Good morning. Here's the latest from the lacrosse world:
1. Canada tops the U.S. men for Sixes gold.
U.S. players are leaving Birmingham, Ala., as silver medalists after falling to Canada 23-9 in the gold medal men’s Sixes match of The World Games on Tuesday night. The Canadians scored 117 goals over the course of the five-game event and won gold.
Fan favorite Japan beat England in an overtime thriller to take bronze.
2. Dominant effort propels U.S. women to rout in The World Games Sixes debut.
Former U19 standouts Kasey Choma, Belle Smith and Caitlyn Wurzburger each netted hat tricks as the U.S. women routed Australia 16-6 to open play in The World Games. Madison Ahern led the game with five points and three helpers. USA plays Japan today at 11:45 a.m. Central in another qualifying-round game. Live streaming is available.
3. Chad Surman steps down at Mercer.
Mercer is on the hunt for a new head coach. Chad Surman is stepping down, according to a press release from the athletic department. Surman spent seven years on the Bears’ sideline, including two as head coach. He had previously been the associate head coach. Mercer went 5-10 in 2022 with a 2-3 mark in SoCon play.
The athletic department says it is conducting a nationwide search for his replacement.
4. USA Youth Lacrosse Nationals concludes today.
A record 90 teams came, and just 24 remain. The top eight teams in each age group (13U, 14U and 15U) will compete for titles at the USA Youth Lacrosse Nationals at the DE Turf Sports Complex. The action gets underway with the 13U bracket at 8 a.m.
For the second-straight year, Lax Sports Network will live stream the 14U championship at 1:30 p.m. and the 15U bout at 3 p.m. Brackets for each age group are here.
In addition to the record-setting field, yesterday’s highlights included an appearance by Ally Mastroianni, who won a world title with Team USA on Saturday.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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In Ohio, Annika Duncan spent most of her career as a defender. This year, she was the starting goalie at New Albany. She led the team to a state title and is now on her way to Division II Notre Dame College, writes Dave Purpura of the Columbus Dispatch.
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CBS Colorado sat down with Zoe Martin, the 16-year-old phenom from Team Israel. Kenny DeJohn previously caught up with Martin in Towson.
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Lacrosse All-Stars had some fun with PLL players’ names.
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Inside Lacrosse’s Terry Foy gave his thoughts on the Sixes and lacrosse’s Olympic aspirations.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Ellie Masera is used to Long Island traffic. Unlike on the LIE, this kind of swerving is not illegal.
A little Give & Go action from Sam Swart and Ellie Masera.
— U.S. Women's National Team (@USAWLax) July 12, 2022
Ellie swerving through defenders. pic.twitter.com/fpiBUZ2II4
WHAT’S ON TAP
Coverage of Women’s Sixes and USA Lacrosse Youth Nationals continues.