Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Tuesday, Sept. 12
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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Lacrosse community remembers its 9/11 victims.
Seventy-five of the 2,977 people killed by terrorists on 9-11 had known ties to lacrosse. On the 22nd anniversary of the attacks, USA Lacrosse remembered those we lost. You can, too.
LACROSSE REMEMBERS
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) September 11, 2023
Twenty-two years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, we remember the 75 men and women with known lacrosse ties who lost their lives.https://t.co/kzPdlOxWJu
2. ICYMI: The Premier Lacrosse League finals are set.
Amd then there were two.
The Archers and Waterdogs will play for the PLL championship. A win in the championship game set for Sept. 24 in Philadelphia would be the first for the Archers and second straight for the Waterdogs.
Jack Goods looks back and ahead.
Remembrances abound for former Boston College lacrosse player Welles Crowther, who sacrificed his life as an FDNY firefighter on 9/11. Q97.9 radio station and Inside Lacrosse both tell the story worth retelling.
Former Terps defensive star and Athletes Unlimited Defensive Player of the Year Abby Bosco remembered her father, who died on 9/11, in this piece by Alyssa Muir of Maryland Athletics.
Caleb Hammett isn't your typical lacrosse player.
Inside Lacrosse shared takeaways from the PLL semifinals.
Like many in the community, Paul Rabil took time to remember Welles Crowther for his heroism on 9-11. His post on social media included a video pan of the red bandanas synonymous with Crowther’s name.
former Boston College lacrosse player & volunteer firefighter Welles Crowther led 18 people to safety after the attacks on the World Trade Center on 9/11— his courage & bravery will never be forgotten. We passed out red bandanas yesterday in NY to remember his heroism. pic.twitter.com/Pl8CC8ZBiq
— Paul Rabil (@PaulRabil) September 11, 2023
The next Charlotte North? Boston College added two big-name transfers in Rachel Clark and Emma LoPinto during the summer, but we spoke with them for our latest issue — and neither are trying to pick up that mantle. The story runs online tomorrow.
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.
