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

1. Penn State’s Grant Ament and North Carolina’s Jamie Ortega were named the US Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Players of the Year for NCAA Division I men’s and women’s lacrosse, respectively, on Wednesday.

Both Ament and Ortega are the top returning offensive players for teams ranked No. 1 in the Nike/US Lacrosse Preseason Top 20 for their respective divisions. Ament, a senior, was a Tewaaraton finalist with an NCAA single-season record 96 assists last spring. Ortega, a junior,  set a UNC record with 112 points as sophomore.

Hall of Famer Mark Millon approves of Ament’s selection.

Good choice https://t.co/kYC0CCVO00

— Mark Millon (@markmillon) December 18, 2019

2. CBS Sports and the Patriot League announced 11 games that will be televised during the 2020 college lacrosse season. Much to the chagrin of some, the broadcast schedule includes just one women’s game.

Oh man, I’m going to have to mark my calendar with all of these women’s games being televised. Wish I could watch some of those Top 20 teams in the @PatriotLeague more than...once. https://t.co/H45W4Q5x2g

— Liz Hogan (@Liz_Hogan02) December 18, 2019

Precious little love for the ladies. One game out of eleven. https://t.co/JfAjcRgeht

— wlaxnut (@wlaxnut) December 18, 2019

WHAT WE’RE READING

• From Fox Business, more on the Feb. 22 NLL game at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, which the host San Diego Seals are billing as the first professional sporting event ever held on an active U.S. Marine base. It should be a hot ticket.

• Southington (Conn.) triplets Mackenzie, Camden and Garrett Brown all committed to play college lacrosse on the same day. Mackenize will play Division I lacrosse at UMass-Lowell, while her brothers will play Division III at Eastern Connecticut.

• Turns out wide receiver Tom Kennedy isn’t the only Bryant lacrosse connection on the NFL’s Detroit Lions. For a Sports Illustrated article, defensive coordinator Paul Pasqualoni confided that his son (Dante) currently plays for the Bulldogs.

• Newly minted three-star NYPD chief Michael LiPetri played lacrosse at Nassau Community College.

• North Carolina also earned the top spot in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook Division I Women’s Top 20.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Humble brag: US Lacrosse’s creative team has gone next-level with these Western-themed Spring Premiere promos.

Have you met MikeVP? ⁣
Gold Medalist⁣
MVP of the 2018 World Championship⁣
Named to All-World team⁣
Outstanding Defenseman⁣
⁣@AirHeart12 suits up again with USA at Spring Premiere, Jan. 4-5. Tickets: https://t.co/Z5ofIX2O40 pic.twitter.com/aoHLxdiP5R

— U.S. Men's National Team (@USAMLax) December 18, 2019

RP3

Sheriff, #BombSquad

The stars of Team USA are headin' to the Lonestar State.

It's a San Antonio Showdown at Spring Premiere. TICKETS: https://t.co/jce9ncihuA pic.twitter.com/kq9AyOhIFa

— U.S. Men's National Team (@USAMLax) December 12, 2019

The latest Pat Spencer basketball highlight, courtesy of the Big Ten Network.

x lacrosse all-american

Basketball player @NUMensBball's Pat Spencer is an athlete. pic.twitter.com/EiJlwEf8uL

— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) December 19, 2019

WHAT’S ON TAP

Our preseason rollout continues with the unveiling of the Nike/US Lacrosse Division III Men’s and Women’s Top 20 rankings.

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