Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Monday, March 13

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

1. Razor thin margins on the women’s side.

Nearly a quarter of the Division I women’s games this week were one-goal affairs. It’s shaping up to be a quite an unpredictable season. Kenny DeJohn broke down the week in The Sunday Slide.

KATE SCHAFFER. GAME-WINNER.@UConnWLAX downs @YaleWLacrosse in an overtime thriller. pic.twitter.com/YJQejGPWnR

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) March 11, 2023

2. The ACC’s top men’s teams are rolling.

It was a big week for the ACC in men’s lacrosse. Not so much for the Ivy League. There were goalies on fire all around the landscape and you can read about the efforts in The Post-Week Tailgate.

Textbook man-up passing.

Jake Taylor gets his first goal since an ACL tear last summer. He’s backkkkk. pic.twitter.com/3vZhvWTTty

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) March 11, 2023

3. The Scane Train is back.

Izzy Scane missed two games with a hamstring injury. You wouldn’t have known it on Friday night when she scored eight goals for Northwestern in a 13-8 victory over Stony Brook.

4. It’s looking like a typical Duke run to May.

Duke at it’s best? Scary. The Blue Devils absolutely dominated the first half to the tune of a 14-2 lead in a Top 10 victory over Loyola.

5. Is Dartmouth ready for something special?

Dartmouth’s 4-0 start in men’s lacrosse, its best in two decades, hasn’t come out of nowhere. The Big Green have been laying the foundation for the last eight years.

6. Honoring the past.

Mike, Mikey or Michael Powell, no matter what you call him, is one of the best to play the sport. His jersey number 22 will now hang in the rafters at Syracuse. A tribute.

Another ceremony took place in Chestertown, Md., where Washington College honored its 1982 team, the first to reach the NCAA championship game. One of those players was Steve Beville, a star defenseman with the Shoremen. On Saturday, he was on the opposite sideline, leading his 4-0 Cortland State team to a win.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Robeson (Texas) Middle School, a member of the USA Lacrosse Urban Lacrosse Alliance, is helping to provide opportunities to the sport with an assist from USA Lacrosse.

• Sometimes goalies get called on suddenly. Gold medalist Caylee Waters with tips on how to get ready quickly.

• Duke’s Maddie Jenner is the NCAA’s all-time draw leader. She’s also the Give & Go subject in our March print edition.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Very cool atmosphere in Japan as the PLL sent men’s and women’s all-star teams to play.

The oohs and ahhs from the crowd. The broadcast team’s energy. The air horns. This atmosphere in Japan is amazing to listen to. pic.twitter.com/oKLxWfx5r0

— Joe (BC WLAX 5-2) Keegan (@joekeegs) March 12, 2023

Inspiring the future of women’s lacrosse on an international level… this is special pic.twitter.com/uFwYyLSLXu

— Unleashed (@unleashedwlax) March 12, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• Spring break means midweek lacrosse. Women's games this afternoon include Rutgers at Vanderbilt and Delaware at Denver.

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