Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Maryland coach John Tillman joined the 100-win club with the program, after the No. 2 Terps turned in a dominant 13-6 performance against No. 17 Penn at College Park on Wednesday night. Tillman becomes the fastest coach in program history to reach that mark.
The Terps jumped out to a 5-0 lead and never trailed against the Quakers. Freshman midfielder Logan Wisnauskas scored four of his team-high five goals in the first half, making it three out of four multi-goal games to start his Maryland career.
Goalie Dan Morris also chipped in 13 saves to the Terps’ effort, which would move him into the top 15 nationally in saves per game.
The team tweeted out a video tribute to Tillman shortly after the game.
A special message to Coach Tillman from former players spanning 2011-18!#Tills100 | #BeTheBest pic.twitter.com/irID880A43
— Maryland Lacrosse (@TerpsMLax) February 22, 2018
Tuesday’s men’s scores:
Monmouth 17, Wagner 4
No. 10 Mount Olive 6, Coker 3 (Division II)
No. 12 Gettysburg 14, Goucher 8 (Division III)
2. Boston College used a pair of four-goal efforts from Sam Apuzzo and Dempsey Arsenault to get by No. 19 UMass 16-9 on Wednesday afternoon — a win that moved it to 4-0 for the first time since 2014. Freshman Jordan Lappin scored the first three goals of her career to help the Eagles effort.
Arsenault scored all four of her goals in the first half, allowing Boston College to break open a tight first 15 minutes and take an 11-5 lead into halftime.
UMass cut the lead to 11-8 with 21:19 left in the game, but Apuzzo’s three goals in the final 15 minutes sealed the win for the Eagles.
Elsewhere in the women’s game, No. 19 Penn State got a career-high four goals from Sophia Triandafils to blow out Duquesne and No. 14 Virginia’s Kasey Behr tallied four goals in a win over Richmond.
Tuesday notable women’s scores:
No. 4 Boston College 16, No. 19 UMass 9
No. 14 Virginia 15, Richmond 7
No. 18 Penn State 19, Duquesne 8
Johns Hopkins 14, Loyola 11
Army 21, Central Connecticut State 4
Villanova 17, Bucknell 7
Yale 13, Quinnipiac 8
Saint Joseph's 18, Temple 11
Virginia Tech 17, Campbell 8
3. Virginia commit Elizabeth Fransworth leads a Hutchison (Tenn.) team that enters 2018 as reigning TGLA champions and No. 1 in the Nike/US Lacrosse South Region Girls’ Preseason Top 10. Four-time All-American Griffin Gearhardt is gone, but a talented senior class should lead Hutchison.
American Heritage-Delray (Fla.), St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.), Milton (Ga.) and Cardinal Gibbons (N.C.) were included in the South top 5.
Jay Browne (Episcopal School of Dallas, Texas), Elizabeth Farnsworth (Hutchison, Tenn.), Tess Meurling (Apex, N.C.), Carly Steinhauf (St. Thomas Aquinas, Fla.) and Caitlyn Wurzburger (American Heritage-Delray, Fla.) are the players to watch.
4. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.), despite the loss of two-time South Region Player of the Year Kevin Crowley, tops the Nike/US Lacrosse South Region Boys’ Preseason Top 10. St. Thomas Aquinas does return two starting midfielders, the entire defense, a pair of long-stick middies and goalie Ryan Leahy, last year’s backup who made nine saves in the state title game.
Rounding out the boys’ South top 5 is Dallas Jesuit (Texas), Lassiter (Ga.), Lambert (Ga.) and Middle Creek (N.C.).
Scott Bower (Episcopal Dallas, Texas), Owen Caputo (Middle Creek, N.C.), Chase Scanlan (IMG Academy, Fla.), Nicky Solomon (Centennial, Ga.) and David Sprock (Dallas Jesuit, Texas) make up the players to watch.
5. Stony Brook opened its season with two quality wins on the West Coast, outlasting then-No. 5 USC and following it up with a dominating with over Stanford. Courtney Murphy is back after spending most of the 2017 season out with an ACL injury, and she dropped four goals and four assists in her season debut.
The season doesn’t get any easier — Stony Brook will face Denver this weekend, followed by teams like No. 15 Northwestern, No. 9 Towson, No. 17 Cornell, Johns Hopkins and No. 18 Penn State. Coach Joe Spallina doesn’t want to look too far ahead.
“We’re 2-0 after two tough games, we have a lot of work to do,” Spallina said. “We can’t get caught up looking at the finish line.”
WHAT WE’RE READING
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The lessons learned on the lacrosse field helped shaped the life of Miles Harrison Jr., one of the sport's icons and a surgeon.
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While coaches debate the potental ramifications, the Florida High School Athletic Association is confident that the required helmets will cut down on concussions.
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It's "business as usual" as Utah plays out the 2018 MCLA season and prepares to make history when it debuts as a Division I program in 2019.
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Northwestern is hoping to clean up on mistakes like shooting and recovering on defense ahead of its matchup with USC this weekend.
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The St. Johns County School District has cleared Ponte Verda coach Tom West after allegations of a conflict of interest involving West's three private lacrosse teams.
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With a new look and energy fueled by a young roster, Stony Brook is not being underestimated around the America East.
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The Florida Launch will offer Stoneman Douglas students free tickets to games for the 2018 season.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Stony Brook coach Joe Spallina and star Kylie Ohlmiller share their excitement for the potential of playing in the final four at LaValle Stadium.
This Sunday, we host Denver in our 2018 home opener.
— Stony Brook WLAX (@StonyBrookWLAX) February 21, 2018
On Memorial Day weekend, LaValle Stadium will play host to the NCAA Division I Championship.
"Knowing [the Final Four] is going to be here, it's given our kids a completely different perspective, a different focus." #NCAALAX pic.twitter.com/ZPvwjNpT1A
Does Jeff Teat’s skill look even better in slow-mo? We’ll let you decide. A nice look from inside the cage of Teat’s leaping goal against Colgate.
Air Teat coming at ya @CornellLacrosse pic.twitter.com/Nk74quIvfz
— Lax.com (@laxdotcom) February 21, 2018
WHAT’S ON TAP
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In women's action, No. 3 Syracuse hosts Albany at 5 p.m. on ESPN3.
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In men's Division II, No. 15 Colorado Mesa faces Mars Hill at 2 p.m.
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After being injured for two championship celebratons, the Georgia Swarm's Chad Tutton is excited for the chance to join in on one.