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

1. Penn State women's lacrosse keeps rolling. This time, the Nittany Lions jumped out to a large lead and withstood a furious rally from No. 13 James Madison, holding on to win 12-9 on Wednesday afternoon.

Penn State came out firing, scoring the game's first three goals and leading to a 9-3 halftime lead. Then came the Dukes. They scored six of the first seven goals in the second half, with two from Haley Warden, to cut the deficit to 10-9 with 3:37 left. Katie O'Donnell and Abby Smucker sealed the win with two straight goals for Penn State.

Why was this game so important? It matched two teams looking for national attention. For Penn State, a team coming off a final four appearance last season, the win only added to a stellar resume so far this season. 

Here are some other notable women's games from Wednesday:

• It was the Zoe Stukenberg and Caroline Wannnen show for Maryland, as both set career highs in points to lead the Terps to the 21-13 win over Boston College. Stukenberg had nine points (5G, 4A) and Wannen finished with eight points (5G, 3A).

• The Ohlmiller family showed up to play for Stony Brook, combining for 11 points in the Sea Wolves' 20-10 win over Yale. Taryn Ohlmiller set a career high with nine points (5G, 4A) and Kylie Ohlmiller added her usual six goals.

• In Division II action at US Lacrosse headquarters, No. 7 Queens took a six-goal halftime lead and held on to beat No. 15 Bentley 8-5.

On the men’s side:

• In Division III, No. 12 York handed No. 9 Gettysburg a big loss, putting up 46 shots in a 16-8 win. Brendan McGrath led the Spartans with four goals, followed by three with hat tricks.

• No. 18 Ursinus overcame a five-goal second-half deficit, and eventually beat Montclair State 11-10 in the third overtime period on a game-winner from Peter DeSimone.

PHOTO BY Kevin P. Tucker

2.  Jerry Schmidt was lacrosse's first cover boy. The former Johns Hopkins star was the first lacrosse player to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1962, the year he got his third All-America honor. Some of the other sports stars that made the Sports Illustrated cover that year included Arnold Palmer, Don Drysdale, Mickey Mantle, Sonny Liston and Jack Nicklaus.

In Finn's Finds, we tell the story of Schmidt, who went on to lead Hobart to multiple national championships, and eventually coach the Princeton Tigers. 

“I think being featured in S.I. was a watershed moment for the development of lacrosse,” said Joe Finn, archivist for US Lacrosse and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Museum. 

3. Lindenwood men's lacrosse is dealing with the loss of one of its own. Sophomore Isaiah Kozak, who scored three goals in six games this season for the No. 5 Lions, died on Tuesday.

The lacrosse team hosted a gathering at Hunter Stadium on Wednesday to honor its team member. The scoreboard read :41 in honor of his jersey number. We will have more on this story in the coming days.

4. The New England Black Wolves aren't done yet.

After starting the season with three wins in its first 18 games, New England's chances of making the playoffs, and winning the Champion's Cup, weren't looking great. However, an overtime win over Toronto — a game in which the Black Wolves trailed four times — has New England thinking it can still make a run.

Next up, the top-seeded Georgia Swarm.

PHOTO BY BRAD PATOCKA

4. Theresa Sherry is continuing her love for lacrosse through the Tenacity Project. Sherry, who moved from the California to Maryland when she was 3, picked up the game and blossomed under Bryn Marw coach Wendy Kridel.

She played for the U.S. U19 team and starred at Princeton for four years, then decided to head back west and lead the Cal program. After the Cal program was briefly disbanded, Sherry led the BearLax club team. In 2016, BearLax was rebranded as the Tenacity Project, a non-profit dedicated to advancing women’s lacrosse by creating a competitive environment where players and coaches are empowered to reach their highest potential.

What We're Reading

• As Inside Lacrosse celebrates its 20-year anniversary, Matt Kinnear takes fans back to the magazine's first issue back in 1997.

• No. 2 Maryland has played without the services of senior defenseman Mac Pons — who has an unspeificed lower-body injury — for most of its season, and coach John Tillman is still unsure as to when he'll back. 

• Syracuse redshirt freshman Stephen Rehfuss "grew up with six moms." He had five older sisters and his mom telling him what to do at all times, but they also taught him the sport of lacrosse. All of his sisters played lacrosse and two were college All-Americans. Now he's taking the family spotlight.

• US Lacrosse has announced upgrades to the U.S. National Teams Program, appointing Kevin Ankrom to the position of High Performance Director and establishing a National Teams Development Program (NTDP), which will be led by Melissa Coyne.

• The next set of WCLA and MCLA rankings are out. UCLA retains its spot at No. 1 in the WCLA Division I rankings., followed by Pittsburgh and Santa Clara. Georgia Tech leads the MCLA poll, with BYU and Grand Canyon next.

• Inside Lacrosse's Kyle DeVitte tweeted Wednesday that a number of MLL players have not signed their contracts and could be ineligible to play this summer. Miles Thompson leads a group that also includes Jake Matthai and others.

What We're Watching

Get pumped up watching this commercial from Kohl's and Under Armour. It features a girl, the shortest at her lacrosse tryouts. However, with "determination and courage" she's ready. Also, Wednesday was International Women's Day, so you go girls!