Professional PLL
06:00 PM
Jul 19
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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. North Carolina moved to 6-0 on Thursday night with a 19-7 win over Louisville. Jamie Ortega dropped seven goals to lead the Tar Heels, which are playing like the top team in women’s lacrosse.
This game had everything: different UNC goal scorers, behind-the-back goals, and a big Carolina Victory!
— UNC Women's Lacrosse (@uncwlax) March 6, 2020
Check out tonight’s highlights pic.twitter.com/o1nZChjgd4
Also in action Thursday, Stony Brook got past Towson 13-8 behind eight points from Taryn Ohlmiller.
Scores
No. 1 North Carolina 17, Louisville 9
No. 5 Stony Brook 13, Towson 8
Liberty 14, Robert Morris 13
Gardner-Webb 17, Saint Bonaventure 9
Detroit Mercy 11, Winthrop 8
Speaking of North Carolina, go behind-the-scenes of Julia Dorsey’s multi-sport life, balancing time on the Tar Heels’ soccer and lacrosse teams.
2. The Premier Lacrosse League named Rachel DeCecco as the head of PLL Academy.
The news comes weeks after DeCecco left her post as senior vice president with the Women’s Professional Lacrosse League, which she helped launch in 2017. More on the announcement here.
3. Connor Fields, meet Connor Fields
Lacrosse fans know the former Albany great turned pro lacrosse star, but he connected with his name twin on social media. The other Connor Fields is a world-famous BMX rider, and the two might meet sometime soon. More on the connection here.
Hey @connorfields05 cool to see you crushing it, I keep tabs by things I get tagged in next time I’m in SD I’m coming to a seals game.
— Connor Fields (@connorfields11) February 27, 2020
4. New Trier (Ill.) tops the Midwest regional High School Girls’ Top 10.
With All-American midfielders Charley Meier and Claudia Shevitz, New Trier looks to improve on a 21-1-2 record in 2019.
5. Culver (Ind.) brings back a talented roster, and as a result, it leads the High School Boys’ Midwest Top 10.
6. UMass has been unpredictable to start the season, but the Minutemen “went for it” en route to a 13-10 upset win over Yale last weekend.
Patrick Stevens writes about the mentality that contributed to UMass’ three-game win streak.
Also from Stevens, the pieces are coming together for a Dartmouth team that’s 3-0 to start the season and more on Bucknell’s Will Yorke, who dialed up nine goals in a win over Marist last weekend.
7. Richmond women’s lacrosse just notched their first win over Virginia in school history, allowing the Spiders to jump to No. 12 in the Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Women’s Top 20.
Click here for more on the star attacking duo of Sam Geiersbach and Arden Tierney.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Jacksonville transfer Erin McGuire is making a big impact for a Lindenwood team that’s 5-0 and sitting at No. 1 in Division II.
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Kevin Mollihan has become the pure goal-scorer that Franklin & Marshall needed with 202 career goals and counting.
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It’s Warp for All, with Warrior completing the Warp family that includes sticks to cover women’s lacrosse players of all ages, skill levels and positions.
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Multiple games in the Durham, N.C. area are being canceled because of a lack of officials.
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More on the honor that Patriots coach Bill Belichick will receive during Saturday's Johns Hopkins vs. Navy game in Annapolis.
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A Q&A on Syracuse star Tucker Dordevic's road back from a broken foot to playing a crucial role on the 2020 team.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
A coast-to-coast goal from Ponte Vedra's Carter Parlette.
2020 @NDlacrosse commit @CarterParlette7 (@PVSharksLax1) w/ the CT, GB, Clear, GOAL, and celly!!! #REPS
— COMMITTED COMBINE™ (@coachpughlax) March 6, 2020
: @CSELax pic.twitter.com/o3CrXZJyHZ
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Get ready for another exciting weekend of college lacrosse. Tonight, Villanova battles Penn at 7:30 in the game of the night, which also features Stanford vs. USC women and North Carolina men in action. Check out our TV Listings for all of your streaming info.
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Want to know what to watch for this weekend? Check out our gameday guides coming later today.