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

1. ​Another Monday of rankings updates has come and gone. Here’s a quick rundown of the highlights:

  • UMass clipped then-No. 1 Yale and re-entered the Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Men’s Top 20. Penn State is the new No. 1. For the full Top 20, click here.

  • Richmond stormed into the D-I women’s rankings at No. 12 after an upset of Virginia and a 6-0 start. See the full Top 20 here.

  • In Division II, Lenoir-Rhyne is up to No. 8 after beating Adelphi, which falls to No. 9. The whole Top 20 is here.

  • Lindenwood is still holding strong at No. 1 in the D-II women’s rankings. Check it out here.

  • NESCAC play has shaken up the D-III men’s Top 20. See how the dominoes fell here.

  • Ithaca entered the D-III women’s Top 20 after opening the season with three convincing wins. See the whole Top 20 here.

2. We doled out player of the week honors on Monday.

  • Will Yorke score nine goals, a Bucknell record and a Patriot League record, to lock down the men’s award.

  • Katie Bourque scored a career-high six goals, including the game-winner in OT for Dartmouth, to earn the women’s award.

3. Episode three of Overtime with Paul Carcaterra is here, and Kelly Amonte Hiller is up. She nabbed her 300th win over the weekend and is one of the most accomplished women’s lacrosse figures in the sport’s history. Listen and subscribe on Apple or Spotify.

4. In the first regular season update to the NJCAA men’s lacrosse rankings, Onondaga remained at the top. But Nassau CC earned a first-place vote. There was no update to the women’s rankings just yet. See the men’s Top 10 here.

WHAT WE’RE READING

  • It was a busy NLL weekend with all 13 teams in action, and Jack Goods put a bow on it with his Week 14 notebook. Read it here.

  • Over on USLacrosse.org, Paul Ohanian wrote about the importance of coaches speaking up about concussions.

  • Tehoka Nanticoke and Jakob Patterson are lighting it up for Albany, writes Adam Shinder of The Daily Gazette.

  • A Montgomery County high school boys’ lacrosse team is under investigation for an alleged hazing incident. It’s “not clear yet” if hazing occurred, according to Jim Melwert of KYW News Radio.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

FROM THE PARKING LOT!

“Naw, bro! Not here!” Kyle Harrison is back at it, teaching the young ones that he’s still lockdown.

Do you like Pat Spencer highlights? We like Pat Spencer highlights.

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • Speaking of Pat Spencer, we’re publishing our March 2020 cover story by Ella Brockway on Spencer and what he sees in his future. It’s a must-read dropping today on USLaxMagazine.com.

  • The latest guest column from ESPN’s Anish Shroff with a hysterical story about Ric Beardsley.

  • We roll out some more high school content, breaking down the Mid-Atlantic region for boys’ and girls’ lacrosse.

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