2018 Charlotte Hounds season
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| Season = 2018
| Seasonlink = 2018 Major League Lacrosse season
| Team = Charlotte Hounds
| League = Major League Lacrosse
| TeamLink = Charlotte Hounds
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| Record = 7-7
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| GeneralManager = Mike Cerino
| Coach = Jim Stagnitta
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| Arena = American Legion Memorial Stadium
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| NextSeason_year = 2019
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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.[http://mll.stats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=323&seasonid=18259 2018 MLL attendance] In 2017, the Hounds posted the league's worst attendance for the first time in franchise history at just under 1,600 a game.[http://mll.stats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=323&seasonid=16530 MLL Attendance 2017] This is a drop from their peak in their inaugural 2012 season in which they averaged over 5,700 fans a game.[http://mll.stats.pointstreak.com/attendance.html?leagueid=323&seasonid=8519 2012 MLL Attendance]
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.[http://www.charlottehounds.com/articles/fowler-trade Fowler traded to Lizards]
- December 19 - A $32 million renovation project of American Legion Memorial Stadium was approved by the county.[https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2017/12/19/mecklenburg-county-approves-stadium-upgrades.html Mecklenburg County approves stadium upgrades]
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.[http://www.charlottehounds.com/articles/hounds-trade-for-blaze-fo-jake-withers Hounds trade for Blaze FO Jake Withers]
- June 19 - Hounds defenseman Ben Randall is traded from Charlotte to the Ohio Machine in exchange for defender Matt McMahon.[http://www.charlottehounds.com/articles/hounds-acquire-matt-mcmahon-in-trade-with-machine Hounds acquire Matt McMahon in trade with Machine]
Schedule
=Regular season=
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| April 21 | American Legion Memorial Stadium | W 25-7 | 1,346 | 1-0 |
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| April 27 | American Legion Memorial Stadium | W 13-12 | 1,287 | 2-0 |
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| May 3 | American Legion Memorial Stadium | W 14-13 | 1,059 | 3-0 |
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| May 5 | at Ohio Machine | W 14-10 | 2,478 | 4-0 |
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| May 19 | at Denver Outlaws | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | L 13-17 | 2,665 | 4-1 |
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| May 26 | Ohio Machine | American Legion Memorial Stadium | W 14-12 | 1,267 | 5-1 |
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| June 2 | Denver Outlaws | American Legion Memorial Stadium | L 13-16 | 1,469 | 5-2 |
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| June 9 | at Atlanta Blaze | W 19-13 | 1,481 | 6-2 |
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| June 16 | at New York Lizards | L 16-20 | 5,319 | 6-3 |
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| June 23 | American Legion Memorial Stadium | L 17-21 | 1,975 | 6-4 |
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| June 30 | Atlanta Blaze | MUSC Health Stadium (Charleston, SC) | L 10-16 | 1,145 | 6-5 |
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| July 7 | at Dallas Rattlers | L 9-14 | 4,671 | 6-6 |
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| July 21 | at Chesapeake Bayhawks | Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | W 20-10 | 2,544 | 7-6 |
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| July 28 | at Boston Cannons | L 7-14 | 4,384 | 7-7 |
Standings
{{2018 MLL standings}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.charlottehounds.com Team Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110623173527/http://www.charlottehounds.com/ |date=2011-06-23 }}
{{2018 MLL season by team}}