Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The U.S. national teams program turns its attention this week from Columbus, Ohio, to West Palm Beach, Fla.
The U.S. U19 men’s training team rebounded from a 9-7 loss to Culver Academy (Ind.) on Saturday to defeat The Hill Academy (Ontario) 14-6 on Sunday. Check out photos from the exhibitions at Ohio State.
The U.S. senior women’s team now takes center stage. As Team USA prepares for its exhibition Saturday against WPLL Select at Presidents Cup, attacker Kylie Ohlmiller takes her turn on the hot seat for our monthly “Give & Go” series.
2. Born with cerebral palsy, Brock Spayd found his identity on the lacrosse field, where teammates accepted him and provided refuge from the physical limitations and emotional insecurity of his condition.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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“Westworld” star Jeffrey Wright reminisced about his lacrosse-playing days during a recent visit to his alma mater, St. Albans in Washington, D.C.
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About Denver Outlaws faceoff specialist and ultimate underdog Max Adler, as profiled by Bentley University, the Division II school from which he graduated in 2017.
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How ECD lacrosse enlisted Greg Gurenlian in its effort to develop a faceoff head, the Weapon X, that performs both at the X and on offense.
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Jamaica’s senior women’s lacrosse team made history by qualifying for the 2021 World Lacrosse Women’s World Championship with its third-place finish at the Pan-American Lacrosse Association championship over the weekend in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
College teams finding fun, creative ways to keep the competitive juices flowing in the final days of fall ball.
Small Field lacrosse regular season underway, playoffs later this week. Whose taking it?#GoNavy pic.twitter.com/wTI6ScWkw7
— Navy Men's Lacrosse (@navymlax) November 18, 2019
Competing everyday to get better! #RichmondStrong pic.twitter.com/zpsC2cU953
— Richmond Lacrosse (@SpiderMLAX) November 18, 2019
Georgia Swarm forward Zed Williams in mid-season form.
Sneak attack BTB goal from ZED pic.twitter.com/PQMvsPdhK5
— Georgia Swarm (@GeorgiaSwarmLAX) November 17, 2019
Looks like Paul Bissonnette, aka Biz Nasty, will get his NLL pro day with the Vancouver Warriors. Publicity stunt? Perhaps. But the former NHL tough guy and social media personality, who triggered lacrosse supporters last week with a tweet stating that he could make an NLL roster as a walk-on without ever having played the sport, might soon eat his words.
“I’m gonna get smoked, alright? To be completely honest” @BizNasty2point0 joins @Patrick_ONeal and @CarrlynBathe to talk about his upcoming @NLL debut and life after playing hockey pic.twitter.com/EdcgqoklFu
— FOX Sports West (@FoxSportsWest) November 19, 2019
WHAT’S ON TAP
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How they’re fueling the youth lacrosse pipeline in Austin, Texas.
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Jack Goods’ predictions for the upcoming NLL season.