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 Independence Day from all of us here at US Lacrosse! #4thOfJuly #IndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/TKcVs7Q4YB

— US Lacrosse (@USLacrosse) July 4, 2017

Happy birthday, America! #IndependenceDay #FLax #GoGators pic.twitter.com/WN0mwG3Iw8

— Gators Lacrosse (@GatorsLAX) July 4, 2017

.@CMarshallLSN is doing #FourthofJuly better than you. pic.twitter.com/4scfLJ83jE

— Travis Eldridge (@tgeldrid) July 5, 2017

Happy Fourth of July pic.twitter.com/97qxgmi5tT

— Maryland Women's Lax (@MarylandWLax) July 4, 2017

Wishing our friends @USLacrosse a happy #July4. Thanks for always being great competitors on the lacrosse field! pic.twitter.com/itPRqDf0tz

— Cdn Lacrosse Assoc. (@LacrosseCanada) July 4, 2017

The 2016 #4thofJuly game changed the course of the @DenverOutlaws season and propelled them to a @MLL_Lacrosse title https://t.co/oJkK8CQ2nw pic.twitter.com/JAhpdNYy7N

— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) July 4, 2017

.@RocKnighthawks' @JoeResetarits hopes all the #NLL fans are having a happy #4thofJuly! #America #USA pic.twitter.com/IhI1sa171c

— NLL (@NLL) July 4, 2017

Always proud to wear the Red, White & Blue. Happy 4th of July from the Utah Lacrosse family. #USA pic.twitter.com/XlixzIhueR

— UtahLacrosse (@UtahLacrosse) July 4, 2017

Happy 4th of July. Remembering our heroes as we celebrate our independence. Thx to those who serve & protect #USA #proudamerican #terpnation pic.twitter.com/95SMhh86ta

— John Tillman (@CoachTillman1) July 4, 2017

 

Feeling blessed to be an American Outlaw on the 4th of July. Will have my entire family present tonight as I compete with & against my brothers. 9th time taking the field at Mile High Stadium for the best night in our sport. Who luckier than me? Happy Birthday America! #4thofjuly

A post shared by Matthew Bocklet (@bocko7) on Jul 4, 2017 at 9:56am PDT

 

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

A post shared by Chris Eck (@chriseck24) on Jul 4, 2017 at 1:30pm PDT

 

Fourth of July hike with good friends the Gagliardi's and Rosenbach's. @titangags @heathergagliardi #Gary #Susan #Vail #4thofjuly

A post shared by Casey Powell (@caseypowell22) on Jul 4, 2017 at 1:43pm PDT

 

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

A post shared by Columbia Women's Lacrosse (@columbia_lacrosse) on Jul 4, 2017 at 10:28am PDT

 

Happy 4th of July! We are counting down the days until we're in Guildford with Team USA and the teams representing 24 other nations in the 2017 FIL Rathbones Women's Lacrosse World Cup. #brinewomenslax #earnit #rwlc17 #uswnt @cristenkarr @acarey023 @10janne @kelbelrabil

A post shared by Brine Women's Lacrosse (@brinewomenslacrosse) on Jul 4, 2017 at 7:59am PDT

 

Happy Fourth of Julyyyyy! (How beautiful is this goal from @sikshot???) I am so thankful & proud to be an American. When my family first moved here, I had no idea how grand the impacts and amazing opportunities the good ole USA would bring. Thank you America for the opportunities, amazing friends, life lessons & of course lacrosse

A post shared by Official Lax Girl™ / Tari (@officiallaxgirl) on Jul 4, 2017 at 10:11am PDT

 

Enjoy the fireworks. Happy 4th of July

A post shared by Paul Rabil (@paulrabil) on Jul 4, 2017 at 1:45pm PDT

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.

What We’re Reading

• Australia’s Sarah Mollison is primed for her fourth World Cup.

• The Times Colonist takes a look at the traditional lacrosse game played with wooden sticks to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary of the sport.

• Ryan Brown, a Sykesville native who plays for the Charlotte Hounds, is becoming “a generational talent,” according to the Carroll County Times.

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.

Here is Jack Kelly's unbelievable full-field goal just before time expired in case you didn't see it earlier! pic.twitter.com/0JZIggmbo5

— Denver Outlaws (@DenverOutlaws) July 5, 2017

"I don't think I'll ever do something that cool ever" Jack Kelly on his full-field goalie goal for @DenverOutlaws https://t.co/oJkK8CQ2nw pic.twitter.com/FrDRYpBSx2

— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) July 5, 2017

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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