Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Apuzzo, Arsenault and Kent may be gone, but Charlotte North is here to remind us that Boston College remains as a must-watch team in 2020.
Charlotte North ... @BCwlax
— Paul Carcaterra (@paulcarcaterra) January 22, 2020
I you #8! pic.twitter.com/OzAizauvBH
2. The PLL is coming to Long Island for the first time, and players are all excited to play at Stony Brook. Now comes the question: which of the league’s seven teams will be on the bye that week and deny some Long Island players a homecoming?
3. How often is someone one of the best ever at his craft, and also one its biggest advocates? Greg Gurenlian wants the faceoff to stay and is passionate, and creative, about ways to keep it a part of the game.
4. A loaded offense – like every goal scorer back from 2019 – has No. 9 Penn and head coach Karin Corbett excited about its prospects this season.
5. Denver will look plenty different in 2020, but the Pioneers still check in at No. 9 in the preseason on the back of Tewaaraton candidate Ethan Walker.
After complementing Connor Cannizzaro as a freshman, Ethan Walker enters the year fifth in Denver history in points (194), sixth in goals (127) and tied for ninth in assists (67).
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) January 22, 2020
He's the catalyst for No. 9 @DU_MLAX.
NCAA PREVIEW: https://t.co/4ScXiRWp50 pic.twitter.com/cC7JVdYPiw
6. Getting lacrosse in front of new potential players is the goal of the PE curriculum developed by US Lacrosse. Over 3,000 grants have been awarded in the last five years.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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The Lacrosse Athlete Development Model (LADM) is a framework to help bring out the full athletic potential in every player using a development philosophy based on six core values.
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Inside Lacrosse released the Face-Off Yearbook 2020 Preseason Division I Men’s All-America squad, voted on by media members.
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Temple senior Julia Ryan, an international business major, took a trip to Thailand as she gets ready to start a job at TD Bank following graduation.
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After a breakout freshman campaign in 2018, Albany’s Tehoka Nanticoke is ready to put a disappointing 2019 season behind him.
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Eastern Michigan University settled a lawsuit brought by two former student-athletes that will allow the school to go forth with its plan to add a varsity women’s lacrosse program.
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Former Georgia club player Michella Chester breaks down ten of the top returning women’s offensive players for the 2020 season on NCAA.com.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
The San Diego Seals are helping grow box lacrosse in California..
“I never got a chance to shake hands with someone who was a professional athlete...so you guys have a tremendous opportunity to learn and grow with the sport.”
— Devan Kaney (@DevanKaneyTV) January 21, 2020
Check out our feature on how @SealsLax are growing box lacrosse in SoCal #GrowTheGame pic.twitter.com/ePgmX74dXK
WHAT’S ON TAP
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The Nike/US Lacrosse preseason previews continue with the No. 8 teams — John Hopkins (men) and Michigan (women).