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

1. Ian McKay, the 2016 America East Offensive Player of the Year who redshirted last season due to an injury, opened his senior year with four goals as Vermont kicked off the 2018 college lacrosse season with a 12-6 victory at Furman. Another Canadian, freshman Liam Limoges, had three goals and an assist for the Catamounts.

2. Three-time U.S. World Cup veteran and nine-time NCAA champion Kelly Amonte Hiller has been selected as the new U.S. U19 women’s team head coach.

3. With the NCAA championship being played in its home stadium, 2018 is a year of high hopes for the No. 2 Stony Brook women.

4. The elephant in the room is gone after Maryland won its first NCAA men’s lacrosse championship since 1975. Now the Terps might steal a line from their archrival – “We want more.”

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5. Tom Schreiber has been anointed with the “Captain America” nickname by the Toronto Rock. His 12-point performance last week has many wondering just how good he can become.

6. The digital version of our February issue – featuring our college previews – is now available.

7. From the Inside Lacrosse Industry Summit, a podcast on diversity and inclusion in the sport, including former St. Bonaventure goalie, college coach and current US Lacrosse Senior Manager of Diversity and Inclusion, Eboni Preston Laurent.

New podcast for your a.m. commute: @hqgriggs hosts @KyleHarrison18, @ChazzWoodson, @AAust10 & @USLacrosse’s Eboni Preston-Laurent about diversity & inclusion at #LaxIndustrySummit https://t.co/ThFvdLzFjw

— Inside Lacrosse (@Inside_Lacrosse) January 30, 2018

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Former Syracuse and MLL player Jovan Miller with a heartfelt piece on the issue of diversity in lacrosse.

• The deadline is rapidly approaching for the US Lacrosse National Diversity Grant Program, which provides resources to local groups and organizations to support projects and events that promote lacrosse opportunities among non-traditional participants. 

• Great advice for young players from Liz Hogan as she reflects on her lacrosse journey through this STX blog.

• After two straight tournament selection heartbreaks, Rutgers embraces its underdog status.

• Lax Sports Network continues to improve its accessibility, announcing yesterday its availability via Xbox.

• Veteran MLL player Jamie Hanford has been named as the defensive coordinator for the Atlanta Blaze.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

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Everyone’s favorite lacrosse-turned-football star Chris Hogan is ready for the Super Bowl this weekend. The Big Ten Network has some of his old Penn State lacrosse highlights.

#TBT:

As @ChrisHogan_15 finished up his senior season with @PennStateMLAX, he had one more year of eligibility and still had the itch to play football. Trusting his gut, Hogan showed that you can carve your own path to the @NFL. pic.twitter.com/N3xgJE35wl

— Penn State On BTN (@PennStateOnBTN) February 1, 2018

WHAT’S ON TAP

• We wrap up our countdown to No. 1 with preseason previews on the Duke men's lacrosse team and Maryland women's lacrosse team today.

• After last night’s opener to set the stage, the men’s college lacrosse season has a decent slate of Saturday games, including No. 1 Duke looking for revenge on an Air Force team that upset it in last year’s opener. Catch the full streaming scheduled for Saturday on our Nationwide TV Listings page.

• There are four NLL games on tap this weekend, highlighted by tonight’s Western Division showdown with defending champion Saskatchewan (5-1) playing at Colorado (4-1).

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