Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Monday, May 8

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

1. Surprise, surprise.

Michigan and Princeton’s surprise respective conference championship runs burst the bubble for teams — notably Denver and Penn — and took out the drama for the NCAA Division I men’s tournament selections. ACC heavyweights Duke, Virginia and Notre Dame earned the top three seeds.

2. Cats on top.

Northwestern was a slam dunk as the No. 1 seed for the NCAA Division I tournament, but Syracuse edged out Boston College for the No. 2 spot. Our bracketologist Jeremy Fallis correctly forecast all 29 teams in the field.

WHAT IT MEANS FOR @ArmyWP_WLax 

First @NCAALAX tournament appearance. pic.twitter.com/movkrhElYS

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) May 8, 2023

3. LeMoyne and Rollins top MD2 bracket.

Unbeaten LeMoyne is the top seed in the men’s NCAA Division II North region while Rollins, fresh off its first Sunshine State Conference championship, is the No. 1 seed in the South.

4. Golden Rams look for golden touch.

Top-ranked and unbeaten West Chester is one of four No. 1 seeds in the women’s NCAA Division II field, joining Pace, Regis and Tampa.

5. Jumbo-sized field

The 38-team NCAA Division III men’s tournament field is headlined by No. 1 ranked and unbeaten Tufts. The Jumbos are a perfect 18-0 and will be trying to dethrone two-time reigning champion RIT.

6. A powerful statement.

The two-most recent Power 5 schools to add men’s lacrosse — Michigan and Utah — are both headed to the NCAA tournament. Michigan blew out reigning NCAA champion Maryland to win the Big Ten and Utah beat Air Force to win the Atlantic Sun in just its fifth year with a varsity program.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• National Lacrosse Hall of Famer Cookie Krongard died last week at the age of 82. Krongard continued playing the sport he loved into his 80s.

• Anahalihs Doxtator never set out to lead the NJCAA in points. The Onondaga Community College sophomore just appreciates being able to play the sport he loves after a car accident left him in a coma.

• The USA Lacrosse WCLA championships kick off this week in Virginia Beach. Here’s a look at the Division I and II fields.

• The Premier Lacrosse League Collegiate Draft takes place on Tuesday night and a mock draft shows defense as a big part of the opening round.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Bill Tierney’s career will not end in the NCAA tournament, but what a career it was.

Thank you, @DUCoachTierney.

Your vision to Grow The Game was backed by action, and in result, you are leaving the game better than when you found it.

End of an era. We are fortunate enough to have witnessed it. #GrowTheGame #Pioneers #TierneyEra@NCAALAX #NCAAMLAX pic.twitter.com/8wCZ455d4t

— IMLCA (@IMLCACoaches) May 8, 2023

Morgan State captured the Next Collegiate League championship on Sunday at USA Lacrosse. You can watch the replay on Thursday night on NLSE.

BREAKING NEWS: Morgan State wins the 2023 NCL Championship! pic.twitter.com/hm5wnAwCyv

— Next Collegiate League (@NLSELAX) May 8, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• The NCAA Division III women’s bracket will be revealed on NCAA.com at 10:30 this morning.

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