Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The IWLCA and ILWomen released the first poll combining the votes of coaches and media Monday. Unsurprisingly, Boston College is the near-consensus preseason No. 1, receiving all but two first-place votes. (Those went to North Carolina.)
They also put out preseason polls for Division II and Division III.
2. Lax Sports Network unveiled its Colonial Athletic Association broadcast schedule for the season. Among intriguing nonconference games on the men’s side are Virginia at Towson and Johns Hopkins at Delaware. On the women’s side, LSN will have North Carolina at James Madison and Florida at Drexel.
The slate includes 15 games, plus the conference semifinals and championship games.
Here's #LSN's FULL 2022 #CAA Games Broadcast Schedule. st matchups feature @hopkinsmenslax vs. @Towson_MLAX on February 11th and @uncwlax vs. @JMULacrosse on February 12th.
— Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) January 31, 2022
Watch the @CAASports games on https://t.co/RXh8DyN3kN ALL SEASON.#BookmarkThisPost pic.twitter.com/Yq88L1HWBQ
3. All 14 National Lacrosse League teams were in action over the weekend. From unbeaten Buffalo’s late-game rally and OT triumph to Albany’s winning formula and San Diego’s streaking, it was a lot to unpack. Jack Goods did just that in his weekly NLL notebook.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Streaking the Lawn with observation’s from Virginia’s unofficial 21-7 win over Navy in the second of three preseason tune-ups.
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Lacrosse Bucket on former Penn State player Chris Dent, a Black History Month article.
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A look at the 2023 recruiting class with notable commitments from the South.
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Myth busters: Why athletes don’t need protein powders, a USA Lacrosse blog post provided by TrueSport.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Powell Lacrosse has given us a reason to look forward to Mondays.
Mikey Mondays make everything better #explorethefield pic.twitter.com/gkSpBqr7HU
— Powell Lacrosse (@powelllacrosse) February 1, 2022
Chazz Woodson was simply electric.
Chazz Woodson was unstoppable. Truly ahead of his time. @KyleHarrison18 @diggstape @officiallaxgirl pic.twitter.com/5hA2RZCzxN
— Nationals Lacrosse Club (@PLLNationals) February 1, 2022
New York Riptide forward Jake Fox’s wizardry from Sunday’s NLL matinee landed the No. 1 spot on “SportsCenter.”
NUMBER ONE! @JDFLax18 takes the top spot on the @espn @SportsCenter #SCTop10! pic.twitter.com/cvorJoEUe4
— New York Riptide (@newyorkriptide) January 31, 2022
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Features on the USA Lacrosse Magazine Division III preseason players of the year.
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Canvassing the WCLA landscape after nearly full two years without club play.