Good morning. Here's the latest from the lacrosse world:
1. Clemson will not be short on experience in its inaugural season.
Clemson’s first year with a varsity women’s lacrosse program will have an unusual trait for a start-up program: experience. The Tigers are welcoming 19 transfers with at least one year of Division I experience.
2. They're coming back.
The Premier Lacrosse League announced that it will open its 2023 season in Albany, N.Y. from June 2-4.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS, ALBANY!
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) July 26, 2022
WE'RE COMING BACK!
Lock in 2022 Weekend Pass prices with a $100 deposit TODAY to guarantee first access to seats.
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3. Sam Apuzzo's Athletes Unlimited team will wear blue this week, but will have a golden touch.
Sam Apuzzo’s team went 3-0 in the opening weekend of Athletes Unlimited and the captain turned to USA teammates Lizzie Colson, Ally Mastroianni and Charlotte North in the week two draft to keep the momentum going.
4.A new NCAA Division III men's lacrosse conference will be an instant force.
The Coastal Lacrosse Conference will be a new six-team NCAA Division III men’s conference with some serious firepower, including Christopher Newport and Salisbury.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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USA Lacrosse has opened the application process for the 2024 U.S. men's box team head coach.
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Charlotte Varnes in The Daily Northwestern with a look at former Northwestern teammates competing in the world championship.
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UConn women's lacrosse senior Landyn White was selected as a winner of the 2021-22 BIG EAST Sport Excellence Award, which recognizes academic and athletic achievement as well as community.
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The South Regis Mohawk Tribe contributed $100,000 in support of the Haudenosaunee lacrosse program.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
A recap of the PLL weekend in Fairfield, Conn., with the weekly Fast Break.
"After losing by 1 point in their last two games, the @PLLRedwoods flip the script and beat the Atlas 16-15."
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) July 26, 2022
An all-new FastBreak is here recapping Week 7 in Fairfield! pic.twitter.com/TfDskNfvUs
WHAT’S ON TAP
Athletes Unlimited begins week two of its 2022 season on Thursday night at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md.