Goalies get tricky. Only one has ever won the Tewaaraton — and it took nearly two decades before Megan Taylor broke the mold in 2019. But in 2022, goalies made their mark. Emily Sterling helped lead Maryland back to the Final Four. Taylor Moreno went from being benched to making a redemption save in the waning seconds of UNC’s epic comeback against Northwestern. Two days later, she was a national champion, and about two months after that, the took the Athlete’s Unlimited individual crown. Liam Entenmann struck gold with the U21 team in Ireland, and Dillon Ward won PLL and NLL titles. It’s a tough call. You have a few hours left to make it on Twitter. You can read up on the nominees here.
2. There’s a new No. 1 in the NLL Power Rankings
San Diego, who had the top spot for two straight weeks, was off last weekend. Halifax capitalized with a dominant 20-11 win against New York. The win catapulted the T-Birds from No. 3 to No. 1. San Diego came in at No. 2. Jack Goods delivers the rest.
3. Lacrosse community rallies behind Jen Muston
The lacrosse community is cheering for and trying to help Jen Muston, a former UMBC player and current head coach at York College of Pennsylvania. Muston has stage four chronic kidney disease and needs a donor, according to a post on the IWLCA Instagram page.
WHAT WE'RE READING
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Fun fact for your holiday gatherings: Davante Adams loves lacrosse.
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Speaking of holiday gathering talking points: Who will be the face of men’s lacrosse in 2023? Lacrosse All-Stars’ Craig McMichael got the conversation going.
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Kerstin Kimel announced Duke’s signing class of 2023.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Josh Byne and Dhane Smith have been doing the whole Batman and Robin all of 2022.
You can’t name a better duo— And you shouldn’t even try. @dhanesmith92 @Joshbyrne94 pic.twitter.com/zCZgCCoBm8
— Chaos Lacrosse Club (@PLLChaos) December 19, 2022
WHAT’S ON TAP
Vote for the top highlight of the year as #BestofLax2022 continues.