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

1. Sammy Mueller, the prized Virginia women’s lacrosse transfer now at Northwestern, spoke to US Lacrosse Magazine’s Kenny DeJohn about her decision to use her extra year of eligibility in Evanston and why she doesn’t care that she’s often overlooked for accolades despite being a first-team All-American midfielder.

In other transfer news, Villanova men’s lacrosse announced Tuesday the addition of Jimmy McAfee, a two-time Division III All-American at Amherst and arguably the top two-way midfielder in the portal.

2. Multiple Vanderbilt women’s lacrosse players tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report by the Vanderbilt Hustler. They have been moved into isolation to prevent further spread of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.

3. High school lacrosse is still months away from starting, but how states handle fall sports could have significant impacts on lacrosse. Here’s how the seasons are aligning for the 23 states whose high school athletic associations sanction lacrosse.

 

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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

On April 20, 1929, the Navy men’s lacrosse team defeated Lafayette 17-1. On Aug. 25, 2020, someone posted the 91-year-old footage on Twitter and it was awesome.

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • US Lacrosse’s Lauren Davenport returns with more poignant commentary on what the lacrosse community can do to allow people of color to feel understood in the sport.

  • The latest in the IWLCA’s “Behind the Whistle” series.

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