Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The PLL dropped news twice on Thursday.
First, the league announced another location, San Jose, to its 2019 schedule. The league will visit Avaya Stadium, home of the MLS’ San Jose Earthquakes, from Aug. 10-11.
An to top it off, the league revealed its Week 1 schedule for Gillette Stadium. In the inaugural PLL game, the Chrome will take on the Archers on June 1 at 1 p.m. Here’s the full schedule.
JUNE 1
1 p.m.- Archers vs. Chrome
4 p.m.- Whipsnakes vs. Chaos
JUNE 2
2 p.m. - Atlas vs. Redwoods
2. For Isaiah Skidders, Lyle Thompson was an idol — a light for the Native community. He hopes he can one day be a voice with the power of Thompson. However, the IMG Academy senior must deal with ignorance while playing the sport his people created.
Skidders shares his perspective in the What It Means to be Native Series.
.@lyle4thompson & @Tehoka1 contacted @IsaiahSkidds when teams said "things like, 'Hey, go back to your teepee, wagon burner!'"
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 4, 2019
Now, Skidders wants to be a role model too: "I’d tell kids that they can get off the rez if you need to. Don’t be afraid."
https://t.co/OS1Q9E9DOG pic.twitter.com/f6hVAJls0K
Also out on Thursday, Albany’s Ivy Santana opens up about the issues her community faces and the stereotypes that come with them.
"Someone crashed his car drinking & driving. ... I know of kids that started smoking when they were 12,” she said. “Every other weekend we have someone overdosing. When are people going to open their eyes & say enough is enough?"
"Someone crashed his car drinking & driving. ... I know of kids that started smoking when they were 12. Every other weekend we have someone overdosing. When are people going to open their eyes & say enough is enough?" —@ivysantana_43
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 4, 2019
Pick the Right Path https://t.co/pLoOf7y5Oq pic.twitter.com/IG7D1FJqDk
Check out the rest of the What It Means series here.
3. Bill Tierney is reflecting on win No. 400 — one that took a little longer than anticipated to achieve. After falling to Princeton in his homecoming game, Tierney made sure his team was ready for the next test in Georgetown.
Now, he’s the second men’s Division I coach to reach the 400-win mark.
Also in the Division I men’s notebook, Rutgers turning the corner, UMBC finding success at the faceoff x and more.
4. Lynchburg has been a mainstay atop the ODAC standings in recent years, often carrying a hot streak into the NCAA playoffs in May. The Hornets are hoping to catch fire again come next month and make another run toward an NCAA title.
In the Division III men’s notebook, Amherst’s surprise FOGO and Stevens dominating in Empire 8 play.
5. Penn State and Stanford were victorious in a pair of women’s Division I games on Thursday night. Maria Auth dropped six goals to lead the Nittany Lions past Ohio State 21-5, while Ali Baiocco and Mikaela Watson scored four times to help Stanford down San Diego State 18-9.
Maria Auth scored 6 goals and 3 assists, tying her career high in @PennStateWLAX's victory over Ohio State. Hear what she had to say afterwards! pic.twitter.com/9aBi8OkC8j
— Penn State On BTN (@PennStateOnBTN) April 5, 2019
WHAT WE’RE READING
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A crop of talented freshmen is helping Penn as it finds success midway through the 2019 season.
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Could Connor Fields be coming back to lacrosse soon? A story on SealsLax.com about the team reveals Fields was cleared to practice a couple weeks ago.
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Robyn Pirie is playing with confidence for Colby women’s lacrosse.
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Union men’s lacrosse has a tradition of saving lives via bone marrow donations. Go through the history of Union’s bone marrow drives.
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Matt Brandau has quickly established himself as an offensive threat to help fill the void left by Ben Reeves.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
The Philadelphia Wings participated in the Wings School Program to help promote a healthy mind and body for children.
Be a good teammate, and take care of yourself and others. pic.twitter.com/DswolWAS2d
— Philadelphia Wings (@NLLwings) April 4, 2019
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Another busy weekend of lacrosse awaits. Our weekend watch stories will be up today, but in the meantime check out our TV Listings.
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A feature on Navy star Kelly Larkin
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