Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Monday, Aug. 21

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

1. What can’t Charlotte North do?

The U.S. women’s box team wrapped up its series of Player ID camps with one yesterday in Troy, N.Y. Gold-medal winner Charlotte North was among the players looking to catch the eye of head coach Ginny Capicchioni to earn an invite to the team’s upcoming training camp. The U.S. men’s and women’s teams will both hold training camps in Utica, N.Y. – the site of the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships – in late September.

2. Archers cruising into PLL playoffs.

Connor Fields scored four goals as the league-leading Archers controlled the Whipsnakes 16-11 in Seattle to improve to 8-1 as the Premier Lacrosse League gets ready for the final weekend of the regular season. The Archers have clinched the No. 1 seed having won six straight and snapped the Whipsnakes three-game winning streak.

Connor Fields is UNSTOPPABLE tonight

He scored FOUR first-half goals for @PLLArchers

(via @PremierLacrosse, ESPN2) pic.twitter.com/vRUOMLGhmo

— TLN  (@LacrosseNetwork) August 19, 2023

Elsewhere, the Cannons and Waterdogs each won to go into the final weekend with identical 6-3 records. The Cannons got a goal and three assists from Asher Nolting and held off a late Atlas rally to win 14-13. The Waterdogs got a pair of two-pointers in the first quarter to jump to a 5-0 lead on Chaos and then rode the hot goaltending of Dillon Ward (17 saves) in a 13-8 victory. Finally, Wes Berg had three goals, including the game-winner in overtime in the Redwoods 11-10 victory over Chrome.

3. Eyes on the Irish.

Notre Dame’s men’s program won a national championship in part to the contributions from transfers. Now it’s women’s program could see a boost from some transfers coupled with a strong nucleus and some promising freshmen.

4. Athletes Unlimited sees rising numbers.

The just-concluded Athletes Unlimited lacrosse season saw boosts in all of its metrics — ESPN viewership, attendance at USA Lacrosse, retail sales and social media engagement versus last year.

5. The art of the deal.

Making a trade in the Premier Lacrosse League is not an easy task, which is part of the reason that this month’s Romar Dennis – Myles Jones deal was the first in-season trade this year.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Carey Terrance was a second round draft pick of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks, but the 18-year-old hasn’t put away his lacrosse stick for good. He played for the Akwesasne Thunder during the Ontario Junior B playoffs.

• Rick Lewis, the offensive coordinator for the men’s lacrosse team at Ohio State, is returning to Army where he was an assistant coach in the 2019 and 2020 seasons.

• Former USA U19 and North Carolina defender Brooklyn Neumen has been hired as an assistant women’s lacrosse coach at Jacksonville.

• Michael Terranova has been promoted from director of operations to assistant coach for Harvard’s men’s lacrosse program.

• Pittsburgh native Emma Simmers has been named the associate head coach for women’s lacrosse at Robert Morris. Simmers had been an assistant coach at her alma mater – Seton Hill – for the last five seasons.

• Youngstown State has named Taylor Woolard as an assistant women’s lacrosse coach. She was the head coach at Division II Converse College the last three seasons.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Cade van Raaphorst from way downtown.

"THAT MIGHT BE WORTH THREE!"

Cade van Raaphorst let this one fly from DEEP @PLLCannons

(via @PremierLacrosse, ESPN+) pic.twitter.com/zP3P6vVIQP

— TLN (@LacrosseNetwork) August 19, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• The U.S. women’s U20 training team begins a three-day training camp from USA Lacrosse headquarters today. We’ll have coverage on USALaxMagazine.com.

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