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

1. The Denver Outlaws became the first MLL team to score at least 20 goals in a game this season with a dominant 24-12 win over the Atlanta Blaze on July 4.

With just a two-goal lead 15 minutes in, the Outlaws used an eight-goal run in the second quarter to build a 15-5 cushion before ending the game on a high note with five straight goals in the fourth quarter.

Mike Bocklet led Denver with six goals, three of which came in the second quarter. He was named the Coca-Cola Player of the Game with a season-high eight points. 

2. The Fourth of July set off fireworks in the lacrosse world. Here are some of the best social media posts from the day.

 

Happy Birthday #1776 . . cred @marcusvmdp and his drone

A post shared by Chris Eck (@chriseck24) on

 

Fun fact: the 4th of July is my favorite holiday.

A post shared by Columbia Women's Lacrosse (@columbia_lacrosse) on

 

Enjoy the fireworks. Happy 4th of July

A post shared by Paul Rabil (@paulrabil) on

3. The U.S. women’s national team departs for England today. Co-captain Sarah Bullard sends her team off, authoring the first in a series of player blogs following the team at the 2017 Federation of International Lacrosse Women’s World Cup and the IWGA World Games later in Poland.

“On July 4, I am incredibly humbled and grateful that we will have the opportunity to represent our country for the next month playing the sport we love,” Bullard wrote.

Bullard, who was a member of the 2009 and 2013 world champion U.S. women’s national teams alongside co-captain Devon Wills, put the program’s tradition of winning into perspective as Team USA remains confident, but not satisfied, entering the World Cup.

“We need to create greatness out of our team,” Bullard said. “We can’t expect it to come just because it has in the past and we’ve had a great tradition of winning. That doesn’t mean it’s going to come naturally to us just because we’re wearing Team USA.”

4. This season’s high school wraps continues with the Midwest girls. It was a special year for the father-daughter duo of John and Brennan Dwyer at Loyola (Ill.). The senior earned Epoch/US Lacrosse Midwest Player of the Year honors.

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What We’re Watching

In an #SCTop10-caliber moment for the Denver Outlaws in its impressive win on Tuesday, goalie Jack Kelly scored a full-field, two-point goal as time expired in the third quarter, giving the Outlaws a 17-9 advantage.

What’s On Tap

  • Team USA is flying to England today for its final training week before the 2017 World Cup. Follow the team’s travels on Instagram @USLacrosse and on Snapchat @USLaxSnaps.

  • Jonathan Sigal takes a look back at the first women's World Cup in 1982 with an oral history from U.S. gold medalists. Read the story today on USLaxMagazine.com.

  • The high school season wraps continue with the Midwest boys today and the US Lacrosse high school All-American teams will also be announced.

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