Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Thursday, April 13

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

1. Is it too late for Rutgers to show signs of life?

An at-large bid might be out of the cards, but if the Scarlet Knights get going at the right time, maybe they can challenge for the Big Ten crown. Rutgers played its best game of the season Wednesday night, beating No. 7 Stony Brook 12-7 behind four goals and one assist from Cassidy Spilis and hat tricks from Ava Kane and Marin Hartshorn.

More women’s scores from Wednesday:

Campbell 20, Gardner-Webb 16
Coastal Carolina 17, Vanderbilt 13
Detroit Mercy 11, Akron 10
Drexel 10, Temple 9
Fairfield 16, Mount St. Mary’s 8
Florida 16, Liberty 7
Furman 14, Radford 6
High Point 20, Longwood 14
Iona 12, Manhattan 11
Kent State 19, Eastern Michigan 9
Loyola 20, Princeton 10
Marist 12, Niagara 11
Mercer 21, Wofford 10
Merrimack 15, Central Connecticut 2
Navy 17, American 8
Presbyterian 11, Winthrop 10
Robert Morris 12, Youngstown State 6
Rutgers 12, Stony Brook 7
Sacred Heart 11, Wagner 5
Saint Francis 22, Fairleigh Dickinson 6
Siena 18, Quinnipiac 15
Stonehill 15, LIU 11
William & Mary 10, George Washington 9

2. There wasn’t anything too surprising in a nine-game men’s slate.

Jordan Hyde’s six goals and one assist helped Utah blow past Lindenwood 22-8, and 11 players scored goals in Jacksonville’s 17-7 win over Detroit Mercy.

More men’s scores from Wednesday:

Cleveland State 13, Queens 12
Jacksonville 17, Detroit Mercy 7
Manhattan 14, LIU 10
Marist 14, Siena 11
Mount St. Mary’s 15, Canisius 13
Robert Morris 21, Bellarmine 13
Sacred Heart 13, Quinnipiac 11
Utah 22, Lindenwood 8
VMI 12, Wagner 11

3. There are no changes atop the MCLA Division I or II polls.

Florida, one week after earning its first-ever top ranking, added 10 more first-place votes to its lead in Division I.

Rhode Island remains No. 1 for the sixth consecutive week in Division II. The Rams have won 10 straight games and own 21 of the 27 first-place votes cast.

4. We shared our April edition cover story on wheelchair lacrosse whiz Mark Krenz.

Krenz, 26, is considered one of the top wheelchair lacrosse talents in the country. The Milwaukee Eagles’ star has never let a wheelchair come between him and his passion, and he works hard to hone his craft.

More here by Matt Hamilton.

5. It might look natural, but Belle Smith works hard to make her game look effortless.

USA Lacrosse Magazine contributor Emma Healy sat down with the Boston College midfielder to talk about what makes her tick and what means most to her. Underestimate Smith at your own risk.

More here.

WHAT WE’RE READING

• Is Georgia really going to pull this off? The Swarm were 0-7, and now they’re 7-8 and squarely in the playoff hunt. More from Jack Goods.

• Keiser (Fla.) is undefeated and unanimously atop the NAIA Women’s Top 10 poll.

• Georgia went 4-0 in the Mile High Tournament last week and is up to No. 2 in the WCLA Division I Top 20. In Division II, Providence still leads the way.

• We named our USA Lacrosse High School Boys’ and Girls’ Players of the Week.

WHAT WE’RE WATCHING

Great cut, great vision, great goal for Rutgers.

1:22-Q3 | The feed. The finish.

RU 9, SBU 7#BxB | #GoRU pic.twitter.com/JdGDHT9d7y

— Rutgers Women's Lacrosse (@rutgers_wlax) April 13, 2023

WHAT’S ON TAP

• The latest from Taylor Cummings, more on an insane stat you’ll have to read about to believe and Tewaaraton Stock Watch updates.

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