Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The Team USA Fall Classic (Oct. 18-20 in Sparks, Md.) will be a lacrosse lover’s dream. The U.S. senior men and women will play their Canadian counterparts, while reigning NCAA champions Virginia (men) and Maryland (women) will also compete in the round robin. That’s not to mention the debut of the USA Select U15 and U17 boys’ and girls’ teams, a live look at the Olympic trial rules and the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Induction Celebration.
2. Make it 20.
Twenty NCAA Division I programs (men and women) will have new head coaches in 2020. Iona became the 20th school to announce a change at the helm, naming Lauren Kahn its new women’s lacrosse coach Monday. She replaces Michelle Mason, who stepped down in July after 11 seasons.
The coaching carousel:
School
|
M/W
|
Old Coach
|
New Coach
|
Arizona State |
W |
Courtney Martinez Connor |
Tim McCormack |
Bellarmine |
M |
Jim Mitchell |
Andy Whitley |
Cleveland State |
M |
Dylan Sheridan |
Andy German |
Colgate |
W |
Liz Beville |
Kathy Taylor |
Dartmouth |
W |
Danielle Spencer |
Alex Frank |
Delaware |
W |
Kateri Linville |
Amy Altig |
Delaware State |
W |
Kari Lei Berry |
Pamela Kenkins |
Fairfield |
M |
Andy Copelan |
Andrew Baxter |
George Washington |
W |
Tracy Coyne |
Jennifer Ulehla |
Hampton |
M |
Lloyd Carter |
Rashad Devoe |
Harvard |
M |
Chris Wojcik |
Gerry Byrne |
Iona |
W |
Michelle Mason |
Lauren Kahn |
Lafayette |
W |
Alison Fisher |
Katie McConnell |
Marquette |
M |
Joe Amplo |
Andrew Stimmel |
Navy |
M |
Rick Sowell |
Joe Amplo |
Ohio State |
W |
Alexis Venechanos |
Amy Bokker |
Rutgers |
W |
Laura Silas Brand |
Melissa Lehman |
Stanford |
W |
Amy Bokker |
Danielle Spencer |
Stony Brook |
M |
Jim Nagle |
Anthony Gilardi |
William and Mary |
W |
Hilary Fratzke |
Colleen Dawson |