Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The NESCAC, one of the top NCAA Division III leagues in the country, will have a limited conference schedule this spring.
2. Albany highlighted the women’s lacrosse slate on Tuesday with a big 18-7 win over previously unbeaten Hofstra. Aislinn Sweeney made 16 saves and Kyla Zapolski had five goals. Mercer and Akron both picked up wins and Bellarmine downed VMI in the lone Division I men's game of the day.
3. Yard Sale, a new show featuring ESPN lacrosse announcers Paul Carcaterra, Quint Kessenich and Anish Shroff is coming to the US Lacrosse YouTube channel beginning next Tuesday night.
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 9, 2021
@AnishESPN | @paulcarcaterra | @QKessenich
March 16
8 p.m. ET
@USLacrosse YouTube pic.twitter.com/CZPmSlJizu
4. In this week’s Taylor’s Takes, U.S. national team and newly-signed Athletes Unlimited star Taylor Cummings has high praise for a number of players, but not so much for the resources being devoted to the women’s lacrosse streams on BTN Plus.
The Top Performers of the Week according to @tcummings_21
— US Lacrosse Magazine (@USLacrosseMag) March 10, 2021
Sydney Watson, @UConnWLAX
Livy Rosenzweig, @LoyolaWLax
Molly Garrett, @UMichWLAX
Annika Meyer, @HopkinsLacrosse
Kerrigan Miller, @uncwlax
Read Taylor's Takes, presented by @gaitlaxofficial.https://t.co/K43XsERJIF
5. This week’s Overtime with Paul Carcaterra podcast guest is the personable Harvard men’s lacrosse coach Gerry Byrne. Live on Apple and Spotify this morning.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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A six-goal effort, including the overtime game-winner against Massachusetts, was more than enough to land Connecticut’s Sydney Watson as the US Lacrosse Magazine Division I Women’s Player of the Week.
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Logan Wisnauskas continues to help the Maryland men’s lacrosse team light up the scoreboard. He’s the US Lacrosse Magazine Division I Men’s Player of the Week.
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“Watch Us” is new mantra for Brine, which has rolled out the new Brine Edge Pro.
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Some pretty powerful testimonies about Duke's women's lacrosse coach Kerstin Kimel's leadership from her former players.
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With 10 returning starters, the Shippensburg women’s lacrosse team is looking to continue a positive trajectory.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Kyla Zapolski's five goals included this sweet backhander in Albany's 18-7 victory over Hofstra.
The Danes are heating up!! Kyla Zapolski goal!!
— UAlbany Women's Lacrosse (@UAlbanyWLax) March 9, 2021
UAlbany 3, Hofstra 0#BeGreat // #AEWLAX pic.twitter.com/7GkiIo5DH1
WHAT’S ON TAP
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A busy day of college lacrosse is highlighted by No. 1 Duke hosting High Point tonight at 7 in a nationally-televised game on ESPNU.