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

1. You want chaos? Then the 2019 NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse season is just your thing. Expect another round of big changes in the Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20 this week after four of the top five teams went down this weekend.

2. After falling to his former school, Princeton, in his first crack at it, Denver coach Bill Tierney became just the second NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse coach with 400 career victories after the Pioneers beat Georgetown 16-9 on Saturday.

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3. Boston College and Maryland continue to cruise at the top of the NCAA Division I rankings — the Eagles jumped out to a 10-1 lead over No. 7 Virginia in an eventual 16-9 win and Maryland routed Rutgers 20-3.

However, two big Sunday results will shake up the rankings. Notre Dame got 14 saves from Samantha Giacolone to knock off No. 3 North Carolina 9-7 and Northwestern scored 13 goals in the opening half in a 17-13 win over No. 5 Penn.

Michigan also continued its magical season, improving to 13-0 with a 16-11 victory over Johns Hopkins. The Wolverines will get their biggest test of the season this Saturday when they head to College Park to play No. 2 Maryland.

4. It’s hard enough to beat a team once, much less twice, especially when the games are only six days apart. USC was up to that task, knocking off rival Stanford twice by a single goal. On Sunday, USC goalie Riley Hertford made three of her eight saves in OT, including this one on the doorstep in the Trojans 11-10 double OT win.

5. Very cool stuff as the men’s lacrosse locker room at the University of Michigan was named after John Paul. Paul played a major role in helping lacrosse become a varsity sport at Michigan, and in the design of the Wolverines’ lacrosse complex.

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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Tyler Dunn’s game-tying goal and Sam Handley’s game-winner in Penn’s 13-12 triple OT win against No. 1 Yale.

Sam Apuzzo scored six goals in Boston College’s win over Virginia on Saturday. None better than this catch and sweet finish.

Pat Spencer making the behind-the-back look so easy.

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