Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix For Friday, March 17

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

1. A seven-game Division I women’s slate highlighted Thursday’s action.

Three ACC contests saw the favorites come out unscathed, while Northwestern doubled up Michigan in the Big Ten. Arguably the game of the night came between Navy and Jacksonville, with Leelee Denton scoring what proved to be the winning goal with 7:33 left in the game.

Navy is now 6-2 after the win over the Dolphins, a game in which the sides were tied at the end of every quarter.

WEDNESDAY SCORES

No. 4 Boston College 17, No. 14 Clemson 10
Marquette 13, Niagara 12
Navy 13, No. 20 Jacksonville 12
No. 1 North Carolina 20, Louisville 7
No. 3 Northwestern 16, No. 16 Michigan 8
No. 11 Notre Dame 14, Virginia Tech 1
Presbyterian 11, Kent State 10

2. Kendyl Clarkson has been relieved of her duties as head coach of Youngstown State.

Clarkson coached Tuesday’s win over Gardner-Webb, but athletic director Ron Strollo told WFMJ 21 that she is no longer in charge of the program. He added that he could not comment specifically on personnel matters. Halle Kotulock is now the team’s head coach.

3. Three women’s lacrosse legends have been named to the IWLCA Hall of Fame.

Kelly Amonte Hiller (Northwestern), Chris Paradis (Amherst) and Chris Mason (Williams) will be inducted during the IWLCA Convention in November. The Class of 2023 is the sixth class of honorees inducted into the Hall.

More here.

4. Honoring Brendan Looney will be a theme when Navy plays Johns Hopkins on Friday.

Both Garrett Degnon (Hopkins) and Kyle Fairbanks (Navy) wear No. 40 in Looney’s honor, and they’ll share the field Friday looking to do the former Navy player proud. Looney, a Navy lieutenant and special warfare officer, died Sept. 9, 2010, in a Black Hawk helicopter crash in Afghanistan.

More here.

5. John Raba earned win No. 300 earlier this week.

Raba, who is in his 27th season at Wesleyan reached the milestone with his team’s 19-7 win over Salve Regina on Wednesday. He ranks No. 14 in career wins among all active NCAA men’s lacrosse coaches and ninth among all active Division III coaches.

More here.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• A heartwarming first-person essay about the power of sport by James Madison’s Courtney Quirk for the IWLCA’s Behind the Whistle blog.

• Patrick Stevens writes about the magnetic pull of lacrosse that couldn’t keep Maryland’s Dante Trader Jr. away.

• At this point in the season, teams should know their identities pretty well. Taylor Cummings dissects 10 teams that have forged unique identities thus far.

• The Tewaaraton Award races are heating up. Check out our weekly updates on the men’s and women’s sides as we hit the midway point of March.

• Learn the art of the draw from an officials’ standpoint. Beth Ann Mayer spoke with Lynn Bowers, an official for more than 27 years, about setting it up.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

The Scane Train is all gas, no brakes.

Izzy Scane can dodge, duck, dip, dive and drill it from a mile away.

There is very little you can do to stop the @NULax star. pic.twitter.com/XHOLKBcnPa

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) March 17, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• Weekend lacrosse! Bookmark our TV Listings page to stay up to date on when and where to watch your favorite team.

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