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

1. Former High Point men’s lacrosse player Richard Byrd is now Dr. Richard Byrd after graduating from dental school at the University of Michigan. Next up? Howard University to specialize in orthodontics.

2. Matt Hamilton checks in with the “Eli Eight,” a group of eight Yale lacrosse players including star faceoff specialist TD Ierlan, and finds out how they are spending the fall semester while not enrolled in school.

3. Lauren Davenport, manager of athlete development for US Lacrosse, with a thought-provoking article on team culture, specifically as it relates to diversity. “Teams can thrive that much more when the culture of the team can adjust and evolve based on the people there and not solely based on the system in place,” she writes.

4. Corrine Drost, a former Delaware player and current Penn State assistant coach, opens up about the special and unique relationship with her mother, who began battling Alzheimer’s disease her freshman year of high school.

5. Former Syracuse and professional lacrosse star Jovan Miller, the creator of LAXtivism 101, will be featured on the US Lacrosse Athlete Mindset webinar series this evening at 6 p.m. ET.

6. Megan Szawlowski and the Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team will be taking over our US Lacrosse Magazine Instagram channel today. Follow along at https://www.instagram.com/uslacrossemag/.

Make sure you keep it tuned to the @USLacrosse Instagram story tomorrow as Swaz and the squad will be taking over and showing everyone a day in their lives!#Stronger2gether #BobcatNation pic.twitter.com/ggU0domaYr

— Quinnipiac Women’s Lacrosse (@QU_WLAX) October 7, 2020

WHAT WE’RE READING

• In his latest PLL checklist for Inside Lacrosse, Kyle Devitte said it's time for Atlas LC to trade a star.

• A torn ACL would have derailed Mackenzie Leszczynski’s important junior season of high school lacrosse even before the COVID pandemic. Now, she’s on the comeback and has committed to play in college at Duquesne.

• Arizona State’s women’s lacrosse program will benefit from a $15.4 million upgrade to the school’s athletic facilities.

• Interesting look at the history and success of the Delaware men’s lacrosse alumni network program.

• Former Norwich player Lawson Hayes is now teaching Spanish to students from kindergarten through fifth grade. She also interned with Lacrosse the Nations.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

This goal from Gale Thorpe, a member of the U.S. men’s indoor team and the New York Riptide, is as good as it gets.

Omg @galethorpe71...
ARE YOU SERIOUS?!? #WarningIssued pic.twitter.com/HCSsYLE84W

— New York Riptide (@newyorkriptide) October 7, 2020

Then again, sometimes the catch is better than a shot. Watch this gem from Kevin Crowley.

You didn't think we would forget @KevinCrowley21's 300th, did you? pic.twitter.com/hFhlg18U2X

— NLL (@NLL) October 7, 2020

WHAT’S ON TAP

• Our latest entry in our content partnership with Blaxers Blog.

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