Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The New York Riptide selected Tyson Gibson (Robert Morris) first overall in the 2019 NLL Entry Draft, hosted in Philadelphia. The new franchise made 11 picks on Tuesday night, including Tyson Bomberry at No. 10.
LISTEN: @newyorkriptide coach/GM Regy Thorpe reviews his team’s first @nll draft pick, @RMUMLacrosse grad Tyson Gibson. pic.twitter.com/OiejGp7V2x
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) September 18, 2019
Ryland Rees (Stony Brook) went to Rochester and Andrew Kew (Tampa) to New England to round out the top 3 picks.
Riptide also picked up Gale Thorpe, son of coach Regy Thorpe, at pick No. 33 in the second round and PLL star Connor Farrell at pick No. 24. Also Tuesday, the Riptide unveiled their fresh jerseys.
Click here for a full list of picks for the NLL Entry Draft.
2. Matt Striebel was honored to be a member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Class of 2019 — even more so knowing he'd be going in with teammate Ryan Boyle. The two paired for a season at Princeton, then with the U.S. national team and after their playing career at Trilogy.
Striebel, like Boyle, was great in his own right. He won two national titles at Princeton, two world championships (2006, 2014) and three MLL titles with the Philadelphia Barrage. His Hall of Fame nod is well-deserved, and he continues to give back to the game today.
Matt Striebel, a three-time U.S. Men's National Team player and a member of the Hall of Fame's Class of 2019, shares his memories of playing in the 2002 world championship shortly after the attacks of 9/11 | https://t.co/ogHT0uGLi1 pic.twitter.com/sIdZhE7A7g
— US Lacrosse (@USLacrosse) September 17, 2019
3. The U.S. indoor national team has arrived in Langley, British Columbia for the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship.
The team, led by coach Regy Thorpe, practiced last night at Langley Events Centre and will take part in opening ceremonies today.
This isn’t training camp.
— U.S. Men's National Team (@USAMLax) September 18, 2019
This is the team.
This is the world championship.
We’re in Vancouver and we’re getting ready for @wilc2019. pic.twitter.com/erGu98qYxk
One of Team USA’s stars, Blaze Riorden, is back for another shot at the world championship. The Rochester native shared his box lacrosse story in the September/October edition of US Lacrosse Magazine.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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A look at the rules adjustments headed for women’s college lacrosse in the 2019 season.
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Australian-born Adam Smith, who now lives in Canada, will be playing for his birth country at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships for the second time.
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The Canadian town of London is mourning the loss for former London Blue Devils player Ron Elijah-Brown, who was killed in a wrong-way vehicle crash.
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Duke and U.S. national team coach John Danowski will be the featured speaker at the US Lacrosse West Regional in Las Vegas on Nov. 15-17.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
The PLL crew visited Matt Rambo and his family for some dinner. Yes, there were baby photos.
.@rattmambo invited us to his house for dinner pic.twitter.com/69Cs2LMFIJ
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) September 17, 2019
The Iroquois Nationals were excited to hear Tyson Bomberry's name last night.
Our guy is headed to the @newyorkriptide!
— IROQUOIS NATIONALS LACROSSE (@IrqLax) September 18, 2019
Congrats @tyse_bomb14! pic.twitter.com/vn0jh4bPD1
WHAT’S ON TAP
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The U.S. indoor team will take part in the opening ceremonies of the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship.