Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. Yesterday, we gave a sneak peek of the February print edition of US Lacrosse Magazine, which starts hitting our members’ mailboxes this week. Look for cover stories on Duke men’s lacrosse and Notre Dame women’s lacrosse.

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Coming to @USLacrosse members this week, our annual NCAA Preview Edition featuring dual cover stories on @DukeMLAX and @NDWomensLax.#LaxIsBack pic.twitter.com/ewte3ElHAX

— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) February 1, 2021

2. Two separate reports indicate that the Yale men’s lacrosse team will not play in 2021. Inside Lacrosse first reported the news and then the Yale Daily News shared a portion of an email that head coach Andy Shay sent to alumni.

3. Dox Aitken is the only 5^th-year senior back for Virginia’s men’s lacrosse team. The return of All-American LSM Jared Conners, who has helped the Cavaliers lead the nation in groundballs for four straight years, is also back. Virginia is ranked No. 5 in the Nike/US Lacrosse preseason rankings.

4. Joe Spallina isn’t one to back away from attention and the Stony Brook women, No. 5 in the Nike/US Lacrosse preseason rankings, might get lots of it this spring. Spallina says this is the best team he’s ever had at the school.

5. Former U.S. U19 and Maryland goalie Harry Alford weighs in in on some pretty cool stuff from Air Force men’s lacrosse.

As a former D1 lacrosse player and the grandson of a Tuskegee Airman, this helmet tribute gives me all the feels. #LetsFly https://t.co/gxi1PR6wOl

— Harry Alford (@HarryAlford3) February 1, 2021

6. The IWLCA released its preseason NCAA women’s lacrosse polls. North Carolina, Adelphi and Middlebury top the lists.

7. US Lacrosse CEO Steve Stenersen was a guest on the Pay2Play podcast, talking about the future of the sport.

Check out an all-new episode of #Pay2Play.

This week, Octagon EVP Woody Thompson chats with @USLacrosse CEO Steve Stenersen about the game’s growth, the challenge to find sponsors, and what to expect from the future of #Lacrosse. 

LISTEN NOW https://t.co/f8TNVNiuvx pic.twitter.com/NJZZgLk5xU

— Octagon (@Octagon) February 2, 2021

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Syracuse athletic director John Wildhack says that the Orange could have potentially up to 1,500 fans allowed for its home lacrosse games.

• Inside Lacrosse named its preseason Division I women’s lacrosse All-America teams.

• The Northeast Conference announced its championship plans for the school year. Both men’s and women’s lacrosse will hold their league championship tournaments the weekend of May 6-8, 2021.

• Former Cedar Crest head coach Ashley Holdridge is the new head women’s lacrosse coach at SUNY Morrisville. She’s a former Siena goalie.

• Natasha Dangerfield has been named as the new president of England Lacrosse.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

A perfect highlight for Roy Colsey’s never give-up attitude. I remember him getting injured at the start of tryouts for the 2006 U.S. team, but then gutting it out through the pain the rest of the tryouts because of how much representing the country meant to him. Yes, he made the team.

Elite Midfielder Play: Volume I, #108.

@CuseMLAX #3 Roy Colsey (@roycolsey3) Highlights: https://t.co/i1wUJPJepk

FREE Elite Player Study: https://t.co/OCORCaVauf pic.twitter.com/79OepQ20CE

— Lacrosse Film Study (@LaxFilmStudy) February 1, 2021

WHAT’S ON TAP

• Our preseason Nike/US Lacrosse rankings countdown continues with our No. 4 teams — the Penn State men and the Syracuse women.

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