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

1. What a weekend. Let’s start in Durham.

Duke women’s lacrosse pulled off the biggest result of the weekend, holding off then-No. 2 Boston College in a thrilling 16-15 win. Maddie Jenner scored the game-winning goal on an alley-oop pass from Caroline DeBellis.

Also on the weekend, Maryland stayed unbeaten in Big Ten play with an Easter win over Ohio State, UConn held off Villanova, Michigan down Penn State in overtime and Northwestern topped Johns Hopkins. Click here for the full Saturday wrap.

2. Brown men’s lacrosse bolstered its NCAA tournament resume against Yale.

Not listed among the NCAA Selection Committee’s top 10, the Bears blitzed Yale 20-13 thanks to another big day from Devon McLane. Also in men’s action, Army got a big boost to its tournament hopes with a 17-10 win over Cornell — thanks to three goals from Ryan Sposito, the grandson of Big Red great Richie Moran.

Click here for the full Saturday Wrap.

Also from Patrick Stevens, Maryland was tested by Ohio State but proved why it’s No. 1 and a Boston U team without Jake Cates downed Loyola.

3. Hailey Rooney played goalie once before Saturday. She stepped up when Canisius needed her.

Rooney, the freshman midfielder for the Golden Griffins, was asked early last week if she’d be willing to help in cage, where she’d had one game of experience in sophomore year of high school. She said yes, and 12 saves later, Rooney helped Canisius win 10-9 over Quinnipiac in overtime.

Click here for her inspiring story.

4. There’s a new No. 1 in Division III men’s lacrosse.

Christopher Newport, then No. 2, hosted No. 1 Salisbury on Saturday and handed the Sea Gulls their worst loss since 1992 — winning 17-7 to move into the top spot in today’s rankings.

5. The Buffalo Bandits clinched the East’s top seed, while Toronto punched its ticket to the NLL playoffs.

Buffalo downed Georgia 18-9 on Saturday to move to 14-3 and wrapped up the East’s top seed. Tom Schreiber tallied a hat trick to lead the Rock to a 15-7 win over the Halifax Thunderbirds to clinch its playoff spot. 

In the West, Calgary clinch its playoff spot with a 15-13 win over Vancouver, but three teams sit within .5 games of the top seed.

SCORES

Panther City 11, San Diego 10
Toronto 15, Halifax 7
Buffalo 18, Swarm 9
Albany 11, Philadelphia 5
New York 15, Rochester 7
Saskatchewan 9, Colorado 8
Calgary Roughnecks 15, Vancouver 13

WHAT WE’RE READING

  • Josh Zawada has established himself as one of the most talented scorers in Michigan men’s lacrosse history. Gary Lambrecht takes a look at his journey to Ann Arbor.

  • Former Ohio State All-American Ryan Terefenko is putting in the work to make his life as a two-league pro lacrosse player work.

  • Albany transfer Kendra Harbinger has made the seamless transition to UMass, serving as one of the Minutewomen’s leading offensive threats.

  • Brendan Curry battled injury in a valiant effort against North Carolina this weekend, providing a model for the future of toughness at Syracuse.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

North Carolina and Syracuse went down to the wire. The Tar Heels looked to Chris Gray.

Greg Campisi might be the fastest pole in the nation.

The best moment from this weekend? The dance party between Notre Dame and Pitt.

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • Tune in all day for the Division I, II and III rankings.

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