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Sometimes there are plays that live on well past the game in which they occurred. Viral lacrosse highlights are the types of plays that make you stop scrolling. You can watch them once, twice, three times and still not get enough. Three times is probably underselling it, too.

The candidates for Best Highlight are the usual suspects — the players we have come to expect to produce jaw-dropping plays on a weekly basis.

For the players prone to go viral. The highlights that made you stop scrolling.

VOTE NOW in our #BestofLax poll to determine the best highlight from 2021. Check the link for the highlights before voting!

NOMINEES: https://t.co/HJLbEiKDSO

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) December 7, 2021

Here are the nominees for Best Highlight.

BEST HIGHLIGHT

For the players prone to go viral. The highlights that made you stop scrolling.

CHARLOTTE NORTH

We seriously had to resist giving North her own highlight category. A human highlight reel, North can get on SportsCenter every single week. This goal, in our opinion, was by far her best — and it didn't happen in a BC uniform.

MAKE @charlotteocho8 GO VIRAL AGAIN

What a fake. What a finish.

Retweet with #SCTop10 and make this happen. pic.twitter.com/qEcAo0dK5r

— U.S. Women's National Team (@USAWLax) October 16, 2021

TIM TROUTNER

Troutner absolutely stole the show in the PLL All-Star Game, making 24 saves. But it was this behind-the-back goal — yes, you read that right — that really sealed the deal for his MVP performance.

BEHIND THE BACK GOALIE GOAL @PremierLacrosse pic.twitter.com/jVWo5xgWv8

— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 19, 2021

NICOLE LEVY

Did the lacrosse world kinda forget about Levy until Athletes Unlimited? If so, everyone remembers the name now. She was incredibly fun to watch this summer, with this fake tweener, BTB finish representing the best of her many highlights.

Nicole Levy is UNFAIRpic.twitter.com/O5UqpEhGRp

— Billy Heyen (@BillyHeyen) August 14, 2021

PAT KAVANAGH

Kavanagh had us running out of caption ideas last spring. We still have no idea how to adequately describe this one.

Pat Kavanagh is just messing with guys at this point.

It’s not even fair. pic.twitter.com/HpyBt5F0Z9

— U.S. Men's National Team (@USAMLax) May 1, 2021