Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. In a feature from the January 2020 edition of US Lacrosse Magazine, we had some fun with 20 bold predictions for the next 20 years are lacrosse. Some are plausible. Some most definitely are not.
2. Last weekend’s Spring Premiere in San Antonio was a great example of what happens when you put some of the world’s best players on the field at once. We broke down the five best plays of the weekend.
3. Our college previews of Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20 teams rolls on. The No. 17-ranked Villanova men face a gauntlet of a schedule early on, as three of the top four teams are scheduled within the first 10 days of the season.
4. As for the No. 17 Florida women, head coach Amanda O’Leary lost a fair amount to graduation or transfers. Luckily, she brought in a highly touted recruiting class.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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The Premier Lacrosse League continues to solidify itself as a media behemoth with the official launch of its own podcast network, PLL Podcasts. Paul Rabil will host “Unbuckled Chinstrap,” and social media coordinators Lisa Redmond and Emma Adams will host “The Inside Feed.”
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This story by Glenn Graham of the Baltimore Sun profiles Moriah Yousefi, who will play for Rutgers this season after spending time at Hartford Community College.
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College Crosse previewed the 2020 schedule for the Wagner men.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
OK, this is adorable.
Every #Lacrosse player starts right about here!! #TryLacrosse #HamOnt pic.twitter.com/anzWz76aiU
— Hamilton Lacrosse (@HLAlacrosse) January 10, 2020
Maryland’s Roman Puglise explained the brotherhood of lacrosse.
"Not every day is going to be perfect, but you can rely back on each other and you can take those experiences into the next chapters of your lives." Roman Puglise
— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) January 9, 2020
The hardshell brotherhood goes beyond the lacrosse field #MarylandMeansMore x #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/Y6NntbDfUR
The Palm Beach Atlantic men’s team took to the beach for a workout as many lacrosse fans up north dealt with snowfall.
The boys had some fun on the beach this morning Can’t beat college lacrosse in Palm Beach! @SailfishMLax pic.twitter.com/ILGqvdsf1w
— Jesse Vanatta (@JesseVanatta) January 9, 2020
WHAT'S ON TAP
The Nike/US Lacrosse NCAA Division I preseason rankings continue with a look at our No. 16 teams — Rutgers men and Navy women.
Jack Goods profiles the NLL’s Callum Crawford.