Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Ah, Tuesdays. Continuing a recent trend of Tuesday upsets in men’s lacrosse, a pair of top 10 programs went down yesterday. No. 4 Maryland didn’t have another wild comeback up its sleeve, falling to Villanova 13-12. No. 7 Army allowed just nine goals combined in its first three games and then got blitzed 17-9 by Marist. How confident was Marist? Confident enough to celebrate a goal before the shot even happened.
Shoutout to @Marist_MensLax’s Jason Intermesoli...pulls a Steph Curry and starts celebrating this goal before his teammate even shoots.
— Travis Eldridge (@tgeldrid) February 18, 2020
Guess he has some confidence in Joe Tierney?? pic.twitter.com/F3JJ5NZwNh
The performance of the day started as those two games were winding down. Princeton senior Michael Sowers set Princeton and Ivy League single-game scoring marks with 14 points in the Tigers 20-11 win over Colgate. Sowers has 25 points after just two games this season.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) February 19, 2020
The @TigerLacrosse legend has points and Princeton is rolling.pic.twitter.com/EEixMxlhWF
2. Alyssa Parrella became the only active women’s Division I player with 200 career goals as Hofstra pulled away from a 6-6 halftime tie to beat Wagner 15-8. Parrella hit the milestone with her seventh goal of the game and finished with a career-high eight.
CAREER GOALS Her th of the day Alyssa Parrella stands alone as the only active player in @NCAALAX with 200 career goals cc: @espnW / @ILWomen / @USLacrosseMag #RoarWithPride pic.twitter.com/9tAHRMr9fx
— Hofstra Women's Lacrosse (@HofstraWLAX) February 18, 2020
3. In his weekly column on USLaxMagazine.com, ESPN’s Anish Shrosh riffs on the relationship between former Princeton lacrosse coach Bill Tierney and former Princeton basketball coach John Thompson III, and how they learned from each other.
4. The two teams that finished on top of the Nike/US Lacrosse high school rankings begin 2020 on top. Culver (Ind.) is on top in the boys rankings while McDonogh (Md.) leads the girls rankings.
5. The debut podcast of Season 3 of “Overtime” with Paul Carcaterra is now live on Apple and Spotify. Carc talks with Philadelphia Wings and Team USA stars Trevor Baptiste, Matt Rambo and Blaze Riorden.
"There's nothing wrong with playing lacrosse."
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) February 18, 2020
Wise words from @trevorbaptiste9 on inclusion in #lacrosse.
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WHAT WE’RE READING
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Matt Hutchings could have LeMoyne challenging for its first NCAA Division II men’s championship since 2016.
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Gettysburg’s talented senior class begins the quest towards another NCAA Division III women’s championship today when the Bullets play Messiah.
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Akron and Kent State will visit US Lacrosse headquarters on March 25. Akron is a first-year program and Kent State is coached by Brianne Tierney, the daughter of the field’s namesake at US Lacrosse — William G. Tierney.
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Four lacrosse coaches are among this year's Positive Coaching Alliance Double-Goal award winners this year.
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Q&A with Fairfield coach Andy Baxter.
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A very deep dive on former NHL player Paul Bissonnette’s journey to becoming one of the biggest personalities in hockey. Bissionnette also helped promote the NLL’s Vancouver Warriors this season.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Whaddya think, Kyle Harrison with a longpole this summer?
Earlier at our #LegendsAcademy
— Legends Lacrosse (@Legends_Lax) February 18, 2020
Players thought they could get by @KyleHarrison18 ... Here are the results. pic.twitter.com/hqCTXPtXmC
Maryland goalie Chris Brandau definitely had his eye on the ball for this save yesterday against Villanova
Chris Brandau just made a save WITH HIS FACEMASK. @NovaLacrosse leads @TerpsMLax 9-7 in the second half. Time for another comeback? Or a second top 10 team going down today? pic.twitter.com/8n8H5ird9q
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) February 18, 2020
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Nearly 20 NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse games today, highlighted by a Charm City showdown between Loyola and Towson, and an Ohio battle between Cincinnati and Ohio State.