Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Sammy Mueller, the prized Virginia women’s lacrosse transfer now at Northwestern, spoke to US Lacrosse Magazine’s Kenny DeJohn about her decision to use her extra year of eligibility in Evanston and why she doesn’t care that she’s often overlooked for accolades despite being a first-team All-American midfielder.
In other transfer news, Villanova men’s lacrosse announced Tuesday the addition of Jimmy McAfee, a two-time Division III All-American at Amherst and arguably the top two-way midfielder in the portal.
2. Multiple Vanderbilt women’s lacrosse players tested positive for COVID-19, according to a report by the Vanderbilt Hustler. They have been moved into isolation to prevent further spread of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
3. High school lacrosse is still months away from starting, but how states handle fall sports could have significant impacts on lacrosse. Here’s how the seasons are aligning for the 23 states whose high school athletic associations sanction lacrosse.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Ad Week caught up with former Team USA attackman and Hex Performance founder Drew Westervelt, who created a new laundry detergent to eliminate the stench of sports equipment.
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Hockey and lacrosse writer Marisa Ingemi penned for NLL.com a list of 15 prospects to watch in the upcoming NLL draft.
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Paul Rabil made another list alongside mainstream sports athletes — for going vegan.
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Several members of the lacrosse community posted messages on social media in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Lacrosse Bucket reports.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
On April 20, 1929, the Navy men’s lacrosse team defeated Lafayette 17-1. On Aug. 25, 2020, someone posted the 91-year-old footage on Twitter and it was awesome.
Check out April 20, 1929 @navymlax v @LafayetteMLAX action, courtesy of @UofSC moving picture collection pic.twitter.com/7DxE8n6Eya
— Steve Holroyd (@laxmavn) August 25, 2020
WHAT’S ON TAP
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US Lacrosse’s Lauren Davenport returns with more poignant commentary on what the lacrosse community can do to allow people of color to feel understood in the sport.
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The latest in the IWLCA’s “Behind the Whistle” series.