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1. The Whipsnakes flat out dominated the Atlas Thursday night.

Jay Carlson’s four goals and five points apiece from Zed Williams and Mike Chanenchuk led the offensive charge in a 15-6 win. The 15 goals were the most scored by a PLL team this season. Speaking of 15, Kyle Bernlohr made 15 saves.

Despite the blow out, the first quarter ended in a 3-3 tie. That’s when the Whips woke up, scoring nine straight for a commanding 12-3 advantage. The Atlas didn’t find the back of the net in the second half until there was just 7:30 left in the fourth quarter.

The evening’s second game was paused due to a power outage in the surrounding area of Zions Bank Stadium. Archers led 1-0 with 6:42 left in the first quarter when the power went out, and the game picked back up at 11:20 p.m. EST.

It was worth the wait. Grant Ament tied a single-game record with five assists, one of which went to Ryan Ambler for the game-winner in overtime. The Archers prevailed 13-12 in the back-and-forth nightcap.

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2. MLL players commended the league on how it overcame COVID-related obstacles.

Even though the Chesapeake Bayhawks and Connecticut Hammerheads opted to drop out of last Saturday’s semifinal matchup because three Bayhawks players tested positive for COVID-19, MLL players are in agreement that the league did “a great job” handling the unexpected roadblocks.

Players from the Bayhawks and Hammerheads spoke to US Lacrosse Magazine contributor Phil Shore, who details a hectic 48 hours for the league and its players. You can read the account here.

3. Surprise! A special edition of “Overtime” is here.

Paul Carcaterra sat down with MLL MVP Bryce Wasserman after he helped lead the Boston Cannons to their first championship since 2011.

Carc and Wasserman detailed Wasserman’s lacrosse roots and how he worked hard to elevate his game after a recruiting camp went poorly when he was a rising sophomore in high school.

Check out the episode on Apple and Spotify.

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Spotify

4. Athletes are better when they play multiple sports.

Every current U.S. national team player — men’s and women’s — has participated in multiple sports during their lives. US Lacrosse’s Lauren Davenport asked them about the lessons they’ve learned through other sports, like basketball, football, hockey and even fly fishing.

Learn more here.

WHAT WE’RE READING

  • Earlier this month, US Lacrosse officially unveiled a statue of Yeardley Love, who was murdered by her former boyfriend 10 years ago. “Since Yeardley loved lacrosse so much, it was the perfect home,” said her mother, Sharon Love. Read more here.

  • Learn how to master the grid drill with Matt Dunn, a 2019 U.S. national indoor team member as well as a star for the PLL’s Whipsnakes and NLL’s Georgia Swarm. 

  • Last July, Duke women’s lacrosse player Morgan Rodgers, died from suicide. Her mother, twin sister and five friends have formed Morgan’s Message, a nonprofit that will share stories through podcasts and public outreach. More from Inside Lacrosse.

  • The St. Bonaventure women’s lacrosse team raised nearly $4,500 to benefit the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Foundation. More here from Spectrum News Buffalo. 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Zed Williams and the Whips have played just two games, but Williams leads the league in goals.

This Grant Ament kid is pretty good.

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • More on the Black Lacrosse Alliance from Nelson Rice, who spoke with Jules Heningburg and other members of the BLA.

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