Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. There was plenty of action at the Premier Lacrosse League All-Star Game, including Chaos goalie Blaze Riorden (and Team USA indoor player) reminding everyone how good he is with a short stick. Jack Goods with the PLL Notebook.
BLAZE RIORDEN WITH THE GOAL! pic.twitter.com/gPtkWCs0FP
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) July 22, 2019
2. Rookie Sean Sconone out of UMass had a memorable debut to lead Dallas to its first win of the season — a triumph at league-leading Denver. Phil Shore with the MLL Notebook.
3. What’s with the suit? Stony Brook head women’s coach and Team assistant coach Joe Spallina dishes on his life in the Give & Go from the July/August issue of US Lacrosse Magazine.
Why @JoeSpallina started wearing suits during @StonyBrookWLAX games, his "slow climb up the ladder" and more insights in this month's Give & Go interview https://t.co/6iVWQPI5GR pic.twitter.com/VR3YIrtm9t
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) July 22, 2019
WHAT WE’RE READING
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I'll never forget Lucy Lynch blowing past the scorer's table during the 2005 World Cup in Annapolis, Md. She used her incredible speed to open doors, becoming the first English player to earn a U.S. college scholarship. Today, she plays in her 100th cap with the English national team.
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Jake Pulver overcame a lot of adversity to excel in his lacrosse career. He now calls the MLL’s Dallas Rattlers’ home.
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Yahoo! Sports with a look at the PLL’s use of social media and gameplay innovations to gain traction.
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World Lacrosse has signed a memorandum of understanding with the PLL to work together in growing the sport.
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Former Towson captain Sarah Willard has joined the women’s lacrosse coaching staff at Butler.
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Marshall Abrams will join the NLL’s New York Riptide as offensive coordinator.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Kenya lacrosse on its way to Canada for the World Lacrosse Women’s U19 World Championship.
This reception though.... # pic.twitter.com/BW8zSV1ZLZ
— Kenya Lacrosse (@KenyaLacrosse) July 21, 2019
Need a lacrosse-theme meme? The PLL has you covered.
We're excited to unveil a fun little project that we've built for our Twitter community:@PLLMICD
— Premier Lacrosse League (@PremierLacrosse) July 22, 2019
The account is a library of the best sound bites from our weekly mic'd up series, built for fans to meme here on Twitter!
Check out @PLLMICD for over 60 clips to tweet from! pic.twitter.com/RbbatHln5K
WHAT’S ON TAP
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