Professional PLL
06:00 PM
Jul 19
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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. A three-day stretch of marquee matchups on national television helped shape a clearer picture of the pecking order in women’s lacrosse. North Carolina, which routed Duke on Thursday night, is the clear No. 1. Boston College, which bounced back from a loss to Duke by beating Syracuse in a Friday night NCAA title rematch, is a challenger to repeat. Maryland, the 2019 NCAA champ, controlled Northwestern on Saturday to show that it is back to its usual self.
THE REMATCH!@BCwlax and @CuseWLAX lived up to the hype with the Eagles winning 15–13.
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) April 23, 2022
Belle Smith tied her career high with , including this clutch goal after Cuse had scored four in a row. pic.twitter.com/slrkqCci0l
2. When’s the last time we sat at the end of April with such an obvious NCAA title favorite? No. 1 Maryland blitzed rival Johns Hopkins 22-7 in men’s lacrosse on Saturday night, the most lopsided loss in JHU history. Can anyone stop the Terps?
This is lacrosse at its purest form.
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) April 23, 2022
This is art.
This is @TerpsMLax. pic.twitter.com/85LQoXRiy3
3. It you like chaos, you’ll love Ivy League men’s lacrosse. Following upset wins by Brown and Harvard, there’s now a five-way tie for first place atop the Ivy League between Brown, Cornell, Harvard, Princeton and Yale and only the top four make the league’s postseason tournament.
4. The top two boys’ high school teams in the country battled on Friday and St. Johns (D.C.) made its claim for the top spot with an 11-5 win over St. Anthony’s (N.Y.). Mount Sinai and star Joey Spallina also beat Garden City at the event.
5. Hall of Fame coach and lacrosse icon Richie Moran died on Sunday. Moran led the Big Red to three national championships in the 1970s, coached the U.S. team to a silver medal in 1978 and started Ireland’s program.
"He would always send a handwritten thank you note to remind me how much he appreciated my friendship."
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) April 25, 2022
As a coach, Richie Moran won three national titles with @CornellLacrosse. He was even a better person.
The lacrosse world mourns the loss of icon. https://t.co/EbUsRxe4ET
WHAT WE’RE READING
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What was looking like a lost season is now very much alive for a Vermont team unbeaten in America East play.
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Yale’s women’s lacrosse team is on pace for its best season in the last 15 years.
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Lots of career records are being broken in college lacrosse with many players taking advantage of a fifth year. Georgetown’s James Reilly has broken school faceoff records the old-fashioned way, doing it in four years.
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First seven over. A unique offensive strategy has held guide the Bryant women’s lacrosse team to success.
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Fairfield’s men’s lacrosse program celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of its club program this weekend.
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The Boston Harbor town of Hull, Mass. is seeing a rise in lacrosse participation following the success of a Pick Up and Play clinic during last year’s National Celebrate Lacrosse Week.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Jackson Reid went behind-the-back in Ohio State’s 14-12 victory over archrival Michigan on Sunday night. A crowd of 3,705 was at Ohio Stadium, the largest ever to see the Buckeyes at The Horseshoe in a non-combo game with the football spring game.
You'll want to see this Jackson Reid goal again. And again.#SCTop10 / #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/e9fpTO4xgF
— Ohio State Men's LAX (@OhioStateMLAX) April 25, 2022
Sing second is a time-honored tradition in the Army-Navy game. The Army women and the Navy men got to experience that thrill on Saturday.
@MTumolo35 takes in her first winning feeling in the Army-Navy game.@ArmyWP_WLax sings last. pic.twitter.com/VpvhRtMv8e
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) April 23, 2022
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— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) April 23, 2022
Nothing like the winning team serenading the crowd with the Alma Mater.@NavyMLax gets the honor today. pic.twitter.com/zTZMZMySyd
WHAT’S ON TAP
An intriguing nonconference women’s lacrosse battle is set for this afternoon with Stony Brook headed to Yale at 4 p.m. on ESPN+. Follow all the games by checking out our TV/Streaming listings.