Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix For Monday, March 27

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

1. Who’s No. 1?

Every Division I men’s team now carries a loss on its resume after Virginia defeated Notre Dame 15-10 at Arlotta on Saturday, so perfection isn’t a possibility this spring. Notre Dame had a hold on the top spot for one week, but it now appears as if Virginia will reclaim its perch.

The atmosphere at Arlotta was incredible, especially with the entire Notre Dame football team stopping by to stir things up. (More on that in the Post-Week Tailgate.)

That was certainly the biggest score of the weekend in the men’s game. Other scores of note:

Army 10, Loyola 5
Cornell 18, Penn 12
Dartmouth 10, Harvard 9
Duke 12, Saint Joseph’s 9
Georgetown 17, Lehigh 15
Johns Hopkins 15, Michigan 11
Maryland 13, Penn State 10
North Carolina 25, Providence 8
Ohio State 11, Rutgers 7
Princeton 23, Yale 10
Syracuse 18, Hobart 7

2. For the first time this season, there wasn’t chaos in women’s lacrosse.

It was a pretty straightforward weekend, one that shouldn’t completely shatter last week’s Nike/USA Lacrosse Top 20. It wasn’t without headlines, though. Michigan Jill Smith broke the program’s single-season goals record against Rutgers in just her 11th game of the season, for example. (More from the weekend in The Sunday Slide.)

Some scores of note from the weekend:

Boston College 14, Virginia Tech 12
Duke 16, Pitt 8
James Madison 10, Temple 8
Michigan 14, Rutgers 4
North Carolina 17, Clemson 8
Northwestern 20, Stanford 9
Princeton 15, Cornell 11
Richmond 15, Saint Joseph’s 9
Syracuse 17, Louisville 5
USC 17, Colorado 13
Virginia 16, Notre Dame 13

3. Greensboro College is mourning the death of captain Seth Mandryk.

Mandryk, a graduate transfer from Barton, died Monday by suicide, according to the News & Record. Mandryk had started all eight games on attack for the Pride and ranked second on the team with 20 goals.

Greensboro will next play March 29 against Warren Wilson.

More here.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Erin Garvey of FSUNews.com writes about Florida State’s women’s club team, one of the top programs in the WCLA.

• Utah dropped a school-record 24 goals on Detroit Mercy in a 24-11 win, a game in which Jordan Hyde also became the program’s all-time goals leader (78). Twelve players scored on the record-setting night.

• With East Stroudsburg head coach Xeni Barakos-Yoder on maternity leave indefinitely, Rachel Ward has stepped up to take charge of the team as its interim leader. Paul Ohanian caught up with Ward last week.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Hitting a BTB around one defender is for rookies. Brooke Hoss is not a rookie. She took two defenders to the cleaners with this one.

BROOKE HOSS AROUND TWO PEOPLE. @PennStateWLAX dominating Ohio State and now has an #SCTop10 candidate. pic.twitter.com/xFh4McmPPr

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) March 25, 2023

And on Sunday night, Ohio State had a blast against Rutgers. Pole goals stay undefeated.

BUCKEYES IN PRIMETIME @OhioStateMLAX holds off @RUmlax en route to an 11-7 victory. pic.twitter.com/MLCMtMEJwj

— USA Lacrosse Magazine (@USALacrosseMag) March 27, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• It’s rankings day, so buckle your seatbelt and get those Twitter fingers ready.

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