Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Wednesday, March 1

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

1. CJ Kirst left an indelible mark on the oldest rivalry in college lacrosse Tuesday.

Kirst, a sophomore attackman and U.S. U21 standout, scored seven goals andromeda  added four assists as No. 3 Cornell defeated Hobart 17-8 in Geneva, N.Y. He’s averaging seven points per game for the unbeaten Big Red (3-0), who travel to Ohio State for a top-10 showdown Saturday.

Also in men’s lacrosse Tuesday, Ross Scott scored five goals to lead No. 11 Rutgers to a 20-6 win over St. John’s.

2. Nicole Ferrara scored her fourth goal in overtime to lift Ohio State to a 13-12 victory over Cincinnati.

Bearcats freshman Camryn Callaghan continued a scorching start to her college career (34 points in six games), scoring the last two goals of the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime. But a Dani Mlkvy yellow card put Cincinnati down a player and the Buckeyes capitalized.

In other women’s lacrosse action Tuesday, Emma LoPinto and Danielle Pavinelli scored four goals apiece to lead No. 9 Florida to a 20-9 win over Furman and No. 11 Duke cruised to an 18-4 victory over Liberty.

3. Crossover football-lacrosse stars Xavier Arline, Ricky Miezan and Dante Trader Jr. are on the cover of the March edition of USA Lacrosse Magazine.

HOME AGAIN

These football players loved lacrosse too much to stay away.

Dante Trader Jr., Xavier Arline and Ricky Miezan featured on the cover of our March 2023 edition, which hits homes this weekend. pic.twitter.com/RTRqrVtpSl

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) February 28, 2023

We unveiled the cover Tuesday. Magazines reach homes Saturday.

4. Charlotte North has signed on for another season of Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse, AU digital media reporter Savanna Collins tweeted Tuesday.

A two-time Tewaaraton Award winner at Boston College and member of the U.S. women’s national team, North set AU single-season records with eight 2-point goals and 50 points last year.

Charlotte North (@charlotten8rth) will continue her pro career with @AUProSports.

The @BCwlax legend and back-to-back Tewaaraton Award winner broke league records in her rookie year including:
single-season two-point goals (8)
single-season points (50) pic.twitter.com/08An2YQ3WT

— Savanna Collins (@savannaecollins) March 1, 2023

AU previously announced that its top four finishers from 2022 — champion Taylor Moreno, Sam Apuzzo, Ally Mastroianni and Britt Read — also would be back in 2023.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Matt Hamilton’s “Life After Lacrosse” interview with former Navy men’s lacrosse player and current Blue Angles pilot Thomas Zimmerman.

• Marty Joyner’s five recommendations for officials getting ready for the new season.

• Gambling.com on the most handsome coaches in the ASUN Conference — with five lacrosse coaches in the top 20, according to popular beauty measurement app Golden Ratio Face. There’s an app for everything.

• From NLL.com, an announcement of the league’s new executive VP of commercial operations and a thought-provoking Black History Month article by Stephen Stamp on Philadelphia Wings defender Isaiah Davis-Allen.

• From Colorado Preps, how a lacrosse dad’s commitment got Casey Powell and Kylie Ohlmiller to come out to Denver for a training event this weekend.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Lots of great content (as usual) coming out of Premier Lacrosse League channels following a successful PLL Championship Series that used a Sixes format and saw the Chrome come out on top—and a heartwarming segment from the ESPN broadcast booth in which Paul Rabil surprised Ryan Boyle with news of his Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame induction.

Here's how things shook out for all teams in the Inaugural PLL Championship Series...

We break it all down for you in just 4 minutes pic.twitter.com/QmFc2r01Wn

— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) February 28, 2023

"I'm thoroughly impressed...8 minute quarters, fast-paced, high scoring."

NBA Hall of Famer Ralph Sampson checks in during Championship Series

Full vlog: https://t.co/F52cqyuCIE pic.twitter.com/P1vzuAnJBA

— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) February 28, 2023