Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix For Friday, May 26

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

1. The biggest weekend of the lacrosse calendar is upon us. It’s Championship Weekend, folks.

Let’s start with today’s action.

The Division I Women’s final four gets underway this afternoon in Cary, N.C. — featuring Northwestern, Denver, Syracuse and Boston College. Click here for a full preview of the biggest stage in women’s lacrosse.

The Division III women’s semifinals also take place later today in Salem, Va., with Middlebury facing off with Franklin & Marshall and William Smith battling Gettysburg. Click here for more information on the Division III championship.

On the men’s side, the Division I final four kicks off on Saturday afternioon in Philadelphia. We’ll have plenty of coverage on USALaxMagazine.com, but here’s an A-to-Z primer to get you prepared for this weekend.

The Division II and Division III men’s champions will also be crowned at Lincoln Financial Field this weekend. Stay tuned for more coverage from Sunday’s title games.

2. The USILA named its Division I men’s and women’s All-Americans on Thursday.

Headlining the men’s class was Outstanding Player of the Year Brennan O’Neill, who was one of three players from Duke on the First Team. Virginia also boasted three players on the First Team. Click here for the full list.

The women’s First Team featured three players from Syracuse (Meaghan Tyrrell, Emma Ward and Delaney Sweitzer) and Boston College (Belle Smith, Jenn Medjid and Sydney Scales. Click here for the full list.

3. The PLL dropped major news Thursday concerning location-based teams.

Starting in 2024, the league plans to assigned cities to each of its eight teams, although the touring model will remain in place. Click here to learn more about how the league will shift its schedule next summer.

4. Steve Aoki at the 2023 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship? It’s happening.

World Lacrosse announced that the world-renowned EDM artist will perform at halftime of the opening game, featuring the U.S. and Canada. Click here to learn more.

In other good news, World Lacrosse has officially added Brazil as its 86^th member nation.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Former Division III Player of the Year Max Wayne is trying to make waves as a box lacrosse star. The U.S. Box team’s Player ID camp could have been the first step.

• Justin Feil with more on the emergence of Boston College freshman goalie Shea Dolce, and what it has meant for the Eagles.

• Kenny DeJohn writes about Virginia’s Iron Man faceoff specialist Petey LaSalla, who enters his final Championship Weekend with a chance for another title.

• Inside Lacrosse with an interesting look at the Division I women's transfer portal, which features more than a few big names.

• Phil Shore previews the 2023 season for Atlas LC.

• Taylor Cummings reflects on her experiences at Championship Weekend and provides some keys to success for each team. Click here for “Taylor’s 10.”

• In honor of USA Lacrosse’s 25^th anniversary, we take a look at the career of Kelly Amonte Hiller, who has succeeded both as a player and coach.

• Lenoir-Rhyne will play for its first Division II title on Sunday. Click here for more on how the second half against Tampa led to Philadelphia.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Paul Rabil lays on the path to assigning a city to a team in the PLL's State of the League.

So what is the path to assigning a city to a team? @PaulRabil and @paulcarcaterra discuss in the latest State Of The League

— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) May 25, 2023

There are many hype videos. Then, there's Syracuse's hype video. Chills.

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— Syracuse Women's Lacrosse (@CuseWLAX) May 26, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• All eyes on Philadelphia and Cary, N.C. Check out our TV Listings if you're ready to sit back and watch.

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