Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The party was on James Madison Dukes at College Park.
JMU highlighted a busy weekend slate of Division I women’s lacrosse with a 13-8 victory over No. 3 Maryland — its first since 2003. The drama at College Park went down at the same time that Duke pulled away from Notre Dame, Virginia survived Louisville and Northwestern got past a test from Michigan in Ann Arbor.
JMU PULLS THE UPSET @JMULacrosse downs @MarylandWLax 13-8 at College Park. pic.twitter.com/pe7QtK6eAu
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) March 26, 2022
Check out the full scores and recap in the Saturday Wrap.
2. The Ivy League men’s lacrosse race is clear as mud.
After Princeton and Cornell picked up wins last week, both fell to Yale and Penn, respectively this past weekend. Harvard, though, downed Dartmouth to move to 2-0 atop the standings….. for now.
Click here for the full Ivy League men’s recap.
3. Tucker Dordevic broke the internet and ‘Cuse picked up a huge win.
In the most impressive performance of the Gary Gait era, Dordevic dropped five goals, including the goal of the year, to lead Syracuse to the 14-10 win over Duke at the Dome. Elsewhere, Virginia bounced back against Notre Dame, Chris Gray powered UNC past Bellarmine and Vince D’Alto and Conor Calderone made history in Boston U’s win over Lafayette.
No. in #SCTop10
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) March 27, 2022
Tucker Dordevic is certified viral. pic.twitter.com/ZNEnigEEpx
There’s plenty to catch up on. Click here for all the scores and recaps from Saturday.
4. Ranked teams survive in Sunday’s women’s slate.
Florida, Denver, Richmond and Stanford each picked up victories on Sunday afternoon, including the Gators’ fourth straight.
5. Maryland and Rutgers separating themselves from the pack.
The Terps and Scarlet Knights each picked up blowout wins in Big Ten men’s play. Keegan Khan tallied five points to lead Maryland to the 18-7 win over Penn State, and Ross Scott scored four goals for Rutgers in an 18-7 victory over Ohio State.
6. The Buffalo Bandits just created some breathing room.
The Bandits swept a pair of games against the second-place Halifax Thunderbirds, moving four games ahead in the NLL's Eastern Conference. Dhane Smith dropped eight goals and eight assists combined in the back-to-back 16-11 victories. In the West, the San Diego Seals were upset by the Vancouver Warriors, but second-place Colorado could not take advantage, falling to Panther City.
SCORES
Friday
Vancouver 14, San Diego 12
Saturday
Buffalo 16, Halifax 11
Georgia 10, Toronto 6
Philadelphia 12, Rochester 8
New York 15, Albany 6
Calgary 8, Saskatchewan 6
Panther City 10, Colorado 6
Sunday
Buffalo 16, Halifax 11
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Colorado upset Stanford to highlight Friday’s women’s action. Click here for the full recap.
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Lehigh women’s lacrosse has found a spark with a creative and free-flowing offense. More on the creativity to come below.
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After a successful 2021 campaign that almost ended in a state title, New Canaan (Conn.) girls’ lacrosse is ready for another run in 2022.
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More on Australia’s announcement of the 2022 World Lacrosse Women’s Championship roster.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Lehigh women’s lacrosse leads the nation in #SCTop10 goals.
We’ve now lost track of how many #SCTop10 worthy plays that have come from @LehighWLacrosse this year.
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) March 26, 2022
A team full of magicians. pic.twitter.com/uBDgwJJpGu
One of Vince D’Alto’s 14 points was a beauty.
VINCE D’ALTO WUT
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) March 26, 2022
He drops points, including this insane BTB, for @TerrierMLAX. pic.twitter.com/XVlHGj10TU
WHAT’S ON TAP
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The Nike/USA Lacrosse weekly NCAA rankings come out later today. Stay tuned with USALaxMagazine.com for constant updates throughout the season.