Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Former UMass-Lowell women’s lacrosse player Noelle Lambert, now a U.S. Paralympic athlete, was named the 2020 Women of Worth National Honoree, as announced by L'Oréal Paris on Giving Tuesday. Lambert received $25,000 for her Born to Run Foundation for earning the honor.
BREAKING NEWS! Noelle Lambert is this year’s @LOrealParisUSA Women of Worth National Honoree! Check out the moment she found out with a special message from Helen Mirren.@TheBornToRunFo1#LOrealWomenOfWorth pic.twitter.com/upk7cGPxfi
— ExtraTV (@extratv) December 1, 2020
2. Former North Carolina men’s lacrosse player Brandon Pierce has turned his passion for the sport and filmmaking into a documentary on Black lacrosse history.
3. World Lacrosse sat down with Team USA star Taylor Cummings as part of its “5 for Towson” video series.
At 5 years old, @tcummings_21 never heard of lacrosse. A year later, she picked up a stick for the first time.
— U.S. Women's National Team (@USAWLax) December 1, 2020
Since then, her hard work, sacrifices and dedication have made her what she is today — one of the best lacrosse players in the world. pic.twitter.com/rD5FMQTZHy
4. Courtney Medwin of Coral Springs, Fla., and Jacqueline Wolford of Columbus, Ohio are the recipients of the 2020 Michael Breschi Scholarships, awarded by US Lacrosse. A total of 27 recipients have received scholarships since the program was established in 2007 to honor the memory and life of Michael Breschi, the son of current North Carolina men’s lacrosse coach Joe Breschi.
We are proud to name Courtney Medwin (Fla.) and Jacqueline Wolford (Ohio) recipients of the 2020 Michael Breschi Scholarship.
— US Lacrosse (@USLacrosse) December 1, 2020
The scholarships are awarded annually to two high school seniors who plan to attend college and are the child of a coach. https://t.co/bUwUpKuLys pic.twitter.com/w3KrNOMiRI
5. The Georgia Chapter of US Lacrosse has named its 2021 Hall of Fame class.
Congratulations to our class of 2021! pic.twitter.com/5Yf85oDvyp
— USL Georgia Chapter (@GaLaxFoundation) December 1, 2020
WHAT WE’RE READING
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On Inside Lacrosse, former U.S. team player and Syracuse star Alyssa Murray Cometti shares her experiences of parental influence over the various stages of her playing and coaching career.
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College freshmen Carly Camphausen (Brown) and Caroline Lampert (Trinity) have long shared a tight bond, which made their senior season of high school lacrosse being cancelled all the more frustrating.
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Marist women’s lacrosse recruit Alana Tavares has 213 goals in her high school career, even with her junior season wiped out by COVID-19.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
The University of Florida women’s lacrosse teams sums up all of our feelings.
When the time comes, we're R E A D Y #FLax #GoGators pic.twitter.com/e3rFzneNpK
— Gators Lacrosse (@GatorsLAX) November 30, 2020
WHAT’S ON TAP
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Patrick Stevens profiles University of Richmond men's lacrosse player Richie Connell, who burst onto the scene for the Spiders last season.