Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. No. 1 Boston College and No. 2 Maryland are the only undefeated teams remaining in Division I women’s lacrosse.
In a battle of unbeatens, the Terps handled No. 7 Michigan with ease, downing the Wolverines 14-3 with five points from Jen Giles and 10 saves from Megan Taylor.
Meanwhile, the Eagles topped No. 14 Duke 20-12 behind a combined 21 points from Kenzie Kent, Sam Apuzzo and Dempsey Arsenault.
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In the Ivy League, No. 16 Princeton rallied for a 14-12 victory over No. 20 Dartmouth thanks to a three-goal run to end the game. Kyla Sears tied it for the Tigers with 7:39 left, Kathryn Hallett with three minutes on the clock pushed them ahead and Tess D’Orsi iced it with 1:02 remaining. In other Ivy highlights, Penn escaped Brown 9-8.
In the Pac-12, Colorado edged No. 12 USC 9-8 to create a tie at the top of league standings. The Buffs were anchored by three goals apiece from Samantha Nemirov and Miranda Stinson.
Avoiding upset bids were the No. 6 Wildcats, after No. 15 Johns Hopkins went up 6-2 early before they won 20-13. Also, No. 4 Notre Dame withstood a late rally by Virginia Tech for a 15-13 win and No. 8 Virginia prevailed 16-13 in a back-and-forth battle at Penn State.
2. Virginia’s hot streak continues in Division I men’s lacrosse, getting a late goal from Dox Aitken to down North Carolina 11-10 and clinch the top seed for the ACC tournament. Also in ACC action, Duke got a much-needed conference win, 14-8 over Notre Dame.
Another Top 20 upset is proving to be a benchmark for Villanova, as the Wildcats held on for a 12-11 victory over Denver for the Pioneers’ first regular season Big East loss.
Then one-goal wins continued as Hofstra topped No. 17 UMass 10-9 in overtime.
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In the Maryland-Michigan battle on the men’s side, Jared Bernhardt and Logan Wisnauskas’ combined 16 points led the Terps past the Wolverines 16-12.
Meanwhile, in the Patriot League, Chris Gray and Jake Cates tallied six points each to push Boston University past No. 15 Army 15-13.
In other men’s lacrosse news, Penn State defeated Ohio State 13-8 with eight points from Grant Ament, who is still shining despite having ankle surgery a few weeks ago, according to Ty Xanders.
3. In Week 17 NLL action,Toronto tops Buffalo 12-11, Georgia swarms past San Diego 17-10, Calgary cruises past Philadelphia 18-13, New England defeated San Diego 17-14, Rochester eked past Toronto 12-10 and Saskatchewan escaped Colorado 9-7. Stay tuned for more NLL notes later today.