Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Monday, Feb. 27

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

1. A signature win and a near miss.

4-0 is not unfamiliar territory for Army’s women’s lacrosse program – it opened the 2019 and 2020 seasons with 7-0 records – but Saturday’s win over Rutgers was the highest-ranked opponent it has ever beaten. Meanwhile, first-year Clemson had Notre Dame on the ropes before the Irish responded. More on the weekend in women’s lacrosse in The Sunday Slide.

BLACK KNIGHTS. BIG WIN. @ArmyWP_WLax leads start to finish en route to the upset victory over @rutgers_wlax.

Where will Army be ranked next week?  pic.twitter.com/PVvDpQzqrT

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) February 25, 2023

2. The top looks familiar.

Maryland and Cornell played in last year’s NCAA’s men’s championship game and they both looked title-worthy on Saturday. The Terps held a strong Princeton offense to five goals while Cornell held Lehigh scoreless for 40-plus minutes. The 2019 and 2021 champ, Virginia, played its most complete game of the season. The weekend in men’s lacrosse in The Post-Week Tailgate.
 

GET YOURSELF A LINEBACKER THAT CAN PLAY LACROSSE.

Ricky Miezan went full extension for this one. pic.twitter.com/ak63ynJlM9

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) February 26, 2023

3. Georgetown and Notre Dame are in opposite places.

Notre Dame has rebounded from a NCAA men’s tournament snub to start the season 3-0. The latest win came against Georgetown, a team trying to figure things out after an 0-3 start.

4. Goalies are the underrated weapon of Sixes.

Chrome won the Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series on the back of goalie Sean Sconone in a thrilling 24-23 victory over Atlas.

Dylan Molloy with a big second half, and Sean Sconone with 15 saves as the @PLLChrome take down the undefeated Atlas to win the @PremierLacrosse Championship Series pic.twitter.com/7ihn5JFFre

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) February 26, 2023

5. Coming back to lacrosse.

Rodney Dumpson played on the same midfield line with the Gait brothers at Syracuse. He’s had a “bittersweet” relationship with the sport, but the man who scored the clinching goal of the 1989 NCAA championship has had his love rekindled.

6. Celebrating 25 years with a look back at Uganda’s 2014 world championship trip.

USA Lacrosse is celebrating its 25^th anniversary in 2023. As part of the celebration, we’re looking back on some of our best magazine stories from those years. Here’s a look back at Uganda becoming the first African nation to play in a world championship.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Albany men’s lacrosse coach Scott Marr picked up his 200^th career victory in the Great Danes 11-7 victory over Drexel.

• Stony Brook wants more than it has reached in the past before. Joe Spallina is going to keep pushing them to get there.

• Bodie Kahoun is committed to Ohio State for lacrosse, but has offers from Notre Dame, Tennessee and Virginia Tech among others for football.

• Weather couldn’t stop girls’ lacrosse players in Massachusetts from coming together for a good cause in the A Shot for Life game.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Ouch.

Romar Dennis fires a tw—OH NOOOO

(via ESPN2) pic.twitter.com/pdavp4W6IJ

— TLN (@LacrosseNetwork) February 24, 2023

Elon women’s lacrosse showing some muscle.

 

 

 

 

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WHAT’S ON TAP

• How do the Nike / USA Lacrosse NCAA rankings shake out this week. We’ll start the reveal this morning.

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