Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Oregon emerged victorious in the lone Division I game on Monday night, defeating George Mason on the road 17-12. Four Ducks tallied hat tricks, led by five goals from senior Bella Pyne.
2. In this week’s Nike/US Lacrosse rankings, the Delaware men debuted at No. 20 in the Division I Top 20 after upsetting Rutgers, while Yale reemerged at No. 13 as the defending national champion North Carolina dropped out.
On the women’s side, Penn State cracked the top five, No. 14 Notre Dame regained some life with a win over Syracuse after a three-game losing streak and No. 16 Virginia is beginning to make waves.
A look at the major-college and junior-college polls released on Monday:
NIKE/USL RANKINGS
MD1 | WD1 | MD2 | WD2 | MD3 | WD3
MAVERIK/CASCADE/IL MEDIA POLLS
MD1 | WD1
USILA POLLS
MD1 | MD2 | MD3
IWLCA POLLS
WD1 | WD2 | WD3
JUNIOR COLLEGE MEN
3. The Epoch/US Lacrosse Players of the Week are Stony Brook’s Kylie Ohlmiller on the women’s side and Navy’s Dave Little on the men’s side.
What We’re Reading
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The NLL trade deadline saw Brad Self being traded to the Colorado Mammoth while Creighton Reid went to the Buffalo Bandits.
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The NCAA released their first RPI rankings for Division I men’s lacrosse in 2017, and Notre Dame sits at the top.
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In a Q&A with the Baltimore Sun, ESPN/Big Ten Network men’s lacrosse analyst Mark Dixon analyzes results from this past weekend.
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Florida defender Taylor Bresnahan is the “secretary of defense,” according to the Capital Gazette.
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Syracuse.com’s Lindsay Kramer speaks with Syracuse coaches Gary Gait and John Desko to get their thoughts on the possibility of the NCAA limiting recruitment if the proposal passes next month.
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Oak Park’s Max Manyak helps put West Coast lacrosse on the map after committing to Notre Dame.
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Youth players need support. Consider how you communicate with your team. “Corrections are best done one on one, by the coach, in a teaching environment,” writes US Lacrosse Coaches Education Program trainer Kate Leavell.
What We’re Watching
From high school to professional lacrosse, goalies are making the highlight reels this week.
Colorado Mammoth keeper Dillon Ward made three kick saves in less than 15 seconds in the fourth quarter of its 14-11 win over Saskatchewan on Saturday.
Dillon Ward is RIDICULOUS.
— Colorado Mammoth (@MammothLax) March 26, 2017
(#SCTop10) #BraceYourself pic.twitter.com/KObY2mEV2P
Then who doesn’t like goalie goals? On Friday night’s 13-12 overtime win over Calvert Hall, Conestoga goalie Scott MacMillan scored coast to coast. Lax Sports Network host and Conestoga alum Travis Eldridge gave a shoutout to the team Monday night.
Goalie goal alert from my alma mater, Conestoga HS, last Friday in a win over Calvert Hall. @LaxSportsNet (via @stogalacrosse) pic.twitter.com/FdcKBu1ibS
— Travis Eldridge (@tgeldrid) March 27, 2017
What’s On Tap
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No. 2 North Carolina (9-1) travels to No. 17 Virginia Tech (11-2) for a 4 p.m. tilt. Hokies coach John Sung’s rebuild will be put to the test.
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On the men’s side, No. 19 Marquette faces Air Force, also at 4 p.m.