Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Holy Cross moved quickly on naming its new men’s lacrosse coach. Less than two weeks after Peter Burke was removed from the position, the school named Maryland assistant J.L. Reppert as its new head coach. Inside Lacrosse is reporting that former Johns Hopkins assistant Bobby Benson will fill Reppert’s role at Maryland.
A proven winner.
— Holy Cross MLAX (@HCrossMLAX) January 22, 2021
Ready to take us to the next level.
Welcome to The Hill, @CoachRepp!#GoCrossGo pic.twitter.com/nM3O7TYbEe
2. Ohio State’s Mitchell Pehlke has lacrosse in his blood – his dad, Kevin, was an All-American at Virginia – but he’s out to make a name for himself with a burgeoning social media portfolio.
3. Zoe Belodeau has been a big-time scorer throughout her Penn career. She’ll be even more important for the Quakers in 2021.
4. Jake Carraway is back for a fifth season and a big reason why the expectations continue to climb for a rising Georgetown program.
5. Bronx Lacrosse, a member of the US Lacrosse Urban Lacrosse Alliance, shared a great success story.
One of our first program participants John Peña, has committed to play at St. Thomas Aquinas College. John is the first ever college commitment from our program and the first person from his family to attend college. His hard work in and out of the classroom has paid off pic.twitter.com/xlqTaSnVcw
— Bronx Lacrosse (@Bronx_Lacrosse) January 24, 2021
6. The lacrosse community is rallying around another tragedy. Former Siena player Colin Clive is in the midst of a battle with brain cancer and then unexpectedly lost both of his parents within a week. His mother, Barbara, died due to complications of pneumonia and his father, Dave, died of a heart attack.
7. With a 25-game winning streak, Middlebury is the No. 1 team in the Nike/US Lacrosse preseason NCAA Division III women's rankings.
8. US Lacrosse will hold a webinar this Wednesday to highlight some of the latest research on the use of protective headgear in women’s lacrosse that the organization has helped fund.
Dr. Shane Caswell (@GeorgeMasonU) and Dr. Andrew Lincoln (@MedStarHealth) join US Lacrosse to discuss their recent research findings in the field of headgear use and injuries in women’s lacrosse.
— US Lacrosse (@USLacrosse) January 22, 2021
Join us for a webinar next Wednesday: https://t.co/nbmmEyGMMd pic.twitter.com/yiqDxzCBIC
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Zach Triner, a former men’s lacrosse player at Siena, is headed to the Super Bowl. He’s the long snapper for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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A change.org petition started by the Brown men’s and women’s lacrosse teams uses the hashtag #LetTheLeaguePlay and has over 6,000 signatures, encouraging the Ivy League administration to allow spring sports to proceed this year.
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Former Delaware lacrosse star Evan Washburn is profiled about his lacrosse background and current broadcasting role with CBS Sports.
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Inside Lacrosse is reporting that Syracuse star Stephen Rehfuss is expected to withdraw from the NCAA’s transfer portal and will play for the Orange this season.
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The University of Michigan is shutting down all athletics for at least 14 days after due the discovery of virus infections of a new COVID variant came from several individuals linked to the school’s athletic department. Vermont has also paused activity for all sports until Feb. 4 due to a COVID outbreak at the school.
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Glenn Lungarini, the executive director of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference, has asked the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) to reclassify boys’ lacrosse as a moderate risk sport for COVID-19 transmission.
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I’ll never forget the blazing fast Lucy Lynch blowing past the scorer’s table during the 2005 women’s world championship in Annapolis, Md. Now, after a record 101 games representing England, she’s retiring after a nearly 20-year career.
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Jeff White checks in with former Virginia goalie All-American goalie Michelle Cusimano Vachris, recently one of seven peopled honored with the NCAA’s Silver Anniversary Award.
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Patrick O’Donoghue has been named as an assistant coach for the men’s lacrosse program at Saint Joseph’s.
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Penn has endowed its head women’s lacrosse coaching position and an assistant coach position in men’s lacrosse in recognition of the Leitner family.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Former Ohio State star Jack Jasinski had some moves didn’t he? He played for the Denver Outlaws last summer.
Alabama Shake x 2 @JackJasinski2 #LSN5 February 2, 2018 @OhioStateMLAX vs @CSUVikingsLax pic.twitter.com/LgwD7tvHgP
— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) January 23, 2021
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Our preseason Nike/US Lacrosse rankings countdown continues with our No. 10 teams — the Notre Dame men and the Richmond women.