Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The Tewaaraton Award announced its Watch Lists on Thursday night during a charity fundraiser in New York. Albany's Connor Fields, a finalist last year, was included along with teammate TD Ierlan, but no freshmen were included in this early season release, including the Great Danes sensational Tehoka Nanticoke. There's a pretty good chance we'll see him when the next update comes out on March 22.
Tehoka Nanticoke, presumably, is the 51st player to watch in the country.
— Michael Kelly (@ByMichaelKelly) March 2, 2018
Fields, Ierlan make it for UAlbany. https://t.co/LCGWgMgt55
2. The March issue of US Lacrosse Magazine is now hitting our members' mailboxes. Check out a digital version of the magazine.
3. After a breakout freshman year at Northwestern in 2015 and a U19 world championship to boot, Selena Lasota slipped a notch in 2016 and then missed almost all of last season with an injury. She's back with a renewed passion for the game.
PHOTO BY PEYTON WILLIAMS
4. No big games, no big days. How a philosophy of "no" helped Dom Starsia build a powerhouse at Virginia.
5. Major League Lacrosse is bringing its annual collegiate draft to US Lacrosse headquarters on April 18, just before the launch of the 2018 season.
6. Dan Dawson, the fifth all-time leading scorer in National Lacrosse League history, is set to embark on a new chapter of his career after being traded from Rochester to Saskatchewan.
7. The Navy women's lacrosse game against Winthrop, originally scheduled for tonight at US Lacrosse's Tierney Field, has been postponed to Saturday at 6 p.m. due to anticipated strong winds.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Arizona State, off to a 4-1 start in its inaugural season, plays its first home game on Saturday, welcoming Presbyterian to Tempe.
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Twenty male finalists have been named for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award.
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Pat McCabe made his living as a great defensemen at Syracuse, and later for Team USA, but now his daughter Christina is a freshman on the attack for Cuse.
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The wait has been worth it for Robert Morris' Jimmy Perkins who missed two seasons due to injury before having a breakout season this year.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
PUCKidz, a part of the US Lacrosse Urban Lacrosse Alliance, is doing tremendous work for youth in the growing city of Chula Vista, Calif., just north of the border with Mexico.
A look at some of the eight goals Vanderbilt's Kayla Peterson scored this week against Louisville. She leads the country in goals per game.
8 Goals against Louisville on Tuesday
— Vanderbilt Lacrosse (@VanderbiltLax) March 1, 2018
21 Goals in 4 Games (5.25 goals per game)
#1 Scorer in @NCAALAX
Big week for our senior Kayla Peterson!!#BIGEASTwlax pic.twitter.com/iIBTr1QnWQ
WHAT’S ON TAP
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The Midwest Lacrosse Classic, featuring the men's teams from Bellarmine, Detroit Mercy, Marquette and Ohio State, takes place in the Motor City starting today.
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We'll preview another great weekend of lacrosse later today on the site.
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