Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. There were 17 Division I women’s lacrosse games Wednesday night, and although there were no surprise results, there were a few notable scores. No. 14 Loyola topped Towson, 14-10, and Jill Rizzo surpasses 600 career saves in Ohio State’s 15-10 win over Cincinnati.
See the result of each of the 17 games here.
2. With a new league structure and two new teams in the fold, Major League Lacrosse announced its 2020 schedule. The regular season will last 12 weeks, with each team getting two byes. No plans for the playoffs or an All-Star break have been revealed. See the full schedule here.
3. Several fans and pundits scratched their heads when Charlie Cipriano was taken by Waterdogs LC coach Andy Copelan with the fourth pick in the Premier Lacrosse League Expansion Draft last week.
Staff writer Nelson Rice tells the story of Cipriano, a perennial underdog who’s ready to prove himself. Check out the must-read feature here.
4. Once a staple program in men’s Division III, Ursinus experienced a bit of a fall before beginning to rebound in 2019. In February, Ursinus scrimmaged Penn (a Division I powerhouse) to improve. Read the story of how Ursinus hopes to continue its ascent here.
5. Earlier this month, Northwestern named Casey Powell its volunteer assistant coach. The lacrosse legend has been wowed by the team’s high-octane offense, one that figures to rank toward the top of the national rankings come season’s end. Read Powell’s Q&A with US Lacrosse Magazine contributor Ella Brockway here.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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With the South Region already getting into game action, we previewed the top 10 high school boys and girls teams in the area. Ponte Vedra (Fla.) checks in at No. 1 for the boys, while American Heritage (Fla.) tops the girls list. Head here for the boys preview and here for the girls preview.
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Adam Shinder of the Daily Gazette writes that Albany is focused on improving on 50-50 balls after losing the ground ball battle to Cornell, 49-32.
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Eastern Oregon University has signed its first lacrosse athlete — Sydney Shaughnessy of Meridian, Idaho.
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New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced expanded plans for a $44 million sports center that will host ice hockey, soccer and box lacrosse, among other youth events, writes Teri Weaver of Syracuse.com.
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Check out some of John Strohsacker’s best photos from Florida Tech’s 8-7 win over Palm Beach Atlantic in a Division II women’s lacrosse game at US Lacrosse’s William G. Tierney Field.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Thank you to the person at Princeton who put together this supercut of all 14 points Michael Sowers accumulated Tuesday night against Colgate.
Want to see what 14 points in one game look like? Here are all 14 of Michael Sowers' points against Colgate. pic.twitter.com/Q1XAVB9j8u
— Princeton Lacrosse (@TigerLacrosse) February 19, 2020
Next up for Princeton and Sowers is a trip to Charlottesville to play No. 2 Virginia. Cavaliers coach Lars Tiffany is well aware of the problems Sowers presents.
“The trouble with Michael Sowers is: 1, he is a fantastic player and 2, he has really good lacrosse players around him.” - Lars Tiffany #GoHoos pic.twitter.com/zicvOtgfUn
— Virginia Men's Lacrosse (@UVAMensLax) February 19, 2020
Want to relive an upset? Villanova men’s lacrosse has you covered.
Relive yesterday’s 13-12 win over No. 4 Maryland #GoNova pic.twitter.com/10d1DHR5iJ
— Villanova Men's Lax (@NovaLacrosse) February 19, 2020
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Nelson Rice profiles Dylan Foulds, a talented — yet somehow oft forgotten — piece of Penn State’s offensive juggernaut.
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We reveal 25 boys and 25 girls high school players to watch, broken down by region, for the upcoming season.