Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix For Friday, Feb. 3

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

1. ESPN’s men’s and women’s lacrosse broadcast schedules are here.

Get ready for a lot of lacrosse. ESPN platforms will present 450-plus women’s games — including 39 on linear television — and 265-plus men’s games, with over 50 finding a home on linear.

Additionally, ESPN announced Season 3 of “Sound On with Tari and Amari” and revealed that there were will be a dedicated NCAA Selection Show for Division I women’s lacrosse on May 7 at 9 p.m. Eastern on ESPNU.

View the women’s schedule here and the men’s schedule here.

2. Speaking of schedules…

World Lacrosse revealed scheduling information for the 2023 Men’s World Championship, set to begin June 21 in San Diego. The event will kick off with a marquee matchup between the United States and Canada.

The U.S. is aiming to become the first team to repeat as the event’s champion in over two decades.

More here.

3. We previewed the Maryland men and women on Thursday.

On the men’s side, the defending undefeated national champs have huge holes to fill on offense and in the defensive midfield. John Tillman is confident players will eventually step up, but it might be learning process early on.

For the women, there’s much more continuity. Outside of the graduation of Aurora Cordingley, which Cathy Reese seems primed to figure out, Maryland returns just about everyone of consequence.

Read our men’s preview here and our women’s preview here.

4. The Division I men’s season begins tomorrow.

Lacrosse Bucket’s Tanner Demling previewed “Week Zero” of the season leading into Saturday. More here.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Enemy Lines: What rival coaches are saying about every team in the Nike/USA Lacrosse Division I Men’s Top 20.

• Paul Ohanian previews the 2023 WCLA season ahead of this weekend’s Santa Barbara Shootout.

• More on the Philadelphia Wings’ high-profile acquisition of Mitch Jones, from Inside Lacrosse.

• Lacrosse All Stars breaks down several under the radar players entering the new season.

• CBS Baltimore with a look at the Johns Hopkins men, who are looking for a bounce back season.

• From JMU’s “The Breeze” newspaper: James Madison’s defenders are eyeing another deep NCAA tournament run.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

The first goal of the 2023 season was a pole goal. We’re in for a wild ride.

And the first goal of the @NCAALAX season goes to @ERAUMLAX with a #PoleGoal!

IL Scoreboard/Live Stream: https://t.co/oyoSEScwHs pic.twitter.com/RM6fPmi2xC

— Inside Lacrosse (@Inside_Lacrosse) February 2, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• We preview our preseason No. 1 teams.

• Get ready for the first weekend of lacrosse in 2023 with our comprehensive TV Listings page. Bookmark it to stay up to date throughout the spring.

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