Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. . Ivy League women’s lacrosse co-leader Cornell gave Syracuse a major scare before the Orange pulled away for a 16-13 win behind four goals from freshman Meaghan Tyrrell. Cornell led 4-0 early and 12-11 with just under 11 minutes to play. Emily Hawryschuk had a hat trick to move into a tie for seventh all-time in goals, tying the game on this rip.
Elsewhere in women’s lacrosse, No. 1 Boston College moved to 16-0 with a 15-10 win over Yale. Dartmouth scored a season-high 22 goals in a 22-10 win over Vermont.
2. No. 7 Virginia routed state rival VMI 24-5 as midfielder Dox Aitken scored his 95th career goal, setting a new record for a UVa midfielder. Xander Dickson led the Cavaliers with seven goals, including this behind-the-back goal after a ground ball in front of the cage.
Sacred Heart’s Joe Saggese had three goals and five assists in the Pioneers 17-9 win over Binghamton, setting new school record for points in a season (66) and career (197). Brown won the battle of Providence, beating the Friars 9-7 behind 17 saves from Phil Goss.
3. The NCAA released its first RPI numbers for men’s lacrosse and Patrick Stevens checked in with his first bracketology of the season. It’s a weird season with several AQ’s featuring low RPIs. That means a very small bubble for some very good teams.
4. The Women’s Professional Lacrosse League received a major visibility boost with a new media deal. The league announced that ESPN3 will stream the regular season schedule and the championship game will be carried on ESPNU, the league’s first game on broadcast television.
5. The Premier Lacrosse League will hold the opening round of its playoffs in Columbus, Ohio at MAPFRE Stadium Sept. 6-7. Home of the Columbus Crew, MAPFRE Stadium was the first soccer-specific stadium in Major League Soccer and hosted the Major League Lacrosse championship game in 2002.
6. Roanoke goalie Ian Davies earned first team USILA Division III All-America honors last year, playing to honor his mother who died the year before. The senior is putting up strong numbers again as the Maroons get ready for the ODAC tournament.
7. Eli Espinosa is bringing lacrosse back to his hometown of Ellenville, N.Y., with the help of a US Lacrosse First Stick Program grant.