Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Taylor Cummings, one of the best to ever wear the red, white and blue, is calling it a career.
Two weeks after winning a gold medal on home soil, Cummings announced on Instagram that she’s ready for the next chapter of her life. The only three-time Tewaaraton Award winner in history is undecided on her future with Athletes Unlimited, though she is not playing in the second season after capturing the individual championship last summer.
2. Four rookies crack the top 10 of the AU Lacrosse leaderboard after Week 1.
Taylor Moreno, the perennial All-American goalie at North Carolina, tops the list with 581 points. You can catch all the action this summer on Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md.
AU TOP 10
1. Taylor Moreno, 581
2. Amanda Johansen, 576
3. Sam Apuzzo, 467
4. Dempsey Arsenault, 451
5. Lauren Gilbert, 438
6. Haley Warden, 431
7. Nicole Levy, 424
8. Lizzie Colson, 403
9. Katrina Geiger, 379
10. Emma Trenchard, 377
3. Three close games highlighted a successful PLL weekend in Connecticut.
Fairfield drew rave reviews as a first-time PLL stop. The Redwoods opened the weekend with a one-goal win over the Atlas, and the Waterdogs capped it with a one-goal win over the Chrome.
PLL SCORES
Redwoods 16, Atlas 15
Whipsnakes 14, Chaos 12
Archers 17, Cannons 12
Waterdogs 11, Chrome 10
WHAT WE’RE READING
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With 19 transfers, Clemson is making a splash ahead of its first season, writes Alyssa Murray Cometti of Inside Lacrosse.
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Also from Inside Lacrosse: A look at “old-school guy” Brendan Nichtern during what’s been a successful rookie season in the PLL.
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Lacrosse Bucket’s Tanner Demling with a look at the standouts from the 2022 Adrenaline All-American Game.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
A two-pointer to tie it with time ticking away? We see you, Kelsey Huff.
Down 2
— Athletes Unlimited (@AUProSports) July 24, 2022
10 seconds left
ON HER BIRTHDAY
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