1. Wednesday was National Letter of Intent (NLI) Signing Day for the Class of 2021.
Programs throughout the country shared the seniors who will join their teams starting next fall. Here were some of Wednesday’s highlights:
Katie Dougherty, daughter of former Penn State All-American Betsy Dougherty, will join her mother’s alma mater starting in 2021.
Our first signee is here! Welcome Kate Dougherty! The daughter of a PSU legend, Kate guided New Hope-Solebury to two league titles and tallied 70 goals and 52 assists in 2019! #WeAre #HipHipLetItRip
— Penn State Women’s Lacrosse (@PennStateWLAX) November 11, 2020
https://t.co/afqLBstlKk pic.twitter.com/tuPkiBZlYu
Colin Burlace, out of St. Mary’s, signed on to join the Maryland men’s lacrosse program — where his brother, B.J., recently transferred to from Yale.
It's a Burlace brother takeover in College Park
— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) November 11, 2020
Welcome to UMD Colin! #NSD20 x #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/4Kg5FUm60J
Another family story. Josh Rosa signed his letter of intent to play at St. Bonaventure, where his brother, Jake, is a redshirt-freshman.
Our family is very excited that @JoshuaRosa_3 (Crash) will be joining his brother at St. Bonaventure next year to play D1 Lacrosse and to further his Education! Thank you to all his coaches and teachers! @juiced_cherries @TheKiskiSchool @warlockslax @TeamOntarioLax @BonniesMLAX pic.twitter.com/cTedWImOoD
— J Rosa (@j13rosa) November 11, 2020
2. Jackson Bonitz is aiming to compete with the U.S. U20 national team and continue his education at the Naval Academy.
What looked like a busy plebe summer with a U19 world championship sandwiched in between was altered by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Bonitz wasn’t all that disappointed. The postponement and renaming of the U20 world championship gave Bonitz the plebe experience, albeit one amid a pandemic.
Click here for Bonitz’s story and his inspiration for pursuing the Navy.
3. Nation United is creating “The Incident Report” to help combat racism in lacrosse.
The organization designed the portal to help coordinate resolutions for events of hatred, racism and discrimination at all levels of lacrosse. Read more about the initiative and its goals.
4. Duquesne under Corinne Desrosiers is looking to continue the momentum into an A-10 title in 2021.
After two stagnant years in 2017-18, Desrosiers took over the program and injected new life. In her first season, Duquesne finished 9-8 and set multiple school records along the way.
COVID-19 derailed a promising 2020 season, but Desrosiers has her team aiming high for this upcoming spring.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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A lacrosse player on “The Bachelorette”? Of course there is. Spencer Robertson, a front-runner this season, played midfield for Oregon’s MCLA program.
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In the next edition of the IWLCA’s “Behind the Whistle” blog, Ursinus women’s head coach Rachel Smith talks about the benefits of being in a relationship with a fellow coach.
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A detailed account of the 1885 lacrosse game played at Camp Randall during the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Pitt women’s lacrosse added a 15-player class that will take the field in the team’s inaugural season in 2022.
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Lacrosse Bucket on how the Patriot League basketball schedule might hint at how the 2021 lacrosse schedule could play out.
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Lacrosse All Stars gives us 11 MCLA helmets that any lacrosse swag enthusiast would appreciate.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
A little rain never hurt the guys at Choate Rosemary Hall as they got some reps in.
Gave it a shot @HarvardMLax...good stuff! Still sloppy and a bunch of work to do, but helpful for balance and footwork for sure. pic.twitter.com/UdusbzEf6G
— Ethan McDonnell (@CoachMac_514) November 12, 2020
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Another story from Blaxers Blog writer Brian Simpkins.