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

​1. Duke women's lacrosse needed a big win to help its NCAA tournament case (see women's bracketology this week). An ACC tournament matchup with Notre Dame was one of the final opportunities for the Blue Devils, and they made the most of it. Olivia Jenner scored the eventual game-winning goal, her career-high sixth, with just over four minutes remaining to give Duke the 14-13 victory and help it advance to the ACC semifinals.

Huge victory for @DukeWLAX to boost its @NCAALAX tournament chances with a 14-13 win over @NDWomensLax to advance to @ACCWLax semifinals. Olivia Jenner ties career-high with six goals, including this goal, which proved to be the game-winner. pic.twitter.com/ZESshiM2Xs

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 25, 2019

Duke's next opponent? North Carolina, which got record-breaking performances from Jamie Ortega and Katie Hoeg to down Virginia Tech 19-9. Ortega set the tournament record with eight goals and 12 points, while Hoeg's six assists set a new tournament mark.

On the other side of the bracket, Boston College dispatched of Louisville behind hat tricks from Cara Urbank and Jordan Lappin. The Eagles will face Syracuse, which led by as many as seven goals and survived a late rally to down Virginia 12-10. Emily Hawryschuk had four goals for the Orange.

In small college action, No. 1 Le Moyne got a game-winning goal from Bryanna Fazio with less than three minutes left to down No. 3 Adelphi 8-7.

Also on Wednesday, the NCAA Women's Lacrosse committee released its top 10, with Maryland at No. 1 and Boston College sitting behind. Check out the full list below.

BREAKING #NCAAWLAX Committee Top-10 Rankings

1. @MarylandWLax
2. @BCwlax
3. @uncwlax
4. @CuseWLAX
5. @NULax
6. @UVAWomensLax
7. @princetonwlax
8. @UMichWLAX
9. @NDWomensLax
10. @LoyolaWLax

@StanwickBurch breaks down the rankings pic.twitter.com/bTA6EMUkqm

— NCAA Lacrosse (@NCAALAX) April 24, 2019

2. The PLL was breaking news again on Wednesday. Just hours after hosting the inaugural College Draft, the league named Philadelphia the site of its championship game.

The PLL title game will head to Talen Energy Stadium on Sept. 21. The news ties together the schedule for the inaugural season, which you can see here.

3. As for the MLL, the league concluded its Player Relocation phase, announcing the addition of 50 players to rosters for the 2019 season.

The Player Relocation process came about after the league ceased operations of the Florida Launch, Charlotte Hounds and Ohio Machine.

4. Adam Charalambides is back on the field and he couldn't be happier. The Rutgers star missed two straight seasons due to separate torn ACLs, but he’s healthy and contributing for a Scarlet Knights team that is in the thick of the Big Ten tournament race.

Check out his inspiring story from Gary Lambrecht.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• A chance encounter led to the foundation of Detroit Youth Lacrosse in 2018, which has introduced the game to over 100 inner-city children.

• Cusabo Nation Lacrosse in Charleston is helping foster children both on and off the field through its tutoring program and on-field instruction.

• Michael Nathan has a job in banking lined up, but he’s not ready to let his Tar Heels career end anytime soon.

• Division III men's No. 1 RIT clinched the Liberty League regular season title with a 12-9 win over Union on Wednesday.

• Lessons learned in coaching from Mount Union coach Emily Fisher.

• The United States Box Lacrosse Association will launch its third season of the National Collegiate Box Series, beginning in June 2019, and this time powered by the NLL. The two entities signed a multi-year deal.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Sam Apuzzo and Dempsey Arsenault, two of Boston College’s biggest stars, share their experiences with the U.S. national team.

 

 

 

 

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“Being able to put that [USA] jersey on is an incredible feeling.” - @sam_apuzzo⁣ ⁣ Apuzzo and fellow @bcwlax stars Dempsey Arsenault (a 2019 U.S. national team debutant) and Kenzie Kent joined @paulcarcaterra for Overtime. ⁣ ⁣ Link in bio for more from the BC trio. 

A post shared by US Women’s National Team (@usa_wlax) on Apr 24, 2019 at 12:12pm PDT

I mean, this was fantastic from Zach Currier.

Snake eyes @cachzurrier #warpwednesday #warpforward pic.twitter.com/QQtJAdCE5f

— Warrior Lacrosse (@warriorlax) April 24, 2019

WHAT’S ON TAP

• Conference tournaments continue on Thursday, with the men’s ACC tournament kicking off when North Carolina battles Syracuse at 6 p.m.

• In women’s action, Northwestern travels to Ohio State in a game televised on Big Ten Network. Check out the rest of the slate on our TV Listings.

• The WPLL Draft airs on YouTube at 8 p.m.

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