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

1. NCAA tournament selections came out Sunday evening, which meant yesterday was the time for our in-depth bracket breakdowns.

Check out our analysis of the Division I men's and women's tournaments, including looks at how seeding was determined, who got in late, who got left out, and more.

2. The Nike/US Lacrosse Top 20s came out yesterday for the final time until the NCAA tournaments conclude.

Duke, Le Moyne and RIT stand atop Divisions I, II and III, respectively, on the men's side. Stony Brook (a No. 5 seed in the tournament), Lindenwood and TCNJ represent the top-ranked squads in those three divisions, respectively, on the women's side.

Inside Lacrosse, the IWLCA, and the NJCAA women's coaches released updated polls yesterday as well. The USILA and the NJCAA men's coaches' polls remain as of April 30.

Nike/US Lacrosse Rankings
MD1 | WD1 | MD2 | WD2 | MD3 | WD3
Maverik-Cascade/IL Media Polls
MD1 | WD1
USILA Polls
MD1 | MD2 | MD3
IWLCA Polls
WD1 | WD2 | WD3
NJCAA Polls
Men | Women

 

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3. Congratulations to Cornell's Christian Knight and Florida's Lindsey Ronbeck for being named our Warrior and Brine/US Lacrosse Players of the Week, respectively.

 

4. One collegiate national championship tournament already is underway, as the Men's Collegiate Lacrosse Association Divisions I and II tourneys began yesterday in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Day one proved eventful in Division I, as Cal stunned Colordo to headline the morning session of games and Brigham Young knocked out defending champion Grand Canyon in the evening. Division II games mostly went according to form, but Florida Gulf Coast did upset Sierra Nevada.

5. Before you gear up for the start of the NCAA tournaments, take a visual look back at conference tournament action through the lenses of US Lacrosse Magazine photographers.

6. Yesterday represented a notebook and noteworthy day for the pro lacrosse leagues.

With their respective semifinal victories, Rochester and Calgary put division leaders Georgia and Saskatchewan on notice for the upcoming division finals, headlining our weekly National Lacrosse League notebook.

Meanwhile, last week proved tough for the New York Lizards, and the Charlotte Hounds continued to find ways to win to highlight our Major League Lacrosse notebook.

And on the women's side, the Women's Professional Lacrosse League held its inaugural draft last night. With the first pick, the New York Fight selected Stony Brook's Kylie Ohlmiller.

 

Here are the 25 players selected, in order:
1. New York Fight: Kylie Ohlmiller, A, Stony Brook
2. Baltimore Brave: Marie McCool, M, North Carolina
3. Philadelphia Fire: Gussie Johns, G, USC
4. New England Command: Katie O'Donnell, M, Penn State
5. Upstate Pride: Megan Whittle, A, Maryland
6. Upstate Pride: Shayna Pirreca, A, Florida
7. New England Command: Kasey Behr, M, Virginia
8. Philadelphia Fire: Shannon Fitzgerald, M, Johns Hopkins
9. Baltimore Brave: Jenna Collins, M, Navy
10. New York Fight: Courtney Murphy, A, Stony Brook
11. New York Fight: Kaileen Hart, A, Boston College
12. Baltimore Brave: Kristen Gaudian, A, James Madison
13. Philadelphia Fire: Sheila Nesselbush, M, Northwestern
14. New England Command: Emily Rogers-Healion, A, Penn
15. Upstate Pride: Lydia Sutton, D, USC
16. Upstate Pride: Elena Romesburg, M, James Madison
17. New England Command: Taylor Hensh, A, Maryland
18. Philadelphia Fire: Emily Gillingham, M, Towson
19. Baltimore Brave: Kaitlyn Montalbano, M, Towson
20. New York Fight: Lindsay Darrell, D, Northwestern
21. New York Fight: Sarah Brown, D, Colorado
22. Baltimore Brave: Alex Condon, M, Penn
23. Philadelphia Fire: Maddie Crutchfield, M, Duke
24. New England Command: Tess Chandler, A, Boston College
25. Upstate Pride: Riley Donahue, A, Syracuse

WHAT WE’RE READING

  • Syracuse players are relishing the prospects of avenging a regular-season loss to Cornell in the NCAA tournament, as noted in the Syracuse Post Standard.

  • The Roanoke Times featured Virginia's quest to win an NCAA men's tournament game for the first time since 2012.

  • The Baltimore Sun took a by-the-numbers look at collegiate men's and women's lacrosse.

  • The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported on a local lacrosse program's efforts to share the ties to the game's history among players.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Next player up. With Matt Hamilton staffing the US Lacrosse Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Associates National Championships in Round Rock, Texas, we welcomed Natalie Wills to host last night's edition of Dialed In: The Show.

 

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • We'll have the Nike/US Lacrosse National High School Top 25 rankings and regional reports today.

  • National Lacrosse Hall of Fame coach Dom Starsia will author the latest in his series of columns and tips for coaches and parents.

  • On the field, the NCAA Division III men's tournament begins today, and the MCLA championships roll into their second rounds.

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