2018 Charlotte Hounds
LeagueMajor League Lacrosse
2018 record7-7
General ManagerMike Cerino
CoachJim Stagnitta
ArenaAmerican Legion Memorial Stadium
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The 2018 Charlotte Hounds season was the seventh season for the Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse. The Hounds started the season 4-0 for the first time in franchise history, highlighted by a 25-7 Week 1 mauling over the Boston Cannons and two victories over the defending champion Ohio Machine. However, the Hounds struggled to the finish line, finishing at 7-7 and being eliminated from the playoffs in the penultimate week of the regular season.

For the second season in a row, the Hounds finished last in attendance at 1,364 fans a game.[1] In 2017, the Hounds posted the league's worst attendance for the first time in franchise history at just under 1,600 a game.[2] This is a drop from their peak in their inaugural 2012 season in which they averaged over 5,700 fans a game.[3]

Offseason

  • October 12, 2017 - The Hounds agreed to trade Brendan Fowler to the New York Lizards in exchange for midfielder Jake Richard and a second round pick in the 2018 collegiate draft.[4]
  • December 19 - A $32 million renovation project of American Legion Memorial Stadium was approved by the county.[5]

Regular season

  • May 31 - The Hounds agree to give up a 2019 collegiate draft second round pick to the Atlanta Blaze in exchange for faceoff specialist Jake Withers.[6]
  • June 19 - Hounds defenseman Ben Randall is traded from Charlotte to the Ohio Machine in exchange for defender Matt McMahon.[7]

Schedule

Regular season

Date Opponent Stadium Result Attendance Record
April 21 Boston Cannons American Legion Memorial Stadium W 25-7 1,346 1-0
April 27 Dallas Rattlers American Legion Memorial Stadium W 13-12 1,287 2-0
May 3 Chesapeake Bayhawks American Legion Memorial Stadium W 14-13 1,059 3-0
May 5 at Ohio Machine Fortress Obetz W 14-10 2,478 4-0
May 19 at Denver Outlaws Sports Authority Field at Mile High L 13-17 2,665 4-1
May 26 Ohio Machine American Legion Memorial Stadium W 14-12 1,267 5-1
June 2 Denver Outlaws American Legion Memorial Stadium L 13-16 1,469 5-2
June 9 at Atlanta Blaze Fifth Third Bank Stadium W 19-13 1,481 6-2
June 16 at New York Lizards James M. Shuart Stadium L 16-20 5,319 6-3
June 23 Florida Launch American Legion Memorial Stadium L 17-21 1,975 6-4
June 30 Atlanta Blaze MUSC Health Stadium (Charleston, SC) L 10-16 1,145 6-5
July 7 at Dallas Rattlers The Ford Center at The Star L 9-14 4,671 6-6
July 21 at Chesapeake Bayhawks Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium W 20-10 2,544 7-6
July 28 at Boston Cannons Harvard Stadium L 7-14 4,384 7-7

Standings

2018 Major League Lacrosse Standings
W L PCT GB GF 2ptGF GA 2ptGA
Dallas Rattlers 11 3 .786 - 201 8 175 2
Chesapeake Bayhawks 9 5 .643 2 176 11 174 7
Denver Outlaws 8 6 .571 3 225 5 183 14
New York Lizards 8 6 .571 3 211 5 214 5
Charlotte Hounds 7 7 .500 4 196 8 191 4
Atlanta Blaze 7 7 .500 4 187 10 184 7
Boston Cannons 5 9 .357 6 173 9 213 9
Florida Launch 5 9 .357 6 192 4 201 10
Ohio Machine 3 11 .214 8 173 6 199 8
Playoff Seed

References

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