Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. IWLCA coaches, including Duke’s Kerstin Kimel, share the silver linings of the pandemic as a chance for personal growth in the latest “Behind the Whistle” blog.
2. Ziplining and getting hangry with the U19 standout and top recruit for North Carolina, Catilyn Wurzburger. She’s the latest to be featured in our “Give and Go” lineup.
3. Following his MVP performance to lead Whipsnakes to the PLL championship, Zed Williams has officially signed to play with Colorado in the NLL. Williams had 18 goals and 12 assists in 12 games last year for Georgia, but was traded to the Mammoth in early July.
New Team
— Colorado Mammoth (@MammothLax) September 23, 2020
New Colors
Same #TuskUp pic.twitter.com/xF7NTpO8cV
4. Colombia’s Marcela “Mo” Gaitin describes her lacrosse identity as we kick off a content partnership with Lacrosse the Nations to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.
5. Inside Lacrosse’s Ty Xanders is reporting that Dom Pietramala, IL’s No. 2 recruit for boys’ lacrosse in the Class of 2022, will play collegiately at North Carolina.
Breaking: IL's No. 2 junior Dom Pietramala '22, A/M, @BoysLatinLax (Md.) has made his decision, having confirmed a top four of Syracuse, UNC, Penn State and Denver last week. He plays club for @Hawks2022, @KoopersLacrosse and Slainte: https://t.co/eJCZwol0g4 pic.twitter.com/1Zbw8ldPUl
— Ty Xanders (@tyxanders) September 23, 2020
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Great story on the Bayhawks' Jon Paige and his Korean heritage.
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MIT profiles its women’s lacrosse coach Anne Versprille in its “Meet the Coaches” series.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
There’s just something so refreshing about new lacrosse clips. Here’s Loyola senior Sam Fiedler going behind the back at practice.
Sammy Hammy # 24 showing us what she’s been up to all quarantine #Smooth pic.twitter.com/uEghsbYoRE
— Loyola Lacrosse (@LoyolaWLax) September 23, 2020
WHAT’S ON TAP
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We’ll have our latest story coming out of our content partnership with Blaxers Blog.