Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The Loyola men’s and women’s lacrosse teams swept Wednesday’s doubleheader, both scoring 11 goals to defeat Georgetown.
Pat Spencer led the charge for the Greyhounds with seven points on two goals and five assists in the 11-10 win, while Jay Drapeau scored a career-high three goals. The Hoyas had a last-minute effort to tie the game after a Loyola turnover, but went offsides.
Thanks to Hannah Powers’ career-high five goals and Amy Abdalla’s career-best six ground balls, the lady Greyhounds surged past the Hoyas 11-7.
In other Nike/US Lacrosse Division I women Top 20 action, No. 11 Penn gave No. 1 Maryland its best challenge since No. 2 North Carolina lost to the Terps by three on Feb. 25. The Quakers trailed 7-2 at halftime, but won the second half 5-4, though ultimately falling 11-7. Jen Giles led the Terps with five points (three goals, two assists), while Kali Hartshorn added a hat trick. Penn’s Caroline Cummings had a team-high three goals, all of which came in the second period.
Here are other Top 20 scores from Wednesday night:
2. St. Bonaventure will add Division I men’s lacrosse in 2018-19. The announcement came Wednesday as Bonnies athletic director Tim Kenney noted that it was part of an institution-wide effort to attract more student-athletes.
“The addition of men’s lacrosse at St. Bonaventure is extremely beneficial for the institution,” Kenney said. “We have a successful club team and significant interest in adding the sport at the varsity level as well. Also, the men’s program will complement our women’s lacrosse program well and give us another sport that I believe can be very competitive. For all these reasons, we are excited to add men’s lacrosse.”
3. Late bloomers Rob Pannell and Marcus Holman loathe early recruiting. The Team USA standouts both were recruited late – Pannell barely attracting a scholarship offer until senior year and Holman not making his high school varsity team until his sophomore year.
By his senior season at Smithtown High School (N.Y.), Pannell grew more than three inches and gained 15 pounds, but had already signed a letter of intent because he "felt like [he] needed to before every spot was taken."
"I tell kids to take their time,” Pannell said. “If those schools want you, that spot will be there, and if that spot isn’t there because you didn’t commit when they said you needed to, then it wasn’t the right place for you.”
Now an assistant at Utah, which currently competes in the MCLA, Holman said he has targeted players who became stars as juniors and seniors, only to find that elite schools had passed them by.
Fellow members of Team USA also provided their insight on the recruiting process, emphasizing visiting many schools.
4. Northwestern star Selena Lasota is being assessed day to day for a lower-body injury. She hasn’t played since an overtime loss to USC on Feb. 18, but the school does not believe it is season-ending.
Meanwhile, Stony Brook is adjusting without NCAA single-season goals record holder Courtney Murphy. Taryn Ohlmiller has stepped up in her absence, tallying 18 points in three games since Murphy’s ACL injury.
5. High school senior Will Dadouris’s non-profit, ReLax Collections, is still budding today after kickstarting it for a two-week mission trip to Jamaica with Fields of Growth at age 13. His business provides equipment to underprivileged communities around the world.
What We’re Reading
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The Chesapeake Bayhawks are proposing a $40 million stadium on the vacant site of the Crownsville Hospital Center.
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While the Towson men are on spring break this week, coach Shawn Nadelen told the Baltimore Sun he trusts they will work on their game since a 6-3 loss to Ohio State on March 13 before turning to face Denver on Saturday.
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Goalie Laci Dixon, who has played since she was 5, is the first girl to play lacrosse at the Mariner Middle School, which only has a boys’ lacrosse team.
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Team USA midfielder Taylor Cummings will host a clinic with the Medford Township Lady Renegades on Saturday.
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A Sacred Heart professor, who published a study in Sports Health in January, said suffering multiple subconcussive impacts can have long-term effects and increase the risk of lower extremity injuries.
What We’re Watching
After an 11-9 win over Stony Brook on Tuesday, the Hofstra men’s lacrosse team celebrated its best start in program history (7-0) with a dance in the locker room to Maxine Nightingale’s “Right Back Where We Started From.” Then on Wednesday, they went bowling with teams selected by none other than coach Seth Tierney.
How does the #7 team in nation celebrate the best start in program history (7-0). Check out @tierneyseth & the @hofstrapride. #RoarWithPride pic.twitter.com/psEwWb1Mtk
— Hofstra Lacrosse (@HofstraMLAX) March 22, 2017
Great day with the team going. #RoarWithPride #Hofstra pic.twitter.com/4Sv1HK6gZ4
— Hofstra Lacrosse (@HofstraMLAX) March 22, 2017
What’s On Tap
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No. 14 Northwestern has a chance to rebound Thursday against Michigan on the road. Watch it live at 3:30 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
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In the next evolution of Paul Rabil’s partnership with Warrior Lacrosse and New Balance, a new project, called “Forward,” presented by the Lacrosse Network, was launched. Stay tuned for part two of the series on YouTube.