Professional PLL
06:00 PM
Jul 19
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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. In a 17-game Division I women’s slate, Maryland easily won what was billed as the game of the evening.
The fifth-ranked Terps dismantled No. 12 Princeton 19-9 on the strength of five goals apiece from Hannah Leubecker and Aurora Cordingley. Emily Sterling made 10 saves.
Check out the full scoreboard below.
WEDNESDAY SCORES
Campbell 12, Gardner-Webb 8
Drexel 18, Hofstra 7
Furman 12, Radford 6
High Point 19, Longwood 7
Iona 12, Manhattan 11
No. 11 James Madison 22, Liberty 3
No. 7 Loyola 18, American 8
No. 5 Maryland 19, No. 12 Princeton 9
Mercer 20, Wofford 5
Monmouth 21, Fairfield 16
Mount St. Mary’s 18, Saint Francis 7
Niagara 16, Marist 10
No. 14 Rutgers 13, Wagner 11
Siena 13, Quinnipiac 12
UMass Lowell 15, Merrimack 6
Virginia Tech 17, Coastal Carolina 6
Winthrop 9, Presbyterian 7
2. The World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship is inching closer.
On Wednesday, the schedule for the event was announced and group tickets went on sale for the first time. The event runs from June 29-July 9 at Towson (Md.) University.
3. We named the USA Lacrosse High School Players of the Week.
The boys’ selections were anchored by Ayden Santi, a goalie from Corner Canyon (Utah), who made 28 saves combined in a pair of wins last week.=
On the girls’ side, Graham Straface of Nashoba Regional (Mass.) was electric, scoring four goals and two assists on April 5 before producing eight goals and five assists two days later.
4. Virginia Tech is climbing in the MCLA Division I Coaches Poll.
The Hokies knocked off top-ranked Brigham Young, which remained No. 1 even after the loss. But the Hokies jumped up to No. 2 in Wednesday’s update to the Top 20.
5. The top team remains the same in MCLA Division II.
Kennesaw State, which has completed its regular season, is 8-0 and the top team in Division II. The College of Idaho has closed the gap, trailing the Owls by just eight points in the poll.
6. The leaders of the WCLA polls remain the same.
Boston College Club and Utah Valley have both been excellent this spring, and they lead the WCLA Division I and II rankings, respectively.
7. Lauren Gilbert is on “The Stick Drop” podcast.
Gilbert spoke with Sheehan Stanwick Burch about her Oregon roots, playing for Northwestern and more in this week’s episode.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Behind the Whistle’s three questions for Clare Short, coach of the No. 1 team in Division II women’s lacrosse, Queens (N.C.).
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Taylor Cummings is back this week to pick her midseason positional players of the year and give her picks for the group of five Tewaaraton Award finalists.
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Vermont is enjoying its best season in a decade. Carolyn Carrera is at the heart of its defense, writes Charlotte Varnes.
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A regression defensively was expected at Navy, but the Mids’ struggles have gone beyond the expected. Patrick Stevens writes about how the Mids have shuffled their lineup and made adjustments.
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Weston Simmons, a Mason (Oh.) High School boys’ lacrosse player, got an endorsement for the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Athlete of the Week award from Cincinnati Bengals kicker Evan McPherson.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Cailin Bracken continues to inspire and promote mental health awareness following her powerful piece for The Mental Matchup. She was on “Good Morning America” yesterday.
"I want coaches to look at players like humans rather than commodities."
— Good Morning America (@GMA) April 13, 2022
One student-athlete is speaking out about the enormous pressure on players, its emotional toll and what needs to be done to protect them. ABC News’ @LaraSpencer reports.https://t.co/Ijxsod0ec3 pic.twitter.com/ur0Li3sDA1
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Features on LizaBanks Campagna of Georgetown and Clare Levy of Stony Brook.
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A matinee ACC matchup in men’s lacrosse between Duke and Virginia at 1 p.m.