Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Another coveted transfer has reportedly chosen where he’ll play next season.
Charlie Bertrand, who won a Division II championship with Merrimack in 2019 and helped the team transition to Division I this season, will transfer to Virginia, according to Inside Lacrosse.
2. The Premier Lacrosse League announced a partnership with Genius Sports Group, allowing live betting on the PLL Championship Series this summer. Mike and Paul Rabil view this as a necessary step toward enhancing the in-game fan experience.
3. The Mid-American Conference is set to add women’s lacrosse next season, but the conference will reportedly eliminate the women’s lacrosse postseason conference tournament in a cost-cutting measure due to COVID-19.
Women’s lacrosse is one of eight sports in the conference to lose out on a postseason tournament. Baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s tennis and field hockey are the others.
4. A pair of Major League Lacrosse draft picks have signed with their respective teams.
Miles Silva (Army) inked a deal with the Denver Outlaws, and Will Weitzel (Yale) signed with the Chesapeake Bayhawks.
.@milessilva42 has officially agreed to terms and will play with the Outlaws #LetsRide pic.twitter.com/ok2EjrGwDC
— Denver Outlaws (@DenverOutlaws) May 12, 2020
We're proud to announce the signing of our first-round pick Will Weitzel#FlockYeah @YaleLacrosse | @YaleAthletics pic.twitter.com/3eA4ZSFfMG
— Chesapeake Bayhawks (@TheBayhawks) May 13, 2020
5. Both Jack Rusbuldt and Kevin Todd will return for the Richmond men in 2021.
Rusbuldt made 90 saves in seven games this season, recording a .556 save percentage. Todd tallied three goals and two assists.
Thank you @SpiderMLAX pic.twitter.com/UxzFHYcJ8Q
— Jack Rusbuldt (@JackRusbuldt) May 12, 2020
@SpiderMLAX pic.twitter.com/XCuSTggrwK
— kevin todd (@kevin__todd) May 12, 2020
6. Two seniors are going back to Colorado.
Anna Collawn and Julia Lisella have chosen to take advantage of the extra year of eligibility. Collawn has played all over the field for the Buffs but has recently settled in as a defender. Lisella is a three-year starter between the pipes.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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First-time head coach Emily Boissonneault has been tasked with building Pittsburgh from the ground up. She said she’s focused on doing things the right way, and the results will follow in time. More here.
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College drafts always have an element of uncertainty, but Wednesday night’s PLL draft is even more uncertain than usual. More here from Nelson Rice.
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Old Dominion’s Glory Johnson was ready to go to law school, but the NCAA’s offer of an extra year of eligibility was too good to pass up. More from Sian Wilkerson of the Virginia-Pilot here.
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A retooled defense that has added Jesse Bernhardt, Donny Moss and others this offseason could have Chrome LC ready to rebound this summer.
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Did you catch Chaos LC head coach Andy Towers on “Overtime” with Paul Carcaterra? Check it out if you haven’t.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Seniors around the country would have been graduating on campus around this time. Their teammates are sending them off with touching video messages.
A GRADUATIONmessage to our Seniors from their favorite people...their TEAMMATES pic.twitter.com/iMFAqA2QO8
— Richmond WLAX (@SpiderWLAX) May 12, 2020
WHAT’S ON TAP
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The Premier Lacrosse League College Draft will be broadcast Wednesday night on NBC Sports Network.
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Takeaways from Andy Towers on “Overtime” with Paul Carcaterra.
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Another Behind the Whistle blog post from the IWLCA.