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

1. Put Paulina DiFatta’s name in the record book.

The Pitt transfer made 19 saves Wednesday afternoon — an ACC tournament record — as No. 8 Pitt defeated No. 9 Louisville 13-10 for the program’s first-ever postseason victory.

Also Wednesday night, Colorado earned a massive resume-boosting win, a 12-10 decision over No. 10 Denver. Charlie Rudy had five goals and two assists for the Buffaloes.

WEDNESDAY SCORES

Bryant 21, Central Connecticut 7
Colorado 12, No. 10 Denver 10
No. 9 Florida 12, Jacksonville 6
Furman 16, Presbyterian 7
High Point 23, Gardner-Webb 14
Longwood 14, Winthrop 13
Mercer 18, Campbell 8
Mount St. Mary’s 21, Howard 1
Pitt 13, Louisville 10 (ACC tournament first round)
No. 12 Princeton 18, Columbia 8
Sacred Heart 13, Merrimack 10
Towson 12, William & Mary 5
Wofford 14, Radford 7

2. The 2022 Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship will air on ESPN for the first time.

The Worldwide Leader announced Thursday that the championship game will run on the flagship for the very first time, capping a run of all 28 tournament contests appearing on ESPN platforms.

More here.

ESPN also announced a partnership with Athletes Unlimited, bringing more than 160 softball and lacrosse games to ESPN platforms over the next two years.

More here.

3. Another day, another batch of conference realignment news.

A report from ESPN’s Pete Thamel yesterday claimed that Mount St. Mary’s is set to leave the NEC and join the MAAC in July in all sports.

In women’s lacrosse, USA Lacrosse Magazine’s Paul Ohanian was told by Lindenwood coach Jack Cribbin that the Lions will join the ASUN Conference next season.

4. We named the USA Lacrosse High School Boys’ and Girls’ Players of the Week.

As the high school landscape continues to take shape on a national level, we highlighted the boys’ and girls’ players who are dominating within their regions.

BOYS | GIRLS

WHAT WE’RE READING

• The College of Idaho is now No. 1 in MCLA Division I, while Virginia Tech has a firm grasp on the top spot in Division II.

• Matt Hamilton with more on the Next Collegiate League, an Olympic-style college league made up of six HBCUs that made a stop at USA Lacrosse headquarters last week.

• Taylor Cummings dives deeper into the beauty of rivalry week in college lacrosse.

• The Jacksonville men’s lacrosse team has been running roughshod over many of its recent opponents in hopes of making a statement to the NCAA Selection Committee. Patrick Stevens checked in with John Galloway.

• George Huguely testified Wednesday in a wrongful death lawsuit regarding the 2010 murder of Yeardley Love.

• The Big Ten announced its 2022 conference honors.

• Matt Kinnear of Inside Lacrosse with a look back at UMass’ 1982 women’s program — the first NCAA women’s lacrosse champion.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Charlie Rudy with one of her five goals in Colorado’s big win over No. 10 Denver.

RRRRUUUUUUDDDDDDYYYYYYY!!!!!

12-10 #GoBuffs pic.twitter.com/9P8rNWYoF6

— Colorado Buffaloes Lacrosse (@CUBuffsWLax) April 28, 2022

WHAT’S ON TAP

• The Atlantic 10 women’s lacrosse first round games are today. The matchups: Davidson versus Duquesne at 11 a.m. and Saint Joseph’s versus George Washington at 2 p.m.