Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Tremendous insight in Gary Lambrecht’s piece about Kyle Harrison and Paul Rabil reuniting in the Premier Lacrosse League – including Rabil watching VHS tapes at 2 a.m. during his recruiting visit to Hopkins.
2. The 100th lacrosse meeting between Army and Navy highlights the 12-game television schedule announced by CBS Sports Network on Thursday.
3. Losses through the expansion draft will make it harder for Georgia to win the regular season title in the NLL East for a third straight season. But MVP candidate Lyle Thompson will certainly have the Swarm in contention.
4. Saskatchewan earned its third title in four years and its fourth straight NLL Cup appearance in 2018, but, if the Saskatchewan dynasty is to continue, it will have to be with some new characters.
5. Ben Reeves, the Tewaaraton winner who led Yale to the NCAA title earlier this year, is a NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award winner that recognizes 10 athletes across all sports and divisions for their success on the field, in the classroom and in the community.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Bucknell men’s coach Frank Fedorjaka says that seniors are the key to success, and key to getting the most out of them is making sure they avoid burnout by having fun.
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U.S. indoor team member Brett Manney has been named team captain for the New England Blackwolves.
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Christy Mitchell, head coach at Walsh University, will be the first women's lacrosse coach at Akron.
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Nick Williams, associate head coach for the women’s lacrosse program at Georgetown, writes on the beauty of the women’s game in the IWLCA Behind the Whistle blog.
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Led by the efforts of two high school sophomores, there will be a new high school girls lacrosse program in Kansas this year.
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Summit Lacrosse Ventures has joined the US Lacrosse tournament sanctioning program as a pilot and that T3 Lacrosse has upgraded from pilot to full status.
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Colorado Mammoth head coach Pat Coyle has been named the team’s interim general manager. Former GM Dan Carey is leaving for the same role with new Rochester franchise.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
The NLL finally opens its schedule this weekend and Travis Eldridge and Tom Eschen offer their takes.
Hot Takes : NLL Opening Weekend | Watch here: https://t.co/8M3C2gYc2x pic.twitter.com/SZrLauOqcD
— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) December 13, 2018
WHAT’S ON TAP
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The expansion Philadelphia Wings open NLL play on Saturday afternoon against Buffalo, followed by two more Saturday games. B/R Live will be streaming the NLL season.
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