Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Wednesday night was comeback night. Boston College, Louisville and Virginia all trailed at halftime by one goal last night before securing much-needed midweek victories.
The Eagles topped UConn 14-11 with a six-goal second half burst, the Cardinals opened the second period with a five-goal run before Hannah Koloski scored the game-winner with just four seconds left to escape Vanderbilt 11-10, and the Cavaliers downed Richmond 15-14 thanks to Sammy Mueller’s four goals in the final 7:38 to tie it twice and go ahead for the win with 12 seconds remaining.
Here are other notable college scores from Wednesday night:
On the women’s side:
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No. 7 Penn State continued its dominance, advancing to 4-0 with a 19-9 win over Duquesne.
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After being tied at halftime, No. 13 Johns Hopkins used a five-goal run in the second half, sparked by junior Emily Kenul, who earned her 100th career point, to break away from Loyola for the 12-8 victory.
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No. 16 Towson is 2-2 after defeating Georgetown 13-8.
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Virginia Tech dominated Liberty 15-2 on the road, allowing the Flames just one goal in each half.
On the men’s side:
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In Division II, No. 9 Mount Olive cruised to a 19-5 win over Coker in its home opener.
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In Division III, No. 6 York, No. 8 Gettysburg and No. 12 Ohio Wesleyan dominated Elizabethtown 20-8, Goucher 22-5 and Otterbein 20-5, respectively.
2. Loyola All-American sophomore Pat Spencer discussed his recruiting experience, evolving from a late bloomer to an evergreen sensation.
As sophomore in high school, he was a leader of the Boys’ Latin School junior varsity team, despite his coach, Bob Shriver, believing he was a shoo-in as a Division I prospect. Spencer then succeeded on the varsity squad with an undefeated season and No. 1 national ranking in 2014, but by then, many coaches of top-tier teams had moved on.
“The [recruiting] process was frustrating,” Spencer said. “You’re either so lucky to have all kinds of great schools coming after you [early], or you’re under the radar like I was.”
3. The Big Ten Network released its TV schedule.
The network will air at least 29 games, plus an additional 30 will be streamed live on BTN Plus, highlighted every week by a Sunday night men’s game of the week and a Thursday night women’s game of the week.
Check out the complete Warrior TV and streaming schedule here.
4. Virginia Tech is embracing the school's lunch pail tradition.
Prior to earning its first ACC win since 2012 against Boston College on Feb. 18, the Hokies wanted to take part in the school’s football tradition – they wanted to carry the Virginia Tech lunch pail out to the field.
“That’s symbolism of we’ve got to go to work and we’ve got to be a little bit more blue-collar and more gritty,” said new head coach John Sung, the former Winthrop coach who led the Eagles to back-to-back Big South titles the past two seasons.