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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. Holy Cross upset Harvard in double overtime and High Point gave No. 9 Virginia a scare Tuesday in college men’s lacrosse.

Drew Babiak scored five goals and Justin Lynskey’s third goal with 3:22 remaining in the second overtime lifted the Crusaders to a 10-9 road win, their first-ever victory against the Crimson.

The Panthers, who pushed defending NCAA champion Maryland to the brink Saturday and notably took down Virginia in 2016, led the Cavaliers 6-4 after the first quarter. The fast-paced game, a shootout featuring 87 combined shots, was tied at 9 at halftime.

Virginia scored four of the first five goals in the third quarter and then put High Point away with consecutive man-down goals off Justin Schwenk faceoff wins 23 seconds apart in the fourth quarter. Michael Kraus finished with five goals and two assists and Alex Rode, a freshman goalie, made 11 saves in relief of starter Griffin Thompson in the 18-12 victory.

The Panthers might be the most dangerous 0-4 team in the country. Asher Nolting’s three-goal, two-assist performance included this one-handed beauty:

Tuesday’s men’s scores:

No. 9 Virginia 18, High Point 12
Boston University 10, Dartmouth 4
Canisius 12, Binghamton 10
Holy Cross 10, Harvard 9 (2OT)
Jacksonville 15, Detroit Mercy 8
Manhattan 12, Lafayette 9
Richmond 13, Mount St. Mary’s 10

Tuesday’s women’s scores:

Hofstra 15, Wagner 10
Vermont 18, St. Bonaventure 10
William and Mary 15, Longwood 9
No. 3 Adelphi 15, No. 16 Rollins 11 (Division II)

2. Terry Gilmore, the all-time leading scorer in Ohio State men’s lacrosse history and a two-time All-American who played for the Buckeyes from 1976-1979, has died, the university announced Tuesday. The announcement did not identify the cause or date of Gilmore’s death. Gilmore ranks No. 1 in school history in points (250) and assists (127). As a senior, he had 13 points (6G, 7A) in a game against Michigan State and had 90 points on the season, a record that still stands today.

3. The San Diego Seals plan to target American players to differentiate themselves as an expansion franchise in the Canadian-dominated National Lacrosse League. US Lacrosse Magazine’s Neil Stevens caught up with Seals president Steve Govett, who also revealed he would like to replicate the business model with which he found success in Colorado and that the turf at Valley View Casino Center may not be green. Govett is waiting until after this NLL season to hire a general manager and head coach.

4. High school preseason rankings for boys’ and girls’ lacrosse were released Tuesday. McDonogh (Md.) starts the season in a familiar position — as the No. 1 team in the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25 — but will be under new leadership following Chris Robinson’s unexpected resignation. Landon (Md.), meanwhile, will look to send longtime coach Rob Bordley out on top. The Bears are ranked No. 1 in the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25.

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5. The Georgia Swarm traded Johnny Powless to the New England Black Wolves for a 2018 second-round and 2020 third-round draft pick, the Swarm announced Tuesday. Powless played a key role in the Champion’s Cup finals last year, notching 10 points in two games as Georgia defeated Saskatchewan for its first NLL title.

6. Ray Guze, a one-time Buffalo Bandits walk-on who played in 58 games for four different NLL teams between 2003 and 2009 and whose nickname was  “Silverwolf,” died in a car crash in Costa Rica, according to a Tweet by NLL insider and podcaster Teddy Jenner.

7. Navy coach Rick Sowell provides coaching advice and reflects on his time with Dave Urick in the latest episode of the “Fred Opie Show.”

WHAT WE’RE READING

  • The Stoneman Douglas (Fla.) lacrosse team returned to practice for the first time since a school shooting that claimed the lives of 17 students.

  • Overshadowed by free movement and stick stringing specifications, the women’s lacrosse draw rule change aims to make this part of the game more consistent. According to this Baltimore Sun article, there’s talk of eliminating the draw.

  • This STX blog, titled “#LoveYourself,” contains great advice from some of the top women’s lacrosse players in the world on how to embody confidence on and off the field.

  • The Vermont men’s lacrosse team is getting a lot of love for its 4-0 start, including its first national ranking in 23 years. Lacrosse All Stars examines the rise of the Catamounts under coach Chris Feifs.

  • Syracuse will honor its 1988 and 2008 NCAA championship teams during its March 10 game against Johns Hopkins at the Carrier Dome.

  • Marquette started three freshmen on attack in its season-opening win over Jacksonville.

  • Is there a market for your used lacrosse equipment? Oliver Stoudt discovered the answer was yes.

  • Patrick McEwen, the man behind the popular Lax Film Room social media handle, wrote about Trevor Baptiste’s stances and exits on faceoffs for Inside Lacrosse.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Baptiste’s mentor and Team USA teammate Greg Gurenlian also had some insights on the Denver standout’s strategy at the X displayed against Duke.

The US Lacrosse Nationals platform includes some of the best tournament operators in the business, representatives of which sounded off on what it means for the sport.

Game-winners and a long-range goalie goal comprise the NCAA’s top plays.

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • Count Lyle Thompson among the Tehoka Nanticoke believers.

  • It could be a big week for the Penn men, who face No. 2 Maryland at 5 p.m. ET today in College Park and visit No. 1 Duke on Saturday.

  • A fairly full women’s slate includes Louisville at Colorado, Loyola at Johns Hopkins and Boston College at UMass.

  • More news and notes from around college lacrosse.

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