Charlotte North's 25-spot jump on the leaderboard caught captain Taylor Moreno's eyes.

Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Tuesday, August 1

August 1, 2023

Beth Ann Mayer

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

Report: John Odierna is heading to Syracuse
Former Manhattan men’s head coach John Odierna is reportedly stepping down from his post and going to Syracuse to become Gary Gait’s defensive coordinator, according to Inside Lacrosse’s Ty Xanders. Manhattan announced Odierna planned to depart his post on Sunday. If confirmed at Syracuse, Odierna will replace Dave Pietramala, who took the same position at North Carolina after two years under Gait. Read more.
Charlotte North goes first in week three of the Athletes Unlimited draft.
With the first pick in the Athletes Unlimited Draft, Taylor Moreno selected attacker Charlotte North. The former Boston College star moved up 25 spots to No. 14 on the leaderboard in the second week of the season. Sam Apuzzo, Kady Glynn and Abby Bosco also picked teams. See full rosters for week three, starting Thursday, Aug. 3, when Team Glynn and Team Apuzzo square off at 5 p.m. on ESPNU.
College lookbacks continue.
How did the Maryland men fare vs. preseason projections? The defending champion beat a pair of Final Four teams, but not on Memorial Day Weekend. Patrick Stevens dissects the 2023 season.

As for the Florida women, they performed as expected, warding off their biggest challenge for the AAC crown in years. The biggest question: What’s next for a team that’ll be missing two stars in 2024?

WHAT WE’RE READING

Alex Prewitt of GQ is the latest to report on Bill Belichick’s long love affair with lacrosse.
USA Lacrosse gold medalist and Athletes Unlimited goalie Caylee Waters will be an assistant coach at Virginia, first-year head coach Sonia LaMonica announced on Monday.
Defender Maria Pasini, who started 16 games for Princeton in 2022, will play her graduate season at Florida. Pasini saw action in three games in 2023.
Kenzie Kent is on the rise on the AU leaderboard, writes Kenny DeJohn.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Taylor Moreno discusses why she’s playing for Morgan’s Message.

Bigger than lacrosse

In this edition of My Cause, My Story, Taylor Moreno opens up about what playing for Morgan’s Message means to her #AULax x @MorgansMessage pic.twitter.com/BNizwSiibx
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) July 31, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

We’ll compare the expectations versus reality for the Army men and Loyola women.

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Beth Ann Mayer

Beth Ann Mayer is a Long Island-based writer. She joined USA Lacrosse in 2022 after freelancing for Inside Lacrosse for five years. She first began covering the game as a student at Syracuse. When she's not writing, you can find her wrangling her husband, two children and surplus of pets.

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Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Tuesday, August 1

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