Dialed In: Your Lacrosse Fix for Thursday, Nov. 2
Good morning. Here’s the latest from around the lacrosse world:
1. Lacrosse in the United States is unified under the ELEVATE28 banner.
NLL.com’s Adam Levi was on hand on Tuesday when leaders from eight lacrosse bodies in the U.S. rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
All involved — USA Lacrosse, Athletes Unlimited, IWLCA, IMLCA, PLL, NLL, World Lacrosse and Joe Tsai Sports — are committed to doubling the sport’s participation by the end of the decade.
2. This Indigenous Peoples Month, the Haudenosaunee Nationals will celebrate their history and culture on X (formerly Twitter).
Be sure to follow the account for November and beyond.
Throughout the month of November, we celebrate the rich and diverse cultures, and histories of sovereign Indigenous Nations across Turtle Island
— Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse (@HAU_Nationals) November 1, 2023
We will feature the athletes, alumni and builders who have been instrumental in making the Haudenosaunee Nationals who we are today pic.twitter.com/d1SuVLVgHg
3. Jacksonville will host the 2024 ASUN women’s lacrosse championship.
The tournament will be held at Rock Stadium from May 2-4, 2024, and will be the eighth time it is hosted by the Dolphins. It’s the third straight season the ASUN will crown a champion at The Rock.
WHAT WE’RE READING
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Tickets for January’s National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Ceremony are now on sale.
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Why not twice? Paul Ohanian catches up with the Pace women’s lacrosse team and it’s chase for a repeat national title.
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Corrigan Sports Enterprises announced plans and changes for the 2024 edition of All-America lacrosse.
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Loyola lacrosse players spoke to The Greyhound about what the Olympics mean for the sport.
WHAT WE’RE WATCHING
Sean Monahan, a star NHL player on the Montreal Canadiens, loves lacrosse.
SEAN MONAHAN: LACROSSE NHL
— TLN (@LacrosseNetwork) November 1, 2023
Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) center Sean Monahan is in his 11th NHL season, but his first love while growing up in Ontario was lacrosse.
"I was actually not even going to play hockey," Monahan recently told @mtlgazette. "I was just going to… pic.twitter.com/Gquwgl1lxO
WHAT’S ON TAP
Stay tuned for some PLL news and more.
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Kenny DeJohn
Kenny DeJohn has been the Digital Content Editor at USA Lacrosse since 2019. First introduced to lacrosse in 2016 as a Newsday Sports reporter on Long Island (yes, ON Long Island), DeJohn specializes in women's game coverage. His search for New York quality pizza in Baltimore is ongoing.