Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The U.S. men’s roster for the Team USA Fall Classic was announced Monday.
It features seven players from the 2018 U.S. gold medalists, including world championship MVP Michael Ehrhardt and all-world attackman Ryan Brown. The coaching staff, headlined by Duke coach John Danowski, will also return.
The U.S. men will play Yale, the 2018 NCAA champion, at noon Saturday. Check out the full roster here.
2. The MLL moved the start of its season to after Memorial Day, the league announced Monday.
The 2019 season will start Friday, May 31, which eliminate much of the overlap with the NLL season and allow college graduates to play a full rookie season.
“By moving the season’s opener back from our traditional April start, we are allowing players to wrap up their other commitments before opening night,” MLL commissioner Sandy Brown said.
.@MLLCommish talks about the @MLL_Lacrosse 2019 schedule going from May 31st until late September and competing with football in the fall. Full conversation about new schedule, venues, and salary cap on Lacrosse Now at 9pm ET - Watch at https://t.co/oJkK8CQ2nw or the LSN app pic.twitter.com/V1qczfdQXw
— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) October 2, 2018
3. Maryland junior Jared Bernhardt was spotted wearing the No. 1 jersey, which has built its own legacy within the program and is assigned to the player who embodies performance and leadership on the offense. Connor Kelly, a 2018 graduate, was the last to wear it in a long line of successful Terps.
Here’s @TerpsMLax star Jared Bernhardt, wearing the storied No. 1 pic.twitter.com/Ur3UVHSpTA
— Matt Kinnear (@mattkinnear) October 1, 2018
4. A short documentary on Brendan Looney was shared Monday. Looney, the three-sport standout at DeMatha Catholic High School, former Navy lacrosse player and Navy SEAL who died in Afghanistan while serving, received the 2014 Spirit of Tewaaraton Award. Follow the link to watch.
We would like to share the link to the official website for our short documentary #Brendan https://t.co/J3jOSQLIKI
— Honor Man (@HonorMan_Looney) October 1, 2018
Also, follow us on Instagram @BrendanTheMovie #GoneButNeverForgotten @B_LFoundation @DeMathaCatholic @navymlax @NavySEALfnd pic.twitter.com/cNHZNTcRFn
5. Check out a photo gallery of the U.S. indoor national team competing in the Lax All Stars North American Invitational as part of the tryout process for the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. Team USA took home second (USA Blue) and third (USA White). Photos by Greg Wall.
What We’re Reading
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U.S. gold medalist Devon Wills is ready to “move forward” as the new head coach for Harvard women’s lacrosse.
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Inside Lacrosse breaks down the buzz surrounding Sept. 1, the contact date in the recruiting world for coaches and prospective student-athletes.
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Le Moyne hosted Cortland, RIT and OCC in its sixth annual Room 2 Smile Fall Classic tournament Sunday.
What We’re Watching
Brine unveiled its new commercial for the Dynasty Warp Pro.
Join the revolution... #rulethefield #warpforward
A post shared by Brine Women's Lacrosse (@brinewomenslacrosse) on
In case you missed it, Brine also released a commercial with Kylie Ohlmiller over the weekend that’s catching everyone’s attention.
New rules. New rulers... more coming 10.1 #warpforward #rulethefield pic.twitter.com/TUYo0daWWT
— Brine Lacrosse (@brinelacrosse) September 29, 2018
Last week, U.S. gold medalist Marie McCool and US Lacrosse senior manager of the women’s game Caitlin Kelley also spoke about innovation in the sport.
Innovation is important in moving women's lacrosse forward... pic.twitter.com/M9XjQHsYH6
— Brine Lacrosse (@brinelacrosse) September 24, 2018
What’s On Tap
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Return later today for more news surrounding this weekend’s Team USA Fall Classic.
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