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Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:

1. The lacrosse community remembered September 11.

2. A recommended change to the shot clock proposal for NCAA men’s lacrosse is pending today, changing it to 80 seconds starting upon possession instead of 60 seconds with 20 seconds to clear. The new proposal is a result of coach feedback.

The clock will also reset to 80 seconds, rather than 60 seconds, and teams still must clear past the midline in 20 seconds. The proposed rule changes also includes reinstituting the dive shot.

3. More coaching announcements came Tuesday. 

On the women's side, Katie Hertsch and Deemer Class joined the USC women’s lacrosse coaching staff as assistants. They fill the roles vacated by former associate head coach Devon Wills and assistant Amanda Johansen, who departed to pursue new jobs at Harvard and Hofstra, respectively.

"I have had the opportunity to play with Katie on Team USA and know her passion and determination firsthand,” Trojans head coach Lindsey Munday said. “I am excited for her to bring that to our defensive unit. Deemer has had success in both college and beyond. He brings a new perspective that will help our offense get to the next level.

On the men’s side, Tucker Mizhir was named an assistant at Princeton, replacing Steve Soriano, who left to become an assistant at Bellarmine.

"Tucker brings a lot of energy to the program," Tigers coach Matt Madalon said. "We're very excited about the effect Tucker will have on all of us.”

Plus, Air Force lifted the interim tag for Bill Wilson, who agreed to become the head coach for the Falcons men’s lacrosse team after nine years of coaching experience at the Academy.  

"Bill stepped into a difficult situation last season as interim coach and did a tremendous job rebuilding the culture and climate of the lacrosse program and I'm excited to see this work continue,” said Director of Athletics Col. Jen Block. “I'm confident that our program will be successful on and off the field, but more importantly by doing it the right way."

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4. The brackets for the 2018 Lacrosse All Stars North American Invitational (LASNAI), held Sept. 27-29 at Onondaga Nation Fieldhouse and Onondaga Nation Arena, were released over the weekend.

The USA Blue team will play the Czech Development team in its opening round game and the USA White team will play the Akwesasne Aces in its opener.

5. Florida graduate Aniya Flanagan shares her perspective on racism in the sport, saying, “If lacrosse makes you happy, then just do it.”

“I do think the racism that’s going on in the world is just another reason to bring us closer together,” she said. “It’s another reason to say I don’t care what color your skin is, what gender or race you are, whatever you want to call yourself — do what makes you happy.”

6. Valley View Casino Center, home of the NLL’s San Diego Seals, installed its home turf Tuesday. Their season begins Dec. 8.

What We’re Reading

  • College Crosse reviews the 2018 season for Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse.

  • Syracuse men’s lacrosse welcomes 14 freshmen and one JuCo transfer for the 2019 season.

  • U.S. under-19 training team member and Notre Dame commit Kasey Choma tops the 2018 ILWomen young gun senior girls’ rankings.

  • Virginia commit Connor Shellenberger is No. 1 in the 2018 Inside Lacrosse young gun senior boys’ rankings.

  • T.C. Roberson will be the first school in Buncombe County (N.C.) to have a lacrosse team.

What We’re Watching

Casey Powell shares a video of a passing drill that you can practice with your teammates. 

Get to know the passion of VCU women’s lacrosse, described as a blue-collar team in this YouTube video.

Division III’s Otterbein is the latest team to add box lacrosse to its fall ball routine.

What’s On Tap

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