Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The game of the weekend? More like the game of the year.
The Crown Lacrosse Classic provided an instant classic between Cornell and Penn State, as Angelo Petrakis won the faceoff and sprinted down the field to bury the game-winning goal with eight seconds left in the Big Red’s 18-17 win.
Read the recap of the wild contest here.
2. It was a busy weekend overall, and we’ve got you covered on all fronts. Check out every single score from this weekend — as well as breakdowns of the biggest games on both the men’s and women’s sides — at the links below.
Men
Women
3. No. 3 Loyola has proven to be an offensive juggernaut in the early going, and the Greyhounds improved to 5-0 with a 19-15 win over No. 7 Penn in a marquee women’s lacrosse contest featuring a pair of All-American sisters — Livy and Gabby Rosenzweig. Read the game story here.
And to see photos from the action by Kevin P. Tucker, head here.
4. Eight National Lacrosse League games came and went in Week 15. Catch up on the scores before reading Jack Goods’ NLL notebook later today.
Saturday
New England 9, Philadelphia 7
Georgia 11, New York 7
Saskatchewan 17, Vancouver 7
San Diego 19, Rochester 6
Sunday
Halifax 11, Buffalo 9
Calgary 13, Toronto 10
Philadelphia 12, Georgia 11
Colorado 10, Rochester 8
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Saturday’s Boston University men’s game against Bucknell was postponed because several BU players were being treated for illnesses. The players were tested for COVID-19 (the coronavirus), and those results came back negative.
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Tonight’s Boston University women’s game against Jacksonville has also been postponed, according to the school’s official site. The report states that multiple athletes have been treated for illnesses, similar to the men’s team.
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Hunter Hughes, a 29-year-old faceoff specialist who joined Cornell as a walk-on, is a senior who served in the Marine Corps from 2008-14. Mitch Hoy of the Cornell Daily Sun tells his story.
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In NJCAA action, No. 3 Nassau CC dominated No. 1 Onondaga in an 18-4 win. Nassau led 10-0 at halftime. Jack Pucci scored seven goals and Matthew Borodin made 19 saves.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
We’ll just leave some of the best highlights of the weekend here for you to watch on repeat (because that’s what we did).
“ARE YOU...KIDDING...ME?”
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 8, 2020
The call said it all, as Angelo Petrakis’ game-winning goal with 8 seconds left capped a frenetic fourth quarter and @CornellLacrosse defeated Penn State 18-17. Absolutely wild game with a playoff vibe in Charlotte pic.twitter.com/ldJbde2AG6
Grant Ament out here dropping BTB G&G dimes, but red-hot Cornell leads Penn State 12-5 at halftime on @LaxSportsNet pic.twitter.com/Dlr4ycHIa8
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 8, 2020
Charlie Rudy did this a lot today - times to be exact. She tied @CUBuffsWLax single-game record as Buffs beat Coastal Carolina 19-8. pic.twitter.com/iN8NH8aNTq
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 8, 2020
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 8, 2020
He drops SEVEN goals to lead @YaleLacrosse to the 17-11 win over @UMichLacrosse in Costa Mesa, Calif. pic.twitter.com/zVIyQxnUX8
.@NDWomensLax moves to 6-0.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 7, 2020
Highlight of the day came on this buzzer-beater. pic.twitter.com/atIkbhdqWY
Matt DeLuca. Cooler than the other side of the pillow.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 7, 2020
He makes the save as time expires and @DelawareMLAX beats @Marist_MensLax 15-14. pic.twitter.com/intweYo6qj
WHAT’S ON TAP
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A full Monday’s worth of Nike/US Lacrosse rankings updates.
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US Lacrosse Players of the Week are coming midday.