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

1. Pat Spencer dazzled in his Northwestern basketball debut.

Less than three months after the former Loyola star won the Tewaaraton Award as the top player in college lacrosse, he was in the starting lineup Tuesday for the Wildcats in an exhibition against the Paris All-Stars in France. Spencer had 21 points and 10 assists in a 96-68 win.

Pat Spencer BALLED OUT with 21 points, 10 assists in his @NUMensBball debut — a 96-68 win over the Paris All-Stars in France pic.twitter.com/GwdDIKATp7

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) August 20, 2019

Haters: lAxErS cAn’T hOoP

Pat Spencer: pic.twitter.com/McyLuU8yFH

— Northwestern Basketball (@NUMensBball) August 20, 2019

Pat Spencer made quite a first impression in his first game action as a college basketball player (via @NUMensBball) https://t.co/HgWDVQ6TkH pic.twitter.com/NmeV3D7GDB

— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) August 20, 2019

Pick & Roll

Pat Spencer @peteln22 #CatsInEurope pic.twitter.com/K2y5bPi8c0

— Northwestern Basketball (@NUMensBball) August 20, 2019

2. The Women’s Professional Lacrosse League announced its postseason All-Star Team. The champion Brave led all teams with five selections, including all three members of its heralded midfield unit of Dempsey Arsenault, Amanda Johansen and Marie McCool.

3. World Lacrosse released the schedule for the world indoor championship. The event opens with a bang Sept. 19, when Canada and the U.S. face off at Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia.

4. US Lacrosse announced the 2019 recipients of Michael Breschi Memorial Scholarship.

Molly Olney (Washington State) of Seattle and Audra Tosone (UMass) of Walpole, Mass., “both showed amazing passion for family, academics and community throughout their life, and lacrosse has been a driving force to impact so many others around them,” said North Carolina men’s coach Joe Breschi, whose late son is the scholarship’s namesake.

5. STX added several prominent women’s lacrosse players to its portfolio of brand ambassadors, including Dempsey Arsenault, Kenzie Kent and Lindsey Ronbeck.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• The story of the inaugural Breschi Scholarship winner, Greg Barron, who beat cancer and became a doctor.

• Observations from the Lake Placid Summit Classic’s 65-and-older division by Dom Starsia.

• The US Lacrosse National Team Development Program Combine this week represents phase two of the inaugural NTDP cycle. Phase one included more than 1,300 U15 and U17 lacrosse athletes participating in 21 regional trials.

• Long-pole tips from Lacrosse All Stars, complete with some inspiration from Chaos star Jarrod Neumann.

• A South Florida high school lacrosse player has been cleared to return to the field after the FHSAA banned him for multiple illegal body checks. Luther Johnson V said he had been bullied by the other players with racial slurs.

• New Le Moyne women’s lacrosse coach Liz Beville sees the irony in replacing the coach she played for in college. She also knows how to recruit Central New York.

• Love what you do. The Independent caught up with U.S. U19 team standout Belle Smith to reflect on her gold medal experience.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Kylie Ohlmiller is on another planet.

Some are just born different...@kylieohlmiller pic.twitter.com/OHgz0le0m3

— Peter Frederick (@PRaabCubed) August 19, 2019

Come for the huddle speeches, stay for the trash talk. The PLL’s weekly “Mic’d Up” production does not disappoint.

Huddles.
Trash talk.
and some of the BEST player reactions on the year

Mic'd Up Week 9 is live pic.twitter.com/uKZj6222IR

— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) August 20, 2019

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