Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix For Friday, May 12

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

1. The Tewaaraton finalists are here.

The list of women’s finalists, announced Thursday, are as follows: Erin Coykendall, Jenn Medjid, Isabella Peterson, Izzy Scane and Meaghan Tyrrell. The list features multiple returners from 2022, but three new names. Click here for more.

On the men’s side, the most talked-about names made the list: Tucker Dordevic, Pat Kavanagh, CJ Kirst, Brennan O’Neill, Connor Shellenberger. Stay tuned for what should be an entertaining race. Click here for more details.

2. The Division III Men’s and Women’s All-Americans dropped on Thursday.

Tufts, the No. 1 team in Division III men’s lacrosse, boasted eight All-American honorees, while Salisbury earned five nominees. Click here for the full list of All-Americans.

In Division III women’s lacrosse, Middlebury lead the way with seven All-American selections, while Gettysburg had three first team nods. Click here for the full list of All-Americans.

3. The Division I and Division II WCLA finals are set.

Four semifinal games took place in Virginia Beach on Thursday. In Division I, both Boston College and Georgia held off comebacks to set up a championship game rematch on Friday. Click here to read more.

In Division II, National Player of the Year Maya Lightfoot led top-seeded Utah Valley into a matchup with No. 2 seed New Hampshire. Click here for the recap.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• In MCLA action, Virginia Tech and Concordia won their semifinals to set up a showdown in the Division I final. In Division II, St. Thomas and Dayton each advanced to the championship game. 

• In just its fifth year as a Division II program, Maryville women’s lacrosse has found itself in the thick of the NCAA tournament. Click here for more on Maryville’s rise.

• For Albany women’s lacrosse, the America East title has been a long time coming. Click here for more on the reaction to the Great Danes’ NCAA berth.

• Taylor Cummings offers up her favorite NCAA Division I women’s matchups this weekend. Click here to read “Taylor’s 10.”

• The Inside Lacrosse team offers up potential Division I men’s teams that could be on upset alert.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Chris Wardle dunking this one in for the # SCTop10-worthy finish. Wardle and the Mammoth come back to beat Calgary in Game 1 of the NLL's Western Conference Finals.

One-handed lacrosse dunks > basketball dunks

Chris Wardle makes it a one-goal game. #SCtop10 @MammothLax pic.twitter.com/A5jitxh5UR

— NLL (@NLL) May 12, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• The NCAA tournament gets underway in full force this weekend. It's what we've been waiting for all spring. Check out our TV Listings, sit back and enjoy.

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