Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. This week’s podcast guest on Overtime with Paul Carcaterra is head Maryland men’s lacrosse coach John Tillman.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 7, 2020
OVERTIME SEASON 3, EPISODE 8
The @TerpsMLax coach and @NCAALAX champion talks his lacrosse journey with @paulcarcaterra.
LISTEN https://t.co/EJMIyJy0Sj
2. Voting for the US Lacrosse Magazine NCAA Division I Virtual Tournaments opened yesterday with the first round games. All three play-in games are very tight with the voting closing later today.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 6, 2020
Round: Women's play-in games
Matchup: @MercerWLAX vs. @hpuwlax
Rules: https://t.co/hUPH2Mn4N3
Full bracket: https://t.co/DQel079fLF
Who would win? Vote now
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 6, 2020
Round: Women's play-in games
Matchup: @Mount_WLAX vs. @MULACROSSE
Rules: https://t.co/hUPH2Mn4N3
Full bracket: https://t.co/DQel079fLF
Who would win? Vote now
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 6, 2020
Round: Men's play-in game
Matchup: @Marist_MensLax vs. @SJUHawks_MLax
Full bracket: https://t.co/O04Uw87jXv
Who would win? Vote now
3. A dream season was cut short, but Loyola head women’s lacrosse coach Jen Adams thinks she may have found a blueprint to work with in the future.
4. Cortland State celebrated its history last fall by looking towards the future. Paul Ohanian looks back on a big weekend for one of the sport’s historic programs.
5. US Lacrosse is kicking off a weekly series of Instagram Live sessions with Kyle Harrison today. Harrison will speak with Marty Delaney of Parkville (Md.) Adaptive Lacrosse at 3:15 p.m.
Lacrosse is a game of all and we will keep striving for inclusivity in our sport.
— US Lacrosse (@USLacrosse) April 6, 2020
As part of #CelebrateDiversityMonth, we're profiling influential names helping our game grow. Please tune into our Instagram Live series hosted by @KyleHarrison18.
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WHAT WE’RE READING
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Penn State senior defenseman Nick Cardile, an honorable mention All-American in 2019, announced yesterday that he’s coming back in 2021 for another shot at a senior season.
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Inside Lacrosse’s Ty Xanders is reporting the B.J. Burlace, a freshman at Yale and member of the 2020 U.S. U19 team, has entered the transfer portal.
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Wearing the Delaware jersey means a little bit more to Ryan Shaw than most players.
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Ohio State’s Ryan Terefenko has gone from the kid brother in the backyard to an All-American.
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High Point recruit Jakob Joy, a senior defender from Austin, Texas, is profiled by the Austin American-Statesman.
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The Wales women’s lacrosse team was supposed to play England, Scotland and the Czech Republic in early April. Instead, three of its most decorated players are on the frontlines in the fight against COVID-19.
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England player Dr. Rebecca Jordache, says she feels helpless after testing positive for coronavirus. The junior doctor has been moved to isolation, unable to assist with the treatment of patients.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
The University of Virginia women’s lacrosse team checks in with their book recommendations during the quarantine.
We are all about books during this quarantine so here are a few that we have been reading!
— Virginia Women's Lacrosse (@UVAWomensLax) April 6, 2020
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Joe Walters on how to cradle the ball as the PLL Academy looks at some of the basics.
“When cradling with two hands, it’s important to never have the shaft in the palm of your hands. We wanna have the stick in our finger tips.”
— PLL Academy (@PLL_Academy) April 6, 2020
Our series with @jwalters1 starts off with the basics. Here’s how to properly cradle the ball.
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WHAT’S ON TAP
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Voting in the virtual NCAA Division I tournaments for both men’s and women’s lacrosse continues today.