Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. The UMass men picked up a quality mid-week victory over Hofstra on Tuesday.
Devin Spencer dropped six points and Gabriel Procyk tallied four goals to lead the Minutemen to a 16-10 win over the Pride. The UMass defense held Ryan Tierney to just two goals.
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— UMass Men's Lacrosse (@UMassMLacrosse) March 30, 2021
2. Gabby Fornia was a record-breaker for Vanderbilt this weekend.
She dropped three goals and nine assists in a victory over East Carolina — breaking both the program record and the AAC record for points in a game. She’s our Player of the Week.
Click here for more on Fornia.
3. Jake Naso is a freshman, but he’s one of Duke’s most important players.
Naso won 24 of 32 faceoffs in the thrilling victory over Syracuse last Thursday, which helped Duke retain the No. 1 spot in our rankings. He’s our Player of the Week.
Click here to learn about Naso’s monster performance.
4. Conestoga (Pa.) and Stone Ridge (Md.) enter the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Girls’ National Top 25.
Conestoga picked up a huge win over Agnes Irwin to enter the top 10, while Stone Ridge enters the ranking ahead of a matchup with McDonogh (Md.) next month.
Click here for the full top 25.
5. Archbishop Spalding (Md.) rises and Culver (Ind.) falls in the Nike/US Lacrosse High School Boys’ National Top 25
Spalding took down Malvern Prep (Pa.) on March 20 and followed it with a win over Severn (Md.). Malvern Prep followed the loss to Spalding with an overtime win over Culver.
Check out the full top 25 here.
6. Chaos LC star Josh Byrne joins Paul Carcaterra on the next episode of “Overtime.”
Byrne talks to Carcaterra about his New Westminster beginnings, being biracial in lacrosse and his sense of style. Check it out now.
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WHAT WE’RE READING
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In the latest edition of “Taylor’s Takes,” Cummings gives a shout out to the women’s broadcasters elevating the game and lists her top performers of the week.
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More on the emergence of U.S. U21 stars Brennan O’Neill and Jake Naso at Duke this season.
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Towson AD and NCAA Committee Chair Tim Leonard hints to Inside Lacrosse that the committee has considered hosting all NCAA tournament games in one market.
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All the important information as girls’ lacrosse in New Jersey is set to begin.
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Loyola Blakefield (Md.) got its season started on the right note with a victory over Gilman (Md.).
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More on sisters and Impact Athletes Joyce and Jenny Liu, Missouri lacrosse players who started QuaranTeen Pals, an initiative aimed at connecting teens with seniors and children in hospitals via writing letters.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Former Georgia Tech running back Roddy Jones joined “Yard Sale” last night. In the episode, Quint Kessenich, Paul Carcaterra and Anish Shroff broke down the college lacrosse weekend, spoke with Jones about his newfound love of lacrosse and previewed UNC vs. Duke.
Watch Ep. 3 right here.
WHAT’S ON TAP
- James Madison and Stanford in action on Wednesday afternoon. Head to our TV Listings for the full week.