Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix For Thursday, March 16

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

1. Arden Tierney scored the game-winner in double overtime to seal Richmond’s upset of No. 7 Virginia.

In a back-and-forth battle, Virginia’s Ashlyn McGovern scored two goals in the final two minutes to force overtine in the in-state rivalry. Tierney, who finished with a hat trick, came up huge for the Spiders in double overtime to secure the victory.

ARDEN TIERNEY. UPSET COMPLETE.@SpiderWLAX takes down @UVAWomensLax 16-15 in 2OT. pic.twitter.com/HkxSkTnuPC

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

Elsewhere in women’s lacrosse, Syracuse scored the final three goals to erase a deficit and top Loyola 9-7 in Baltimore, Maryland got a hat trick from Kori Edmondson to cruise past Georgetown and Brigid Duffy scored five goals to lead Army past Siena.

SCORES

No. 2 Syracuse 9, No. 12 Loyola 7
No. 9 Maryland 13, Georgetown 4
Richmond 16, No. 7 Virginia 15 (2OT)
No. 13 Army 18, Siena 14
Binghamton 13, Cornell 12
Campbell 18, Marist 11
Canisius 12, Robert Morris 5
Central Connecticut 10, Delaware State 8
Elon 9, High Point 8
Fairfield 15, Sacred Heart 7
Manhattan 10, Kennesaw State 8
Old Dominion 8, Mount St. Mary’s 7
UAlbany 17, UC Davis 15
Villanova 15, Lafayette 1

2. Dylan Pallonetti dropped four goals and three assists to lead Stony Brook to the win over St. John’s in Division I men’s action.

In the lone Division I men’s game, Stony Brook led by five goals at halftime thanks to a Pallonetti hat trick and doubled that effort to pull away for the 18-8 win.

3. We continue with our high school regional rankings with the Mid-Atlantic.

St. Paul’s (Md.) takes the top spot in the girls’ Mid-Atlantic Top 10, fresh off winning the IAAM A Conference last season. Click here for the full rankings.

On the boys’ side, Boys’ Latin (Md.) leads the Mid-Atlantic Top 10 despite losing names like Dom Pietramla and Cardin Stoller. Click here for more.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Boston College continues to lead the WCLA Division I rankings, while Boise State climbs up the WCLA Division II Top 20.

• Virginia Tech overtakes Georgia Tech in the MCLA Division I rankings, while Rhode Island stays atop the MCLA Division II poll.

• Keiser (Fla.) leads the first NAIA Women’s Top 10 update of the 2023 season.

• Leaders of the Collegiate Women’s Lacrosse Officials Association and the IWLCA are reexamining rules and safety protocols after Yale attacker Taylor Everson suffered a ruptured kidney as a result of a check.

• Colgate women’s lacrosse coach Kathy Taylor is being accused of bullying players and pushing them to play through injuries, according to a report from The Democrat & Chronicle.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Clemson coach Allison Kwolek thanks the Clemson community a day after she announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

“It's been absolutely overwhelming in such a great way. I’m thankful to be at Clemson … when they say it’s family, I’m feeling it every day.”@ClemsonWlax head coach Allison Kwolek on the support she’s received since being diagnosed with breast cancer pic.twitter.com/ZPqCz4g2O4

— ACC Network (@accnetwork) March 15, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• A strong slate of Division I women's games, with Clemson battling Boston College, Notre Dame meeting Virginia Tech, North Carolina facing Louisville and Northwestern vs. Michigan.

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