason seed following tiebreaker procedures. However, the top seed did not guarantee them a championship win, as they lost in the 2016 Steinfeld Cup 19-18 to the Denver Outlaws. After defeating the Florida Launch in the semifinal game on August 12, the Machine captured their first title in franchise history with a 17-12 victory over the same Denver Outlaws. [1]

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On November 17, 2016, the Machine announced they were moving into a brand new 6,500-seat stadium Fortress Obetz in time for their 2017 home opener. [2] The new stadium would be in the village of Obetz on the former site of the Columbus Motor Speedway and become the third home venue in team history. The Machine lost their home opener at the new Fortress Obetz on May 6 to the Rochester Rattlers, 12-11 in overtime. [3]

For the second straight season, the Machine clinched a playoff berth with a convincing win over the New York Lizards. The team also clinched a home playoff game on July 29 by defeating the Lizards, 21-14. The Machine lost the following week to finish 9-5 and take the second seed into the postseason.

Schedule

Regular season

DateOpponentStadiumResultAttendanceRecord
April 22at Atlanta Blaze Fifth Third Bank Stadium W 10-91,2041-0
April 29at Charlotte Hounds American Legion Memorial Stadium W 15-121,0732-0
May 6 Rochester Rattlers Fortress Obetz L 11-12 (OT)1,4682-1
May 20Charlotte Hounds Fortress Obetz L 8-102,8102-2
May 27 Florida Launch Fortress Obetz W 19-71,0283-2
June 2at Chesapeake Bayhawks Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium W 18-114,0484-2
June 10 Boston Cannons Fortress Obetz W 13-12 (OT)3,2145-2
June 22at Boston Cannons Harvard Stadium W 16-15 (OT)4,1626-2
June 24Chesapeake Bayhawks Fortress Obetz W 15-131,9867-2
June 29at New York Lizards James M. Shuart Stadium L 14-155,1087-3
July 15 Denver Outlaws Fortress Obetz L 11-133,2327-4
July 23Denver Outlaws Sports Authority Field at Mile High W 13-127,0168-4
July 29New York Lizards Fortress Obetz W 21-143,4199-4
August 5at Rochester Rattlers Rochester Rhinos Stadium L 13-143,4319-5

Postseason

DateRoundOpponentStadiumResultAttendance
August 12SemifinalFlorida LaunchFortress ObetzW 18-132,282
August 19Steinfeld CupDenver Outlaws The Ford Center at The Star (Frisco, TX)W 17-127,543

Standings

2017 Major League Lacrosse Standings
WLPCTGBGF2ptGFGA2ptGA
Denver Outlaws 95.643-19951746
Ohio Machine 95.643-19521636
Florida Launch 86.571117952029
Rochester Rattlers 86.571118221713
New York Lizards 77.500218371984
Chesapeake Bayhawks 77.500221192061
Charlotte Hounds 68.429318491895
Atlanta Blaze 68.429318261898
Boston Cannons 311.214618972129
Playoff Seed

References

  1. Ohio Machine earn 2017 MLL championship with 17-12 win
  2. "Ohio Machine Announce New Stadium Obetz Fortress Field". Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
  3. Ty Thompson Scores OT Winner for Rattlers