Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Charlotte will be the home of another big-time college lacrosse weekend in 2020, this time featuring a triple-header with Division I men and women and Division II men featured in The Crown Lacrosse event. On March 8, Limestone and Lenoir-Rhyne men will open the schedule followed by Syracuse-Virginia Tech women and then wrapping up with Cornell-Penn State men.
Who’s ready to celebrate another year of lacrosse in the Carolinas?! #TheCrown2020 @PennStateMLAX @CornellLacrosse @LRUMLAX @LimestoneLax @hokieslax @CuseWLAX
— The Crown Lacrosse (@TheCrownLax) December 9, 2019
3/08/2020 pic.twitter.com/OHJ3JIxuAm
2. Are you ready for another season of our Overtime podcast with Paul Carcaterra? Consider this a sneak peek of what’s coming down the pike.
Spent the AM with these 3 Gentleman. Great stories shared and such wonderful things said about their College Coaches!
— Paul Carcaterra (@paulcarcaterra) December 9, 2019
Blaze & @UAlbanyMLax Coach Marr
Trevor & @DU_MLAX Coach Tierney
Rambo @TerpsMLax Coach Tillman pic.twitter.com/iC61g4JtqQ
3. The Premier Lacrosse League continued to reveal the Top 50 players in the league based on player voting. Just missing the top ten are Mike Chanenchuk (Whipsnakes) at No. 11, Tucker Durkin (Atlas) at No. 12, Will Manny (Archers) at No. 13, Paul Rabil (Atlas) at No. 14 and Jarrod Neumann (Chaos) at No. 15
11: @M_Channy
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) December 9, 2019
The Players Top 50 was voted on by the players themselves this October. #PLLTop50 pic.twitter.com/XBNGoN6YNP
4. The battle of expansion franchises was decidedly one-sided as Halifax beat New York 12-4. Jack Goods with the weekly National Lacrosse League Notebook.
Saturday Night Lights#FeelTheThunder pic.twitter.com/WKfo824Il1
— Halifax Thunderbirds (@HFXThunderbirds) December 9, 2019
WHAT WE’RE READING
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University of Richmond freshman and 2019 U.S. U19 gold medalist Sophia DiCenso with 10 tips for players on the circle during the draw.
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Dante Trader Jr. is planning to bring his lacrosse AND football talents to the University of Maryland.
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College Crosse has named its preseason All-America teams for Division I men’s lacrosse.
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Great Britain has named Tom Wenham and Phil Collier as its head coaches for The World Games 2021, which will be held in Birmingham, Ala.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Happy finals season college lacrosse players.
When you thought you studied all the right stuff...
— Delaware Women's Lacrosse (@DelawareWLax) December 9, 2019
Go crush some finals, #BlueHens! pic.twitter.com/lWwiL2o1WL
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Featured content from our December print edition on the site today.