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

1. Memorial Day Weekend is here, folks. Get ready.

Here are some highlights from the NCAA women’s final four media day.

2. Tonight, the NCAA women’s semifinals get underway.

No. 2 seed Boston College will battle No. 3 North Carolina at Homewood Field at 5 p.m. in the first NCAA women’s semifinal.

There, the nation will get to see senior Dempsey Arsenault, who played her first two years as a defender before becoming one of Boston College’s top offensive threats. She goes up against North Carolina defender Emma Trenchard, who has improved in her sophomore season thanks to her basketball experience.

In the second of tonight’s NCAA women’s semifinals, top-seeded Maryland will meet Northwestern in a rematch of the Big Ten final at 7:30. 

The rubber match will feature Brennan Dwyer, the pride of Winnetka, Ill. Dwyer is the only member of the Wildcats roster from Illinois. Read more on the hometown star for Northwestern.

3. It’s media day at Lincoln Financial Field.

The four teams competing in the NCAA men’s final four will all take the field for practice today — Duke, Penn State, Virginia and Yale.

Yesterday, we learned about the two programs playing in Saturday’s All-ACC semifinal.

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4. Pat Spencer is the USILA Division I player of the year. The Loyola senior ends his career as the NCAA’s all-time leader with 231 assists and as the No. 2 all-time scorer with 380 points.

As for the small college awards, Merrimack's Charlie Bertrand takes home Division II player of the year honors. Amherst’s Evan Wolf wins the Division III player of the year award.

Check out the USILA All-Americans for Division I, II and III.

Division I

Division II

Division III

5. Liz Hogan is joining the WPLL. 

The league announced Hogan, the former Syracuse star, will join the WPLL Pride. She competed as part of the U.S. player pool in the team’s last three events (Fall Classic, IWLCA President’s Cup, Spring Premiere).

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WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

How many kids does it take to knock down the U.S. men’s indoor team's Anthony Kelly?

Between the 30s with Penn State's Robby Black and Dylan Foulds.

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • The women's semifinals will get underway at Homewood Field starting with Boston College vs. North Carolina at 5 p.m. Next up is Maryland vs. Northwestern, 7:30 p.m.

  • Catch our men's and women's final four previews coming out this morning.

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