Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix For Thursday, Feb. 16

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

1. Delaware and Notre Dame men picked up nonconference victories on Wednesday night.

JP Ward dropped eight points to lead the Blue Hens to a 15-6 win over Mount St. Mary’s, while Chris Kavanagh and Jefferey Ricciardelli each scored five goals to lead Notre Dame past Marquette 21-10.

2. North Carolina and Boston College cruise to blowout wins to stay unbeaten.

The Tar Heels got four goals and three assist from Caitlyn Wurzburger to top Liberty 18-6. Kayla Martello led Boston College with five goals in a 16-6 win over in-state rival UMass.

SCORES

No. 3 Boston College 16, UMass 6
Boston U 20, Stonehill 9
Canisius 13, St. Bonaventure 9
Clemson 19, Furman 3
Delaware 16, Lafayette 12
Drexel 12, Wagner 5
No. 10 Duke 18, Davidson 9
Elon 13, Queens 9
Holy Cross 20, Bryant 14
Iona 14, LIU 13 (2OT)
No. 13 James Madison 8, Virginia Tech 6
Lehigh 10, Saint Joseph’s 9
Longwood 8, George Mason 7
No. 1 North Carolina 18, Liberty 6
Quinnipiac 16, Sacred Heart 11
No. 19 Richmond 20, William & Mary 4
No. 7 Rutgers 11, Monmouth 5
No. 12 Stanford 20, Cal 8
Towson 13, Georgetown 12
UConn 18, Fairfield 17 (OT)
UMass Lowell 13, Merrimack 7
UMBC 12, Bucknell 10
VCU 14, Old Dominion 8
Winthrop 16, Kennesaw State 13

3. Ryan Brown hangs up the cleats

Brown, the former Johns Hopkins sharpshooter turned U.S. national team gold medalist and PLL champion, announced his retirement from professional lacrosse on Wednesday. Click here for more on his career.

4. Delaware State and Howard’s visit to North Carolina over the weekend is sparking important conversations.

The two Division I women’s HBCU programs made the trip to Chapel Hill to play against one another on ESPN+ last weekend. The coaches of both Delaware State and Howard reflected on the decision to play at North Carolina.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Former Maryland Four-time All-American Roman Puglise is ready to suit up for the Whipsnakes in the PLL Championship Series, his first action in 268 days.

• ICYMI: Maryland goalie Logan McNaney will miss the rest of the 2023 season with a torn ACL he suffered against Loyola last weekend.

• Amelia Haywood and Lilly Comello share a bond that has stretched from preschool in Maryland to the field at Pitts women's lacrosse.

• Kayla Treanor is bringing her homegrown roots to the Syracuse women's lacrosse program as she continues in year No. 2.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Reilly Casey found a new way to score in lacrosse. Let’s call it a slap shot.

REILLY CASEY SLAPSHOT

She’s just unlocked a new way to score a goal. pic.twitter.com/Tng3ruJt6K

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) February 16, 2023

Oh look, another Kavanagh that can’t be stopped coming from x.

Have a night Chris Kavanagh!

The sophomore posted a career-high 7 points off a career-high 5G & 2A to pace the Irish attack!#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/3XSIfMdjWh

— Notre Dame Lacrosse (@NDlacrosse) February 16, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

A 6-game Division I women's schedule that includes a battle between Northwestern and Notre Dame.

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