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

1. Towson, High Point and Colgate debuted in this week’s Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Men’s Top 20 after knocking off preseason top-10 ranked Johns Hopkins, Duke and Syracuse, respectively. Penn State and Loyola, meanwhile, both moved into the top five.

2. Denver, Penn State and Navy were the risers in the Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Women’s Top 20, while North Carolina solidified its claim as a 2019 frontrunner by beating handily the team that bookended its 2018 season with defeats.

3. Limestone is back, ascending to No. 7 in the Nike/US Lacrosse Division II Men’s Top 20 after hammering 2018 darling Lenoir-Rhyne.

4. Inside Lacrosse and the USILA also released media and coaches polls Monday.

Nike/USL Rankings
MD1 | WD1 | MD2 
IL Media Polls
MD1 | WD1
USILA Polls
MD1 | MD2 | MD3

Of note:

  • Syracuse is hanging on at No. 20 in the IL media poll, while the Orange have been bounced from the rankings entirely in the Nike/USL and USILA coaches rankings — marking the first time since 2012 that Syracuse has dropped out of the latter.

  • The coaches were more forgiving of Duke’s loss to High Point, slotting the Blue Devils at No. 8, than IL (No. 10) or Nike/USL (No. 14).

  • North Carolina’s ranking ranges from No. 8 (Nike/USL) to No. 14 (IL). In between, the Tar Heels are No. 12 in the USILA poll.

  • The biggest discrepancies in the women’s rankings are Penn (No. 6 in Nike/USL Top 20, No. 13 in IL poll) and Loyola (No. 12 and No. 7, respectively).

  • Notre Dame and Stanford have spots in the Nike/USL Top 20, while the IL media poll instead includes Duke and USC.

5.  Kieran Mullins played the role of closer, factoring in five goals during Rutgers’ game-ending seven-goal run against St. John’s to earn Warrior/US Lacrosse Player of the Week honors.

6. Madison Carter eclipsed 200 career points, assured Penn State fans that there’s plenty of firepower left after the graduation of Katie O’Donnell and helped the Nittany Lions avenge last year’s season-opening loss to Towson. She’s the Brine/US Lacrosse Player of the Week.

7. The Calgary Roughnecks got a Saskatoon-sized monkey off their back when they defeated the Rush for the first time since the franchise relocated from Edmonton. Catch up on the pro indoor circuit in this week’s NLL notebook.

WHAT WE’RE READING

  • The current political climate is not lost on Lyle and Miles Thompson, who spoke with the Daily News about racism against Native Americans.

  • Northwestern appears to have found the next in a long line of stellar draw specialists with Chicago-area native Brennan Dwyer, who enjoyed a breakthrough game against Louisville.

  • Week 1 college lacrosse takeaways from College Crosse.

  • US Lacrosse is partnering with the Concussion Legacy Foundation for the Team Up Speak Up campaign March 3-9.

  • All that matters is how you play on game day, writes ESPN analyst Quint Kessenich in his top-20 post for Inside Lacrosse.

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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

After binging on streams all weekend, we gave our eyes a rest and treated ourselves to this view Monday at US Lacrosse.

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • “Overtime,” the US Lacrosse Magazine-produced podcast hosted by ESPN analyst Paul Carcaterra, debuts today on iTunes, Spotify and other platforms. Episode 1 features Carcaterra’s in-depth conversation with seven-time NCAA championship-winning coach Bill Tierney.

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