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

1. The Women's Professional Lacrosse League yesterday revealed its franchise names and brand marks. For your viewing pleasure:

 

Coming Summer 2018... UPSTATE PRIDE #WPLL

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Coming Summer 2018... PHILADELPHIA FIRE #WPLL

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Coming Summer 2018... NEW YORK FIGHT #WPLL

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Coming Summer 2018... NEW ENGLAND COMMAND #WPLL

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Coming Summer 2018... BALTIMORE BRAVE #WPLL

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Which one do you like best?

The WPLL yesterday also welcomed three more players to its eligibility pool for its inaugural draft: former Loyola All-American Maddie Lesher, former Stony Brook All-American Dorrien Van Dyke, and former North Carolina All-American Sammy Jo Tracy. Tracy has already made a name for herself professionally, having helped the Long Island Sound win the United Women's Lacrosse League championship this summer as one of the team's primary draw specialists.

The WPLL plans a fall showcase and a 2018 official launch.

2. The Federation of International Lacrosse yesterday announced a reorganization of its governance structure, including the election of new officers to its board of directors. Sue Redfern of England was elected to a two-year term as president. Steve Stenersen, CEO of US Lacrosse, was elected to another one-year term as vice president. According to the press announcement, the move brings the FIL more in line with other international sport governing bodies and will enable it to better execute plans for Olympic inclusion and world championship evolution, among other priorities.

3. Read 'em and weep. Louisville All-American goalie and ACC Defender of the Year Brittany Read has transferred to Oregon, as announced by the Ducks yesterday. Read last season led the league in saves, save percentage and saves per game and finished second in goals per game. She'll be a senior in the fall. Her departure leaves Lexie Ball as the Cardinals' only returning goalie.

4. National Hall of Fame coach Dom Starsia shared with US Lacrosse Magazine a letter to his son, Joe, written just prior to the start of Joe's undergraduate career at Lynchburg College. It's terrific counsel for the young men and women that will depart home soon to become freshmen players on their college team.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• The Hingham (Mass.) Journal profiles local product and former Maryland player Bryn Boucher, who got a second chance for her playing career with the Philadelphia Force of the United Women's Lacrosse League.

• The Annapolis (Md.) Capital Gazette spoke with local product and former Franklin & Marshall player Sarah Meisenberg, who moved to Israel in 2015 and has spent considerable time developing lacrosse there. She played for Israel in the World Cup.

• The Daily Herald of Everett, Wash., caught up with five Snohomish County girls' lacrosse players that competed in the under-19 division of the World Cup Festival in England.

• Trading a baseball glove for a lacrosse stick happens frequently for many boys across the country. The San Diego Union-Tribune has one such story.

• Matt Stucchi, a midfielder who led Shenedowah (N.Y.) to the Class A Section II final, will transfer to the Hill Academy for his senior year of high school, reports The Daily Gazette. Stucchi has given a verbal commitment to play at Loyola in college. 

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

A whirlwind year for the Navy women's program, which reached its first NCAA semifinal in May, continued last month as assistant coach Gabby Capuzzi returned to the playing field for Italy in its first FIL World Cup in England. Capuzzi, a former All-American at Ohio State who graduated in 2012 as the Buckeyes' career leader in draw controls, helped the Italians to an impressive 11th-place finish. But the best part of the trip may have come off the field. Congrats to her.

WHAT’S ON TAP

• Major League Lacrosse today begins rolling out the nominees for its season-ending awards. Up first are the finalists for the Cascade Rookie of the Year Award.

• U.S. women's national team players did a great job expressing their thoughts and feelings in individual blogs shared throughout their gold-medal journeys to England and Poland. We'll publish an index of same today.

• We thought the NCAA Division I coaching carousel had concluded, but perhaps not.

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