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

1. Pat Spencer will play college basketball next season. The news was first reported by Watch Stadium’s Jeff Goodman on May 10, but Spencer confirmed it on Lax Sports Network Tuesday evening.

“Yes, I’ll be playing basketball next year in college. Obviously lacrosse is not out of the picture.” Conversation with @LoyolaMLAX star Pat Spencer on hoops, @Tewaaraton, @NCAALAX quarterfinal vs Grant Ament & more on Lacrosse Now 9pm ET on the LSN app & https://t.co/oJkK8CQ2nw pic.twitter.com/igC6KSgZaa

— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) May 14, 2019

Spencer has been long rumored to be making the move to basketball for next season, but he’s focused on his college lacrosse career, which continues as Loyola battles Penn State this weekend in the NCAA quarterfinals.

2. Scott Ratliff is the pride of Atlanta. He found the game of lacrosse there — his father, who played at Maryland, helped him join a league as a child.

Years later, he led a historic rope unit en route to Loyola’s first national championship in 2012. Now, he’s a professional lacrosse player looking to give back to the game he loves.

Ratliff is the guest for Season 2 Episode 4 of Overtime with Paul Carcaterra.

3. Stony Brook announced that coach Jim Nagle will not return next season. Nagle led the Seawolves to a 9-6 record this season and an America East regular season title, but they were upset by UMBC in the conference semifinals.

Nagle guided Stony Brook to an NCAA tournament berth in 2012.

4. The Tufts defense is quickly becoming its anchor as the Jumbos head into an NCAA quarterfinal matchup with Amherst. With two key players questionable for today’s game, Tufts will have to rely even more on its back end.

Also in Division III men’s lacrosse, Brandon Childs credits his strong senior class for York’s run to the NCAA quarterfinals and Denison is preparing for another NCAA battle with Salisbury and historic coach Jim Berkman.

5. Calvert Hall boys’ lacrosse, No. 1 in the Nike/US Lacosse HS Boys' National Top 25, is one win away from becoming the first team to win the MIAA A Conference in three straight seasons. The Cardinals dominated rival Loyola 18-4 behind six points from Daniel Kelly.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• The inaugural PLL season is almost here, and the “Original 6” team rosters are prepping for training camp. Get caught on up each roster in Corey McLaughlin’s team-by-team preview.

• Topsail High School (N.C.) boys’ lacrosse is advancing in the state playoffs just months after Hurricane Florence devastated the community and caused students to miss up to six weeks of school.

• Penn is gearing up for another meeting with Yale, hoping to notch its third win over the defending champs this season.

• What went wrong for Syracuse lacrosse during the 2019 season?

• US Lacrosse named its 2020 and 2022 U.S. national team medical staffs.

• The Boston Cannons announced the signing of Syracuse star Nate Solomon to a one-year deal. He'll join fellow rookie signees Tate Boyce (Providence), James Burr (Boston U) and Charlie Durbin (Princeton).

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Highlights from Boston College’s NCAA first-round win over Colorado in a rainy Newton, Mass.

Rain rain go away ...#WeAreBC pic.twitter.com/iEbjAqoQIQ

— BC Women's Lacrosse (@BCwlax) May 14, 2019

WHAT’S ON TAP

• The Division III Men's quarterfinals are upon us. Tufts and Amherst meet at 3 p.m., Williams and RIT battle at 5 p.m., Salisbury and Denison reunite at 7 p.m. and Cabrini meets York at 7 p.m.

• We'll also have a story on Loyola goalie Jacob Stover.

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