Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The final week of the regular season in Major League Lacrosse sees three teams atop the standings at 9-6 — Boston, Chesapeake and Denver. Chesapeake's Lyle Thomposon is just five points away from tying Rob Pannell's MLL single-season scoring record. Phil Shore with the weekly MLL Notebook.
2. Can Redwoods isolate another opponent’s star on Landis Island for another week? Jack Goods with the weekly PLL Notebook.
“What Matt Landis did against Connor Fields ... we just named the island after him. It’s Landis Island.” — @PLLRedwoods coach @NatStLaurentPLL after Landis held Fields without a point
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) September 16, 2019
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3. The expansion New York Riptide have the first pick in tonight’s National Lacrosse League draft from Philadelphia and it will be a busy night for general manager/head coach Regy Thorpe. Thorpe will be across the continent getting the U.S. team ready for the start of the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship on Thursday.
4. Flagler (Fla.) College will start NCAA Division II programs in 2022 and Brian Duncan, who led Essex CC to a national junior college championship in 2004 will be the first head coach of the men’s program at the school.
WHAT WE’RE READING
• Virginia recruit Connor Shellenberger, from hometown school St. Anne’s Belfield in Charlottesville, tops Inside Lacrosse’s Top 100 incoming freshman in men’s lacrosse.
• Jim Stagnitta, who took Denver to the MLL championship game in 2012, writes in the PLL Coachers Corner column about the Whipsnakes journey to the inaugural PLL championship game.
• A phone call at the airport while waiting to vacation in Greece changed Sydney Pirreca’s plans. Now the former Florida star is set to begin her coaching career at Syracuse.
• Kevin Gould is the new offensive coordinator for the men’s lacrosse program at Providence.
• Hungary and Puerto Rico have achieved full member status from World Lacrosse.
• Nine New York Riptide games on will be carried on MSG networks for the 2019-20 season.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Furman renovated its locker room in memory of former player and student-coach Jackson Roberts, who died in a motorcycle accident in 2018.
Here are some highlights from Saturday's locker room dedication. Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible. pic.twitter.com/Jzr1oQuGgd
— Furman Lacrosse (@FURMANMLAX) September 16, 2019
WHAT’S ON TAP
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The National Lacrosse League entry draft will be streamed live tonight on B/R Live and the league's social media channels. Live coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. (Eastern).