Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. A year after an emotional Big East title and return to the NCAA tournament, Kevin Warne has the Georgetown men back in the Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20.
2. Colorado lost star power off last year's inaugural Pac 12 regular season championship roster, but IWLCA Goaltender of the Year Julia Lisella is back to anchor the Buffs.
3. Former player Joe Cummings has been named as the new head coach for the MLL's Charlotte Hounds.
4. Intermountain Lacrosse sits at the center of the lacrosse boom in Utah, which includes a new varsity men's program at the University of Utah and state sanctioning at the high school level.
5. Notre Dame star Ryder Garnsey boldly and publicly addresses his absence from the Irish program this spring due to academic reasons.
— Ryder Garnsey (@rsgarnz) January 16, 2019
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Stanford assistant coach Kara Mupo shares how opening up to her team made her a more successful coach in the IWLCA “Behind the Whistle” blog.
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Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital writes about the legacy of Brendan Looney, who was honored with the Peter Kohn Award from FCA at the US Lacrosse National Convention.
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Steve Govett, president of the San Diego Seals, has been named as Canada’s national team general manager for field lacrosse.
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Liberty has named its women's lacrosse team captains for the 2019 season.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
LaxCon is over, but we're having a blast reliving it through some great video recaps. Up first, R.J. Kaminski and TLN.
WPLL player Lauren Lea makes her YouTube video debut.
Kyle Harrison representing STX and the PLL, and participating in panels.
Taylor Cummings representing Team USA, the WPLL and working with TLN.
And finally, what else could bring Duke and North Carolina players together? Lacrosse, naturally. Former Duke star Justin Guterding and North Carolina's Marcus Holman tour the convention for STX.
WHAT’S ON TAP
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