Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The Cannons’ new look is here.
Cannons LC, entering its 21st year as a professional team but first as a Premier Lacrosse League club, has an old school feel with its new kit. The red, white and blue still take centerstage, but the new Cannons LC logo and smoky texture at the bottom of the jersey add eye-catching elements to the design.
A closer look at the 2021 @PLLCannons look...
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) May 24, 2021
Secure yours HERE: https://t.co/KAVzbFdEdw pic.twitter.com/aeN2ja4QYe
You can see the new Cannons kit in action when the PLL season opens the first weekend of June.
2. The One Love Foundation announced its Unsung Hero Award winners.
The Yeardley Reynolds Love (YRL) Unsung Hero Award recognizes the accomplishments of six student-athletes who help their teams achieve success in ways that may not be measured in goals, saved or ground balls. Instead, it places value on kindness and generosity and other often undervalued characteristics in college athletics.
This year’s winners are Lila Nazarian (Syracuse), Kyle Anderson (Harvard), Marisa Souchak (Saint Leo), Ben Jackson (Lynn), Amelia Lubrano (Colby) and Thomas Brackett (Christopher Newport).
3. It’s nearly Championship Weekend.
Chalk advanced through to the NCAA semifinals in both the Division I men’s and women’s brackets, an interesting development considering the caliber of games it took to get to this point.
On the men’s side, North Carolina, Duke, Maryland and Virginia are the teams left standing to chase a national title. Patrick Stevens recapped how we got here.
On the women’s side, a national title will be won by either North Carolina, Northwestern, Syracuse or Boston College. In a season defined by unmatched talent at the top, the four best teams are left standing. Check out a recap of how we got here.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Matt Hamilton recaps the Division II men’s semifinals, and Paul Ohanian recaps the Division II women’s national championship weekend — and Lindenwood came out on top.
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In Division III, Marisa Ingemi recaps the men’s quarterfinals and semifinals of the NCAA tournament. Laurel Pfahler recaps how Salisbury was able to capture the women’s national title.
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College lacrosse players who were in limbo before the 2021 season went to Israel to grow the game. Hillel Kuttler reports from Ashkelon, Israel, where 27 American players are making a difference.
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Tanner Demling of Lacrosse Bucket with the three main storylines to follow heading into Championship Weekend.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Boston College isn’t just trying to survive. The Eagles want to dominate.
It's not about survive and advance. It's about domination from the first whistle to the last pic.twitter.com/2oDTsWDjER
— BC Women's Lacrosse (@BCwlax) May 23, 2021
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Updated high school Top 25 rankings.