Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Fourteen women’s lacrosse games were played yesterday — and in typical midweek fashion, there was an upset.
Temple held a four-goal lead at halftime and held strong in the second half, upending No. 13 Towson 12-8 in Philadelphia. Meghan Hoffman scored five times, Bridget Whitaker scored twice and six others players chipped in one goal each.
WEDNESDAY UPSET @Templelacrosse takes down No. 13 @Towson_WLAX 12-8. pic.twitter.com/IM7h46Qvjd
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 10, 2021
That’s now two consecutive losses by Towson, which opened the season 4-0 before running into No. 7 Stony Brook this past Sunday.
Here are the other scores from Wednesday:
Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20
No. 5 Virginia 18, George Mason 7
Temple 12, No. 13 Towson 8
No. 14 Loyola 9, Georgetown 6
Other Scores
Cincinnati 16, Robert Morris 7
Elon 17, Radford 6
George Washington 17, American 16
Liberty 14, Old Dominion 8
Monmouth 15, Iona 3
Mount St. Mary’s 18, Saint Francis 9
Sacred Heart 16, Central Connecticut 4
UMass 16, UMass Lowell 7
Vanderbilt 20, Kennesaw State 13
Villanova 11, La Salle 10
Wagner 14, LIU 3
Lander at Presbyterian, PPD
Merrimack at Bryant, PPD
2. The second half of the Big Ten’s schedules are here.
The Big Ten released its schedule in two pieces this spring, and while some had a vague idea of what the second half might look like, now we know for sure.
Here’s how Maryland — the top-ranked men’s team in the Big Ten in our Top 20 — lines up in its last five games.
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— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) March 10, 2021
Three more games on in the second leg of our 2021 regular season!
Full Schedule w/ times: https://t.co/uZxgkraPkj pic.twitter.com/bSiVKh4VH4
3. ESPN’s Anish Shroff is back with his weekly column.
Shroff riffs on the first weekend of March and how light it felt. But don’t worry. A juicy week of lacrosse is coming.
Every column by Shroff is a must-read, so don’t miss it. Check it out here.
4. “I know it’s hurtful to not be playing and practicing with our full team.”
Harvard men’s lacrosse coach Gerry Byrne, who has manned the sidelines for just four games since he was hired in the summer of 2019 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, spoke to Paul Carcaterra about his feelings regarding another lost season.
5. The latest round of NAIA rankings dropped yesterday.
Reinhardt is ranked No. 1 on the men’s side, and SCAD Savannah is still atop the women’s ranks.
Check out the men’s Top 10 here and the women’s Top 10 here.
6. The Oregon women’s lacrosse team is on pause.
Due to COVID-19 protocols, the Ducks’ weekend road trip to Colorado to play the Buffaloes and Denver has been postponed. They are tentatively scheduled to return to play March 20 against Cal.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Elon beat James Madison for the first time ever last weekend. Ella Brockway checked in with the Phoenix after their history-making win.
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Dominique Hamman, a graduate assistant at Grand Valley State, writes about the life of a grad assistant in the latest IWLCA “Behind the Whistle” blog.
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Syracuse will allow fans at its men’s and women’s lacrosse games next week, writes Roshan Fernandez of the Daily Orange.
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Bates coach Peter Lasagna reacts to the positive NESCAC news in his latest column for Inside Lacrosse.
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The Cannons’ roster will begin to take shape tomorrow night. Here’s how Kyle Devitte would build the team.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
This Brennan O’Neill kid is pretty good. He scored three goals in 24 seconds last night.
The kid is cooking in PRIMETIME.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 11, 2021
Brennan O’Neill with goals in 24 seconds to propel @DukeMLAX to a big lead over @HPUMensLax. pic.twitter.com/i3Rc7tgraV
WHAT’S ON TAP
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The PLL Expansion Draft is tonight at 6 p.m. on the league YouTube page.
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More men's and women's notes from Patrick Stevens and Ella Brockway.