Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Pace women's lacrosse player Courtney Pabst went in for ACL surgery, but ended up fighting for her life. Her powerful story is captured on video by the Pace athletic department.
Against All Odds
— Pace Athletics (@PaceUAthletics) April 21, 2020
@PaceWLax's Courtney Pabst faced the unthinkable during her senior fall, but through extreme courage and the support of an entire lacrosse community, she overcame it all to return to the team and the sport that she loved.
Full vid: https://t.co/AuaCwDQmvM pic.twitter.com/MOS7wnQCiU
2. Paul Carcaterra visits with former Johns Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala after on emotional week on the latest Overtime podcast.
"It wasn't sad or angry or excited. Maybe, a sense of finality."@CoachPetro43 reflects on the past week, after he and Johns Hopkins mutually parted ways. Catch him on Overtime.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) April 21, 2020
LISTEN: https://t.co/mwxHf4ahKj
READ: https://t.co/gaJVkJG0de pic.twitter.com/2zGUdwAoC4
3. A number of US Lacrosse resources over the last several years have helped accelerate the development of the Canal Winchester Lacrosse Association in Ohio.
4. Part two of a three-part webinar series presented by US Lacrosse and Alpha Echo to help prevent child abuse takes place tomorrow.
Part 2 of the #ChildAbusePrevention webinar series takes place this Thursday, as @ErikMineo and @ajbrandolini of @AlphaEchoProjct provide tools and techniques for maintaining a calm presence in unknowable situations.
— US Lacrosse (@USLacrosse) April 21, 2020
REGISTER: https://t.co/PXFNIOlsoM pic.twitter.com/yauyfG97JP
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Really cool first-person account from Denver Post sportswriter Kyle Newman on how his childhood “nemesis” Eric Law became one of the sport’s best players.
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The MIAA and IAAM, two Maryland-based private school leagues that house some of the nation’s premier lacrosse programs, officially canceled their 2020 spring sports seasons.
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Similar news came later in the day from Long Island, with both Nassau and Suffolk County school superintendents announcing the end of the spring sports season.
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Urbana College, a small NCAA Division II school in Ohio, announced it was closing for good due to financial strain influenced by the coronavirus pandemic. The school was set to have its first women’s lacrosse season in the 2020-21 academic year.
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The Chesapeake Bayhawks have named Chris Burdick as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator.
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Defensive middie Peter Dearth is the latest Syracuse player to announce he’s coming back for another year with the Orange.
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UConn’s Jacqueline Manno is reaping the benefits on a mentorship program through the Women’s Sports Foundation and NBC Sports Group.
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A Q&A with Virginia defenseman Kyle Kology during the week the ACC tournament should be played.
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It wasn’t a long freshman season for Syracuse’s Bianca Chevarie, but the Canadian U19 national team player made the most of it.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Michael Powell made it all look so easy. The great ones do.
2003: Get the Ball Through X, & Let your Ballers do the Rest. pic.twitter.com/Fkq5jvga9H
— Lacrosse Film Study (@LaxFilmStudy) April 21, 2020
WHAT’S ON TAP
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WPLL founder and CEO Michelle DeJuliis shares the latest from the league after the 2020 season was canceled.