Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Athletes Unlimited is headed to USA Lacrosse.
The league announced that it will hold its second season of lacrosse from July 21-Aug. 14 at USA Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md. Click here to read more and see who is playing in Season 2.
2. Tucker Dordevic enters the transfer portal.
The Syracuse men’s lacrosse star announced his intention to transfer on social media Monday, and thanked the ‘Cuse faithful along the way. One of the most talented offensive players in the nation is now potentially heading to a new destination.
According to Ty Xanders, North Carolina senior Nicky Solomon has also entered the transfer portal.
3. The latest college rankings came out Monday. The top of the Division I rankings remain steady, but there were a few big changes in Division II and Division III.
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Brown Gets Top Ivy Seed, Now No. 5 in Division I Men’s Top 20
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First Bid Thief (Saint Joe’s) Emerges in Division I Women’s Top 20
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Christopher Newport Remains No. 1 in Division III Women’s Top 20
4. Welcome to one of the wildest weeks of the year.
Division I conference tournaments get underway this week, with tickets to the NCAA tournament being punched and crazy endings sure to follow. We’ve got you covered with primers on the Division I men’s and women’s conference championship weeks.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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The NLL playoff field is set after a dramatic Week 22. Jack Goods is back with a recap of a wild weekend.
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The MCLA announced the fields for its Division I and Division II national championships, which will run May 9-14 in Round Rock, Texas.
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A jury awarded the mother and sister of late Virginia lacrosse player Yeardley Love each $7.5 million in damages to be paid by George Huguely V, who is serving a 23-year prison sentence for her murder.
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More from Providence, R.I., where Brown prepares to host the Ivy League tournament.
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Salem State is mourning the loss of lacrosse player Sam Cioffi, who died of a medical emergency on Sunday morning.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Goal or no goal?
Was saving this until after the season because I didn’t want it to seem like sour grapes at the time. Also not chirping the refs because it’s an almost impossible call in real-time but…….is this a goal/not a goal? pic.twitter.com/c7Dm857Egp
— UCSB Lacrosse (@UCSBLax) May 2, 2022
WHAT’S ON TAP
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High school rankings
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Updated bracketology by Patrick Stevens (Division I men) and Jeremy Fallis (Division I women) as we enter the stretch run of the regular season.
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Lacrosse Reference’s Zack Capozzi is back with Beyond the Basics, advanced metrics reshaping the statistical discourse in college lacrosse.