Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Leading the college beat are congratulations to Kyle Marr of Johns Hopkins and Selena Lasota of Northwestern for earning Warrior and Brine/US Lacrosse Players of the Week honors, respectively.
We want more...Marr.@jhumenslacrosse's Kyle Marr is the @warriorlax / @USLacrosse Player of the Week after scoring 5 fourth-quarter goals to spearhead comeback in @NCAALAX first-round win over Georgetown: https://t.co/9PzGSPM45j pic.twitter.com/Sn2bMZml4Q
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) May 14, 2018
17 goals in two games? Pretty easy choice for @brinelacrosse / @USLacrosse Player of the Week in @NULax's Selena Lasota: https://t.co/BvxMsToNsM pic.twitter.com/leDiHYNMLB
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) May 14, 2018
The Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20 rankings are off until we release final editions after Memorial Day weekend.
2. Rochester and Saskatchewan will play a best-of-three series to determine the National Lacrosse League champion in a matchup of recent heavyweights, wrote Neil Stevens in this week's NLL notebook.
The Knighthawks edged defending champion Georgia, 9-8, in the East Division final, while the Rush defeated Calgary, 15-13, to win the West Division. The teams have combined to win five titles this decade.
3. Phil Shore checked in with a Major League Lacrosse notebook, headlined by how Boston finally got back into the win column and how some of Denver's offseason deals are working out.
The Cannons had lost nine straight, but big Cannon Max Seibald got untracked with four goals to pace Boston's 15-9 win over Florida last week. Will Sands emerged to collect player of the week honors.
4. Natalie Wills made a strong debut as host of “Dialed In: The Show” last week, filling in for Matt Hamilton. Natalie was so well-received, in fact, that Matt feared for his job and returned to host yesterday's edition. Which anchor do you prefer?
5. The offseason coaching carousel has begun, as Siena has parted ways with men's coach John Svec.
#SienaSaints Announce Change in Leadership of @SienaLacrosse Program https://t.co/QCLfkCvGCZ
— Siena Saints (@SienaSaints) May 14, 2018
Svec was 44-59 in seven seasons with the Saints, and he led them to their third MAAC championship and NCAA tournament in 2014, finishing with an 11-6 overall record. But Siena struggled more recently, winning just three games in each of the last three seasons.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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The Albany Times-Union looked ahead to the Albany-Denver men's quarterfinal matchup, which will feature two of the top faceoff midfielders in the game.
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The Baltimore Sun's lacrosse coverage included recently a Q-and-A with Mark Dixon of ESPN and the Big Ten Network, a story on the men's tournament's lack of a clear favorite, and a women's notebook by the numbers.
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The Journal Star (Ill.) reported on the addition of boys' and girls' lacrosse teams at Washington High School, effective spring 2019.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Everything's bigger in Texas, something St. Mark's boys' coach Hayward Lee understands. From the weekend, Lee's squad just lost the Texas High School Lacrosse League Division I final to The Woodlands, 10-6, but he took a moment to congratulate the victors, wish those playing in college next season well and remind them of the larger Texas lacrosse family.
Just seconds after @TWHSLax defeated @SMTXlacrosse in the @texas_lacrosse State Championship, St. Marks Head Coach Hayward Lee showed some incredible sportsmanship in addressing his opposition. pic.twitter.com/Q3QqMKb3i6
— Kyle Youmans (@Kyle_Youmans) May 13, 2018
WHAT’S ON TAP
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We'll have the Nike/US Lacrosse National High School Top 25 rankings, regional reports and players of the week today.
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The rollout of content from the May/June print edition of US Lacrosse Magazine continues, with features on the Albany men's squad and Team USA's faceoff master and apprentice.
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On the field, we've gotten to the point where only a few dozen college teams remain in action. Next up is tomorrow's NCAA Division III men's tournament quarterfinals.