Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Boston College and Syracuse won in blowout fashion.
Emily Hawryschuk had her best game of the 2022 season, tallying seven goals and four assists to lead Syracuse to 20-9 victory over Cornell on Tuesday night. Meaghan Tyrrell chipped in three goals and three assists in the win. For Boston Collge, Jenn Medjid scored five times in a 17-1 victory over Harvard on Tuesday afternoon.
Elsewhere, Penn State ended a four-game losing streak with a 15-7 victory over Pitt behind six points from Taylor Regan.
2. Jake Taylor and Pat Kavanagh stayed hot against Marquette.
Taylor, who saw his first start less than two weeks ago, dropped five goals to lead Notre Dame to the 18-8 win over the Golden Eagles. Kavanagh chipped in two goals and three assists.
Also in men’s action, Marist picked up a win over NJIT on a James Lyons overtime game-winner.
3. Ned Crotty calls it a career.
The two-time U.S. national team gold medalist and hero of the 2010 world championship game announced his retirement on Tuesday. He was the first pick of the 2010 MLL Draft and competed for Chrome LC in the PLL.
Click here for more on his career.
4. Carley Adams anchored a weekend sweep for Arizona State.
Adams dropped six goals and six assists in victories over Stanford and Cal in a tight Pac-12 race. For her efforts, she earned USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I Women’s Player of the Week. Click here for more.
5. Brett Dobson is making teams fear St. Bonaventure.
Dobson, one of the top goalies in the nation, lived up to that title last week, made 21 saves and allowed just three goals in a victory over Monmouth. He’s the USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I Men’s Player of the Week. Click here for more.
6. The Nike/USA Lacrosse High School National Top 25 rankings are here.
St. Mary’s (Md.) jumps two spots in the top 10 of the boys’ rankings, while Manhasset moves from No. 12 to No. 8. Click here for the full rankings.
Four teams from the Northeast enters this week’s girls’ rankings, including Garden City (N.Y.) at No. 16. Click here to see the full list.
7. It’s never too early for Bracketology.
In the men’s bracketology, Jacksonville and Denver make appearances in the projected NCAA tournament field. Click here to find out what other teams fill out the men’s tournament.
In women’s bracketology, six teams are battling it out for the final two national seeds in the NCAA tournament field. Click here to see where teams like Loyola and Florida fall in that discussion.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Connor Buczek, who retired last week from professional lacrosse, shared his lacrosse journey with Paul Carcaterra on “Overtime,” which dropped on Tuesday.
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News out of Division II women's lacrosse. Adams State announced that it will discontinue its program, effective immediately. Adams State has competed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference for 11 years.
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Beyond the Basics returned for another week. On the men’s side, Zack Capozzi touched on the importance of pacing and shot selection among top Division I teams. For the women’s game, he takes a look at win probability and how it can apply to close games.
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Le Moyne men's lacrosse continued a strong start to the season with a commanding win over Bentley.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Pat Kavanagh swerving through the Marquette defense.
Pat Kavanagh: Human Cheat Code#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/0rYMsbGTIJ
— Notre Dame Lacrosse (@NDlacrosse) April 12, 2022
Savannah Sweitzer had this BTB as part of a big Syracuse performance.
Ooh, you better move pic.twitter.com/cIgtmaKZ6T
— Syracuse Women's Lacrosse (@CuseWLAX) April 13, 2022
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Sheehan Stanwick Burch speaks with Lauren Gilbert on "The Stick Drop."
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Our high school players of the week will be announced.