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

1.  For the second straight Thursday night, Duke played the men’s lacrosse game of the year. A week after beating Syracuse in a thriller, the No. 1 Blue Devils beat rival North Carolina (No. 2) in overtime 12-11 with Joe Robertson (4g, 3a) playing the hero. Matt Hamilton with more from the game.

2. In women’s lacrosse on Thursday, Central Michigan’s Natalie Karlen set school records with 10 goals and 13 points as the Chippewas beat Kent State 21-14. Also on Thursday, Brianna Harris had five goals as No. 11 Florida beat East Carolina 20-9.

3. “The Stick Drop,” our new women’s lacrosse podcast with Sheehan Stanwick Burch dropped its first episode today. Sheehan caught up with rising Maryland women’s lacrosse star Hannah Leubecker. Homeschooled during her high school years, she’s quickly making a name for herself with 35 goals in the Terps first eight games.

4. A Nelson Rice feature? Sign us up. Our esteemed writer profiles Navy men’s lacrosse goalie Spencer Rees who is thriving after waiting in the wings for years.

5. Ohio State rejuvenated its women’s lacrosse season by sweeping Penn State last weekend, its third Top 20 win of the season. Head coach Amy Bokker is looking to raise the bar for the Buckeyes.

6. Our latest post with Blaxers Blog examines the Westtown School (Pa.), one of the nation’s most diverse prep programs.

7. Tim Montgomery provided the spark that gave Towson a much-needed win over Loyola last weekend. Towson coach Shawn Nadelen said you can see Montgomery’s confidence growing.

8. Longtime lacrosse coach and educator John Sardella has started a series of lacrosse-themed children’s books based on his Quick Stick Harry character.

WHAT WE’RE READING

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Happy Opening Day to that other spring sport.

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • If you liked the 1 vs. 2 matchup last night, we’ve got another one for you on Saturday. No. 1 North Carolina hosts No. 2 Syracuse in a women’s lacrosse battle at 11 a.m. on the ACC Network. See the complete weekend TV/Streaming schedule here.

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