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

1. We’re proud to welcome the Syracuse and Harvard women’s lacrosse teams to Tierney Field at US Lacrosse headquarters to kick off the weekend with a game this afternoon at 2 p.m. One of the key upgrades to Syracuse this year has been the addition of former Syracuse All-American goalie Matt Palumb as a volunteer coach, helping the development of sophomore Asa Goldstock.

2. Duke’s offense has been led by Justin Guterding this year, but the Blue Devils got a major boost from the midfield tandem of Brad Smith and Peter Conley in last week’s win over Loyola. Duke returns to Baltimore this weekend to face Towson.

3. Virginia doesn’t want to think about the streak, 17 straight games without an ACC win heading into Saturday’s game at Notre Dame, but a bigger issue is adjusting to life after the dynamic Ryan Conrad was injured and lost for the season.

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4. Georgetown is one of just three unbeaten NCAA Division I men’s teams left (Albany and Vermont – who meet on Saturday – are the others), giving the 6-0 Hoyas the school’s best start since 2003. Georgetown visits Drexel this weekend.

5. Some of the nation’s premier NCAA Division III men’s lacrosse teams will be at Stevenson this weekend for the Mustang Classic, including No. 4 York and its “Conehead” attack.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• D.J. Plumer earned the honor of wearing No. 40 at Navy this season, a tribute to the late Navy lacrosse player Brendan Looney, who went on to become a highly-decorated Navy SEAL who was killed in action in 2010. Plumer has been up to the challenge writes Bill Wagner in the Capital Gazette.

• Four Delaware players were dismissed from the program for a violation of team rules reports College Crosse.

• Short-stick defensive midfielders don’t get the headlines, but they’re a major factor in a team’s success.

• Denmark is on the road to the FIL World Championship, and the self-proclaimed “Fighting Pastries” and they can taste the excitement now that the draws have been determined.

• Taylor VanThof of Loyola is emerging from her sister's shadow, and has helped fuel the Greyhounds recent success.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

We're excited to work with Trilogy Lacrosse on a new series of video drills, and the first one has dropped this week with a Defense Slide and Recovery Drill.

WHAT’S ON TAP

• Some great real TV watching this weekend, starting with Colorado at USC tonight on regional Pac-12 networks in women’s lacrosse. Saturday’s slate includes an ESPNU men’s doubleheader with Penn at Princeton (4 p.m.) and Virginia at Notre Dame (6 p.m.). CBS Sports Network carries a doubleheader from Navy, with the women playing Colgate (11 a.m.) and the men playing Loyola (1:30 p.m.).

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