Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Tuesday, Sept. 5
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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Three teams advance to the Premier Lacrosse League semifinals.
The Redwoods, Waterdogs and Cannons will join the top-seeded Archers, who had a first-round bye, in the PLL semifinals next Sunday.
The Redwoods are moving on to the semifinals for the first time since 2020 after downing the Chaos 15-9. Wes Berg tallied a record seven goals.
The defending champion Waterdogs advanced with a 15-12 triumph over the Whipsnakes. The Whips will miss the semifinals for the first time in league history.
The Cannons’ turnaround season continues after a dominant 20-11 win against the Atlas.
SEMIFINAL SCHEDULE
Games will be played at James M. Shuart Stadium on the campus of Hofstra University.
No. 4 Redwoods vs. No. 1 Archers, 3 p.m., ABC
No. 3 Waterdogs vs. No. 2 Cannons, 5:30 p.m., ABC
2. Stanford, Cal joining the ACC in all sports.
Conference realignment has continued, with Stanford and Cal departing the Pac-12 for the ACC beginning in 2024-25. Both schools sponsor women’s lacrosse. Stanford last won the Pac-12 in 2022. All six schools in the Pac-12 that have women’s lacrosse programs have announced moves to new conferences. Read more.
3. Jared Bernhardt announces next move.
Jared Bernhardt is returning to lacrosse after a football-induced hiatus that included a stint with the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons. Bernhardt will be the director of player development at his alma mater, Maryland, where he won a Tewaaraton. Full story.
Asher Nolting of the Cannons didn’t win MVP this season — that went to Tom Schreiber — but he is considered one of the league’s best this season and has the Cannons on the brink of history. Ditching imposter syndrome has been critical to his success.
Best defense ever? Quite possibly. Matt DaSilva dives into how the U.S. men’s national team set the gold standard.
Sept. 1 kicked off the recruiting period for the class of 2025. This year’s Inside Lacrosse No. 1 prospects don’t have to look far for advice on how to handle the distinction.
The Atlas bowed out Monday, but not before gifting fans this highlight-reel play.
OH MAN. @Chrisgray04__ BTB ASSIST TO THE @XanderDickson GOAL. WOW. pic.twitter.com/dp49pXmrJu
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) September 4, 2023
Jack Goods shares his thoughts on the PLL playoffs in his weekly notebook.
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.
