Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Tuesday, June 6

1. Notre Dame ends the season No. 1 in Nike/USA Lacrosse Division I men’s Top 20
   Who else would it be? A week after winning the NCAA championship for the first time in program history, the Irish were officially named the top team in the final Nike/USA Lacrosse rankings. National runner-up Duke is also No. 2 in the top 20, while No. 3 Virginia, No. 4 Penn State and No. 5 Johns Hopkins complete the top 5. See the full rankings.

2. Northwestern the no-doubt No. 1 in Nike/USA Lacrosse Division I women’s Top 20
   The Wildcats lost their first game and won the next 21, including the NCAA championship — their first since 2021 and eighth overall. To the champions go the spoils, including the No. 1 ranking in the most important Nike/USA Lacrosse Division I women’s top 20 of the season. Boston College finished second. No. 3 Syracuse, No. 4 Denver and No. 5 UNC were also in the top five. See the full rankings.

3. Relive the first week of the PLL season — it’s fun.
   The first week of the PLL season included three one-goal games, an overtime thriller and highlight-reel goals. Jack Goods recaps it all in the Week 1 PLL notebook.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Take Me Back, with a twist. Numerous college standouts were part of the USA Lacrosse National Development Program. They discussed their experiences in the April edition of USA Lacrosse Magazine, and the article dropped online yesterday.

• Ryland Roach underwent brain surgery last August. This spring, the junior won a CIF-San Diego Open Division title with the Torrey Pines boys lacrosse team, writes Don Norcross of the San Diego Union-Tribune.

• Princeton graduate transfer Alex Slusher is heading to Duke, Inside Lacrosse reported yesterday. The attackman who won gold with Team USA U-21 team last summer will have two years of eligibility left.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

This also applies to Tuesdays.

POV: You walk into the office Monday morning after the Bandits just won the championship. #LetsGoBandits | @The_Fraze95 pic.twitter.com/ZYvrq1hfQs

— Buffalo Bandits (@NLLBandits) June 5, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• We unveil the latest high school top 25 and regional rankings.

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