Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. This is a watershed year for the U.S. women’s national team. Team USA heads to England for the FIL World Cup, and then will go on an even bigger international stage with lacrosse being included in the International World Games in Poland for the first time ever. Leading the U.S. into the challenge is the game’s best goalie – Devon Wills, a three-time U.S. World Cup team member and a co-captain for this year’s team.
2. The pool of candidates for the 2018 U.S. men’s team saw some additions yesterday, primarily recent college graduates, including the last two Tewaaraton winners, Maryland’s Matt Rambo and Brown’s Dylan Molloy.
PHOTO BY JOHN STROHSACKER
Matt Rambo, who won the 2017 Tewaaraton Award after leading Maryland to its first national championship since 1975, was among the players added to the tryout pool for the 2018 U.S. men's national team.
3. Limestone returns five of its top six scorers, and that makes the defending national champions the clear choice to top our way early 2018 NCAA Division II men’s rankings.
4. As the UWLX continues its second season with games at Cheyney University (Pa.) and Cedar Lane Regional Park (Md.) this weekend, the recently announced Women’s Professional Lacrosse League is also making moves. The WPLL has announced that stars Taylor Cummings, Kayla Treanor, Katie Schwarzmann, Dana Dobbie, Alice Mercer and Alex Aust have entered the 2018 WPLL draft. Defending champion Long Island leads the UWLX with a 3-0 record after a 10-9 win over Boston last weekend, with former Loyola star Taryn Van Thof scoring the game-winner.
5. Greg Gurenlian has won plenty of honors and recognition in his career – including playing for the 2014 U.S. team and being named the 2015 MLL MVP – but the accolades didn’t come early and didn’t come easy.
I never made an AS team, u-19 squad or selected AA. Worked out just fine. Don't measure ur worth that way. Focus on training, improving.
— Greg Gurenlian (@GregBeast32) June 14, 2017