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

1. There will be no sports at NYIT for “at least two years.”

Because of the costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Division II school on Long Island will suspend its athletics programs.

President of NYIT Henry C. “Hank” Foley said that all athletic scholarships will be honored so they can graduate on schedule. There are close to 250 student-athletes enrolled at the school.

While the official release said athletics will be gone for at least two years, it does not provide a clear return date. “At a future date, New York Tech will re-evaluate the decision to suspend its participation in NCAA competition.”

2. Isaiah Davis-Allen is the MLL’s Cascade David Huntley Man of the Year.

IDA, a leader in the social justice push in Major League Lacrosse, was honored by the league Thursday with one of the most prestigious honors in the sport.

Davis-Allen was the subject of some of the most powerful imagery of the 2020 season for his role in the MLL 4, a group of four black players in the league who stood at midfield for the National Anthem before games as a sign of unity and to bring attention to racial injustice.

Players and coaches from around the sport congratulated IDA for his honor.

There aren’t many built like @IDA__26. A true leader and pioneer for change, nothing but love and respect for you my brother! https://t.co/ToZXpaktNM

— Kris Alleyne (@kalleyne_) August 20, 2020

No better person to represent our sport. Excited to follow your lead. @IDA__26 https://t.co/m0IlXcLU9s

— Max Adler (@maxman_99) August 20, 2020

@IDA__26 is so deserving of this award for what ppl don’t see him do & he won’t go to social media to tell you. But if you know him you know. He has always put family, friends, teammates & the sport B4 what’s best for just him. That’s why we love him & would do anything for him https://t.co/bsxb4rLpeK

— John Tillman (@CoachTillman1) August 20, 2020

3. Connor Doyle has been hired as the head coach of Alabama Huntsville.

Doyle had spent the last two seasons at Montevallo as the team’s defensive coordinator. Alabama Huntsville competes in the Great Lakes Valley Conference of Division II.

More on the hire here. 

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Nelson Rice profiles Joe Nardella after he torched other faceoff men in the PLL Championship Series. 

• Mark Glicini is the ultimate teammate. It takes one to know one. In the latest installment of our “5-and-5” series, we asked Glicini who is all-time teammates are. 

• Embry-Riddle men’s lacrosse assistant coach Brian Frank was surfing in Daytona Beach in late July when he saved a man from drowning. 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

The final episode of Building the Pack, a Waterdogs LC documentary, premiered last night.

The First Taste of Victory.
Final episode of Building the Pack is out now https://t.co/ljxd5lywOo

— Waterdogs Lacrosse Club (@PLLWaterdogs) August 20, 2020

WHAT'S ON TAP

• Coaches react to the postponement of fall sports and how it might impact lacrosse.

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