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

1. As the regular season enters its stretch drive, many of the best teams in the nation have solidified themselves at or near the top of the latest Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20 rankings, released yesterday. Even in the case of Division III women, where Tufts supplanted Gettysburg at No. 1, clear separations seem to exist between the top group and the rest of the pack in each division. Summaries of each, followed by the index of all rankings for quick reference:

• No suprises, top teams impress. (MD1)

• Northwestern among movers and shakers. (WD1)

• Unbeatens remain atop. (MD2)

• Le Moyne, Lindenwood and Regis are top three. (WD2)

• Wild NESCAC week shifts top 20. (MD3)

• Unbeaten Tufts new No. 1. (WD3)

NIKE/USL RANKINGS
MD1 | WD1 | MD2 | WD2 | MD3 | WD3 

2. The men’s and women’s coaches associations and Inside Lacrosse yesterday released their respective polls, as well:

IL MEDIA POLLS
MD1 | MD2 | MD3
WD1
USILA POLLS
MD1 | MD2 | MD3
IWLCA POLLS
WD1 | WD2 | WD3

3. Loyola senior Pat Spencer earned the Warrior/US Lacrosse Player of the Week award after scoring five goals and assisting six others in his team’s 15-9 win over Lehigh.

4. Princeton’s Kyla Sears tallied six goals and nine assists in two wins to earn the Brine/US Lacrosse Player of the Week honor.

5. The New England Black Wolves clinched the final playoff spot in the National Lacrosse League’s East Division over the weekend. The West Division picture remains unsettled. More on that and a Week 18 preview in this week’s NLL notebook.

6. The Premier Lacrosse League yesterday determined the order of selections for its April 22 college player draft. Scroll down for the 4-minute video of the lottery.

The PLL College Draft. Coming April 22nd. pic.twitter.com/ga8DS0KWH8

— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) April 8, 2019

WHAT WE’RE READING

• The Baltimore Sun profiled Loyola’s Kevin Lindley.

• The Boston Globe took a look at two St. Sebastian School seniors bound for Duke in the fall.

• The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer chronicled coach Scott Menoher and his efforts to build the lacrosse team at Jack Britt High School, the first in Cumberland County.

• Fox 5 TV in San Diego will broadcast live the San Diego Seals’ April 27 home game vs. the Buffalo Bandits.

• The Chicago Tribune examined what girls’ lacrosse defending state champion Hinsdale Central is doing to stay on top.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

The Premier Lacrosse League held its first and only draft lottery yesterday to determine the order of selections for its April 22 draft.

The PLL Draft Lottery is here !

Draft Day is set for April 22nd. pic.twitter.com/UckkwZC0eN

— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) April 8, 2019

WHAT’S ON TAP

• Today we’ll have a college notebook and an update to the Nike/US Lacrosse high school rankings.

• Watch for a special video on how a US Lacrosse First Stick Grant helped a program in Denmark, Ga.

• Division I men’s action features No. 9 Cornell at No. 12 Syracuse. On the women’s side, No. 19 Stony Brook visits No. 13 Johns Hopkins.

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