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

1. Division I isn’t the only path to the pros and Max Adler and Drew Simoneau are the proof. The small college standouts will face off in the MLL championship game Saturday.

Simoneau, who went to Division III Nazareth, won 24 of 31 faceoffs in Dallas’ 15-12 victory over New York. Meanwhile, Adler, who went to Division II Bentley, won 21 of 29 faceoffs in Denver’s 13-12 win over Chesapeake.

“It just shows how much lacrosse is growing and how much talent there is,” Adler said. “I don’t think the talent drop-off from Division I to Division II to Division III is that big. It really depends on how hard you’re willing to work.”

2. Gabby and Livy Rosenzweig are just the third sister duo in the last 20 years to be named All-Americans in the same season at different Division I schools.

In 2018, Gabby finished her sophomore year with a school record-tying 85 points at Penn, while Livy was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year after tallying a school-record 102 points at Loyola.

“They’re giving themselves the name, but they’re not selfishly doing it,” said said Jaime Pryschlak, who coached both at Somers (N.Y.) High. “Their hard work is paying off."

3. #PlayLaxDay was Wednesday. Check out highlights from around the world.

What We’re Reading

  • “Be ready to accept any role that is asked of you,” writes Team USA gold medalist Marie McCool, a two-time Tewaaraton finalist out of North Carolina, in a blog for the IWLCA about her advice for incoming and current players.

  • The Boston Globe learns more about Patriots coach Bill Belichick from U.S. gold medalist Paul Rabil.

  • Brown athletic director Jack Hayes has been named the chair of the Division I Men’s Lacrosse Committee for the 2018-19 seaosn.

  • Adam Page, founder of the Buffalo Bandits wheelchair lacrosse team and a three-time Paralympic gold medalist in sled hockey, will be playing for his first gold medal in wheelchair lacrosse at the end of this month.

What We’re Watching

On Sunday, head coach Kelly Amonte Hiller named the 36 players that have been selected to the training team for the 2019 U.S. Women’s U19 National Team. Go behind the scenes at tryouts.

Newsday went behind the scenes with the Stony Brook women’s lacrosse team during the 2018 season.

What’s On Tap

  • Get the inside scoop on Peter Milliman’s promotion to head coach at Cornell.

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