Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The No. 1 teams in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Division I rankings both faced Top 5 challenges this weekend and came away with victories. Last night, Logan Wisnauskas become Maryland's all-time leading scorer as the No. 1 Terps knocked off Rutgers 17-9.
Logan Wisnauskas stands alone.
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) April 11, 2022
With that assist, Wisnauskas became the No. 1 point producer in @TerpsMLax history.
pic.twitter.com/5DHj4Vcygl
No. 1 North Carolina's women improved to 13-0 with a 14-12 win over No. 4 Syracuse in the Carrier Dome on Saturday. Down 8-7 in the third quarter, North Carolina went on a four-goal run to take the lead for good. Jamie Ortega scored five goals and clinched the game on a goal with 1:36 left.
JAMIE ORTEGA CLUTCH. @uncwlax survives a battle with @CuseWLAX at the Dome, winning 14-12. pic.twitter.com/wB0iN6ZiGW
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) April 9, 2022
In the other big women's game on Saturday, Julia Gilbert's overtime goal gave Denver a 14-13 win over Connecticut and control of the Big East race.
JULIA GILBERT FTW @DU_WLAX forces a turnover on one end and wins it on the other, downing @UConnWLAX in a thriller. pic.twitter.com/l2LUb3YQjF
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) April 9, 2022
2. Ali Baiocco tied her own school record of eight goals as Stanford completed a season sweep of USC, beating the Trojans 23-17 on Sunday. The Cardinal had been upset by Arizona State on Friday night. UMass also won a key Atlantic 10 battle, beating No. 17 Richmond 15-9.
3. There was a lot of chalk on Saturday in men's lacrosse, but Brown put the depth in the Ivy League on full display. The Bears, not one of the five teams ranked in the Top 12 of the Nike/USA Lacrosse rankings, fell behind No. 8 Penn 5-0, but rallied for a 12-10 victory.
BROWN DOWNS PENN @BrownLacrosse roars back to stun @PennMensLax 12-10 behind goals from Devon McLane.
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) April 9, 2022
The Ivy League is chaos. pic.twitter.com/Ymd1J8irm8
4. Vanderbilt's Cailin Bracken with a powerful letter to college sports.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Syracuse announced on Friday that star Emma Tyrrell will miss the rest of the season with a lower body injury.
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Lehigh's men's lacrosse team, which beat Bucknell 13-12 on Sunday, is surging after a slow start.
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Northwestern's Jill Girardi wasn't thrilled about moving to attack at first, but she's thriving for the Wildcats.
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Two years of limited experience has Yale men's lacrosse learning on the fly.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
What's better than a goalie goal? How about a somersault by Catholic goalie Nic Pezone after his goal
NIC PEZONE TO THE HOUSE.
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) April 9, 2022
GOALIE GOAL
Wow from @CatholicU_Cards. pic.twitter.com/GfsJt8kevR
WHAT’S ON TAP
Syracuse, coming off back-to-back losses, hosts Cornell in men's lacrosse tonight at 7 p.m. on the ACC Network.