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

1. Saturday represented another ho-hum, upset filled early day of action in men’s lacrosse, as three of the top 11 teams in the Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Top 20 suffered defeats (Saturday Wrap).

The carnage started at the top, as No. 1 and defending national champion Yale stumbled at home, 11-10, to Villanova thanks to Connor Kirst’s overtime goal.

Friday’s action nearly started the upset theme, as a short-handed Lehigh team tested Virginia before the Cavaliers rallied for an 11-8 win.

2. Sunday in women’s lacrosse, defending champion James Madison, Navy and Northwestern each survived upset bids, repeating what No. 1 Boston College did to highlight Saturday’s action.

Noteworthy from Saturday’ results, Princeton’s 16-7 victory over Temple that represented another accomplishment for the Tigers’ Hall of Fame coach:

With a 16-7 win over Temple, No. 9 @princetonwlax coach Chris Sailer becomes just the second DI women’s lacrosse coach to record 400 career victories. D’Orsi led the Tigers with 6G. pic.twitter.com/eUeRP83GTB

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) February 16, 2019

No. 3 North Carolina fought off a challenge from in-state rival High Point to mark the Friday night slate.

3. Towson faceoff midfielder Alex Woodall realized last summer was gut-check time, literally, and the senior’s trimmed-down figure has made a quite a difference thus far this season.

4. Professional lacrosse will return to Gillette Stadium this spring, as the Premier Lacrosse League Friday announced the home of the NFL’s New England Patriots will host the league’s inaugural weekend of games.

5. The National Lacrosse League has announced the nicknames for its two new franchises that will begin play next season:

#News: NLL Announces Brands and Identities for Its Two Newest Teams, @HFXThunderbirds & @NewYorkRiptide

Full Release https://t.co/VWIALg3Itx pic.twitter.com/INSpJGhQIz

— NLL (@NLL) February 17, 2019

WHAT WE’RE READING

• The Aspen (Colo.) Times reported the passing of local lacrosse coaches Michael Goerne and Owen Green in an avalanche Saturday. We extend our sympathies and prayers to their families and friends.

• Newsday (N.Y.) had more on the Riptide rolling to Long Island.

• Yahoo Finance profiled the Premier Lacrosse League’s financial supporters.

• The Boston Globe chronicled the unusual case of Alex Chu, a Wheaton College freshman goalie that won’t see playing time until, it seems, an equipment manufacturer builds him a helmet that fits.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

ESPN’s “SportsCenter” highlighted Pat Spencer’s highlights during Loyola’s 18-12 win at Johns Hopkins.

While you were , Pat Spencer & @LoyolaHounds had a segment on @SportsCenter for yesterday's win at Johns Hopkins!

(cameo appearance by 2018 grad Zac Davliakos in the crowd!) #gohounds pic.twitter.com/a0SQOKUPRN

— Loyola Men's Lax (@LoyolaMLAX) February 17, 2019

WHAT’S ON TAP

• We’ll have updated Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20 rankings today for NCAA play, along with photo galleries from selected games.

• Also today, we’ll select the Warrior (men) and Brine (women)/US Lacrosse players of the week.

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