Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Thursday, June 1

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

1. We’re just a few days from the opening faceoff of the PLL season.

And so the PLL ramped its promotion up on Wednesday, revealing new uniforms for each of its eight clubs and announcing 25-man rosters out of training camp in Albany.

We also continued our PLL preview series, going team-by-team to get you prepared for Saturday. Yesterday, Phil Shore previewed both the Chaos and the Chrome.

2. Tewaaraton Award winners will be crowned tonight in Washington, D.C.

It seems as if the woman who will walk away with the award is a slam dunk — Northwestern’s Izzy Scane. She had 99 goals, 35 assists and led the Wildcats to a national championship.

On the men’s side, our pick is Notre Dame’s Pat Kavanagh, but it’s an interesting conversation. Neither Kavanagh nor Brennan O’Neill impressed in the national title game, and we can’t forget about a lurking Connor Shellenberger, either.

3. The IWLCA announced its Division I and Division III players of the year.

In Division I:

Player of the Year: Izzy Scane, Northwestern
Attacker of the Year: Scane
Midfielder of the Year: Jillian Wilson, Loyola
Defender of the Year: Sam Thacker, Denver
Goalkeeper of the Year: Delaney Sweitzer, Syracuse

In Division III:

Player of the Year: Jane Earley, Middlebury
Attacker of the Year: Earley
Midfielder of the Year: Maddie Montgomery, William Smith
Defender of the Year: Erica Barr, Middlebury
Goalkeeper of the Year: Isabella Garabo, York

WHAT WE’RE READING

• We named our USA Lacrosse High School Boys’ and Girls’ Players of the Week.

• Inside Lacrosse’s Ty Xanders reported that Williams goalie Matt Freitas has entered the transfer portal as a graduate student. Freitas, an amputee, was the Division III goalie of the year. Emma Healy featured him in our Unlimited Edition.

• Are you ready for Game 3? It’s winner-take-all in the NLL Finals.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

The PLL always goes big for its annual uniform drop.

Ask yourself -- what do you play for?@ChampionUSA pic.twitter.com/saFJHKkEFL

— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) May 31, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• Our PLL preview series continue.

• The Tewaaraton Award winners will be announced tonight.

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