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

1. Oregon emerged victorious in the lone Division I game on Monday night, defeating George Mason on the road 17-12. Four Ducks tallied hat tricks, led by five goals from senior Bella Pyne.

2. In this week’s Nike/US Lacrosse rankings, the Delaware men debuted at No. 20 in the Division I Top 20 after upsetting Rutgers, while Yale reemerged at No. 13 as the defending national champion North Carolina dropped out.

On the women’s side, Penn State cracked the top five, No. 14 Notre Dame regained some life with a win over Syracuse after a three-game losing streak and No. 16 Virginia is beginning to make waves.

A look at the major-college and junior-college polls released on Monday:

NIKE/USL RANKINGS
MD1 | WD1 | MD2 | WD2 | MD3 | WD3
MAVERIK/CASCADE/IL MEDIA POLLS

MD1 | WD1
USILA POLLS
MD1 | MD2 | MD3
IWLCA POLLS

WD1 | WD2 | WD3
JUNIOR COLLEGE MEN

3. The Epoch/US Lacrosse Players of the Week are Stony Brook’s Kylie Ohlmiller on the women’s side and Navy’s Dave Little on the men’s side.

What We’re Reading

What We’re Watching

From high school to professional lacrosse, goalies are making the highlight reels this week.

Colorado Mammoth keeper Dillon Ward made three kick saves in less than 15 seconds in the fourth quarter of its 14-11 win over Saskatchewan on Saturday.

Then who doesn’t like goalie goals? On Friday night’s 13-12 overtime win over Calvert Hall, Conestoga goalie Scott MacMillan scored coast to coast. Lax Sports Network host and Conestoga alum Travis Eldridge gave a shoutout to the team Monday night.

What’s On Tap

  • No. 2 North Carolina (9-1) travels to No. 17 Virginia Tech (11-2) for a 4 p.m. tilt. Hokies coach John Sung’s rebuild will be put to the test.

  • On the men’s side, No. 19 Marquette faces Air Force, also at 4 p.m.

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