Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix For Thursday, March 9

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

1. Sam Handley had time and room, and he called game.

Handley, the Penn star and our Preseason Player of the Year, stepped up in a back-and-forth battle against Saint Joseph’s. With the game tied at 12-12 in overtime, he faked a shot and found space, sending the Quakers home happy for the second straight season against the Hawks.

SAM HANDLEY. TIME, ROOM, GAME. @PennMensLax tops @SJUHawks_MLax 13-12 in OT thanks to another blast from Handley. pic.twitter.com/XEJZDU6Ny7

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) March 9, 2023

Also in action Wednesday, Villanova rallied back from a halftime deficit to down Drexel 14-7.

SCORES

No. 10 Jacksonville 16, UMass Lowell 7
No. 14 Villanova 14, Drexel 7
No. 18 Penn 13, No. 17 Saint Joseph’s 12 (OT)

2. Boston College and Maryland got back on track with big wins on Wednesday.

The Eagles used five goals from Belle Smith to cruise past Brown 17-5, while freshman Kori Edmondson dropped four goals to lead Maryland past William & Mary by a score of 22-4.

Elsewhere, Vanderbilt picked up a much-needed 10-9 victory over Penn State on a late goal from Kemper Robinson and Georgia Latch dropped six points to help Loyola get past Georgetown.

SCORES

No. 5 Boston College 17, Brown 5
No. 8 James Madison 13, Liberty 5
No. 9 Maryland 22, William & Mary 4
No. 12 Loyola 15, Georgetown 10
No. 20 Jacksonville 16, UMass Lowell 4
Binghamton 17, Colgate 9
Clemson 18, Campbell 8
Iona 11, Lafayette 10
Kent State 15, Delaware State 5
Navy 16, Mount St. Mary’s 8
Quinnipiac 15, Holy Cross 8
Radford 13, Kennesaw State 11
Richmond 20, Old Dominion 7
Robert Morris 14, Gardner-Webb 8
Sacred Heart 14, New Hampshire 8
Temple 14, Marist 10
Vanderbilt 10, Penn State 9
Villanova 10, San Diego State 9
Virginia Tech 17, Elon 11

3. USA Lacrosse named Regy Thorpe and Ginny Capicchioni the head coaches of the U.S. Men’s and Women’s Box National Teams, respectively.

Thorpe returns to the men’s program after leading the U.S. to the bronze medal in the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship. Capicchioni becomes the first head coach in the history of the U.S. Women’s Box program.

Click here for more on the hires.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Another round of the MCLA rankings were released Wednesday. Click here for the Division I and Division II polls.

• Boston College stays atop the WCLA Division I rankings, while Vermont leads the Division II poll.

• Keiser (Fla.) is the new No. 1 in the NAIA Men’s Lacrosse Coaches Poll.

• Analyzing the depth of Northwestern women’s lacrosse, among the best in the nation.

• Kully Reardon stepped down as Cohasset (N.Y.) girls’ lacrosse head coach, and former UNC star Billy Bitter will take over.

WHAT WE’RE READING

From one sister to another. The Hasselbecks connect for a Boston College goal.

Somewhere @Hasselbeck is beaming with pride.

The sisters combine for a goal in @BCwlax’s win over Brown. pic.twitter.com/6gY4pMlz48

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) March 9, 2023

A beautiful BTB from Loyola’a Chase Boyle

Chase Boyle throwin a super behind the back off an assist from Sydni Black #AintNoDog #SCTop10 @SportsCenter @espn pic.twitter.com/4IFbUzUgGj

— Loyola Lacrosse (@LoyolaWLax) March 9, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• Denver women in action against Niagara, as well as Ohio State vs. Michigan. 

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