Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Who’s ready to break out in 2022? A look at a breakout candidate from each of the Top 20 men’s and women’s Division I teams in the country.
— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) January 25, 2022
Some players already showed signs of their impending emergence last season.
They could put everything together in 2022.https://t.co/7R2T916MZx
2. The Kavanaghs keep coming and Notre Dame is more than pleased to welcome them. The Irish are No. 5 in the Nike / USA Lacrosse preseason rankings.
3. With speed and athletes galore, it’s another reloading season for the Stony Brook women’s lacrosse program.
4. A Maryland native with an ACC background, South Florida athletic director Michael Kelly jumped at the opportunity to bring a women’s lacrosse program to the Division I school in Tampa.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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The Riptide picked up their first win of the season, but the National Lacrosse League weekend was a little rougher for another New York franchise as Rochester lost twice. Jack Goods with the NLL Notebook.
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Former JMU and USC midfielder Maddie McDaniel will be a volunteer assistant with the Navy women’s lacrosse program this season.
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New faces on the defensive end will be counted on as Penn State’s women’s team looks to bounce back from a disappointing 2021 season.
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Five men’s lacrosse teams with big potential for 2022 from Lacrosse Bucket.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Some hitting happening on Hawk Hill.
Pro tip: Watch out when Coach Meehan has the blocking pad at 5x5 #THWND pic.twitter.com/apOboRSFxL
— SJU Hawks Men's Lax (@SJUHawks_MLax) January 24, 2022
WHAT’S ON TAP
The countdown to No. 1 continues. We preview the No. 4 teams in the Nike / USA Lacrosse Top 20 — Georgetown (men) and Northwestern (women).