Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. In Division I men’s lacrosse, unranked Penn and No. 6 Penn State secured Top 20 upsets on Friday, No. 18 Rutgers regained bragging rights on Saturday and No. 2 Cornell rebounded to throttle No. 1 Towson on Sunday.
The Nittany Lions defeated Cornell 19-13 and the Quakers escaped No. 13 Villanova 13-11. Scarlet Knights keeper Max Edelmann recorded a career-high 18 saves, including one with just six seconds left, to top Princeton 9-8. Then, the Big Red handed the Tigers their first loss of the year in the Crown Lacrosse Classic thanks to a career-high eight goals from Clarke Petterson.
What a thrilling conclusion to a rivalry win Saturday! Max Edelmann makes his career-high 18th save of the game at the final buzzer to preserve the victory for #RUMLax pic.twitter.com/EF0EN8b9Qw
— Rutgers Men's LAX (@RUmlax) March 10, 2019
Plus, Tehoka Nanticoke did not play in Albany’s loss to Maryland due to a “team thing,” according to Great Danes coach Scott Marr. “No need for the public to know.”
MORE MEN'S RESULTS
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2. In Division I women’s lacrosse, unranked Colorado shocked No. 14 Stanford Friday, No. 2 Maryland recorded another thrilling overtime victory on Saturday and No. 11 Michigan, No. 15 Duke and No. 6 James Madison avoided upsets on Sunday.
Opening Pac-12 play, the Buffs made a statement against the Cardinal with a commanding 20-13 victory in their 100th game as a program. The Terps stayed undefeated, topping No. 4 Syracuse 12-11 thanks to Kali Hartshorn’s game-winner. Then, Michigan also remained unbeaten with a 12-11 win over Towson, while the Blue Devils downed Louisville 11-10 in double overtime and the Dukes topped Rutgers 10-7.
Kali Hartshorn is clutch. No. 2 @MarylandWLax over No. 4 @CuseWLAX 12-11 in OT. Giles 3g, Taylor 12sv for Terps. Hawryschuk 4g for Orange pic.twitter.com/omp4yfP5o7
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 9, 2019
MORE WOMEN'S RESULTS
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3. In Saturday’s MLL Draft, Towson faceoff specialist Alex Woodall went first overall to Ohio.
The first round of picks also featured:
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High Point’s Tim Troutner to Florida,
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Towson’s Zach Goodrich and Maryland’s Austin Henningson to Boston,
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Virginia’s Ryan Conrad to Charlotte,
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Sacred Heart’s Max Tuttle to Denver,
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Loyola’s Pat Spencer to Chesapeake,
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Penn State’s Chris Sabia to Dallas, and
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Georgetown’s Daniel Bucaro to Denver.
With the first overall selection in the 2019 #MLLDraft, your Ohio Machine select ALEX WOODALL, Faceoff Specialist, @Towson_MLAX! pic.twitter.com/jnbjwuD0fJ
— Ohio Machine (@MachineMLL) March 10, 2019
4. The PLL and WPLL joined forces, announcing Friday a doubleheader in Baltimore on June 22-23.
“Bringing the best talent from the men’s and women’s game is going to be a thrill for lacrosse fans all over,” WPLL CEO Michele DeJuliis said.
JUST IN: @PremierLacrosse & @prowomenslax are coming to Baltimore! Together, they will co-host games at @HopkinsSports' Homewood Field on June 22 and 23. https://t.co/JEWIm9j1rp pic.twitter.com/jIZsQMjRTA
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 8, 2019
4. In Week 13 of the NLL, Buffalo downed Philadelphia 12-11, Georgia topped Buffalo 14-9, San Diego defeated Colorado 13-10 and Calgary was victorious against Toronto 15-9.
ICYMI: @NLLRoughnecks forward @DaneDobbie44 was #5 on today's #SCTop10 for this nasty BTB!@SportsCenter | #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/WGICjRknbE
— NLL (@NLL) March 10, 2019
What We’re Reading
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Marquette men’s lacrosse falls to Cleveland State.
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After a season-opening one-goal loss, Franklin and Marshall women’s lacrosse surges to No. 10 in the Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20.
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LIU Post women’s lacrosse suffered its first loss to No. 1 Le Moyne.
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Le Moyne men’s lacrosse improved its win streak to four straight and Onondaga C.C. comes up short against top-ranked Nassau C.C.
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RIT men’s lacrosse opened Liberty League play with a dominating 18-8 win over Clarkson.
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Registration is open for the first regional trial for girls in the US Lacrosse National Team Development Program (NTDP).
Liza Barr had four goals, including the go-ahead goal late in the second half as No. 1 @GburgWlax posted a big 11-9 win over @GeneralsWLax in a Top 10 NCAA Division III battle. pic.twitter.com/cqjP3usBjZ
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 9, 2019
What We’re Watching
What. A. Goal.
Here is the goal by Gleason to put the Irish up 8-3 over the Pioneers going into the half!
— Notre Dame Lacrosse (@NDlacrosse) March 10, 2019
: https://t.co/R797H15U7q … …
: https://t.co/t2XGBhfvyT … …#GoIrishpic.twitter.com/d4ZHCUTPLE
And what about those pole goals and behind-the-back beauties?
Kennedy with the pole goal from DEEP, and @CuseMLAX with spirited second half defeats Hopkins 14-10 pic.twitter.com/zFdyGPmT66
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 9, 2019
#PoleGoal BJ Farrare puts unranked @PennMensLax up 6-0 on No. 13 @NovaLacrosse with 5:47 to play in the first. pic.twitter.com/Udgckr0CNM
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 9, 2019
BTB BB = behind-the-back buzzer beater. Good one brewing in the Carrier Dome pic.twitter.com/YEDCUQY9Mk
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 9, 2019
Who doesn’t love BTB beauties? Arceri with the GB... to Ament for the BTB assist... to Foulds for the goal. Ament’s assist tied the school record & led No. 6 @PennStateMLAX to upset No. 2 @CornellLacrosse 19-13. pic.twitter.com/FMizK4JQK6
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 9, 2019
Can’t forget about the dive either.
THE DIVE IS ALIVE. Dunn shines for @PennMensLax with this goal as the Quakers upset No. 13 @NovaLacrosse 13-11 for its first win of the year. Handley leads Penn with 7PTs. pic.twitter.com/cfYcMbgGJX
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 9, 2019
Plus, check out ReLAXin’!
Season 3 of ReLAXin' with PCarc is here.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 8, 2019
In Episode 1, @paulcarcaterra gives a fresh cut to Utah native and @RUmlax star Casey Rose. You can find this episode, as well as the rest of Season 3 as it continues, on @USLacrosse's YouTube channel.
: https://t.co/qKWVZqUfqx pic.twitter.com/z35xxwIRQg
What’s On Tap
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Updated Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20s come out later today!
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