Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Adelphi picked up a statement win on Tuesday night, cruising past No. 1 Florida Southern 12-5 in a rematch of the 2016 NCAA Division II women’s lacrosse championship game. It was a revenge game for the Panthers, who saw their three-peat campaign ended by the historic Mocs back in May.
Jackie Jahelka and Kate Beier each scored four goals, and Alison Johnson added two goals and five assists to lead the Panthers past the Mocs in Lakeland, Fla.
Other notable college scores from Tuesday:
On the men’s side:
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Richmond continued its hot start to 2017 with a 10-7 win over Mount St. Mary’s. Ryan Lee led the way with a hat trick for the 3-0 Spiders.
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Virginia continues to score, score, score. The Cavaliers dropped 20 on Siena in a seven-goal win. Zed Williams had four goals and two assists, and Michael Kraus had three goals and three assists to help Virginia move to 3-0.
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Monmouth is back in the win column after holding off Wagner for the 10-8 victory. Tyler Keen tallied a hat trick for the 2-1 Hawks.
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Princeton took down this week’s Top 20 darling Marist with a 10-6 home win that featured another big all-around stat line by Zach Currier but also some less conspicuous contributors. The Tigers are 2-0.
And on the women’s side:
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Kelsey Murray had five goals to highlight Stanford's 22-5 win over Saint Mary’s in the pouring rain. It was a blowout win coming off the heels of consecutive losses to Denver and Duke.
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Stony Brook got nine goals from the duo of Courtney Murphy (five) and Kylie Ohlmiller (four) to blow out Marist 19-3. Murphy moved into 15th on the all-time NCAA goals list.
2. McDonogh (Md.) swept the Nike/US Lacrosse National High School Boys’ and Girls’ Top 25 rankings. Both come off MIAA/IAAM championships in 2016, and look to be in contention again this season.
St. Anthony’s (N.Y.), Darien (Conn.), Victor (N.Y.) and Bullis (Md.) round out the Top 5 on the boys’ side, while Garden City (N.Y.), St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes (Va.), Good Counsel (Md.) and Bishop Ireton (Va.) make up the Top 5 for the girls.
We’ll have expanded previews of the Regional Top 10s in the coming days, including players to watch. The first in-season update will be a South Region report Feb. 28.
NIKE/US LACROSSE HIGH SCHOOL RANKINGS
NATIONAL BOYS' TOP 25 | NATIONAL GIRLS' TOP 25
NORTHEAST BOYS' TOP 10 | NORTHEAST GIRLS' TOP 10
MID-ATLANTIC BOYS' TOP 10 | MID-ATLANTIC GIRLS' TOP 10
SOUTH BOYS' TOP 10 | SOUTH GIRLS' TOP 10
MIDWEST BOYS' TOP 10 | MIDWEST GIRLS' TOP 10
WEST BOYS' TOP 10 | WEST GIRLS' TOP 10
3. Khristian Marley and the Jamaican Lacrosse Movement
PHOTO BY ISHACK WILMOT
Bob Marley’s grandson, is playing a major role in the growing movement for lacrosse in Jamaica. Through Jamaica Lacrosse and Fields of Growth, Khristian Marley and hundreds of other Jamaican youth are playing the sport.
Music is a huge part of the Marley legacy, but Khristian is excited to bring something new to the family. He started playing the game when he lived with his aunt and uncle in Toronto, and he’s excited to continue with his high school, Hillel Academy.
Can lacrosse take off in Jamaica, a sports-rich country? With the help of JLA President Cal Hutchinson and Fields of Growth founder Kevin Dugan, it has potential.
4. Pro lacrosse is coming back to Baltimore.
Recently, we heard that the NLL may be looking at Baltimore for a potential expansion site. This we know for sure, the MLL will be back in Baltimore, if only for a day. The Chesapeake Bayhawks announced that they will play their second home game on May 19 against the Altanta Blaze at Homewood Field, home of Johns Hopkins.
It’s an effort to expand the game and the Bayhawks franchise to the greater Baltimore area.
“To be able to play an important league matchup with the Atlanta Blaze on the historic and storied Homewood Field at Johns Hopkins University is an exciting honor for the organization, coaches and players,” Bayhawks president Mark Burdett said. “The Bayhawks are committed to serving all of the mid-Atlantic lacrosse fans and we feel it’s important to create accessibility to different geographic areas. We love our home in Annapolis at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium; however, we realize people from the western counties of Maryland, Southern Pennsylvania and the Baltimore communities may not always find it convenient to travel the short distance to Annapolis.”