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

1. Down goes No. 1 in men's Division I.

Loyola, which had dominated Virginia, Johns Hopkins and Rutgers to start the season, entered its matchup with Towson as the best team in the nation with the best player in the country in Pat Spencer. The Tigers made a statement to the lacrosse community with a 12-10 upset victory.

How did it happen? Alex Woodall won 20 of 26 faceoffs, including all 10 in a tight fourth quarter. Sophomore Koby Smith helped hold Spencer in check throughout the night, although he still managed five points. But the highlight came with 10 minutes remaining, when Towson goalie Tyler Canto made this save.

TOWSON TOPPLES NO. 1 LOYOLA.

Thanks to this save and 4G from Brendan Sunday, @Towson_MLAX upsets the nation’s top team in an 12-10 thriller. pic.twitter.com/J2fzod76Ew

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) February 28, 2019

Read up on the Throwback Tigers and their first win over a top-ranked team since 1992.

2. Miranda Ibello provided the late-game heroics for Johns Hopkins, scoring the game-winning goal to help the No. 11 Blue Jays down No. 18 Georgetown 12-11 on the road. 

GAME WINNER

Miranda Ibello's goal in the waning seconds lifts @HopkinsLacrosse to a 12-11 win over 18th-ranked @HoyasWLax! #GoHop pic.twitter.com/5Lq63So8jf

— HOPKINS ATHLETICS (@HopkinsSports) February 27, 2019

Ibello, a 2015 U.S. U19 team member, provided the winner, but Maggie Schneidereith (two goals, four assists) and Mackenzie Heldberg (four goals) led the way for Johns Hopkins in the victory. Neither team led by more than two goals.

Johns Hopkins took an 11-10 lead with 3:07 off a Heldberg goal, but Georgetown found an answer with 28 seconds remaining thanks to a Morgan Ryan score. Ellie McNulty won the ensuing faceoff and Ibello scored 20 seconds later.

Also in women’s action:

• Syracuse picked up its second straight win over a ranked opponent, holding off a rally from No. 12 Loyola to win 15-11 at the Carrier Dome. Emily Hawryschuk (four goals total) fueled a 7-0 Orange run to begin the game. Syracuse led by as much as nine goals in a first half that ended at 12-4. Down by eight goals in the second half, Loyola scored six of the final seven to pull closer as the minutes ticked down. Livy Rosenzweig finished with four goals and four assists for the Greyhounds.

• No. 15 Princeton got five goals and an assist from Tess D’Orsi and Elizabeth George to dominate No. 14 Penn State 21-10. D’Orsi had all of her goals in the first half, which saw the Tigers score 10 of the first 11 goals and lead 12-3 at the break. Madison Carter had five second-half goals for Penn State, but the deficit was too large to overcome.

• Both No. 1 Boston College and No. 2 Maryland were victorious in a big way. The Eagles took down Dartmouth 20-10 and the Terps beat UMBC 18-1.

More Wednesday Scores

Division I Women

No. 6 Penn 15, Rutgers 5
Vanderbilt 9, Louisville 8 (OT)
Virginia Tech 23, Old Dominion 3
Harvard 18, UMass 12
Navy 14, Villanova 6

3. Caitlyn Wurzburger graces our March edition of the magazine, which features the high school previews and national rankings. 

NEXT BIG THING.

American Heritage standout and @USAWLax U19 training team member Caitlyn Wurzburger graces our March edition cover, featuring our HS previews Wurzburger and St. Anthony's (N.Y.) Brennan O'Neill provide the wow factor that has fans wanting to see more.pic.twitter.com/Kf3ABTfOhM

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) February 27, 2019

Check out Inside the Edition for more on the March issue, including features on Wurzburger and St. Anthony’s (N.Y.) star Brennan O’Neill, more on lacrosse innovation and Katrina Dowd’s return.

4. US Lacrosse’s Officials Development Program is the surest way to access everything you need to know to be a great lacrosse official. Go inside the impact of US Lacrosse’s ODP with a graphical breakdown of the program.

5. Stevenson men’s lacrosse made sure to avoid the 0-5 start it suffered last season, topping Denison last weekend. But the road doesn’t get easier, with Gettysburg, Salisbury, Tufts, Lynchburg and York upcoming.

With senior attackman JT Thelen leading the way, the Mustangs are confident.

6. Pitt and Utah State continue to hold their grip on the No. 1 spot in the WCLA Division I and II polls, respectively. No. 6 Virginia Tech was a big mover in the Division I rankings, while Loyola moved to No. 3 from unranked in Division II.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• How A Brand Built Around Lacrosse Launched An Athlete Entrepreneur. A feature from Forbes.com on how Paul Rabil ignited a passion with the PLL.

• Alex Chu, the Wheaton College player that couldn’t find a helmet that fit and could not play, is back on the field thanks to a “major sporting goods manufacturer.”

• Key storylines for Virginia men’s lacrosse entering conference play.

• All eyes are on Mercer junior defenseman Michael O’Brien, an All-SoCon Preseason honoree.

• Syracuse women’s lacrosse’s experience with box lacrosse in the fall is starting to translate on the field this season.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

A 2019 U.S. U19 training team member, Megan Carney, lighting it up for Syracuse against Loyola at the Carrier Dome.

From MEAGHAN to MEGAN!The freshman duo get it donehttps://t.co/UT3wSEuLIH pic.twitter.com/UlayANH7Rh

— Syracuse Women's Lax (@CuseWLAX) February 27, 2019

Another highlight from Towson’s upset — Brendan Sunday’s back-handed dive.

Brendan Sunday is bringing back the dive
(via @Towson_MLAX)pic.twitter.com/9bBcZ785Ra

— NCAA Lacrosse (@NCAALAX) February 27, 2019

WHAT’S ON TAP

• The first iteration of the Tewaaraton Watch Lists will be revealed tonight.

• Stay tuned for our Men’s Division I Notebook.

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