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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. ESPN’s Anish Shroff debuted as the newest US Lacrosse Magazine contributor Tuesday. Among the topics he tackled in his first column: taking the long view on February results, the actors best suited to portray your favorite college coaches and a top-10 list in which Ohio State stands out.

2. The Rumble on the Runway, a National Lacrosse League game scheduled to take place Feb. 22 on the flight line of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, has been relocated to the San Diego Seals’ home arena due to the coronavirus quarantine at the base. The game against the Vancouver Warriors was set to become the first-ever professional sports event on an active Marine base.

“While disappointed that we’re unable to host this historic event, we understand the dedication to the mission at hand,” Seals president Steve Govett said in a statement.

“All of us were looking forward to what would have been a breakthrough event,” said Col. Charles Dockery, commanding officer of MCAS Miramar. “But our mission in support of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control is our top priority and the best way for us to serve the interests of our nation.”

3. Major League Lacrosse unveiled Tuesday a new team in Connecticut called the Hammerheads, which will be coached by former Dallas Rattlers coach Bill Warder and presumably will be comprised of the former Rattlers roster.

The announcement came less than 24 hours after the news that MLL would cease operations of the franchise in Dallas, though it is reserving the Rattlers brand for a potential return to the market in the future.

4. The Premier Lacrosse League announced Tuesday that it will play its Week 6 games in Minnesota. The July 11-12 games will take place at Viking Lakes, homeo of the Minnesota Vikings training facility in Eagan, Minn.

5. Stony Brook’s Anthony Gilardi and Bellarmine’s Andrew Whitley, a pair of first-year men’s lacrosse head coaches, emerged victorious in their debuts Tuesday.

Caleb Pearson scored with 7.9 seconds remaining in overtime to lift Stony Brook to a 13-12 victory over St. John’s. The Seawolves coughed up a three-goal lead late in regulation before recovering to win it in OT.

Scores:

Stony Brook 13, St. John’s 12 (OT)
Bellarmine 21, Hampton 5

PHOTO BY JOHN STROHSACKER

Sondra Dickey scored seven goals Tuesday in Lehigh's 17-11 win at UMBC. The Mountain Hawks have scored 33 goals in their first two games.

6. The Lehigh women’s lacrosse team scored six of the final seven goals in the first half en route to a 17-11 win at UMBC on Tuesday. The Mountain Hawks have now scored 33 goals in their first two games. Sondra Dickey scored seven goals in Tuesday’s victory.

Scores:

Lehigh 17, UMBC 11
New Hampshire 15, Merrimack 9

WHAT WE’RE READING

  • Jack Goods’ mock draft ahead of today’s PLL expansion draft in which Waterdogs LC will form the foundation of its inaugural roster.

  • In an interview for The Capital, Xavier Arline opens up about committing to Navy football and convincing coach Ken Niumatalolo to keep the door open on Arline also playing lacrosse at the academy.

  • “New, shiny No. 22” Chase Scanlan won over ACC Network analyst and former four-time All-American defenseman Ric Beardsley with his seven-goal Syracuse debut, the Post-Standard reports.

  • Scanlan and Chris Gray aren’t the only transfers performing well for their new teams. Lacrosse Bucket details several more notable performances.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Northwestern unveiled new “Gothic Ice” uniforms for softball and women’s lacrosse and we are not disappointed.

That hype video is almost as good as the animated unveiling of the Connecticut Hammerheads.

Yard work and chuckles behind the scenes with the Ohio State women’s lacrosse team.

Anthony Gilardi’s post-game address to his Stony Brook team following an overtime win against St. John’s—the first victory in his career as a head coach.

WHAT’S ON TAP

  • The PLL expansion draft (6 p.m. EST on YouTube).

  • Fourteen Division I women’s lacrosse games, highlighted by Marist at Army (3 p.m.), Boston College at Boston University (4 p.m.) and Virginia Tech at James Madison (5 p.m.).

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