Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. NCAA championship MVP, Tewaaraton Award winner and IWLCA Player of the Year — it’s a clean sweep for Maryland goalie Megan Taylor.
The IWLCA announced its positional award winners and players of the year for all three divisions Thursday. Kole Pollock (Adelphi) and Dakota Adamec (Tufts) won top honors in Division II and Division III, respectively.
Positional award winners in Division I were Taylor (Goalkeeper of the Year), teammate Julia Braig (Defender of the Year) and Boston College’s Sam Apuzzo (Attacker of the Year) and Dempsey Arsenault (Midfielder of the Year).
2. Pat Spencer will play college basketball at Northwestern, according to Stadium basketball analyst Jeff Goodman. Spencer, the Tewaaraton Award winner and a first-round pick in both the Premier Lacrosse League and Major League Lacrosse, Is putting off pro lacrosse for a year to pursue his hoop dreams.
3. An average of 412,000 viewers watched Sunday’s Premier Lacrosse League game between Chaos and Atlas, according to the PLL and NBC Sports, making it the most watched pro outdoor lacrosse game in history.
4. Emily Parros is making the most of her second chance with the U.S. national team, reconnecting with her North Carolina coach Jenny Levy, who called her the consummate competitor and leader.
5. The WPLL’s Brave called up four players from the player pool.
Midfielder Gianna Bowe (North Carolina), attacker Emily Gillingham (Towson), goalie Hayley Hicklen (Florida) and midfielder Dorrien Van Dyke (Stony Brook) will join the team this weekend. They replace Jenna Collins, Ellie DeGarmo, Kelsey Sheridan and Taylor Thornton, who were unable to commit to the WPLL for the 2019 season, the league announced Thursday.