Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Denver and Virginia Tech won comfortably in women’s lacrosse on Tuesday.
No. 10 Denver battle through a tough test from Fairfield for the 15-10 victory thanks to seven goals and three assists from Bea Behrins. No. 18 Virginia Tech blew past Furman 21-10 behind six goals from Olivia Vergano.
HAVE YOURSELF A DAY BB!
— Denver Women’s Lacrosse (@DU_WLAX) March 15, 2022
Now with career highs in goals (7) and points (10).
4th highest point total in a game in program history.#PioneerTogether pic.twitter.com/dUWft0gaYc
SCORES
No. 10 Denver 15, Fairfield 10
No. 18 Virginia Tech 21, Furman 10
Kennesaw State 23, Howard 3
Iona 21, Columbia 13
Ohio State 16, Marist 5
Penn State 15, Towson 6
Saint Francis 10, Presbyterian 7
San Diego State 18, Marquette 12
UMass 18, Siena 12
2. Bucknell survives a thriller with Penn State in Tuesday men’s action.
The Bison led by as many as four goals in the fourth quarter, but had to withstand a late Nittany Lions rally for a 12-11 win in Lewisburg, Pa. Alston Tarry had three goals in the victory, while freshman Connor Davis finished with two goals.
Call him captain clutch.
— Bucknell Men's Lax (@Bucknell_MLAX) March 15, 2022
Travis Talarico just forced a key turnover to help the Bison defend their late lead over Penn State.
Watch on ESPN+: https://t.co/qLZndZVMaK pic.twitter.com/w1CFmUWha9
In other action, Ross Scott dropped four goals and three assists to lead Rutgers to the 22-10 win over Lafayette.
SCORES
No. 7 Rutgers 22, Lafayette 10
Bucknell 12, Penn State 11
Monmouth 11, VMI 6
3. Denver’s Sam Thacker is the USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I Women’s Player of the Week.
Thacker combined for eight caused turnovers, three ground balls and four draw controls over two games last week. Click here for more on her big week.
4. Overtime with Paul Rabil dropped Tuesday.
In the almost two-hour conversation with Paul Carcaterra, Rabil shared plenty of stories about his career at Johns Hopkins and in pro lacrosse, why he remains loyal to Dave Pietramala and what the future holds for the PLL.
Click here to listen to the full episode.
5. Boston U’s Roy Meyer was all over the field in a win over Bucknell last weekend.
Meyer tallied five caused turnovers and four ground balls to lead the Terriers to the big Patriot League win. Click here to learn more on our USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I Men’s Player of the Week.
6. As the high school season heats up in the South and West, we return with another edition of the USA Lacrosse regional rankings.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Zack Capozzi of Lacrosse Reference returns this week with a look at some early bracketology based on 3,000 simulations. Is it ever too early for bracketology?
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In the women’s lacrosse edition of “Beyond the Basics,” Capozzi takes a look at Free Position Utilization among Division I teams.
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Warrior Lacrosse is celebrating 30 years of innovation with the release of classic shafts.
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Harford Community College leads the women’s NJCAA rankings, while Nassau Community College leads the men’s top 10.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
The Boston Cannons announced their 2022 opponents
SET YOUR ALARMS.
— Cannons Lacrosse Club (@PLLCannons) March 15, 2022
Our 2022 Matchups are HERE and we’ve got year two on lock. pic.twitter.com/QmwtxevSFZ
WHAT’S ON TAP
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"The Stick Drop," a USA Lacrosse Magazine podcast hosted by Sheehan Stanwick Burch, launches Season 2 today with Belle Smith.