Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Tuesday, Feb. 28

1. No. 20 Stanford gets back in the win column against Cornell
   No. 20 Stanford bounced back from last week’s loss to Jacksonville with a 17-13 win over Cornell Monday night. The win was the second of the season for the Cardinal, who got six points from Sarah Jacques, a hat trick from Ashley Humphrey and 12 saves from Kara Rahaim. Next up: No. 5 Stony Brook on Friday in San Diego.
   
   Elsewhere, Louisville edged Vanderbilt 15-12, UConn improved to 3-1 with a 17-6 rout of New Hampshire and Stenson edged Duquesne 16-14.

2. Notre Dame rises to second in the men’s Division I Nike/USA Lacrosse Top 20
   Don’t be fooled by the 15-8 final — Notre Dame dominated Georgetown. The win moved the Irish from No. 5 to No. 2. No. 4 Maryland, No. 5 Duke and No. 11 Rutgers also made big moves in the polls. See the full list.

3. Army makes big moves in women’s Division  I polls
   Army’s 10-5 win over Rutgers was the Black Knights’ first against a top-10 opponent in program history. The win earned the cadets a No. 14 ranking in the latest Nike/USA Lacrosse top 20. UNC remained No. 1 — a date with rival and No. 4 Boston College looms on Friday. See the full list.  

4. Some — but not a ton of — reshuffling in Division II polls.
   There’s a decent amount of minor movement in the women’s Division II poll, but East Stroudsburg remains No. 1. There weren’t many upsets on the men’s side, leaving the top 20 mostly intact.

5. Shake-ups in the Division III rankings
   Upsets galore, including Gettysburg over previously-No. 2 Salisbury, have given the Nike/USA Lacrosse men’s Division III rankings an overhaul. Washington & Lee continues to move up the ranks in women’s Division III.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Shake-ups aren’t only for NCAA lacrosse. The NLL Power Rankings look considerably different this week.
• Hobart and Cornell have a 125-year history. It resumes tonight in Geneva.
• The Toronto Star recaps the Knighthawks’ 11-10 overtime win over the Riptime, the second-longest in NLL history.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Don’t get into a foot race with UConn attacker Kate Shaffer.
 

SHAFFER PUTS ON THE JETSSSSSSS give her four.

UConn 17 - 4 New Hampshire pic.twitter.com/MX2SljqAlC

— UConn Lacrosse (@UConnWLAX) February 27, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

We drop our March cover and reveal men’s and women’s players of the week.

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